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Yeah, I was looking at the soon-to-be-reopened fabric section at my local Wal-Mart. One of the types of fabric, when laid over itself, looked really dark.
I just wanted to see what others reccomend.
Does anyone know how to get rid of those black bars on the side of your video when you animate in Monkeyjam?
Yes.
First, you need to open your capture window like normal, then click "Video Size" from the top bar.
Change this to the second from the bottom (I don't remember the exact dimensions) and animate.
Once you're done, save your video like you usually would, but make sure to leave the codec at "None", and the image size at "Image size".
Next, import your footage into your video editor and create a new project. Set the size to 1280x720.
Drop it into the workspace.
Done!
The video will have the top and bottom cut off slightly, so just remember to animate more towards the center of the frame.
The result should look like this.
Hope that helped!
Thanks ZP! But will it have those feathered black things on the corners of the video like yours did? Or was that something you added in post-production?
Hey, guys, I'm thinking of having a piece of classical music play in (enter Vladimir Vango) during the credits right after that bricksplosion.
Anyone have any suggestions for something which would work well there?
Also, a good epic classical piece would be cool for the fight if there is one.
Canon in D would work great.
Canon in D would work great.
Listening to that now...
Quite nice. 
This could work well.
In the Hall of the Mountain King may work well for the action.
Does anyone know a good place where you can get royalty free recordings of classical music?
Epic classical, I have many many suggestions.
New World Symphony, Finale, by Dvorak
Dies Irae, by either Mozart or Verdi (they're both awesomesauce
Night on Blad Mountain, Mussorgsky
ANYTHING by Wagner
Same goes with Gustav Mahler, everything he every composed is poop-in-your-pants epic
Boellman's Suite Gothique
Danse Macabre by Saint Saens
Marche Slave by Tchaikovsky
I had a ton more but they weren't public domain yet, like Carmina Burana...
Also, I believe Musopen.org has royalty-free recordings. Or Wikipedia.
And ZP, the second one from the bottom is 2048x1536. Are you sure the capture window should be so large?
Epic classical, I have many many suggestions.
New World Symphony, Finale, by Dvorak
Dies Irae, by either Mozart or Verdi (they're both awesomesauce
Night on Blad Mountain, Mussorgsky
ANYTHING by Wagner
Same goes with Gustav Mahler, everything he every composed is -in-your-pants epic
Boellman's Suite Gothique
Danse Macabre by Saint Saens
Marche Slave by TchaikovskyI had a ton more but they weren't public domain yet, like Carmina Burana...
Also, I believe Musopen.org has royalty-free recordings. Or Wikipedia.
Thanks for those.
I especially like Dies Irae especially Verdi's.
I played it with the video, and it matches with it beautifully! xD
Now I just need to find royalty free recordings of it. Neither of those sites had any. 
Does anyone know of an HD capture software similar to the Anasazi stop-motion animator? I just got an HD camera, and I can't figure out the software stuff. (I'd prefer it not to be Helium Frog Animator unless it's the only choice)
Well if you dont already know there is always good ole MonkeyJam.
I also have a question. Do lighting gels help control light flicker same goes for baking paper?
Last edited by Stoppedmotion (August 3, 2011 (06:46pm))
Well if you dont already know there is always good ole MonkeyJam.
I also have a question. Do lighting gels help control light flicker same goes for baking paper?
Can you capture directly through it, or do you have to import the pictures?
Is it HD, too, right? Thanks, I'll try it.
It's all about the size of the photo you take (e.g. 640 x 480, or 800 x 600, etc.).
Thanks ZP! But will it have those feathered black things on the corners of the video like yours did? Or was that something you added in post-production?
That is something called a "Vignette" which is added in post.
And ZP, the second one from the bottom is 2048x1536. Are you sure the capture window should be so large?
Wait, what camera do you use?
Mine says something like 1280x1024.
I have a question. Does the Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 come with Logitech's QuickCapture for photos, and if so what's it's megapixels?
P.S. TO THE NUIMOBILE!!
Wait, what camera do you use?
Mine says something like 1280x1024.
I use a Logitech C910.
Okay, that might have something to do with it.
I use the original Pro 9000.
Anyhow, shoot in 2048x1536 if you can, and just shrink it down in post to fit into the 1280x720 workspace.
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