Got a couple of points to cover. I noticed some my subs have gone really inactive and I really hope I start seeing them coming back. It's sometimes hard to tell who the active subscribers are, due to the fact that they never comment or like my videos. I can understand the fact that you don't have to like and comment on every single video but doing so does give me motivation. I'd rather people comment instead of like my videos, that way I can identify loyal subscribers and get some feedback on the edit. Second of all, this is going to be one of the last edits I make in a while. I've still got edits to upload but they're edit which have been made a while back (some scrapped ones too). I just want to take a break from editing for a while. Only a month or two. Nothing will change on the channel, except I'm uploading older edits instead of making new ones. I WILL BE ACTIVE. Third of all I really enjoyed the outcome of this edit. It didn't turn out how I pictured it in my head, however I think the style and effects used (such as the smoke) have really come out better than expected. Yes the edit lost its style towards the end (such as the red highlights theme) but I still believe it puts forward the dark, twisted-like theme I was trying to put across. At last, I am proud to call this a masterpiece edit of my own. It might not be anything special to you guys in from your perspective. However I believe I have reached a stage in editing where I am truly confident with After Effects. I did not follow any tutorials for effects in this edit, and I am proud to have done all these effects alone. The only idea I intentionally tried to replicate was the red scope on the Barrett, at the beginning of the edit. The tracking to the gun wasn't perfect, due to the fact I key framed the position and the scale of the scope manually. I could have easily motion tracked it with Boujou however I felt like I should experience the annoyance of rotoscoping. One of my personal favorite edits up to date, although I know this may not be the best edit compared to previous edits I have made in the past (let alone other editors). Finally I'd just like to say thank you to all the subscribers and viewers who have supported this channel throughout the year. I have not been editing long, but like I said earlier in this huge chunk of text, I believe I have reached a point now where I am truly confident with editing. Thank you,
PC Specs (in case anyone's interested): - 1TB Hard Drive (7200rpm) - AMD Phenom II x4 965 Black Edition Processor - XFX Radeon 6870 Graphics Card - 8GB RAM
I highly recommend the program Handbrake for any editors out there. It's compression software which remains the quality perfectly. I am one for detail and I saw little-to-no quality difference after the compression. The original file size for this edit was 145MB and I compressed it to 21MB. Brilliant software.
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