Hello everyone,
I'm Mari, 15! Just got into this film art after reading "Rebel without a crew" by Robert Rodriguez. So I decided to barrow my uncle's camcorder to record a short film. It is a JVC digital video camera GR-DV500U. I need help though. As I'm editing I want some scenes to be completely silent and others to be silent and later I'll included a background music. I have no idea how to do this. I already tried muting the camcorder and switching cables here and there but I cant figure out a way to get rid of the sound! Please someone guide me through this!
Thank you
it should be as simple as right clicking on the audio in your editing software and clicking mute, or something along those lines. what software do you use?
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"They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But a film? Well, thats worth a thousand pictures."-(Own3d Studios)-
www.own3dstudios.com
Welcome to filmmaking.net Mari!
Own3dStudios is right. You will take out the sound using your editing software, not
when you use the camera. Go ahead and use the camera as normal, without changing
any of the settings. Then, in post production, you can take out the audio and replace
it with anything you want. When you tell us what software you are using, we can give
you more details.
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At the very least, your editing software should have controls in it's toolbox to adjust sound levels, so that the sound from a very close mike in one shot doesn't overpower the overall level, or when you need to push up the levels on a shot where the mike is slightly farther away. Somewhere on that control, you should find a "mute" setting, or a volume bar... either one, just set them to zero.
If your software editing program is like mine, it should allow for three soundtracks: one for the original camera sound, another for sound effects, and a third for a music track. If you pull up the "help" feature on the toolbar, it should tell you how to use these tracks, same as your software's hardcopy manual will. But most of them are drag and drop, really.
Awesome book by the way.
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Hello everyone,
Thank you all for all your help I will check the tool box, how silly of me! I am using AVS-Video Editor 4.1 but it is the free trial version since I can't afford the actual software. But I have noticed that when I edit the scenes and put them together they don?t run smoothly, they tend to skip when they are close to the transition, some times the screen freezes for a few seconds too. Am I doing this wrong or is it this software? Can anyone recommend a low-cost editing software? Thanks again.
well first of, i reccomend sony vegas, second...
thats most likely just because your computer is having trouble running the program smoothly. you should be fine when you export the file.
"They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But a film? Well, thats worth a thousand pictures."
-(Own3d Studios)-
www.own3dstudios.com
"They say a picture is worth a thousand words. But a film? Well, thats worth a thousand pictures."-(Own3d Studios)-
www.own3dstudios.com
Oh okay, that is great to know! I will check for the sony vegas software.
Thank you Own3dStudios
