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This is a 'proof of concept' Movie Maker project, a 5 minute 'linear story' over a 'background'.

(1) For a linear story I whittled down a large transparent image until it worked as a moving title overlay... which kicked into gear at 12,500x480 pixels. Like the wind that you can't see except for its effects, I put a school of fish on the transparent overlay so you could see its motion. Now that I know it works, I can put any assortment of pictures and text on it, and have it go in any direction.

(2) The background clips and music were randomly selected from my library.

As you can see, it's possible. It's not yet practical as a single pass movie, as my computer took 13 hours to save it, almost 13 hours longer than usual for a project of that size and complexity.

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  • Andrea Allen staff 8 months ago
    Such a strange effect on the video! Nice work.
  • PapaJohn plus 8 months ago
    thanks Andrea...

    Are you referring to my fish or one of my other strange effects?
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  • Ren Yen 8 months ago
    13 hours to process a 5 minute video. I think you might want to upgrade your computer processor to an intel core 2 duo or quad, PapaJohn.
  • PapaJohn plus 8 months ago
    Hi Ren Yen. The computer is my best one... my usual is to explore the possibilities when using the software and hardware I have, not invest in computer or software upgrades. I like exploring the constraints and looking for work-arounds.
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  • Jim DeGraff 7 months ago
    Neat!!!
  • PapaJohn plus 7 months ago
    Making and using custom overlays like the fish is an advanced Movie Maker topic, not covered in my books.... :)... it's on my website.
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  • Manuel Pino 7 months ago
    Great job PapaJohn. Wonderful. Very nice effects. I appreciate all your explanations.
    Regards
    Manuel
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  • PapaJohn plus 7 months ago
    thanks Manuel...
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  • Francis Kenneth 19 days ago
    Individuals like me who are self-taught & "curiosity killed the cat" approach regarding IT have to be grateful to personalities like you for making IT fun to explore, Thanks with regards - Francis from Malaysia
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  • PapaJohn plus 19 days ago
    I'm with you all the way Francis... in being self-taught and enjoying the explorations...

    Thanks for your comment.
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