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[owlectomy]

I still have a lot of hearts and sparkles about the WisCon vid party

AND I have a pretty fast new computer.

(At this point the logical part of me says "What, you need a new hobby?" and the less logical part of me says "Shut up!")

(I am well-off enough that I'm not going to pirate software but also not so well-off that I'm willing to spend even enough money for Microsoft Office, so this does depend on how far I can get with free/cheap software.)

But seriously, Faye Valentine/any Shiina Ringo song would be pretty amazing, right? (What are the logistics of foreign language songs in vids, anyway? Subtitle both the original language and the translation?)

Also I should listen to more new music because no one cares about Shiina Ringo like I care about Shiina Ringo.

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[thingswithwings]

me and eruthros are always available for people who want to learn how to vid (she has a PC, I have a Mac, so it depends on your system). We can help with suggestions on how to get started, etc. Lots of people absolutely do vid using free software, though obviously the pay stuff has more options.

I make English subtitles for all my vids as a separate .srt file - then you can offer it for download or add it to the youtube/streaming version (then it's a dropdown option in youtube). The .srt file is super easy to make and I can give you a template if you want. Good for all kinds of access reasons, and ppl who find it distracting can turn it off.

For songs in a language that your main audience doesn't speak, most people link to the lyrics in both languages and make subtitles (I vidded a Japanese song a few months ago and made an English subtitles file b/c I knew my audience was mostly English speakers at the time, but also linked to the Japanese lyrics).

Vidding can be daunting at the beginning but there's tons of community and resources if you want to learn! <3

[owlectomy]

Thank you! My sister earlier in comments has both Adobe Premiere and expertise in animation and motion graphics stuff (and I made a vid when I was a teeny little fan using VHS footage) but I'm glad to know where I can ask for help!

That's useful information about subtitles, thanks! That makes a lot of sense.