Just going to make this short sweet and to the point... Anyone decent with video effects? If anyone is interested, we're looking for someone to make a video introduction for our YouTube videos! You can use this image here or anything else you see fit. Of course, credit will be given where credit is due, ;).
EDIT: Scyber uploaded images, can be seen in this thread.
Think you can make it burst it at the 1sec mark? Possibly even earlier? Seems like it doesn't happen until almost 2sec in.
As far as the fade out goes, i'm thinking making the eyes glow in the straight line, and then glow even brighter making the whole screen red and then fade red to black? Would that be doable? Still at 5-6 seconds max?
I actually really like that, :). Awesome work man. Last thing, I promise... Can you make it get a little bit darker in the center as it moves outward? I notice it currently does that, but it doesn't get very far... if that makes any sense. So as it stretches, make it darken faster and further. And just a bit darker red as it does so, ;).
And can you make it start any earlier at all? You said it starts at 1sec mark, can you make it start at the .5 mark?
I dunno, I kinda like the red, but yeah, I think it needs to flash to black instead of doing a slow fade... but smoothly, heh.
EDIT: Gah. Now i'm stuck... Scyber, say something!
What i'm thinking is either make it so the flash blinds out the logo kinda thing... or perhaps even saying screw the red flash like the video just before this last one... make the eyes burn for a second longer and instead of having the eyes and logo fade away separately maybe have them fade together? Someone shoot out their opinion here, that way I don't waste arrival's time here, :P.
EDIT2: Arrival, if you hate me now, I can understand that, :(.
No worries, that's exactly what i'm talking about. Do you think you could also do that 2nd style I mentioned with just the eyes burning? If not, it's all good. If so, the final design will be between the last one and this 2nd style, :P.
Otherwise, <3. I hope you don't hate me, :D.
@Ophion: Hrm though? Why just a randomly red flash? :(.
no worries man.. I live to do this kind of stuff. I would do that 2nd one you where talking about with the eyes burning but I would need to know more of what exactly you wanted. If you could try explaining it in more detail.
Sure! Above in the DiabloFans Intro 2, you have the eyes glow and fade, and then you have the logo fade away. What i'm saying is make them glow for another second and then have the glow and entire logo fade all at once. Since they'll be fading at once instead of separately, that extra second on the eye glow should still leave it at 6sec. Hope that kinda clears it up, ;).
And then can you have it burst in at 0.5sec? I know I keep saying this, but I dunno if it's possible for you to do that? If this is possible, can you add that 0.5 difference in between the flame and the eye glow? So... The horn would flame for another 0.5sec, and then the eyes would go off. For both of them, if possible, :D. <33.
I like the 2nd version as well, only suggestion would be to cut it back a little. The length is a little too long for an intro. 3-5 seconds is ideal, 6 is pushing it. This isn't just me talking out of my ass either, if you look at most intro's for video material 5 seconds is on the lengthier side.
Simple fix would just be to shorten the duration of the red glow at the end that lasts 3.5 seconds, shave 1 second off and it would be perfect.
I like the 2nd version as well, only suggestion would be to cut it back a little. The length is a little too long for an intro. 3-5 seconds is ideal, 6 is pushing it. This isn't just me talking out of my ass either, if you look at most intro's for video material 5 seconds is on the lengthier side.
Simple fix would just be to shorten the duration of the red glow at the end that lasts 3.5 seconds, shave 1 second off and it would be perfect.
I'm not trying to sound like I'm the intro expert or anything, just relaying information form what the guy who made mine talked to me about. He does these kinds of things for a living, just wanted to pass along the good word!
I wanted a long intro but he suggested 5 or less, claiming that over 5 and people start to get anxious, especially if they have to see the same intro over and over and over again. I guess for me the it's a little different, as you guys aren't making videos 3-5 times a day, and there isn't a lot of content of yours for people to wade through, then a longer intro would be acceptable.
I know this all sounds absurd in a difference from 5 to 6 seconds, but again, just relaying the information that I was told.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoXjPd8AleI
Think you can make it burst it at the 1sec mark? Possibly even earlier? Seems like it doesn't happen until almost 2sec in.
As far as the fade out goes, i'm thinking making the eyes glow in the straight line, and then glow even brighter making the whole screen red and then fade red to black? Would that be doable? Still at 5-6 seconds max?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S_9HMH0DMk
And can you make it start any earlier at all? You said it starts at 1sec mark, can you make it start at the .5 mark?
EDIT: Gah. Now i'm stuck... Scyber, say something!
What i'm thinking is either make it so the flash blinds out the logo kinda thing... or perhaps even saying screw the red flash like the video just before this last one... make the eyes burn for a second longer and instead of having the eyes and logo fade away separately maybe have them fade together? Someone shoot out their opinion here, that way I don't waste arrival's time here, :P.
EDIT2: Arrival, if you hate me now, I can understand that, :(.
oh lol damn dident see your guys post until I uploaded a new one.. bahahaha
Otherwise, <3. I hope you don't hate me, :D.
@Ophion: Hrm though? Why just a randomly red flash? :(.
And then can you have it burst in at 0.5sec? I know I keep saying this, but I dunno if it's possible for you to do that? If this is possible, can you add that 0.5 difference in between the flame and the eye glow? So... The horn would flame for another 0.5sec, and then the eyes would go off. For both of them, if possible, :D. <33.
I'm sorry, :).
I like the 2nd version as well, only suggestion would be to cut it back a little. The length is a little too long for an intro. 3-5 seconds is ideal, 6 is pushing it. This isn't just me talking out of my ass either, if you look at most intro's for video material 5 seconds is on the lengthier side.
Simple fix would just be to shorten the duration of the red glow at the end that lasts 3.5 seconds, shave 1 second off and it would be perfect.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-dj5IvAbT4
edit: except I dident get it to fade out completely to black but I can fix that
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y_p_VbKDWs
But this last one is a complete yes. So if you don't mind doing this other one as well, that way we can decide between those two, ;).
Oh Sixen, mine is 5 on the dot.
I'm not trying to sound like I'm the intro expert or anything, just relaying information form what the guy who made mine talked to me about. He does these kinds of things for a living, just wanted to pass along the good word!
I wanted a long intro but he suggested 5 or less, claiming that over 5 and people start to get anxious, especially if they have to see the same intro over and over and over again. I guess for me the it's a little different, as you guys aren't making videos 3-5 times a day, and there isn't a lot of content of yours for people to wade through, then a longer intro would be acceptable.
I know this all sounds absurd in a difference from 5 to 6 seconds, but again, just relaying the information that I was told.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Y_p_VbKDWs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDOxQatxyBg