Jiffy
05-04-2006, 09:12 AM
Interested in creating a fandub? There are a few ways in which you can
complete your very admirable goal. You could always do your mixing in Windows Movie Maker, but I wouldn’t recommend it, unless it’s your only option. A good way to go would be to use Adobe Premiere Pro, if you have it available. You can find a tutorial of how to mix in Adobe Premiere Pro here (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=7526).
However, some people who don’t have a powerful mixing system, might have
problems with Adobe Premiere, like it running slow or skipping, making it
difficult to mix. On top of that, it is a rather expensive program and can
sell for quite a bit. But if you are one of those people who can’t afford or
has problems with Adobe Premiere, there is no need to fret, because you have another program you can use. In fact, it is very likely that you already use it to record.
That’s right, you can mix a fandub using Adobe Audition/Cool Edit.
Actually, it isn’t even all that difficult, especially if you are already
familiar with mixing.
The first thing you need to do is prepare your video clip. Luckily, Azure has already covered that, you can find the tutorial here. (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=7523)
Now that your clip is all set to go, open up Adobe Audition. Go to
view>>multitrack view, then insert>>video, and then find where you saved the video and import it. It should look like this once you are done.
http://www.voiceacting.co.uk/site/AA_VideoInserted.jpg
Ok, stop here. If you are already experienced with mixing in another
program, then you probably won’t need to continue with this tutorial. If you
are not, then let’s move on.
[BREAK]
Next, you will need to import the audio files you will need. (Lines, sound
effects, music, etc.) To do this go to files>>Import. Once the files are
imported, left click them and drag them into the audio tracks and place them
where they need to be. (Lines fitting lip flaps, sound effects coming in at
the right places, etc.) Continue this process until the mixing is complete.
Note: If any of the audio clips volume is off compared to the others, you
will need to adjust the volume. If you do not do this, people will be able
to tell in the final project. To adjust the volume, right click the clip you
need to change and go to “Adjust Audio Clip Volume” and adjust it
accordingly.
Now that the mixing is complete, you will need to export your project as a
video file. To do this, go to File>>Export>>Video and save it in a place
that you can remember. Once you save, if you check the video file’s
properties, you may notice the file size is a bit large. We are going to fix
this with Virtualdub.
In this tutorial I'm using the codex
Xvid (http://www.xvidmovies.com/codec/) .Once you download the codec, you will need to install it. Once it is installed, if you had
Virtualdub open, restart it.
Open up Virtualdub and open your video file in Virtualdub by going to
File>>Open Video File and find the video file you saved earlier. Now go to
video>>Compression and use the Xvid codec that you previously downloaded and click ok.
Now we are going to compress the audio. To do this, go to Audio and make
sure “Full Processing Mode” has been selected. Then go to Audio>>Compression and select mp3. Click ok. Now go to File>>Save as AVI and again, save it somewhere you can find it.
Note: How to remove subtitles
To remove subtitles from your fandub, have your video file opened in
Virtualdub. Go to Video>>Filters>>Add and scroll down and double click Null
Transform. Now, on the right of the Filters window, in the bottom right,
click Cropping. A new window should pop up. Where the video shows up, right
click the bottom and drag it up until it is covering the subtitles. (You
should be seeing something similar to this:
http://www.voiceacting.co.uk/site/VirtualdubCropingText.jpg
Click Ok and in the filters window, click Ok once more.
There you have it, congratulations, you have completed your fandub, and now all you have left to do is share it with everyone else!
Thanks to Corey Maddox for showing me this dubbing technique.
complete your very admirable goal. You could always do your mixing in Windows Movie Maker, but I wouldn’t recommend it, unless it’s your only option. A good way to go would be to use Adobe Premiere Pro, if you have it available. You can find a tutorial of how to mix in Adobe Premiere Pro here (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=7526).
However, some people who don’t have a powerful mixing system, might have
problems with Adobe Premiere, like it running slow or skipping, making it
difficult to mix. On top of that, it is a rather expensive program and can
sell for quite a bit. But if you are one of those people who can’t afford or
has problems with Adobe Premiere, there is no need to fret, because you have another program you can use. In fact, it is very likely that you already use it to record.
That’s right, you can mix a fandub using Adobe Audition/Cool Edit.
Actually, it isn’t even all that difficult, especially if you are already
familiar with mixing.
The first thing you need to do is prepare your video clip. Luckily, Azure has already covered that, you can find the tutorial here. (http://voiceactingalliance.com/board/showthread.php?t=7523)
Now that your clip is all set to go, open up Adobe Audition. Go to
view>>multitrack view, then insert>>video, and then find where you saved the video and import it. It should look like this once you are done.
http://www.voiceacting.co.uk/site/AA_VideoInserted.jpg
Ok, stop here. If you are already experienced with mixing in another
program, then you probably won’t need to continue with this tutorial. If you
are not, then let’s move on.
[BREAK]
Next, you will need to import the audio files you will need. (Lines, sound
effects, music, etc.) To do this go to files>>Import. Once the files are
imported, left click them and drag them into the audio tracks and place them
where they need to be. (Lines fitting lip flaps, sound effects coming in at
the right places, etc.) Continue this process until the mixing is complete.
Note: If any of the audio clips volume is off compared to the others, you
will need to adjust the volume. If you do not do this, people will be able
to tell in the final project. To adjust the volume, right click the clip you
need to change and go to “Adjust Audio Clip Volume” and adjust it
accordingly.
Now that the mixing is complete, you will need to export your project as a
video file. To do this, go to File>>Export>>Video and save it in a place
that you can remember. Once you save, if you check the video file’s
properties, you may notice the file size is a bit large. We are going to fix
this with Virtualdub.
In this tutorial I'm using the codex
Xvid (http://www.xvidmovies.com/codec/) .Once you download the codec, you will need to install it. Once it is installed, if you had
Virtualdub open, restart it.
Open up Virtualdub and open your video file in Virtualdub by going to
File>>Open Video File and find the video file you saved earlier. Now go to
video>>Compression and use the Xvid codec that you previously downloaded and click ok.
Now we are going to compress the audio. To do this, go to Audio and make
sure “Full Processing Mode” has been selected. Then go to Audio>>Compression and select mp3. Click ok. Now go to File>>Save as AVI and again, save it somewhere you can find it.
Note: How to remove subtitles
To remove subtitles from your fandub, have your video file opened in
Virtualdub. Go to Video>>Filters>>Add and scroll down and double click Null
Transform. Now, on the right of the Filters window, in the bottom right,
click Cropping. A new window should pop up. Where the video shows up, right
click the bottom and drag it up until it is covering the subtitles. (You
should be seeing something similar to this:
http://www.voiceacting.co.uk/site/VirtualdubCropingText.jpg
Click Ok and in the filters window, click Ok once more.
There you have it, congratulations, you have completed your fandub, and now all you have left to do is share it with everyone else!
Thanks to Corey Maddox for showing me this dubbing technique.