Not for the Squeamish - or perhaps, for those in need of a bit of squeam...

Naturally, once the jpgs were mastered, the software deleted all the color layer files... but, after all, that's why Thursdays were invented....

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Software used: Flash CS5, Sony Vegas V15

SFX and music bed from Animating Apothecary library

Because SOMEONE is having one! (now in THREE versions!)

Video to Flash CS5 for initial title overlay, output as an insanely large Quicktime video, then into Vegas for layering, feathering, and speed adjustment - and then an output to mp4.  Easy peasy!

OK, I can't just let well enough alone - another version, tighter cropping, and one second shorter:

Now that the timing is figured out, it can be used with other variations.  Beware, friends with birthdays!

And, oh heck, another version -

...same lousy piano by the animator...

DizzyWhirld May 2014

Just a bit of fun with teacups....

Reworking "Minnie's Yoo Hoo"

When I picked up my public domain print of "Minnie's Yoo Hoo" (1930) and first ran it through my projector, I thought something had gone horribly wrong.  This was obviously not Walt Disney providing the voice.  In fact, it could easily have been the furthest from any interpretation of the voice of Mickey Mouse.

Nonetheless, when converting my Super 8mm films to video many years back, I threw the print into the pile, just in case the day were to ever arrive when my projector bulb burned out and my 8mm prints would no longer be viewable without a trip to Ebay.

That day has come and gone, and with the further conversion from VHS to digital, I figured that I might as well play a bit with the soundtrack.

So, with the use of Audition (I'm pretty sure it's still a nice antique beta version) and Sony Vegas, I worked up this version.

Playing with Frame Grabs and Sound Effects

From Steamboat Bill Jr, with Buster Keaton:

And one for Harold Lloyd, Safety Last:

Sindecuse Interstitial #2 - Cartoony Sound Effects

The same footage as the previous posting, with different sound effects:

Experiment with Chroma Keying - ANM 239 at KVCC

The Cinematics/Animatics capstone class wanted to experiment with After Effects for a chroma key exercise.  I demonstrated the same work here using simple ol' Sony Vegas.  It's the technique, not the technology....so much time is spent learning software instead of massaging the mind...