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Software => Computer software => Topic started by: BulmaSoft on February 27, 2016, 12:48:32 AM

Title: What video editing program was used for this effect?
Post by: BulmaSoft on February 27, 2016, 12:48:32 AM
Hello everybody.
I wonder can anyone tell me what video editing software was used to provide this kind of "picture in picture" effect?
(Image included)
Link to the YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPKdTkbSwp4

And, can it be used on my PC with the following specifications:
- 1.8 Ghz CPU (SingleCore)
- 512mb RAM
- WinXP SP3
with somewhere around 64mb of Video RAM memory...


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Title: Re: What video editing program was used for this effect?
Post by: Geek-9pm on February 27, 2016, 01:33:02 AM
Here is a list of ten programs. They are free, look over the list and see which might do what you want.

Top 10 Best Free Video Editing Software for Windows (http://filmora.wondershare.com/video-editor/free-video-editing-software-windows.html)
Title: Re: What video editing program was used for this effect?
Post by: Salmon Trout on February 27, 2016, 04:59:35 AM
That was done in 1985. Looks like Quantel Paintbox or similar (a hardware video processor based on a minicomputer).
Title: Re: What video editing program was used for this effect?
Post by: DaveLembke on February 27, 2016, 12:44:05 PM
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantel_Paintbox

Interesting video processing/editing history ... Adobe sort of pulled the market out from under them.  ;D
Title: Re: What video editing program was used for this effect?
Post by: camerongray on February 27, 2016, 01:25:22 PM
Yeah, that effect wasn't done on a PC, it would have used specialised hardware.  That said, most high end video editing software will support picture in picture type effects however your PC will probably struggle - Video editing is very CPU intensive.
Title: Re: What video editing program was used for this effect?
Post by: BulmaSoft on March 02, 2016, 11:24:05 AM
Did they ever developed an PC version of the Paintbox...?
(Guess not?)
(I guessed it wasn't done on a PC back then...)
Found their website..
Can't seem to register without their serial number (of the hardware device)... :(
Title: Re: What video editing program was used for this effect?
Post by: camerongray on March 02, 2016, 01:47:19 PM
Any particular reason you need that exact same piece of software instead of using a modern video editing system to achieve the same effect?
Title: Re: What video editing program was used for this effect?
Post by: BC_Programmer on March 02, 2016, 03:18:02 PM
Quantel Paintbox wasn't merely software, it was basically an entire workstation- software was part of it, but the software worked with the hardware.

This was pretty much how it was done back then. The first thing I thought of myself was the Amiga Video Toaster, which was a bit later.

Another thing is that, at least as far as I'm aware, these video solutions dealt entirely with Analog signals. I'd expect you are trying to get this effect with modern digital video formats. Even if you had all the hardware/software you'd need to setup a bunch of video signals to broadcast simultaneously to create the effect in a real-time recorded proof.
Title: Re: What video editing program was used for this effect?
Post by: BulmaSoft on March 03, 2016, 11:29:37 AM
Any particular reason you need that exact same piece of software instead of using a modern video editing system to achieve the same effect?

Because it looked great considering the time when it was used;
And I thought it might work OK on my (PC) hardware.
But yes you are right - it was the combination of the specific hardware + software running on it.

I'd expect you are trying to get this effect with modern digital video formats.

Well.. Only 3gp (phone recorded) video with rather low resolution of about 320x240 pixels and about 12fps...

Movie Maker works great - on my hardware.. Only.. it takes about 4 to 8 hours FOR ME (not for the computer) to edit all the clips using only Movie Maker in a "way I want them to be edited" (and is limited - Movie Maker -with the amount of, example - transition effects), and the total output of my (edited) file is less than 3 minutes!

Example: What I want to do (using Movie Maker)
- Import a clip from a YouTube,
- Add an short intro (using a still image at the beginning, with pan/expand and fade in from black),
- Mute the sound of the imported clip for the entire duration of the video,
- Cut the clip at certain places (many places to be precise),
- At the cutted places insert still photos or another short videos (these ones from my phone) with the transition effects and so on,
- import the separate (stand alone) sound track from the first imported clip (the one from youtube) at the beginning of the project (this way I can have continuos sound from the clip as the transitions and everything occur),
- Synchronize everything with this seperated sound track (now that is a real pain to do in Movie Maker!)
- Add tekst to movie at each speach part
- Export it as a movie file.

1.8Ghz CPU running Movie maker is very responsive in this job.
But it is just much to do with only a MovieMaker..
I thought it might be easier with something like that softvare...