Making videos from stills is a very time-consuming way to make a music video. Is there a simpler way that is graphically interesting but easier to do?
The following videos are for use on my commercial website. I have used iTunes and the free iTunes Visualizer (LED Spectrum Analyzer plug-in for iTunes – version 3.1) to display the graphics, and Screenium to record the movie to a QuickTime file. The video was captured in lossless format and then exported from Screenium. The final QuickTime file specifications were as follows:
- 1280px (w) x 720px (h)
- H.264 compression
- 25fps
- Automatic data rate
- Automatic key frames
- Frame reordering unchecked
- Quality: High
- AAC Audio – conbstant bit rate
- Fast Start
Now here’s a couple of experimental videos, using another Visualizer. The music for this video is an MP3 from my website. It was originally a midi file, which I licensed from Sonic Implants for website use. I imported it into Apple’s Garageband, re-mixed the instruments and levels, and exported the result in MP3 format.
I then imported the track into iTunes, and using the WhiteCap Visualizer for the video track, recorded this movie using Screenium to a QuickTime file. The video was captured in lossless format and then exported from Screenium. The final QuickTime file specifications were as follows:
- 1280px (w) x 720px (h)
- H.264 compression
- 25fps
- Automatic data rate
- Automatic key frames
- Frame reordering unchecked
- Quality: Low
- AAC Audio — constant bit rate
- Fast Start
Another experiment, using the Fountain Music Visualizer. The final QuickTime file specifications were as follows:
- 854px (w) x480px (h)
- H.264 compression
- 25fps
- Automatic data rate
- Automatic key frames
- Frame reordering unchecked
- Quality: Low
- AAC Audio — constant bit rate
- Fast Start
Here are two more experiments, using the DiscoBrick Visualiser in iTunes:
