Thursday, June 20, 2013

How To Make A Reaction Video

So someone asked me how to make a reaction video: I'll add more details later (since I already gave it to her) and yea

This is using VIDEOPAD. It's FREE- go here to download the program: http://www.nchsoftware.com/videopad/index.html


After a few days it may say "your free-trial version has ended" or some bullshit like that. DON'T WORRY. Simply go [CONTROL PANEL]-[UNINSTALL A PROGRAM]-[VIDEOPAD]-and then [DOWNGRADE TO FREE VERSION]. It shouldn't tell you this again after you do this, but if it does just repeat these steps.

IMPORTANT:
I've gotten several people tell me that their Video Pad looks like this:


Apparently this is Version 3.14 (it says on the bottom left) where as my tutorial is for Version 2.41

So far no one has been able to find the "overlay" option shown in my tutorial and since I don't have this version I can't really help. (and i'm too scared to update incase I can't go back to my current version.) 
& I don't know if there's a way to download the earlier version. 

If you find out how to add on "overlay" with this version, could you please send me a tweet at @kimmikki13 so I can update this tutorial? Please and thanks. ^^

UPDATE: (131029) Someone found a way to do overlay with the new version! I don't have the new version to make a tutorial, but here's what she told me :)

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Okay, now using this program here's how to make your reaction video.
[Note: I use my built-in webcam and webcam program to film my reactions.]

 STEP 1 Add the media: in this case 1.the mv you downloaded & 2.the reaction video you recorded
2. Drag your reaction down to the main video track bar
3. Listen and try to make note of where the sound of you clicking to begin the mv is. (this just helps more or less knowing WHERE the mv should go. be sure when you're getting ready to watch the mv that it's all the way at 0:00 so you dont go crazy trying to find the beginning haha)
6. Drag the mv to the overlay space bar section. Try to add it where you have the red bar. you may need to move it back and forth to match the sound (and some mvs are hella tricky to match up to the sound T^T)
7. next click the arrow to move the mv. i usually use the bottom left, but you can move it where ever you want ^^
8.To make the mv bigger or smaller simply move the bar back and forth till you find a size thats good for you
9. After you've made the adjustments you want and previewed it to make sure its all aligned and good click "SAVE MOVIE" and make sure it's saved at 1080HD ~ .AVI ~ and remember to rename ur reaction so it's not just called "untitled".  AND THEN YOU'RE DONE. WARNING: IT TAKES A BUTT LONG TIME TO "EXPORT" (which means save) SOO... BE PATIENT. It usually takes around 1-2 hours for it so save on my computer.
HOPE THIS HELPS! :D