Wow ! I'm... Wow ! You all are... Wow !Okay, I'll go grab my dictionnary and try to make real sentences...
First, let me thank you again for your patience and your perseverance and, now that I'm done hopping happily around the house, I can answer you !
I made the video with the trial version of Adobe Premiere 6.0, in one week, without having the slightest clue what a video was (good choice Traggic Prose !).
AutumnT, yes I did spent some time in it, but believe me, it was a labor of love ! Thank you.
AmberBensonFan, I'm very honored by your request. Feel free to do so. Do you need me to do something ? (did I mention that I was a dork when it came to network?)
Rally, I feel like a fraud giving YOU advice to make a video (I just love your Vamp Willow...) but since you want to know my secret... There's only one way to make smooth transitions : you have to run naked in a wheatfield, blindfolded, under a full moon, singing "Follow the yellow brick road !". Quite simple actually. Yep, only way...
More seriously, I don't know what programm you're using but with Premiere, it's pretty simple (duh, even "I" can do it!). You select the transition (I use mostly "fondu enchaîné", don't know the english word, something like "fade out/fade in"?) and you configure the lenght. Very simple.
And I love the possibility to put a "ghost" behind the principal video, like the picture of Tara sitting during the Thinkerbell scene. Don't know if it's a common feature, but I love it ! I understand that you made a Real file ? I tried too but Realplayer kept crashing when I launched the file... I'm starting to babble, down girl !
I am so NOT a video Wizard, but I made a lot (and I do mean a lot!) of trial and error so if I painfully learned something that could help any of you, I'd by happy to do so !
You can find me here sor_tilege@hotmail.com