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Re: Moviemaker Set Video Clips (WAS: Lego review in US News & World Report)
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lugnet.reviews, lugnet.general
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Sat, 30 Dec 2000 01:55:11 GMT
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Jason wrote:
> I can answer some of these...
>
> In lugnet.reviews, Ed Mayhall writes:
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> > Here are the things I mentioned in the email that I wrote them:
> >
> > 1. The binoculars with night vision. -
> > The only way I can get things to show up is if I
> > rename them to something already in use.
> I have never tried this, I only assumed it worked. That SUCKS. Generally, I
> have found the Studios software very buggy. I have had luck importing sounds,
> but never the overlays.
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> > 3. Multiple Sounds and Pictures. - I have heard multiple sounds in some of the
> > tip clips. Like an alarm going as the motorcycle speeds off. How is this
> > done? I can only add one sound in the track for a certain amount of time.
> Yep, I have found this too. You can't overlay sounds, but must put one in
> "Sound effects" and one in "music".
Have you run into a problem with syncing the sound track up with the video track?
I seem to recall others reporting that.
> > 4. Movie sizes. - Why are the finished movies only MPGs? I notice you have
> > MOVs for the tips and sample movies so is there anyway we can have that • feature
> > added? I don't mind the file size as long as the movie is good and people can
> > really enjoy it.
>
> I'll tell you why. It's a BIG F%#KING LIE. :)
>
> None, I repeat, none of the clips that come with studios, or on their web site,
> are made with the studios program. This is why their movies look so much
> crisper than ours. I think we should, as consumers, call LEGO on this false
> advertising. You CANNOT make your movies as good quality as come in the clips.
This is all pretty disappointing. I was starting to get all fired up to do some
LEGOmation, but it sounds like I'd be slamming into the limitations of the Studios
set pretty hard.
Someone, please, soothe my disappointment! Can anyone else recommend decent
hardware & software that *doesn't* have these problems - but that is hopefully not
too much worse in price?
I've got access to both Mac (603e, 48mb RAM) & PC (366 celeron, 32MB ram - but I'm
expecting more in the mail soon). Actually, good share/freeeware recommendations
would be ideal.
> I will add one last thing. I am not trying to rip on the set too much. It's
> overpriced,
Is it really? I was thinking about it...400-odd pieces, so that's roughly $40 of
the price there. $130 divided between the camera and the software comes out to
about $65 each. I haven't priced webcams recently, but it didn't seem *too* far
off...
J
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