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Subject: Custom Halo 3 Trailer (my first try)
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Yeah, so... I just got Ulead Video Studio, and I wanted to try it out. So I got some music from OpSound.com (don't worry about copyright issues. The song is under a CC Share-alike license... which means I can use it as long as I allow people to... uh... sell it? Whatever... that's what it says)

Anyway. I then got a few cutscenes together and a neat trailer for Halo 2 that Bungie played in movie theatres and slapped them together. I also put a scene from the Halo 3 trailer at the end for a dramatic effect. :P

Custom Halo 3 Trailer
MPEG Format - 14 megs - 1 min 27 seconds

I really love the music. It just has that "Halo" feel to it. Especially the end with that uplifting victory beat.

But yeah... tell me what you think. :D

  • 06.07.2006 8:46 AM PDT
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woah is the 1st time sum1 created a fan made trailer downloading now hope its good =)

  • 06.07.2006 8:54 AM PDT
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very nice. personally im a musician and i think that the in the music, the minor parts didn't flow with the trailer but hey it's not like you made the music so im not complaining. honestly you did a real good job. and you said you used Ulead Video Studio? how much does that cost?

  • 06.07.2006 8:56 AM PDT
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Wow, thanks for the comments! I tried my best to get the music to sync up with the video. But I may have missed some spots. Ulead Video Studio costs $60. It's pretty cheap considering you can make High Definition videos with Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround sound with Chroma Key technology. :P

  • 06.07.2006 8:59 AM PDT
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nice but the music to me sounded a bit too mystical but its overall awesome i especially liked the armageddon part

  • 06.07.2006 9:02 AM PDT
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why isnt it working on my computer =(

  • 06.07.2006 9:24 AM PDT
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You need a MPEG compatible media player such as Winamp, QuickTime, or RealPlayer. I don't think Windows Media Player plays MPEG videos. Or maybe it only plays MPEG2 and MPEG3. This video is MPEG1.

  • 06.07.2006 10:06 AM PDT

Pretty good! 8.999999999999999.99 out of 10! The music sounds to well spongebob

  • 06.07.2006 10:16 AM PDT
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I thought that was really good, but you should change the music(use Halo music).
"Keep on trying and you might make something wonderful."-new Chronicler

  • 06.07.2006 10:26 AM PDT
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Sorry, but I hate that trailer.
That music really sucked, it didn't have any guitar solos or anything.
I don't see why you put Armageddon into it either but whatever.
Good try i guess.

  • 06.07.2006 10:27 AM PDT
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I put armageddon in it becuase... well... if the Chief fails then it will be armageddon. Duh... anyway, I happen to love the music, but I'll see if I can find some better... damn critics.

  • 06.07.2006 10:34 AM PDT
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I think it was a cool fan trailer. Definitely the first I've seen. A friend of mine is big into matching anime clips with music (I think there's a term for it but I'm drawing a blank). Once I get Premiere up and running on my production rig again I thought about giving a Halo version of that a try.

  • 06.07.2006 10:36 AM PDT
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Really the movie part was really good. But what makes or breaks a good vid is going to be the music and or sound effects. Im a sound guy and do some sound editing of my own and the only thing that I could have done to push it over the top was sync in the music with the vid. Also a little more impact with the music could have been used. For instance like when the Ark opened up and the light over took that would have been the best time to like HIT you with something.

For your 1st try very nice. Keep workin on it.

  • 06.07.2006 10:40 AM PDT
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Sarge21, thank you for the suggestions. To you other people who keep bashing the music, I understand that I may not be Marty, but do you get it that this is my FIRST try at every making a video like this? I'm not trying to be a prick here, but it seems like some of you are going over the top with the music thing.

First of all, I didn't want a guitar solo, becuase the focus of the video is on the seriousness of MC's situation. Believe it or not, the video actually had a POINT.

Second, how original do you think it would have been if I had put actual HALO music in it? It would just be another custscene! I got music from OpSound becuase it was free, and it wasn't like the music that I could just grab off of the Halo 2 soundtrack and slap into the video.

So, could we please cut it out with the music issue? I understand it's not some damn hard metal guitar solo, but it certainly does fit with the mood that I was trying to achieve.

[Edited on 6/7/2006]

  • 06.07.2006 12:04 PM PDT
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-Better music
-Bigger screen
-Too Many Words
-Really, it should be a few words that explain what your trying to say. If you use a lot of them, pu half in one slide, half in another slide.
-You are talking about armageddon, the music sounds too...cute. Get some dramatic sense into the trailer.

-Nice job for your first video though. I personally have already created a lot about Halo 3.

  • 06.07.2006 12:14 PM PDT
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It wont work for Windows Media Player...

  • 06.07.2006 12:17 PM PDT
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Hmm... it was pretty good. Where did you get all that video?

  • 06.07.2006 12:21 PM PDT
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Pretty damn creative. Screw the Naysayers. I love that -blam!-. Just the fact you took the time to do it and -blam!- is good to me.

  • 06.07.2006 12:35 PM PDT

Posted by: Eyeshine
News so old, it makes your mom look young[/quote]
Posted By: KittyCat Gansta
...if you didnt read what i said read it again!

Posted by: Jimmy01
Do none of you have a sense of humour?
We do, this just isn't funny.

I got Ulead Video Studio when i bought my Ulead Capture Card. Came as a package... £69.99, English monies we are talking here! ;-)

[Edited on 6/7/2006]

  • 06.07.2006 12:36 PM PDT
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-Better music
As I have already said, cut it out with the music bashing.

-Bigger screen
I am on a 2 KB/s upload speed, a bigger screen would have taken much longer to upload than this one did (it took 1 hour and 32 minutes). I actually do have a larger version of this that can play fullscreen on a 1024x768 monitor. But again, it is too big.

-Too Many Words
I split the words up for a dramatic effect. Also, I couldn't figure out how to get them to stay on the screen for very long, so If had had used to many words on one scene, it would be hard to read them all before they faded away.

Windows Media Player does not play MPEG videos, as I have said before.

I got the videos from the Halo/Halo 2 custscene library on halo.bungie.org. The video for the "One Soldier" scene was taken from a trailer that Bungie played in movie theatres... and once again, I've already said that.

To Chizzy: Thank you for the kind comments. :D

[Edited on 6/7/2006]

  • 06.07.2006 12:36 PM PDT

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Posted by: cypher543
I put armageddon in it becuase... well... if the Chief fails then it will be armageddon. Duh... anyway, I happen to love the music, but I'll see if I can find some better... damn critics.


just because one person didn't like the music doesn't mean you have to change it...

If that was the way the world worked we would be in a lot of trouble

  • 06.07.2006 12:41 PM PDT
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Yeah, I know. I'm not going to get new music anyway, becuase I stand behind my orginal statement. It goes with the mood that I was trying to set.

  • 06.07.2006 1:11 PM PDT
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Armageddon... Wasn't that a movie or something? To be quite honest I was expecting a phrase like "The Difference Between... Victory, and..." I don't know, "Defeat?" Not movie titles, like "Matrix", "Lord of the Rings", "Davinci Code" or "Wedding Crashers". Oh well, to each his own. At least you took the time to make a Halo 3 trailer. I'm too lazy with work and school. You know, crap like that. Good job!

- You're welcome for leaving the RPG music alone ;)

  • 06.08.2006 7:36 AM PDT

Posted by: Achronos
I blame stosh.


Proud tester of the Halo 3 beta.

cant view it even if i really want! because i cant get my quickime to work

  • 06.08.2006 7:49 AM PDT
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Yeah defeat would have made sense, wtf is up with armegeddon (spelling?), also the music sucked, as a musician the music sort of contradicted the trailer and was too mystical. But great effort and the trailer itself rocked. You i think should continue this and improve if more contribute more constructive critisism. eg from pro. One thing more....i think adding an extra 3-4 seconds on the "armegeddon" would be nice with a little destructive thing there, and taking out the arc or w/e. maybe just an idea. gj otherwise.

  • 06.08.2006 7:53 AM PDT

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