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Vid intros.
Some of them are up to 30 seconds, but that's a really huge extra download when the vid itself is only a couple of minutes long. I saw a 30 second vid with a 40 second intro the other day. WTF?
And they confuse me. There's this huge multifandom intro and I figure I've hit the wrong link - after all wasn't it meant to be a Supernatural vid? Why are Buffy and the Mighty Hulk in there?
Sure pop up a quick 2 second flash of your symbol or do something like Joss Whedon's "I made this", but these long intros (even 10 seconds is too long people) well they are annoying. It's wasted download space. Especially if you like a person's vids and every vid you download has the same damn intro. Just no. I've stopped downloading some people's vids because it just bugs me so. It's an annoying trend.
At least put the credits over it (song title etc.) and place it at the end of the vid. Then it would feel useful.
Yes, they can be done tastefully (I've seen a few I like even), but most of them (the ones I have seen anyway) are just way too long and very large in terms of extra mb download. *hands*
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Some of them are up to 30 seconds, but that's a really huge extra download when the vid itself is only a couple of minutes long. I saw a 30 second vid with a 40 second intro the other day. WTF?
And they confuse me. There's this huge multifandom intro and I figure I've hit the wrong link - after all wasn't it meant to be a Supernatural vid? Why are Buffy and the Mighty Hulk in there?
Sure pop up a quick 2 second flash of your symbol or do something like Joss Whedon's "I made this", but these long intros (even 10 seconds is too long people) well they are annoying. It's wasted download space. Especially if you like a person's vids and every vid you download has the same damn intro. Just no. I've stopped downloading some people's vids because it just bugs me so. It's an annoying trend.
At least put the credits over it (song title etc.) and place it at the end of the vid. Then it would feel useful.
Yes, they can be done tastefully (I've seen a few I like even), but most of them (the ones I have seen anyway) are just way too long and very large in terms of extra mb download. *hands*
This has been a random rant brought to you by Starrylizard.
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Not only is it becoming a trend, but I've seen a few of them who looks all the same; coloring, effects, etc. Be orignial please!
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I can totally see it as the thing you stick up front on your youtube channel to show off your skillz, but I don't get it being at the beginning of every vid. It really is making me stop watching a lot of vids that I would assume are pretty good (given the vidder), but I can't be bothered waiting for it to load. Even if they stuck it at the end of the vid, I'd be a tiny bit happier. *hands*
What can I say? It's become a pet peeve. Never a good thing. lol
It's becoming my equivalent of how I choose to read fanfiction - I don't read the ones with the highlighter pink font for the summary. I just assume it'll be bad, because it irks me. Unfortunately a few of my fave vidders have taken to this trend. *sigh*
*gets off high horse and stops ranting* Felt good to say it though. :P
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Example:
credit during intro 10 sec intro and fades into the vid.
I don't get why they'd need an intro. Fair enough if you're doing a full length vid, but if you're doing what I call a vidlet, there's just no point. I generally only see intros on fanfilms, which I think is appropriate since some of these are 45mins episodes/mini-movies, but for vidlets? Where it's less than 2 minutes? Pointless.
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The intros I eman are not an intro to the vid specifically, they are an intro to the vidder and all their work. Think the title sequence on a TV show. In general, they consist of a bit of raucous music, some clips from all the fandoms they play in and a fancy title saying something like "Starrylizard production". Then the vid starts. These are the ones that kinda...irk me. lol
I can pm you an example link if you like, but I won't point fingers in my thread or I'm bound to hurt feelings... which I probably am anyway, but this is really disturbing my vid watching so I'll chance it.
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Personally, I just can't be arse coming up with an intro like that. It takes a lot of TIME and just too much effort. Plus, it just adds to the rendering time. I mean, I get frustrated enough rendering a 3+ min vid, to add another 10-30 sec to it would take HOURS more to render the damn thing! So yeah, from a vidder's POV, that doesn't work for me either.
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From the pov of someone who also regularly downloads and keeps vids, it is taking up extra hard drive space that I'd rather it didn't. It's just all around annoying.
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So yeah, vidder and audience POVs they all don't make sense to have intro, so... *shrug*
People are weird?
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I think some people were doing them because supposedly it "fooled" the Youtube copyright police from recognizing the song and yanking the video...
However, that doesn't work. So I have no idea why people insist on using them.
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Which is probably true ;)
However, I don't know why you would want to attach something that will probably lose you viewers. o.O
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However, the problem of course is that YT figured that out pretty quickly and now they seem to check the entire vid for the copyright violations so the "vidder intro as a means of outsmarting YT's copyright violation software" is now totally a moot thing. Yet they still persist. :S I've seen some stretch as long as a minute plus! o_O *twitch*
Personally, I don't mind a few seconds of "[Vidder's name] productions presents..." at the start of the vid (I did one of those myself for "Don't Blink" because I wanted it to look more like a theatrical trailer but it's only basic text and lasts for 3 seconds. ;) ) But when I end up confused and thinking I've got a vid for the wrong fandom or thinking, "Wait, the song said it was going to be [whatever] and this is [something else]!" And I even back up and check the original link to see what song and characters it was supposed to be for, then that's when it's become something that's more of a deterrent to me than something that enhances your vid. :(
*cracks open a freshly baked basket of cookies and passes it around* Cookies make everything better, it is trufax. *nods* ;)
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That wouldn't bother me at all. *hugs Ais and eats cookies* I'm honestly not trying to have a go at anyone, but it seems to me that these intros have only taken off in the last few months. Maybe it has only recently spread to my fandoms of choice. *shrugs*
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Do you mean like self promotion? An intro that's not related to the vid at all? I usually use intro to set a vid up or show credits.
I'd be keen to check one out (just so I can stay informed *g*) if you have a link to one??
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Either than that, there really isn't any use for them. It used to be that vidders did that so youtube wouldn't delete the vids or block out the song, but it doesn't do anything or work.
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It would bother me less if it was at the end of the youtube vid and left off the download. But it's not my vid, so I can't tell people what to do.
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I'm feeling kinda bitchy here. lol *backs off*
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(That icon is adorable)
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I even had an intro myself, it was about 15 seconds long...I only uploaded it to see what people would think of it...got pissed with it myself and never used it :P So I think that pretty much shows what I think of intros :P
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Like Maria said, I thought the instigation was to prevent theft...go figure. Seems they've turned more self-promotional now but as with any type of advertising, short and sweet should be the name of the game.
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Yes, short and sweet is good. :)
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