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How to create
great videos
Videos interpolate
between a first
(=first video frame)
and second (=last
video frame) image.
It is important to
know that videos can
be extended after
rendering. This
means that a
complete video may
comprise infinite
segments, each being
rendered separately.
To start a video, we
need a first (or
last) image
definition. There
are 4 ways:
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Go to the "Video"
screen and click
"Define first
video
frame"
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In the "gallery", select
an image and click
"Start video"
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In the "gallery",
select an already
rendered video and
click "Continue
video at last frame"
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Download a video,
e.g. from the
online gallery
and alter it
After defining the
first image and
going back to the
"Video" screen, you
will notice three
preview windows: the
leftmost is the
first frame of the
video and contains
the image you
prepared. The middle
window allows to
preview all video
frames. Moving the
slider below the
window will show the
belonging frame.
Before doing so, the
last video frame
must be defined.
This is done by
clicking "Define
last video frame"
below the right
preview window.
Once clicked,
Mystica goes back to
the
"Design"
window. You will
notice that some
controls are not
visible anymore.
Only those controls
are visible that
technically speaking
can be interpolated
from the first to
the last video
frame. A color
switch cannot be
interpolated as it
is either on or off,
but a color itself
can be blended.
Although it is
tempting to alter
lots of controls
(zoom in, change
color, edit chaos
level etc), keep in
mind that a video
looks best if not
too many things
change at the same
time. The most
interesting videos
result from editing
the following
parameters (just one
or two of them):
Algorithm Mix Slider
Chaos Slider
Iteration Depth
(e.g. set to almost zero)
These mentioned
controls change the
image design.
Alternatively (or
additionaly) you may
want to use panning,
zooming, and
coloring to change
viewport and
appearance.
After you hit
"Done editing", select the
video resolution and
duration. The
"Render this video"
button adds the
video to the Render Queue where it
is rendered frame by
frame. You can exit
Mystica any time,
the rendering will
continue with the
next unrendered
frame on the next
start of Mystica.
Videos may need
hours to be rendered
completely.
If the video is
ready, it is moved
to the gallery.
Click "Show" to
invoke the Mystica
built-in video
player. You now can
add effects as with
still images and/or
continue this video
by clicking
"Continue video at
last frame". In this
case the last video
frame becomes the
first one for a new
video that will then
be appended to the
existing one. This
allows for fairly
complex videos as
controls can be
changed randomly
again.
A nice feature is to
use the effect
section to add an
emblem to the video
(perhaps your name
or copyright). To do
so, render your
video, then visit
the effect window
and paste an
external image
(black except for
white text) into the
layer section.
Choose "add" as mix
function. On
clicking OK, each
video frame will
receive the
superimposed icon.
To export the video
or to run it with
your own video
player, click
"Create video for
this video". A menu
appears that asks
for the video
compression to be
chosen. Select a
compression format.
the dialog shows all
compression formats
currently installed
on your system. The chosen codec can be
configurated to
match quality vs
bandwidth. Best
results are achieved
by using MPEG-based
compression formats.
The resulting video
is named "video.avi"
and can be opened by
clicking "Open
folder". Make sure
to experiment with
available video
compression formats
to ensure small file
length.
Beside saving the
video this way you
may want to save the
".mys" file (Click
".MYS"). This file
contains all
parameters so that
you can edit the
video later on.
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