How to Make a Trailer in a Nutshell

[Ace of Spades]

Alright, I figured I'd make this so that the number of PM's I get with this question decreases. And because I'm bored. :p So, how do I make a trailer? Well, I'll go step by step.

Step 1: First you need a screen recording program. I use Fraps, but I use the older version, not the newer, so I'm not sure if it's the same or  not. If the newer version doesn't work for you, then I guess you'll have to find a different one by searching google or something. Now, one thing that's bad about the newer one is it says "fraps.com" or something at the top of the recorded clip if it's not registered. So I've included the link of the program InsaneJP uses. Get it here.

Step 2: Alright, now what I do is find my background song, because for me at least, I base how the trailer is set up on the background music.

Step 3: Now you need to record the screens. I don't know how the version InsaneJP uses works, so hopefully it's self explanatory. InsaneJP did tell me this though. "Change the video options to 100, 10, 10 , 100". So I guess you might want to do that. (lol) Once you've recorded the screens, you have to import them to Windows Movie Maker.

Step 4: Open Windows Movie Maker, which should be somewhere in your "All programs" list. First you want to import your music. Click File, and then Import into Collections. Import the song.

Step 5: Now Import your clips. You have the choice to import them all at once or one by one, I don't think it really matters. I've done it one by one, but like I said, it shouldn't matter.

Step 6: Click Show Timeline in Windows Movie Maker, and then now it's just drag and drop from here. You can zoom in and out, I suggest zooming in because it's easier to see the duration.

Step 7: In order to add special effects, such as text and such do the following.

Text: Click Tools and then go to Titles and Credits. Choose whether you want it at the beginning of the movie, on the selected clip, before the selected clip, after the selected clip, or the end of the movie. In the upper box, the text is large, such as a title. In the lower box, the text is small, such as a subtitle. There are also more options near the bottom. You can change the title animation as well as the text itself.

Video Effects: Click Tools and then Video Effects. If you want this effect on a certain clip, just drag it onto it. Or, right click the clip itself, and click video effects.

Video Transitions: Click Tools and then Video Transitions. Choose the screen transition you want, and drag it in between the two clips you want it at.

Step 8: Once you are done compiling the clips, video effects, transitions, text, etc. you need to export the trailer into video format, so it's not a windows movie maker file. In order to do this, click File and then Save Movie File. Click My Computer for the Movie Location. Make a name, choose where you want to save it, and then the movie setting is up to you.

So, that's it. Pretty much everything is self explanatory, but this will just solve the few questions you might have about it. Hopefully this will prevent the many questions I or others recieve about trailer making. Hey Insane, if there's anything else about the program you use, please feel free to say so in the topic. Hope this helps! ^^

[BlackIceAdept]

Ace what the heck is wrong with you 4:09 in the morning, god your crazy!

Anyways nice tut! (its about time you showed us the trade secrets...)

[Drace]

BlackIceDept, I don't know where Ace lives but there's something I like to call 'Time-change-in-different-countries'.
Like here in Holland, when I post in my morning, it looks like it's night in the US.

[Shadowninja]

Sweet tut, Ace!

I might make a trailer now!


And actually, over here in the UK, I DO stay up 'till times like 4AM.. and before you ask, yes, I am crazy. Very much.

[BlackIceAdept]

I know but even then time is crazy like that...(now that I think about time is pretty pointless to have...)

[maxine]

Originally posted by Drace
BlackIceDept, I don't know where Ace lives but there's something I like to call 'Time-change-in-different-countries'.
Like here in Holland, when I post in my morning, it looks like it's night in the US.

Drace you have GMT + 1 right? in that case same as me

And Blackice.. Whats ur GMT?

[InsaneJP]

very nice tut ace!!!!....and yeah one more lil thing about the program i use....you wanna use the smallest window of rpg maker when you record it which is like 325X240(go into fixed region and make it that) you can get the smallest rpg maker screen by pressing F5 on it other then that dont 4get to hide your cursor in cursor options and your good to go!!!

[Drace]

Yes, GMT+1. Same as Paris, Barcelona and some other countries I don't give **** about.

[Tomi]

Ace's time is the same as charas clock.  So he did write this at 4:09 in the morning.   Anyway, nice tutorial Ace!

[Drace]

Originally posted by Tomi
Ace's time is the same as charas clock.  So he did write this at 4:09 in the morning.   Anyway, nice tutorial Ace!

But then still, who cares.

Most of my post are during 11:00 and 3:00 dutch time here and  I'm mostly wake till long past that.

[PyroAlchemist]

frap or whatevr it's called doesn't work on my computer

[Ace of Spades]

Just use the program I provided.

[InsaneJP]

hey Ace i just noticed that you put a different thing ....i use "easy screen capture VIDEO" so you might wanna change that

[Ace of Spades]

Oops...yeah, I'll change that. (Damn programs and their similar names...)

[BlackIceAdept]

and mines the same as ace