Video editing:Trying Ulead's Video Studio Pro x2 for my Proposal Video

It's still taking a long time to get my proposal video up, using free software like Window Movie Maker doesn't encourage me to speed up at all.

No doubts I have done my first and many "Projects" using Windows Movie Maker (WMM) that sparks off the interest in me for video editing.

Even I have ideas art directing my proposal video but I guess most of the ideas wouldn't work well with WMM. 

The One thing I learn in life, if you like to do well in some interest or anything, you got to think that you want to get professional with it! That's how we do it here! Regardless in what sort of interest, sports, music or software.. I find that using the 5Ms,
Money/Minutes (Time), Man, Method, Material and Machine will help to give us an idea how to start to do it correctly.


1. Spending minimum MONEY, investing MINUTES (time), effort is definately essential, not everyone is born geninus!
 
2. Being MAN enough to do it, certain items are just not meant for you, some might spend less effort to get better, nevertheless the more you do the better you get! Asking for wisdom from God and listen advices people sent to you to advice if this is what your strength suggest you should do help to encourage the right tea your cup should hold.

3. Research, prayers is important to find the best METHOD and we have to be ever versatile to switch over to what best for you.

4. With research and all the sound advice, suitable MATERIAL and tools (MACHINE) required can be derive. This is when point 1 comes in again.

So I consulted a few people and did some Internet research and come across Ulead's (now Part of Corel) Video Studio pro x2. It cost US$99.99, http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1175714228541#tabview=tab0
I thought it's quite reasonable comparing to the Abobe Premiere Pro CS4 that cost $799.00. Anyway I wait a couple of weeks (or much longer) till I was prompted to check out the website again on 30 Nov 2009, 

It's US$39.99! Offers end before 1Dec2009, I'm just 15mins till the offers ends! (yes God knows i wanted it so much!) So no hesistation, I immediately bought a download copy from the US site (the box copy doesn't deliver to SG on US site and Singapore site and doesn't have the same offer!)
 
So the MAN spend the MONEY and  got the MACHINE, it's now the MINUTES and MATERIALS with the right METHOD.

Look out for my Proposal video and review on Video Studio Pro x2!

My Priceless Moment. My Proposal!

It took me 3 months to put this up here! It could be even later as I was hoping to have this put up with a video clip.

Anyway it was indeed a priceless moment, crossing the finish line of Desaru Long distance Triathlon 2009!

1st of August 2009, 9am, all is planned and prepared, I'm just 2km swim, 90km cycle and 21km run away from a precious moment of my life. Christine who is now my fiancée for more than 3 months already, back then was lured to accompany me to Desaru for the race. There she was waiting for me at the finish line patiently.

6 hours after the race started, finally I reappeared but this time with a bow tie round my neck & a bouquet of flowers! The cheering from people around suddenly came to a silent, she can't hear a thing even if there is an explosion 2metres away. She confused yet anxiously anticipating what I was about to do.

She turned shy, there were many pairs eyes excited for us yet I remembered her sweet smile, her eyes are upon me, I knelt in front of her, ironic that I started apologized that I made her wait so long to propose to marry her! (of course also made her wait for 6hours). The flowers was hers then.

Pass to my hands the ring I have searched for months! I pop the question of my life. “Dear, will you marry me?”

She says "YES!"

Sound of poppers, showers of rose pedals, we were completely cobweb by them and (the party spray thingy) the claps, the cheers of friends and even onlookers crowd surrounding us.

Registration Fee: RM$120
Accommodation (Desaru Golden Beach Hotel): S$200
New Zoot Tri TX Top: S$159
New Zoot Tri TX bottom: S$189

Bow tie: S$ (Free from Eric Lim hehe)

Flowers: S$60 (Thanks David Tay, for helping to bring it all the way from Singapore)

Diamond Ring: S$....(It’s a secret! Ok Clue, 0.62 Caret, F Color, VS1 Clarity, triple Excellent Cut!)
Moments after you cross the finish line: PRICELESS!

How would your proposal be like? Need idea? Why not discuss it?

Anyway look out for my proposal video!

Priceless Moment

Was it MasterCard start All the priceless ads?

All that money spend for a priceless moment… You had yours? I believe every individual has such a moment. Some would a few of such moment.

Me? Let me draw one. Tomorrow I’ll be heading to Desaru and participant in an Long Distance Triathlon, the distance equivalent to the 70.3Ironman, but since they are not under the “Ironman” organization (I believe) they can’t name this event Desaru 70.3 Ironman… so it is LD Triathlon with an additional 100m swim. Anyway

Date : 1 Aug 2009, Saturday
Time : 9.00 am
Distance : 2km Swim, 90km Bike, 21km Run
Venue : Desaru Golden Beach Hotel


Registration Fee: RM$120
Accommodation (Desaru Golden Beach Hotel): S$200
New Zoot Tri TX Top: S$159
New Zoot Tri TX bottom: S$189
Moments after you cross the finish line: PRICELESS!

I will blog again!

Wow!

It's been more then a year since I blog! See that I want to continue to blog a again, so much happenings in each day of my life and I'm just letting it goes to the next one.

So it is decided, I will continue to write on, it is going to be exciting! I am going to share my experience in the all the areas that is on going for me!

New sports achievments, song writing stories, learning photography, my love stories ...

It's just going to be a page where I can look back and lean on them at times where I feel that life is just plain, I hope to be encouraged and reminded after reading it agian, or to encourage anyone that reads it as well.

Anyway, dear God, please give me the wisdom and patience to do that ya?