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| + | {{Possibly Outdated|reason=This page's last major edit was in 2017 (on the legacy wiki), so I'm not sure the information here's 100% accurate anymore. <small>[[User:FairPlay137|FairPlay137]] ([[User talk:FairPlay137|talk]]) 13:46, 14 February 2019 (CST)FairPlay137</small>}} |
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| '''Do the following criteria apply to you?''' | | '''Do the following criteria apply to you?''' |
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| #You are a new or returning TTS video creator. | | #You are a new or returning TTS video creator. |
| #You're interested in making TTS videos. | | #You're interested in making TTS videos. |
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| Presenting... | | Presenting... |
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− | <p style="text-align:center">''The '''TTS Videomaker's Starter Kit!'''''</p> | + | <p style="text-align:center">''<big>The '''TTS Videomaker's Starter Kit!'''</big>''</p> |
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| This handy little page will give you everything you need to start creating your own TTS world! | | This handy little page will give you everything you need to start creating your own TTS world! |
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| [[Starter Kit/Tutorial Directory|You can find extra tutorials here]], but let's begin with the basics. | | [[Starter Kit/Tutorial Directory|You can find extra tutorials here]], but let's begin with the basics. |
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− | == Voices and TTS Programs == | + | ==Voices and TTS Programs== |
| As any good viewer and aspiring videomaker should be aware, the videos are nigh useless without the voices and programs. As such, I have provided download links of my own personal backups. | | As any good viewer and aspiring videomaker should be aware, the videos are nigh useless without the voices and programs. As such, I have provided download links of my own personal backups. |
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| <h3>TTS Programs</h3> | | <h3>TTS Programs</h3> |
− | *[https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1pyWzHEkSqBT2RUWnZBaUtyNW8 Speakonia] (Version 1.0, discontinued by CFS-Technologies. Registration info found [[Starter_Kit/Tutorial:_Exporting_Audio_using_Speakonia|here]], though i don't know if you can activate Speakonia anymore or not.)
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− | *[https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1pyWzHEkSqBUUp5cXFaa0dna3c Balabolka] (Version 2.11, unsure if discontinued)
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− | == Video Editors == | + | *[https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1pyWzHEkSqBT2RUWnZBaUtyNW8 Speakonia] (Version 1.0, discontinued by CFS-Technologies. Registration info can be found in [[Starter_Kit/Tutorial:_Exporting_Audio_using_Speakonia|this]] tutorial) |
− | For as important as the voices are, without a video editing program you won't be getting anywhere. Sony Vegas Pro is a rather good option, but good luck finding a legal version that's affordable. Most people start out with Windows Movie Maker, and eventually grow to a different video editor. Or don't. I (Ducky) can think of [[davemadson|at least one YouTuber]] who didn't leave WMM behind. | + | *[http://www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.htm Balabolka] (Version 2.15, still getting updates as of February 2019) |
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| + | ==Video Editors== |
| + | For as important as the voices are, without a video editing program you won't be getting anywhere. Sony Vegas Pro is a rather good option, but good luck finding a legal version that's affordable. Most people start out with Windows Movie Maker, and eventually grow to a different video editor. Or don't. I (Nick) can think of [[davemadson|at least one YouTuber]] who didn't leave WMM behind for a very long time (he recently switched to Wondershare Filmora). |
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| I have, at the very least, [https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1pyWzHEkSqBUHMtSVVLOV9PdTg Windows Movie Maker 2.6]. It isn't much but it's what I started out with. | | I have, at the very least, [https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B1pyWzHEkSqBUHMtSVVLOV9PdTg Windows Movie Maker 2.6]. It isn't much but it's what I started out with. |
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| But if you need more editing power, two free Vegas-like editors are DaVinci Resolve and HitFilm Express, and from what I've heard they're good. I've never used them, however. | | But if you need more editing power, two free Vegas-like editors are DaVinci Resolve and HitFilm Express, and from what I've heard they're good. I've never used them, however. |
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− | === Free basic video editors === | + | ===Free basic video editors=== |
− | * [[wikipedia:Windows Movie Maker|Windows Movie Maker]] | + | |
− | * [[wikipedia:iMovie|iMovie]] | + | *[[wikipedia:Windows Movie Maker|Windows Movie Maker]] |
− | === Free advanced video editors === | + | *[[wikipedia:iMovie|iMovie]] |
− | * [https://hitfilm.com/express/ HitFilm Express] | + | *[https://openshot.org/ Openshot Video Editor] |
− | * [https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve DaVinci Resolve] | + | |
| + | ===Free advanced video editors=== |
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| + | *[https://hitfilm.com/express/ HitFilm Express] |
| + | *[https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve DaVinci Resolve] |
| + | *[https://kdenlive.org/en/ Kdenlive] |
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| + | ===Paid advanced video editors=== |
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− | === Paid advanced video editors ===
| + | *[[wikipedia:Sony Vegas Pro|Sony Vegas Pro]] |
− | * [[wikipedia:Sony Vegas Pro|Sony Vegas Pro]] | + | *[https://www.adobe.com/products/premiere.html?promoid=KLXLV Adobe Premiere Pro] |
− | * [https://www.adobe.com/products/premiere.html?promoid=KLXLV Adobe Premiere Pro] | + | *[http://www.serif.com/movieplus/ Serif MoviePlus] |
− | * [http://www.serif.com/movieplus/ Serif MoviePlus] | |
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− | == Character Design == | + | ==Character Design== |
| Of course, what's a video without characters? ...several different genres, but not the kind we're going for here. You'll probably want [[Microsoft Sam|Sam]], [[Microsoft Mike|Mike]], and [[Microsoft Mary|Mary]], as well as other characters that you've either created or "borrowed" from other YouTubers. | | Of course, what's a video without characters? ...several different genres, but not the kind we're going for here. You'll probably want [[Microsoft Sam|Sam]], [[Microsoft Mike|Mike]], and [[Microsoft Mary|Mary]], as well as other characters that you've either created or "borrowed" from other YouTubers. |
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