September 26, 2012, 11:26:01 am
Thanks for the reply.... putting the music on is the final link in the long chain of work.... and (for me) its the weak link. No matter what preferences I use.... and I've used lots of different video editors.... the quality of the Mpeg is diminished once I add music and re-export it. I've tried Adobe Premier, Magix Video Pro X4 and AVS Video editor. Avs is the cheapest and most straight forward of the three.... and surprisingly gives the best quality, especially if in certain scenes slow motion is used..... its still smooth. But, with Adobe Premiere if I use slow motion (which I use to time the music in certain parts of the music) the exported video stutters like its missing frames. I have tried all the different settings in HD and tweaked with it for days on end.... maybe I'm doing something wrong which brings me back to my point..... it would be GREAT if Lumion could find a way to enable music to go along side the MP4 since it is an integral part of the "wowing" process to clients. Without music the final product is bland.
And yes, I think sound effects would be good.... for me, the morning dawn chorus of birds or the sound of night time insects (like in tropical countries) would be good to set a mood.... or the background dim of a cityscape..... or the distant sound of a barking dog..... I could go on....