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Hello,
I want to make a video accompanied by a tablature;
like this video indicated in this link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3DitUbwktw
I want to make a video accompanied by a tablature;
like this video indicated in this link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3DitUbwktw
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Here are some software options that may be useful besides Camtasia and Guitar Pro:
1. **Audacity** - For audio editing and recording.
2. **Ableton Live** - A digital audio workstation for music production.
3. **FL Studio** - Great for music creation and audio mixing.
4. **Adobe Premiere Pro** - For advanced video editing.
5. **Final Cut Pro** - A professional video editing software for Mac users.
6. **Reaper** - A digital audio workstation for recording, editing, and mixing music.
7. **Sibelius** - For music notation and composition.
8. **Musescore** - A free music notation software.
9. **OBS Studio** - For screen recording and live streaming.
10. **BandLab** - An online platform for music production and collaboration.-
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It won't be possible if you don't have a solid foundation in video and graphics because what you're asking for is very complex.
Regarding filming a tab, I explained how to do it; there's a big catch: Camtasia is paid and quite expensive. There are free screencasters, but none have the editing capabilities of Camtasia.
Guitar Pro also has Tux Guitar for free but it's a bit less complete.
First, in Guitar Pro, you need to switch to display mode to hide the standard notation so that you only have the tablature.
Still in display mode, switch to standard horizontal mode, and in options preferences, check the "measure by measure" box.
You open Camtasia Recorder, choose a custom area, select the area to customize, enable audio, and disable the webcam in the settings.
Draw your area to include the tab lines, start recording, and launch your tab in Guitar Pro.
Regarding the blue background of the tabs, we can only get close to it; I think the guy has a software I don't know that has that skin.
(Same for the notes changing color during playback; with Guitar Pro, you'll only have a cursor moving during playback.)
You will create an image the size of your video, then import your video for editing in Camtasia, and import your image as a caption, stretching it across the entire duration of your video.
Then, in the effects, you'll set the color to blue for the fill and play with the transparency.
Regarding the chord overlay that we see in the upper right, I recommend installing GuitarTools, which is free.
You click on "chords," then on the small arrow to the right, which will export the image of your chord in BMP format.
Although the background is already bluish, you will need to edit it in software like GIMP or Photoshop to add a gradient if you really want it to look similar.
Afterward, you import your images into Camtasia, but this time integrating them into the track.
Regarding the rhythm, it's obvious that the most rational thing is to film yourself playing your piece in time and then speed it up or slow it down.
For the beats, I'm still looking for the least complicated solution because making gifs and exporting them into video, then slowing down or speeding up as needed is possible, but it's a huge task.
And the biggest part will obviously be all the editing work for your different videos at normal, slowed, or sped-up speed.
As you can see, just to summarize, I had to write a whole lot, so in my opinion, don't focus on appearance to start; it's already complicated enough as it is. You'll take care of the look of your overlays when you already know how to create a basic guitar tutorial video ;)
With Guitar Pro, GuitarTools, GIMP, Camtasia, and a lot of time and patience, you'll already have a decent result even if it’s not equivalent.
Because such aesthetics would require Sony Vegas Pro or After Effects, which I don't master for editing and color overlays, and those are even more expensive than Camtasia... -
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Hi
A tablature is that, what we see in your video are just the beats
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXUHfbhTZ8M
The best thing is to film the Guitar Pro software while playing a piece with a screencaster like Camtasia, then embed it in your video
For the beats, maybe this guy simply made gifs for the arrows with color change settings after a few milliseconds and then embedded them
None of this seems impossible with a bit of ingenuity and even on a rather basic video software, but it's a lot of editing work and especially precision in image embedding to the hundredth of a second
If it's a well-known piece you want to post, I can possibly film the tab and make the gifs if you give me the exact beat indications
But the hardest part will obviously be playing perfectly in rhythm behind ;)-
Hello, first of all, thank you for your response. Well, I just watched the video I posted; yes, it is not a tablature, I just made a mistake. I think the tablature issue is resolved; now I just have the thing about changing the color instantly with the game and the design or the style of the tablature (blue color, etc.). To clarify, here’s the example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWJ7N1HcUxk&app=desktop
- The style of tablatures can be arranged but it will complicate things a little more
To my knowledge, there are only two tablature readers, Guitar Pro (paid) and Tux Guitar (free), and the background is white in both cases, so they would need to be adjusted to make the white background transparent and then embedded on a blue background
You posted in After Effects so I assume you have it and if this software handles layers it will be a piece of cake to change the blending mode to make the white disappear just like we can do in Photoshop with photos
I see what you mean but I still believe it is impossible to synchronize a tablature or arrows with the music
I think he first recorded his tablature in video let's say to match 1 quarter note second, and then he sped up or slowed down his video of the tablatures according to his playing, simply
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This, on the other hand, is easy; just with Camtasia you have two video tracks and one caption track, which makes three possible overlays simultaneously.
Quickly done, I haven't cared for aesthetics; it’s just to show you.
http://screenshotuploader.com/i/1503/v_k8i.png
So I have two different videos, a shape, and text, which makes even four simultaneous overlays.
For the second video on the PIP track, you position it and resize it as you wish, and you can even add a frame and lower the opacity.
For the sound, right-click to lower the volume and you drag the audio track slider all the way down.
For the rectangle shape, you need to go to the caption tab to insert it.
Regarding the chord diagrams that I haven't done, you first prepare your image and insert it as an image overlay; it’s the simplest.
From the shapes tab, you click on load image.
Besides Guitools, you can find chord diagram images in Guitar Pro and many other software, as well as on the internet.
You paste this into GIMP or another program on a gray rectangular background, and it works well.
If you want it to look nice, you make the white circles or others instead of black, put a transparent background, and save it all as a PNG to keep transparency.-
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Yes.. of course.. but I don't think it will interest you since I'm not French... Well, for the chords I found something nice but the tablature is still a real problem.. I will do the first method, the thing of filming the guitar pro tablature with Camtasia and then cropping it and embedding it in the video, I think that will be much more compatible... and I will mark each measure with the guitar playing so that it is a bit synchronized... I will share the final result with you before taking action :-D
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