Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Arrrrgh!

Today was a frustrating day.  I'm so angry at my computer right now, I almost can't talk about it.

Almost.

Here's the what:

I'm making a movie, well, a music video to be more precise, for my Digital Media class that I'm taking for my Master's in Technology in Schools.  I spent three hours yesterday editing, remixing, editing some more, until I was happy with the final product.  Then, I went to convert it to a movie format to save to my computer, or a DVD, and.....NOTHING!  It wouldn't convert. 

Today I spent the last 5 hours trying to fix this problem, and I'm still not sure what is going on.  I'm so freaking frustrated right now.  Grr!  Grr!  Arrghhh!!!

Okay, take a deep breath.

Take another.

Maybe one more.

Now count to ten.

Slowly......

You WILL figure this out.  You WILL fix this problem.  And you WILL have a kickin' music video when it's all done.  So chill out a little.  Take a look at the big picture.  There's no need to freak out.  You don't need a candy bar.  Or ice cream.  Hey!  Put that Hershey's bar down, I saw that!! 

Okay, I think I'm feeling a little bit better.

But I still feel like this....

4 comments:

christine lesniewski said...

you CAN do this Dorian! I hate computer problems in my master's program too, but i haven't had any problem as bad as what you describe. good luck!btw, i am so glad you are back to regular blogging! i missed you!

johncrossx said...

what program are you using to edit?

Unknown said...

Hey Johnster! I was using Windows Movie Maker, and it's pissing me off. So I borrowed my brother's iMac and used iMovie and it was like buttah! I think I've talked my husband into buying an iMac this weekend because it was so freaking awesome.

johncrossx said...

yes, movie maker would be frustrating to work with- i might have been able to talk you through it, but doing it with imovie was a very good call. I heartily endorse your request for an iMac, in case your husband was wondering.