Community Profile

The vidding community.

If you like fannish music videos (vids, a.k.a songvids, fanvids), this is the place for you. Vidders and vid-watchers are equally welcome -- you don't have to make vids to join, you just have to like them.

Open to all fandoms and all vid genres (slash, het, gen, constructed reality, etc). Anime fans are welcome, as are VCR vidders.

THE SIMPLE RULES:

First things first: If you have graphics to post, flashing text, embedded video, or unusually lengthy summaries/discussions, kindly put them behind a cut-tag, or the mods will delete your post - no warnings. Seriously. We're not kidding. Don't take it personally. If we've deleted your post for this violation, simply repost it again with the correct format, no worries. FAQ: How to hide part of an entry behind a cut.

At any time, the moderator(s) may freeze a comment thread or delete a post without warning for violation of community norms. Personal attacks on others, spamming, or other gross violations may lead to membership suspension, and possibly banning from the community.

Any vid-related discussion is on topic. This includes, but is not limited to: Vid announcements, reviews, recommendations, general discussion of the vidding process, any technical questions about programs, requests for betas, pitching ideas, looking for vids you once liked, telling us to go to VividCon, finding the perfect song, complaining about the stupid interlacing in your footage, announcements of other vid communities or contests. You get the idea. If there's something about vids in your post, you can put it here; if you're unsure if it qualifies, ask the maintainer. Indicating cross-posting is nice, but not required.

Vid announcements have no stipulated format, but things that are generally nice to have include: vid title and vidder name, song title, song artist, fandom(s), any content notes/descriptions you feel are appropriate (e.g., spoilers for episodes, pairing, violence, nudity), content summary, format/length/file size, a download link, and any other notes you want.

Tags are now being used to organize entries. Please tag your entry when possible. Appropriate tags include:

movie: 'insert the name of the movie'
tv: 'insert the name of the tv show'
os: 'insert your operating system'
software: 'insert the name of your editing software'
tech: 'type of tech issue'
vids: multifandom
vids: real person
vids: video games
Newbie vidders are most definitely welcome; check the tags for posts that may answer your questions about how to start vidding. This also may help answer some of your basic questions.

Tech issues: If you are a new vidder seeking technical help, please tell us:
- What operating system you are using, and what version.
- What format your source is in
- Are you expecting to spend money or to start with free/cheap stuff?
- Have you tried some programs already, and experienced technical problems? Which ones?

Other Vid-Related Communities on Dreamwidth

veni_vidi_vids: Vidding Fandom Newsletter
merlin_vids: For fan-made videos in the Merlin fandom
vid_commentary: Home of the Vid Commentary Challenge and the Vidder Profile Series
fandom_fanvids: Any fandom, any pairing.
festivids: Annual small vidding fandom gift exchange. Will be moving to Dreamwidth for 2010.
seavids: Pacific Northwest vidders and vid fans

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Community icon created by charmax.

This is a sister community to vidding on LiveJournal.

The LJ community is maintained by sineala, morgandawn and bonibaru. The Dreamwidth community is maintained by par_avion and thirdblindmouse.