I posted a new video called “Sunset
#7” on YouTube. The title is apt, since it is video of a sun set. I made to
help people relax.
I did two version. The first version is 83 minutes long. The second version,
for impatient people, 5 minutes long. Some people won’t want to watch a sunset
for an hour and a half.
“Sunset #7” (Long Version):
“Sunset #7 for Impatient People”:
My inspiration came when I came across many videos of nature scenes while I
looked for relaxation videos on YouTube. Some of them run for up to 12 hours
long. I find they do help me relax. They can also be quite popular with
millions of views. I hope I get a few views.
Video
As should be obvious from the title, this isn’t my first attempt. I shot
several sunsets in 2017 and then several more in 2018 before I got one that I
liked. The image quality goes down as it gets darker, so I had to cut off the
end to avoid the worst of it. In the version for impatient people there are
some obvious shifts in the exposure, but I didn’t notice that in the full-length
version.
Audio
I wanted to use the audio from the recording. Unfortunately, it was too
quiet, except for some distracting loud noises. Earlier I created an artificial
surf sound audio to help me relax when I go to bed. I used the white noise
generator and tremolo effect in Audacity to create the sound. I took that as a
starting point and built up a soundscape that is supposed to sound like wind in
the trees. Surf sounds and wind sounds are not that different.
Now that I’ve gotten this video done, I want to get back to my “Red Star
Flyby” video.
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