{"id":8300,"date":"2026-04-02T11:19:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T10:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phenweb.co.uk\/?page_id=8300"},"modified":"2026-05-06T12:49:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T11:49:31","slug":"video-trailers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/phenweb.co.uk\/es\/video-trailers\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Trailers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Video Trailers for my books. Videos will get updated as I get better at creating and amending them. Will add more when I get time and inspiration. Please see… <\/p>\n\n\n

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Selected Videos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

ExCommunication<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Patrick Smith<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Patrick Smith<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Semblance Series<\/a> Video Trailers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Semblance of Storms<\/a>, Re-Semblance<\/a> and Dissemblance<\/a> in one video promotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sailing Clear Series<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sailing Clear, Sail Chains, Sails and Sail-or (K)not<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To The Survivors<\/a> Video Trailers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Two version one created just as a presentation from years ago and the first one from using the new tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Count Series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Counter <\/a>and Recount<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Video Production For Video Trailers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I’m using a variety of tools to create the video trailers such as Affinity<\/a> for stills, text, and original cover design. I then have two primary video editing tools. iMovie<\/a> from Apple and Kdenlive<\/a>, the open-source video editor. Video editing is definitely not in my skill set. I am sourcing some graphics and audio, where they are used, from Royalty free sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have also used some AI generation as I have previously commented<\/a>. The trailer background video is from either ChatGPT<\/a> (a free account and therefore limited attempts), or it’s taken from PixNova<\/a> an AI tool, paid for with site credits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I then take the AI-produced clip or image and edit further in the previously mentioned applications. Background music, where used, is also sourced royalty-free and added. All are combined, rendered, and then posted here, on my YouTube channel, back-linked to Goodreads, and loaded as reels on Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

kdenlive<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

kdnlive is an open source video editor. See a review here<\/a>. Going to take me quite a while to get to grips with it especially transitions between video channels. Would like some faster shortcuts for simple fade in and outs<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Affinity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"Affinity<\/picture><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

iMovie<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The built in mac tool is good on video, very easy. It falls down on text transitions and positioning. I have used it before for home movies, collecting holiday video clips. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Video Trailers for my books. Videos will get updated as I get better at creating and amending them. Will add more when I get time and inspiration. Please see… Selected Videos ExCommunication Patrick Smith Semblance Series Video Trailers Semblance of Storms, Re-Semblance and Dissemblance in one video promotion. Sailing Clear Series Sailing Clear, Sail Chains, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8300","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t