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Republican_Man
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This year my Global Studies teacher has given us the opportunity to create extra-credit presentations for class. I want to create a short, basic 5-minute documentary comparing religion and Star Wars.
And for this I was wondering--is there ANY cheap way to add DVD clips to a short film (on Windows) using, perhaps, Pinnocle editing software? Please help me--I really want to do this. Thanks 
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Kyre
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| Mon Feb 21, 2005 7:28 pm |
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Star Wars is a religion.
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Republican_Man
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| Mon Feb 21, 2005 7:41 pm |
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| Kyre wrote: | | Star Wars is a religion. |
Om, no, it's not.
And what I want is to compare it, like Anakin's mom being a virgin and Mary being a virgin, as well as the prophecy of the Savior (Jesus) and prophecy of the person who will bring balance to the Force (essentially a savior), as well as the Dao and Force and a few other comparisons.
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Alucard
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| Mon Feb 21, 2005 7:51 pm |
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Good analogy but I can't help sorry
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Sam Kenobi
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| Mon Feb 21, 2005 8:49 pm |
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It's probably already been done... but... as far as technology goes for the conversion thing. I use Dazzle hardware, but I think it was pretty expensive. It works really well, though
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Defiant
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| Mon Feb 21, 2005 8:53 pm |
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It is possible to do such an act through Pinnacle Studio. I have versions 8 and 9, let me know what you have.
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Republican_Man
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| Mon Feb 21, 2005 8:56 pm |
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| Defiant wrote: | | It is possible to do such an act through Pinnacle Studio. I have versions 8 and 9, let me know what you have. |
I think it's 8. My guitar teacher has it, and I can load it on to my computer on Wednesday.
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Defiant
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| Mon Feb 21, 2005 9:00 pm |
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Mkay. Feel free to ask me any questions about it, I have some experience with it, but not much.
I can also do Adobe Premiere, HT Video Editor, Windows Movie Maker, and Dazzle DVC.
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Republican_Man
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| Mon Feb 21, 2005 9:03 pm |
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| Defiant wrote: | Mkay. Feel free to ask me any questions about it, I have some experience with it, but not much.
I can also do Adobe Premiere, HT Video Editor, Windows Media Player, and Dazzle DVC. |
Thanks. And you can EDIT things in Windows Media Player?
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Defiant
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| Mon Feb 21, 2005 9:19 pm |
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So not what I typed. 
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lionhead
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| Tue Feb 22, 2005 8:33 am |
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Star Wars is a franchise, which comes close to a religion.... Thats all i wanted too say. Use the word 'Franchise' in your documentary
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Link, the Hero of Time
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Republican_Man
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| Tue Feb 22, 2005 3:39 pm |
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It appears to be a hoax, if you read it closely. But thanks, however this does not quite apply to my investigation. It is comparing the Star Wars movies to religion in the true, logical sense, ie idea of a savior, the Dao and the Force, and a virgin mother.
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Republican_Man
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| Sat Mar 05, 2005 6:34 pm |
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I have the software now, Defiant.
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webtaz99
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| Sat Mar 05, 2005 7:46 pm |
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Few people are aware of this, but the Virgin Mary derives from Greek mythology, such as when Athena sprang forth whole form Zeus's forehead. This conncection was made through Luke, who was a Greek.
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Republican_Man
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| webtaz99 wrote: | | Few people are aware of this, but the Virgin Mary derives from Greek mythology, such as when Athena sprang forth whole form Zeus's forehead. This conncection was made through Luke, who was a Greek. |
Luke wasn't a Greek! It's a different universe! And although that may be in Greek mythology, it is NOT "derived from it."
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Defiant
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| Sat Mar 05, 2005 11:48 pm |
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Why are you getting all standoffish over something like that? 
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Republican_Man
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| Defiant wrote: | | Why are you getting all standoffish over something like that? |
I'm very defensive about my religion...and Star Wars
Now, about that technology...
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Hitchhiker
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| Kyre wrote: | | Star Wars is a religion. |
Indeed, I remember an article in our paper about a recent census . . . under religion, quite a few people filled out "Jedi," enough to qualify it as at least a cult following, eh.
No clue about the technology question . . .
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Seven of Nine
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I was one of those people who put Jedi down as my religion on the census
It was the only question you couldn't get prosecuted for
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tomparis
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Hrm. Well, a friend of mine and I did something like this. You can, if you have the trilogy on DVD, copy the movies onto your comp, then what we used was Windows Movie Maker to put together the clips.
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webtaz99
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| Republican_Man wrote: | | webtaz99 wrote: | | Few people are aware of this, but the Virgin Mary derives from Greek mythology, such as when Athena sprang forth whole form Zeus's forehead. This conncection was made through Luke, who was a Greek. |
Luke wasn't a Greek! It's a different universe! And although that may be in Greek mythology, it is NOT "derived from it." |
Maybe you're kidding, but I meant Luke in the New Testament.
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Republican_Man
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| Sun Mar 06, 2005 6:41 pm |
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| tomparis wrote: | | Hrm. Well, a friend of mine and I did something like this. You can, if you have the trilogy on DVD, copy the movies onto your comp, then what we used was Windows Movie Maker to put together the clips. |
But how do I get it onto Pinnacle? That's what I'm wondering. And it's 8.0, Defiant.
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tomparis
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Whats Pinnacle....
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Republican_Man
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| Sun Mar 06, 2005 8:45 pm |
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| tomparis wrote: | | Whats Pinnacle.... |
A film editing software. Somewhat high-end.
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