Zerath Videos
I upload piano videos here. The process is detailed here, though I rarely follow it.
1. Studio setup
- Turn on the lights
- Setup the carpet
- Place the phone on the tripod
- Setup the tripod
2. Video recording
- Start the phone recording
- Set BPM to 120
- Start the piano recording (record to USB key)
- Play
- Stop the piano recording
- Stop the phone recording
- Repeat
- Move the files from the USB key to the computer
- Move the files from the phone to the computer
- Rename the files and match the MIDI files to the video files
- Crop the videos
4. Audio processing
- Open FL studio template
- Import the MIDI file into the piano roll
- Import the MIDI file into the CC64 Pedal Damper
- Export the project as WAV
- Tools > Macros > Prepare for MIDI export
- Export the project as MIDI
- Convert WAV to FLAC
5. Notes visualization
- Create a new SeeMusic project
- Import the audio, the video, and the MIDI
- Mute the video
- Crop the video
- Transform the video to match the virtual keyboard
- Update contrast, brightness, saturation of the video
- Hide the virtual keyboard
- Sync
- Change notes colors
- Modify effects if needed
- Render
6. Video editing
- Open the DaVinci Resolve template
- Import the video
- Add it to the timeline
- Crop the video
- Transform the video
- Change the title
- Crop the bottom with softness (around 41)
- Arrange the end screen
- Darken the bottom if needed
- Create a mask
- Change the curves
- Add to render queue as YouTube video
- Set filename to Artist - Title
- Render
7. YouTube Thumbnail
- Open Photoshop template file
- Screenshot video
- Add screenshot + an icon
8. Upload to YouTube
- Open YouTube studio
- Reuse details
- Upload thumbnail
- Change description (if needed)
- Change tags
- Schedule
9. Google Drive
- Create a new folder in Google Drive - Attachments
- Artist - Title
- Drop FLAC, MIDI, Music Sheet
10. Buy Me A Coffee
- Open buymeacoffee
- Title: Artist - Title
- Description: Sheet Music + MIDI + FLAC:
- Add an embed to the YouTube video
- Schedule
11. Tiktok
- Caption: Artist - Title
- Copy hashtags from previous post
- Change thumb
- Schedule
12. Cleanup
- Remove source files
- Keep final files and move to NAS in Artist - Title folder
- Video (mp4)
- Audio (flac)
- Midi (mid)
- Thumbnail (png)
- Update Song List
- Update Mobilesheets setlist