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I’ve come across the same issue with videos. It’s a LOT of work for not much payoff.  Long videos are so much work. Short ones are like “why bother”?   

What I am doing with my game is faking the short videos for now.  By putting a few frames the each show slight movement with a dissolve tag between them and then using the same ones a few times over and over.  Looks close enough for now.  

Then I just move on with my other stuff.   In the meantime, I do spend a little bit of time each week trying to teach myself how to make better videos.   My plan is to go back and replace the fake videos with real ones when I get done the main story. 

This way, the people that need video to be happy will eventually get it.  The ones that are content with the short little fakes like I did can enjoy it now, and I’m not wasting any extra time on it.   

Great update.  Hope all is well.  Just remember this convo:

Eve:  “Why does the kitchen smell like burnt bacon?  And why do the curtains look different?”

Mc:   “Turns out the old curtains were flammable and I made bacon.  These events may or may not be related.   

Eve: “ You set the curtains on fire???”

Mc:  “I also made breakfast, AND did a quick run to Wallymart before anyone else even got up.  So ungrateful”