The violin first appeared in the Brescia area of Northern Italy in the early sixteenth century. From around 1485, Brescia was home to a school of highly prized string players and famous for makers of all the string instruments of the Renaissance; the viola da gamba, violone, lyra, lyrone, violetta and viola da brazzo. The word violin appears in Brescian documents for the first time in 1530, and while no instruments from the first decades of the fifteenth century survive, violins are shown in several paintings from the period. The first clear description of the violin, depicting its fretless appearance and tuning, was in the 1556 Epitome Musicale by Jambe de Fer.
In our contemporary world, the violin is most often associated with classical music, though it can be found and is used across most genres of music.
Whether you play the violin or other stringed instruments Video Surgeon can assist you by allowing you to slow down video, zoom in, and isolate a segment of video for repeated playing. This allows you to not only hear what is being played but also to see it. Moreover, one can see each finger and HOW it is being used in the playing. The videos below will give you a glimpse into the benefits of using Video Surgeon to help you break down any violin performance or training video and better understand how it is being played.
Default Video, No Zoom, Regular Speed
https://vimeo.com/676336747/b34f0f3288
No Zoom, 50% Speed
https://vimeo.com/677683569/64ce6a6568
Zoom Plus 50% Speed
https://vimeo.com/677682502/d4be8e6a86
Fullscreen, 235 Zoom Plus 50% Speed
https://vimeo.com/676337513/ebdeb33394
In addition to the above, Video Surgeon also has a looping capability which allows users to isolate a segment of a video for repetitive playing – and then to apply zooming and video slow motion – and to do ALL of this in the split screen mode.
Pictures from video: Video Surgeon allows you to print to paper or to file, one or a series of images. In the example below we have the same image shown but at different magnification levels. Click on the thumbnail to see the full sized image.
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