How to Censor English Movies??

Windows Movie Maker which you can download from Microsoft lets you edit movies, you can cut chunks out but it will make the movie a bit clunky. I expect there are better solutions.

Editing these (100 - 120 Min long) pictures using your home PC and the Windows film editor is a task that will consume a lot of time and resources to get a lousy product.

By the time you have finished editing your first movie, your son will probably be old enough to start visiting a university....

https://www.clearplay.com/

This will, I believe, reduce the film 'Pulp Fiction' to a seven minute feature.

That's about how long the credits roll if you play them three times lol.

Please give any 3rd party good software

There are several commercial programs for Windows - I have used Roxio Creator. As someone else commented, Microsoft Movie Creator is available. What format do you have now? What format and media do you intend to end with? As others have said, this can be quite time consuming.

Is it just the language you want to edit, or actual scenes....to keep the movie story making sense you need to reshoot the scenes for continuity.....language however can be dubbed....Some movies are available in different ratings, search for g rated version first....

http://diyvideoeditor.com/the-friday-roundup-magix-movie-edit-pro-2015-release-and-a-whole-lotta-tips/

If you have or have access to a computer with the Linux operating system then you should look at OpenShot Video Editor and KDenLive Video Editor software. There are several others but these two seem to be pretty good. They are both free.

These two and other video editing programs have tutorials available on YouTube. Viewing a short tutorial will give you some idea of the operation of and capabilities of the editor.

Any time you decompress, cut and recompress video you will have some quality loss. If you put a little effort into getting the settings right you should not be able to notice a quality drop.

Processing time will vary based upon many things but as a first approximation it will possibly take between 5x run time and 12x run time to compress the video. After inserting all your editing commands you can walk away for compression but the computer will be busy for quite a while.

You will need a very large amount of free disk space to do your video editing.

Just in case you don't know about the rating system for American movies you might not find anything to object to in movies rated "G". The rating "PG-13" may have objectionable material. The "R" rating will often have such a large amount of objectionable material that you will not be able to cut them for your children and have anything left.

Censoring the impulse to censor is a better idea.

These Ratings are useless. There is a prevalence for these to be degrading on a continual basis.

The PG13 movies have all kinds of garbage that isn't fit for young people, or adults for that matter.

Still on the turnip truck, eh?

Since when have high standards ever been detrimental to our society?

There is plenty of evidence all around us of degrading and deteriorating standards, i.e. STD rates rising dramatically, suicide among teens, drug use, disrespect toward parental authority, etc.

You and I either contribute to the problem or we seek to resolve some of those issues by being men of conviction and integrity between what we say and do.

It depends on what one identifies as high standards. Lots of "parental authority" fails to qualify, for instance.

You raise a very pertinent point about "high standards". Unless we accept the fact that there are absolutes and Truth it is everyman/woman for themselves and we wind up with chaos, as we are seeing in our society.

Moral relativsm where each person decides what is right leads to huge problems. The results of that kind of approach to standards is all around us, divorce rate north of 50%, poverty rate high because people think someone else should provide for them, murder/crime rates rising, disrespect of authority in the home, teachers and to governing authorities, etc.

There have to be standards that don't float with the wind or we are doomed as a great nation. My belief is that those are Biblical standards and whether one chooses to believe the Bible or not, and that is their choice, one has to agree that the standards and principles within it are valid and lead to healthy societies. Peoples tendancy when left to themselves is selfish and controlling over others. That's why these principles are needed.

Maybe he has a point. If you, I, and Doorman try to decide what is right for everybody, who know what chaos might ensue? If the emoticons were working, I could give a few. Here's a good one though: ..!..

Oh, you don't know me. I am far from "perfect" as you say. I just know how imperfect I am, I"ve gotten the "T-Shirt and paid too much for it". The results I've gotten have come because of poor thinking and if I want different results, I better learn from someone or something else.

Just as in engineering there is cause and effect with the laws of physics, natural law, etc., so too in our thinking. Input > Decision (what to do with the Input) > Thinking > Actions and Habits > Results.

How much for the Aardvark?

3 camels (unused)

A goat and some brand new posts of CR4, uncensored! I shall even throw in the square root of Tuesday as a sweetener.

Forget Tuesday - how about Jessica Rabbit ?

Too much. Prepared to sweeten the deal with spare hole from a doughnut, unused of course.

The Earth Pig, is it male or female?

Is the Earth Pig in Norway or ..........(censored).

They get 72 of them in heaven.

Of course, that fact is censored.

I am offended by you and your self righteous drivel.

Go preach somewhere else!

Bwahahahahahaha

Hello there you rascally Squirrel!

LOL - I still be lurkin' !

Good to hear you around here. I trust all is good with you and family .

Just stopping by mate...checking things out. See a lot of the old names here are still floating around like a fart in a stale room. :0

Ferris

ROFL !

The best and most absolutely heartwarming movie about censorship is "Cinema Paradiso"; it is suitable for all ages.

Lyn, your statement as follows isn't OT, they are pertinent to the OP.

We have yet to establish the exact type of "garbage" that is contained in "bad scenes which i want to censor".

I expect that you'd mesh well with the radical right in my neighboring town, who have in their infinite wisdom decided to censor a high school honors biology textbook because it mentions various types of birth control in the chapter on birth control, but does not advocate child birth as an alternative to any pregnancy termination.

Of course, what happens to these unwanted children after they born is of no concern to them.

I'm not sure which is more "radical"; killing an innocent baby in the womb but drowning it in saline solution to kill it, or, tearing it limb from limb so it can be suctioned out. Or, the other alternative to killing the baby because of poor thinking and choices by the parents to be involved sexually before marriage, is to bring the child to birth so it can be loved and grow to its potential? Which view sounds "radical" to you?

You are correct in that eacch person has to choose the standards one will live by. Just understand that the consequences of the standards are different. There are no negative consequences to teaching our young people to be chaste till marriage, or that lying, stealing, drug use and disrespect are not acceptable, that hard work is the norm. Whereas, teaching them that these things are ok and will lead to abortion, STD's, broken relationships, addictions, jail, etc. People without principled foundations and a good moral compass fall apart. One doesn't have to be a "Christian" to have high standards, it is just that those high standards are based on Judeo-Christian teaching.

"those high standards are based on Judeo-Christian teaching."

How do you know this? Because you read it in a book?

Tribesmen who have never heard of "Judeo-Christian teaching" very probably live very satisfying lives.

It has nothing to do with what's written in a book by unknown authors.

I'm leaving here. We've taken this thread way too far OT.

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I rather suspect then, that if they read that same 'book by unknown authors' (66 books, actually, most of whose authors are known by name, not to mention lineage), those 'tribesmen' might very well subscribe to the wisdom found therein. If such beliefs are as universal as you imply, then there should be no cause for objection regardless of the culture but, if this were really true, the next question is naturally: "Then what is yours?"

europium mkII, you bring a very good point about a number of historical characters that recorded people, events and thoughts over several thousand years, and yet there is a common theme and consistency throughout. That is a good indicator of something special, i.e. divine about that book called the Bible.

Principles that lead to a healthy society are common; honesty, respect, hard work, accountability, responsibility, sacrifice for others in service, financial frugality/planning, etc., all contribute to a group of people being able to get along with one another and benefit one another.

When those things aren't present we see a "Scoreboard" that reflects that. We have rampant STD's, abortion, marriages failing at unprecedented levels, education dropouts rising, prison rates rising, fatherless (don't read sperm donors as fathers) homes rising dramatically, bankruptcies growing, etc. That is the "Score" and it doesn't lie. It's just the "Score". What is called for is to look at the "game" og life and see what is wrong so we can fix the "Score". Higher moral and ethical standards have never hurt anyone whereas the opposite is painfully clear. I applaud this Dad from the OP for seeking to raise his son well. It is our job as Dad's to teach them through many different avenues. One of them being the film.

A common theme and consistency are indicators of divinity ? Nonsense.

Apart from pausing to point out that women/mothers exist, I'm outta here.

I agree that being a Dad does involve teaching your children and I am 100% behind that and try to do that with my children. However I don't agree with censoring movies. I will say to my daughters that you can't watch this movie or that movie because they are not old enough to view it but i wouldn't let them watch parts of it and not other bits.

There is a good chance that the movie won't "work" in the way it is supposed to. The story can be twisted to mean something completley different from the actual intention.

It reminds me of part of the film "Iron Sky" which is a very silly film but has part of it where the film "The Dictator" by Charlie Chaplin has been cut to a 10 minute short and supposedly is praising the Nazi regieme whereas we all know that the film actually has a completely different meaning and one of the characters in "Iron Sky" is totally shocked when they see the complete uncensored film for the first time.

If a child is not old or mature enough to watch a film don't let them watch it, don't censor it and twist the meaning.

The removing or blocking of some objectionable content like foul language or sexual encounter, that doesn't contribute to the story line anyway, won't impact the movie and it's theme.

Many movies may have great teachable moments but because of all the garbage in them, I won't watch them, let alone put my kids in front of them as well. If things aren't healthy for our kids to see, why would I think they're ok for me to see. Isn't my thinking impacted as well? Of course it is, and it is even more important for me because I am setting the examples for those around me to live a life of integrity between what I say and what I do.

I don't agree with that at all. There are things that aren't good for my kids to see but I am not bothered by watching them. My thinking is not impacted by them at all. There are 18 rated movies that I would not let my daughter watch but i am quite happy to watch for entertainment. How do you know it is garbage without watching it?

There are great teachable moments in lots of things but censoring movies just to have that teachable moment. You can find that teachable moment elsewhere in life. Kids will also hear a lot worse bad language on the streets and in playgrounds at school. There is no way to beep this out and no way to stop them hearing it bar putting your hands over there ears. What you can do is teach them not to use that bad language.

To give an example of the films i watch but will not let my elder daughter watch: "The Pianist" which is a very good film but has a very strong theme. That cannot be censored for bad language or sexual encounters and has good teachable moments. She's still not watching it. That said i do watch some crap too.

I agree that each person has a choice what to "input" into their thinking. I'm not advocating that we burn the books, etc. I just know there is a correlation between what we think about, the actions we take and the subsequent results. Hence the old addage, "garbage in, garbage out".

Every person comes to the table with different perspectives and priorities. As for me and my family, we will choose to stand on the side of high principles and values rather than going to the lowest common denominator.

As far as what the kids are exposed to outside of our home environment, they will be stronger and better able to maintain their standards if they have some to start with. As the saying goes, "if you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything".

Ahmad,

I'm embarrassed by the bigotry of some fellow engineers.

Your legitimate request for technical advise on editing downloaded movies got trounced because you disclosed that your purpose was to censor them.

Zvi

For some, yes an apology is due.

What was brought up is, I think is edited/altering copyrighted material that is legally obtained. And the key word is legally obtain.

I'm curious what are in the scenes of these movies that you want to censor, that the Pakistani Government hasn't already censored?

My own personal belief is, "If a movie is bad enough that you need to censor scenes, Then that movie is not worth down loading, let alone the time it takes to edit censor it"

Are you guys ever going to stop using OTs and GAs as bullets in the silent wars that only exist within your skulls?

WTF? How important is it to be the smartest people on an island that shrinks by the day?

What's wrong with discussion and debate...assuming we're grownups?

In the end you idiots will win, but it will be a hollow victory. The rest of us simply have better things to do. Nice work!

Watson! You are alive! Nice to see you back. WTF: Where's The Fun! Or have you censored this acronym to PG 13?

Sadly, a majority of our younger generation will need to be admitted to hospital for surgery, just to have their Phones removed.

If it was decided that on one day a week no-one was allowed to use a computer, a cell phone or press a button, the world would come to a standstill.

The sad thing is, a lot of people would not even notice.

There is an organization called Feature Films For Families. All the movies and cartoons are suitable for the whole family. We raised 3 kids on them with great results. and no, they are not " sheltered " children. Good hearted, smart, compassionate honest albeit somewhat cynical adults.

Rather than plugging your kid into a TV and worrying about censoring a movie, downloading programs for editing, spending long hours editing and being a total control freak, (maybe that is what you want) why don't you just give the kid the book and let him read and use his own imagination, Better still, spend time with your kid and read the book to him, that way you can censor as you go.

What utter drivel this site is posting.

Imagination may be more "dangerous" than explicit stuff!

No, not in today's world. That is an unknown commodity with people these days.

Dangerous is when the cell phone battery is flat and there is no charging point instantly available.

Imagination is something, someone creates in computer games and once upon a time, it is thought, that ancient folks had it too, but they existed in fairy tales.

Imagination is a myth and urban legend. I shall Google it to make sure and get back to you.

Lots of comments above but could you answer some key questions for us please.

Firstly, how old is your son and what example movies are you interested in modifying? Are the modifications to delete physical scenes or delete (beep) verbal language?

Secondly, are you downloading movies legally or illegally? If illegally isn't that setting a bad example, worse say than your son seeing a violent or sexually explicit scene?

Thirdly, does your son have internet access or friends with internet access? If so then he has access to far worse things if he wanted to. Censoring his viewing may actually make things worse (kids are very inquisitive, especially if you deny them something).

Rather than spending time censoring films for your kids to see... I suggest you to make a better investment: forget the films and spend your free time fishing ... or camping... or helping them doing their homework..... or just fooling around: that is something they will never forget!

That is child abuse sir. Taking them out beyond the reach of a cell phone mast where they have no reception. What are you thinking?

Truth: my friends son who is 27 years old had to Google: 'How to boil an egg'. Absolutely no BS, he did it in front of me. I laugh so much in disbelief. I then showed him how to boil 15 eggs in a pot, explained each step and how to time it to obtain different hardness's of yolks, and even showed him how to boil an egg in a kettle when making coffee.

This lad works in a cable factory on a sophisticated packing machine. Now figure that out.

Imagination. No such thing today.

Imagination is an illusion. Illusions dont exists. Illusionists are magicians, ergo, imagination is magic.

I had a similar exchange with a young lady shop assistant telling me how pleased she was because she'd fried an egg for the first time.

And these people are allowed to vote and have children. Now is that Illusion or Delusion?

How come they know about fornication before they know how to feed themselves?

I figure, if you can fry an egg you can ......

Dear Sir,

I read your suggestion's but my request still there. I have downloaded lot of good movies from torrent files & watching from last few years. lot of movies are good action, story, horror etc but some part of movies are not watchable as prohibited in our ISLAM (religion) thats why i want to censor those sexual scene from movies. if take too much time & space to edit movie so is it possible make black or blur screen during that part??? no problem with audio. please advice

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" i want to censor those sexual scene from movies. if take too much time & space to edit movie so is it possible make black or blur screen during that part??? no problem with audio"
With due respect... your latest post caught my attention about some things I don´t understand due to my ignorance of religious matters.
In first place, the type of films you consume are based on a quite simple recipe: action / violence + attractive girls + some scenes of partial nudity and a bit of non explicit sex happening all the time. Once you remove all the "offensive" content from it, the result will certainly be quite poor, like a compilation of bank robberies recorded on surveillance cameras.For each of these "action" films there are thousands of movies you can see with your family without having to care about inconvenient content. This will probably be more educational and also will not contradict religious prohibitions.
Your "b" plan is blurring images, but leaving the soundtrack.... I am afraid that watching a blurred image while listening at the sound/s will arouse the viewer´s imagination more than the actual image... which is something that probably should be prevented from the religious point of view.
ON the other hand: if watching at these scenes is offensive to religion, who will volunteer to sin for watching at it while it is edited?
I actually hesitated before writing this post, and expect you please not to consider it offensive in any way...

From what I recall of the Qur'an you should not be violating the laws. So why are you using Islam as your excuse for not staying with your faith. Scam artist and hypocrite it seems.

I have downloaded lot of good movies from torrent files & watching from last few years.

Given that this is actually illegal I can not in good conscience offer any help further modifying copyrighted material.

Consider actually purchasing the movies legally and then........ wait, you deem horror movies to be ok for your son but not sex scenes?

I am NOT going to start or get into a discussion here regarding religion and ethics (we all know that almost always ends badly and no one learns anything) so will stop right here.

My only comment is, "You're a hypocrite"

Dear Sir,

Your Advices are always important for me as per my quoted problems but i don't want to go in debate of religious which is very sensitive topic for us. my audio concern was low as i have downloads all movies in Urdu languages so when these type of scene start you will not found audio that time. so please come to the point and share your advice actually i have requested few times.

Dear Sir dj95401, you have used very hard word for me which is not good sign but you need to understand my problem not write/make your opinion on this open forum.you are my senior like teacher so i will always respect you as other forum GURUs

Thanks to build my knowledge with your advices sirs..... (i am sorry for my English)

Then you should not have brought it up in your post. You know you are in a English speaking forum, you do not know about any of us and you had to plug your religion to gain what? Sympathy? Read your Qur'an and teach your child well. 'Thou shalt not steal', 'thou shalt not covet thy neighbours videos, downloads and information'.

Your Senior says, You are a Hypocrite, Allah, (God) agrees.

See my post #67 paragraph 1 which explains why we will not answer your question. Here it is again below.

I have downloaded lot of good movies from torrent files & watching from last few years.

Given that this is actually illegal I can not in good conscience offer any help further modifying copyrighted material.

Also, CR4 Rules of conduct

8. Posts that discuss illegal activities or transactions, and/or references to websites purveying warez, cracks, etc. will be removed. We do not support the copying or selling of any copywritten material by anyone other than the copyright holder or an authorized reseller. This includes, but is not limited to software, books and printed material; images; standards and certifications, etc.

Dear Sir jack of all trades,

Thanks to advice me about Forum COC, I will Follow next time