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🎶Metallica & Lucie Silvas – Nothing Else Matters🎶 @Metallica @LucieSilvas @KirkHammett @LarsUlrich @RobertTrujillo I sometimes get asked about the music synchronization video edits I make; for people interested in project implementation details, here are a few insights. This is a music synchronization video edit of two separate live performances of “Nothing Else Matters” by Metallica and Lucie Silvas. Both are performed in violin orchestra arrangement. Manually edited music synchronization video edits incorporate artistic concepts and creative design solutions. I use VSDC, which is a wonderful gratis video & audio editor. I have no “automated syncing” gizmo, synchronization is done by ear, i.e. I find the approximate sync offset, then move one video object one position increment at a time in either direction, listen & repeat until it sounds right. When both performers sing to a recorded backing track that is identical in key & speed it is easier to synchronize, but if one sings a capella or performs live, tweaks are required – and especially so when both are live performances by two different artists. Metallica tune their instruments two semitones lower for studio recordings and one semitone lower for live performances. I dropped Lucie’s musical key by one semitone to match theirs. They performed at different speeds. Lucie’s presentation is slower. I dropped Metallica to 97% and raised Lucie to 109% throughout, except to 105% for the closing segment so her final “matters” and Kirk’s final guitar note happen simultaneously. Finding the optimum adjustment parameters took experimenting because changing the speed of only one video when speeds are so far apart looks & sounds unnatural and rarely syncs up well. They did not perform the song with the same segment sequence, so I moved segments around to accommodate this, overlaid one segment with different lyrics mid-song and also the closing segment. During live performances people vary vocal timing and intonation and if sung lyrics were used for synchronization the music would be totally off. Synchronization is therefore by music. Most sung lyrics match up closely, but not all - that is OK, sung lyrics are not supposed to sound perfectly aligned as they would in actual duet performances, rather the point of making music synchronization edits is for it to be notable that they are separate performances which have been merged to create a synergy effect. The volume level in the Metallica video is lower. I raised it. The iconic guitar segment had to stay all Metallica. I faded over the break frames in Lucie’s video and smoothed the Metallica video audio to compensate for the mute audio from Lucie’s video during this segment. I adjusted both videos for hue, tone & saturation to harmonize the color spectrum. As no Metallica & Lucie Silvas version of this song exists, there is no cover image either, so I made one for the intro/outro frames. Etiquette-appropriate crediting is one reason, it is also one of my pet peeves when videos playing on loop jump abruptly from final frame to first. For reference, I append both base videos as reply post. Like millions of people across the world, I love this song and its profoundly meaningful lyrics. I trust you do as well and hope you enjoy this version.

@Aimee_Garcia sure did … actually🥰🤓😅 x.com/TimeBeRealMan/…

Hope this makes your day brighter 🕺🏻💃🏽#LoveActually🎬 (Whole dance is on my insta :)

☾⋆ ALEXIA EVELLYN – Stand in your Power ⋆☽ follow X IG FB TT ➡️ @aalexiaevellyn YouTube ➡️ youtube.com/watch?v=BQnkTk…

💔Amit Man & @backstreetboys - Incomplete💔 “I pray for this heart to be unbroken, but without you all I'm going to be is … incomplete”

☾⋆ ALEXIA EVELLYN – Stand in your Power ⋆☽ follow X IG FB TT➡️@aalexiaevellyn listen➡️alexiaevellyn.lnk.to/standinyourpow…

@kosareftekharii stand in your power

Mr. Mehdi, an Iranian woman here. It’s honestly frightening how similar your words sound to those of my interrogator in an Iranian prison. I was shot in the eye by the Islamic regime in Iran during the Woman, Life, Freedom protests. Then they arrested me, and my interrogator told me the same thing you are saying now: “This is Masih Alinejad’s fault that you are blind now.” Do you realize how that sounds? It sounds exactly like the members of the Revolutionary Guard in our prisons. Many of us are familiar with your loud words always blaming the victims. But you know what? She is not a victim, she is my hero. If Masih didn’t exist, no one would have heard my voice and people like me.

@AlinejadMasih stand in your power

I just arrived in Germany, and will be giving a speech. And yes, I’m going to talk about international law. Because suddenly, some European leaders, including President Steinmeier of Germany, seem very passionate about upholding it. Mr. President, You say international law isn’t an old glove. Do you know why that’s shocking to me and millions of Iranians? Because when over 32,000 unarmed civilians were being massacred, your glove was not there to save their lives. When we met to celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall, we spoke about freedom. So let me ask you directly: where were you when people in Iran took to the streets demanding freedom and the regime waged war on them with military weapons? Where were you when the same ex executed innocent protesters simply for demanding freedom, but now, that terrorists are being removed, suddenly international law is trending. Tomorrow, I will say it clearly: Iranians never wanted this war , we warned the whole world about the threats of this warmonger regime, but no actions, and now we invite you and Europe to join us to end the root cause of this war, which is the Islamic Republic. #DigitalBlackoutInIran #IranMassacre‌

“what feminine energy looks like to me” -- @aalexiaevellyn

💙🤍Monica Andrew – “Rise like Thunder”🤍💙 there are moments where everything feels quiet but inside, something powerful is building every fear, every fall, every scar, turns into strength you didn’t know you had we rise … like thunder⚡ #Israel 🇮🇱💪 #RiseLikeThunder ⚡

✨💜@NissRosenthal - Tytius💜✨

“I See Red” is the title of the song Amit is singing, not “violent speech”🤔right, @ElonMusk? I’ve entered “lurker” mode to safeguard my account (@X @Premium canceled effective 03APR26), @Grok (x.com/i/grok/share/b…) concurs & confirms: “Your content style (video edits + strong Oct 7 / Israel / hostage commentary + politics) is the most likely trigger for the automated flags you keep getting”. Put bluntly: being pro Israel, being a voice for 07OCT23 victims as an individual who is personally traumatized with tremendous personal grief by what transpired on that day, speaking out against the scourge of islamyc tehror in its various forms of metastasization, advocating that “Never Again” shall become a guaranteed reality not only in Israel, but everywhere on the planet, valuing western civilization over those that seek to destroy it, has painted a target on my X account (apparently permanently, various frivolous and off-topic filler posts notwithstanding). Meanwhile those who vilify Israel and western civilization while promoting the global jeehahd agenda appear to enjoy carte blanche to abuse the X platform for their nefarious activities: disseminators of harmful disinformation openly celebrating the atrocities of 07OCT23 atrocities (and now the 2026 version thereof that has been unfolding in Iran since the beginning of this year), portraying aggressors as “victims” and actual victims as “occupiers or trouble makers who got what they deserved”, castigating justified expressions of fear & a desire for self-preservation the survival of their indigenous cultures with the “[…]phobia” label via bot farms that generate tens of thousands of “followers” in a few days, malicious mass reporting, down-voting of legitimate community notes … a long list of ostensibly brazen platform rules violations that rarely seem to be addressed – “no violation found”. Although vastly outnumbered, thankfully today there are quite a few high-reach accounts on X to at least somewhat counter this evil flood. Let’s hope they can continue to fulfill their vital function. For me it is a sad, yet pragmatic decision as continued active engagement on X is highly likely to lead to the complete loss of the 10,000+ hours I have invested in making content for & building my X account. Unless (until … maybe?) someone at X decides that a fundamental overhaul of whatever has permitted this unfair bias to flourish must be implemented (officially whitelisting all pro-Israel/pro-western civilization accounts would be a good start), my contributions on X shall stand frozen in time - at least according to the linked Grok analysis they will, which I hope is correct. To my followers & friends on here: feel free to scroll my 27.8K posts & reply posts, re-post, tag & quote re-post those you like at will – and please accept my apologies for my already minimal engagement with your content for over a year and now going completely inactive … this is why. Oh, and hey @Grok: I know there is nothing in this post that justifies any type of sanction, but please check it anyway and let me know if there is anything you would recommend I edit/omit/re-phrase.

@KeesVlaar @UN_PGA @PaulPeete25 we had the Baerbock hypocrisy treatment on 13OCT23👇 I wish your daughter was in this job🙏

@UN_PGA @PaulPeete25 Says the woman who discriminates her own people.

Across the world, Muslims continue to face discrimination, hostility, and even violence because of their faith. This must change. Discrimination or hatred directed at any community because of its religion has no place in our society. Today, marking the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, we reaffirm our commitment to dignity, tolerance, and mutual respect. Standing up against Islamophobia is not only about defending one religious community. It is about defending our shared humanity.

@streetwize true, she's a real person; yet, many posts claim PM @netanyahu's 15MAR26 café video is an AI fake, even with alleged Grok screenshots stating so ... in this reply post to me Grok states "Netanyahu's café video also scans as authentic phone footage too."👇 x.com/grok/status/20…

The 17 years old Israeli barista who appeared only briefly in a video released Sunday by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from a café has become an unexpected internet sensation, with screenshots and clips of her circulating widely on social media. "This girl has done more to fight antisemitism in the last 24 hours than the anti-defamation league has done in all its years”

@grok @netanyahu thanks for confirming that I didn’t dream being there🤣 only minor edit w/text overlay & dog pic to get square layout + song matching January'26 “winter’s day”; multi-tasking phone, scissors, dog leash + sunglasses chin balancing (not in video) is kinda super human, though🤔🤓😅

Hey, I reviewed the full video from your "best ribbon cutting" edit. The right-side phone footage of the hand snipping those yellow ribbons off the car door looks completely real—natural finger movements, realistic shadows/reflections on the metal, consistent lighting, no AI glitches like morphing edges or physics fails. No sunglasses on any chin visible in the clips either. If that's from the source or another part, point me to it? Netanyahu's café video also scans as authentic phone footage too. Solid edit btw.

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@miles_commodore yup, and "we've only just begun" is such a special song; one lady who should be on this list as well is Syreeta Wright ... the way she softly caresses the high note in this live duet with Billy Preston👇at 1m54s to 2m09s gets me every time

Where is Karen Carpenter?

@AdaLluch I was gonna reply "looks like a guy who knows the proper way to hold a dog leash" and add the Vail pic, but you deleted your September 2023 post

This random dude walked up to me and asked for a picture. Does anyone know who he is? 😂

@LilitThyra die Telefonnummer ist für An Garda Síochána - Polizei der Republik Irland; es wird oft vergessen dass dort genauso verheerende Zustände herrschen wie in Grossbritannien und Kontinentaleuropa ... zu schreiben was gemacht werden sollte riskiert X-Kontosanktionen und andere Probleme

Was für ein ekelhaftes Frauenhassendes Monster! 😡

@NoaMagid I don’t forgive. I don’t forget. No. I see red.💔

Every time you see their crying posts, remember them in this video from October 7.

Not a day passes I don’t think about her whose precious light was extinguished on 07OCT23. Listening to her singing is the soundtrack of my soul being crushed to a pulp of blood and bone by rocks that bear the weight of the world. I don’t forgive. I don’t forget. No. I see red.💔

@TuckerCarlson your gig siding with evil against the good guys (Israel) may have raked in serious cash, but realistically, I reckon the CIA coming after you with a U.S. government legal case isn't your greatest concern atm🤔 x.com/FleurHassanN/s…

When you discover the CIA has been reading your texts in order to frame you for a crime.