Alright, let me break down how I put together that Luis Encarnacion highlights video today. Woke up itching to do something sports-related after yesterday’s boring spreadsheet marathon.
The Spark
First thing – coffee in hand – I remembered catching Encarnacion’s walk-off homer last season live on TV. Pure chills. Dug through my cluttered notes app for bullet points scribbled months ago about “EE career moments.” Had maybe three messy lines there, like “2016 playoff dive” and “the bat flip.”
Scavenger Hunt Time
Hopped on YouTube punching in variations of “Encarnacion game highlights.” Spent hours rewatching grainy footage from 2012 like a detective. Noticed something wild – all top-tier videos were blocked outside official channels due to copyright. Total headache. Switched tactics:
- Broke into league archive websites using press credentials from my blogging days
- Screen-recorded tiktok compilations on my phone when direct downloads failed
- Got sidetracked watching bench-clearing brawls twice (oops)
Cutting Room Chaos
Opened editing software with 47 clips totaling 2 hours. Killed the volume on all to avoid copyright bots sniffing audio. My timeline looked like abstract art with crowd reaction shots sandwiched between swings. Chose clips purely on how they made my arm hairs stand up:
- The fist-pump rounding bases after 500th HR
- Slo-mo of pine tar flying off his bat mid-swing
- That rain-delay dugout dance meme
Late Game Troubles
Export crashed three times at 95% rendering because my ancient laptop overheated. Ended up placing the machine by the freezer vent like a caveman. Final video looked weirdly blue-tinted from the cold but whatever. Posted raw without background music after copyright paranoia kicked in. Went to bed smelling like overheated electronics and victory. Might check comments tomorrow if I feel brave.
