Session 7 - Video Editing Software
Video Cameras
The largest video camera market would have t o be the Action camera, most notably, the GoPro Hero. Here are a couple of examples of the range of Video Equipment available
Taking video
Taking video is simple and you can use a dedicated video camera, or the video/movie mode on a digital still camera or your smartphone. Video from a smartphone or still camera will not be as good as that taken with a video camera as a video camera will usually have a much better optical zoom and you will not need to rely on digital zoom to take closeups. Digital zoom is like cropping a picture - your video will be of a lower quality.When using movie mode, the stop and record button acts as a toggle. You press it once and it starts to record your video. Press it again, and the video will be paused. In most cameras, this will create a separate "clip".
Read the following article for more details as well as tips for using video.
http://www.dpreview.com/articles/3438174465/digital-cameras-video-a-beginners-guide
A video camera will also take still shots, although not usually with the same quality as a still camera. Some video cameras will also allow you to take stills at the same time as you are recording video.
Different video cameras, still cameras, and smartphones may use different formats for saving video.
The following specifications are from a cheap digital still camera with a cost of $129.
with the technical specifications as:
This camera saves video as AVI (MJPEG). The Canon IXUS 150 saves video in MOV (H264).
Video Resolution
https://vimeo.com/videoschool/lesson/186/the-basics-of-image-resolutionVideo Editing Terminology
The concept of video editing is to watch your clip in the preview window, use the split tool to break the video into smaller chunks, and delete the bits you don't want. This is the process for most linear video editing tools.Split
The concept of splitting a video is the same as good old fashioned video
editing. You "cut" out the bits that you don't want and stick it back
together.
Trim
When you split a video clip, you can "cut" out the bits that you don't
want anywhere within the clip as as many times in the clip. Trimming
allows you to only cut out video at the beginning or end of the clip. Different tools will use different terminology, but the process of editing videos in a linear video editing application is pretty much the same.
Video Editing tools - Free
There are a number of tools that you can use to create and edit videos. If you have your mobile phone, there are plenty of apps that you can use. Here are a couple of examples for use on your PC.:Powerpoint - You can save your presentation as a video. Definitely the easy option.
Lightworks - https://www.lwks.com/
There is quite a good free option and I have included some basic instructions. There is lots of help files and tutorials for using Lightworks. Lightworks is Open Source software.
Tutorial: https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=162&Itemid=246&start=QuickStart
Movie Maker - great if you were lucky enough to have this downloaded already. Microsoft has stopped support on this as at January 2017. There is also an online video app that will enable you to create and edit videos. http://moviemakeronline.com/
ClipChamp - free online video editor https://clipchamp.com/en/video-editor
Online Video Cutter: https://online-video-cutter.com/
Loopster: http://www.loopster.com/
Powtoon - http://www.powtoon.com/
Fantastic tool for creating learning resource. Free option allows videos up to 5 minutes
Tutorial: https://www.powtoon.com/tutorials/
Screencasts - Screencast-o-matic https://screencast-o-matic.com/
Tutorial: http://help.screencast-o-matic.com/
N.B. Many computers within Chisholm have the full Adobe suite. Adobe has Premiere Pro as its editing application
Lightworks
As Movie Maker is no longer supported, the next go to option for video editing is Lightworks. The standard version is free for personal use. While it is not as intuitive as Movie Maker, it is still relatively easy to use.
Class Activity
Using my video clips and/or images/video clips of your own, create a short movie to
practice using the tool of your choice. If you want, share your creation on our
Facebook group.
Mac Users
Those using an Apple can use iMovie, which is also a free movie creation tool.
Connecting Peripherals
Last week we looked at the various different multimedia peripherals that were available. Just to finish up with hardware, I thought we would look at the various options for connecting peripherals.With modern computer equipment, connection is as simple as "plug and play" for many devices. You really can't go too far wrong - the connectors will only be able to go into the spot they're designed for.
Read the following article
https://www.digitaltrends.com/buying-guides/pc-ports-explained-get-to-know-the-back-of-your-computer-2/
Class Activity
Identify the ports on your computer or laptop.What did you find?
CutStory is a video editing app for Instagram stories. It makes it easy to chop a longer video up into the required length for Instagram Stories (15 seconds maximum per clip). This way, you can repurpose longer videos—from your brand’s YouTube library, for example—and create more robust content without having to continually stop and start the camera.
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