Video Editing Explanation
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1. Don t be fooled by a capture card that doesn t have output capability Often the audio will be in mini form while the video is in RCA form Be prepared to buy adapters Mini This is just for sound Be careful to get adapters with stereo capability two black lines on the silver part because most video software captures in stereo If you capture in mono the final product will only come out of one speaker Svideo You need an Svideo capture device to maintain Svideo quality Firewire If you ve got a digital camera with a firewire port get this Some computers have it installed when you buy them It s fast and easy This is the method to capture digital video without turning it back into analog which would deteriorate its quality Super USB I haven t seen too many of these but I m sure they are coming Suppos edly they are even faster than Firewire Willa CRY OU icic dB Ose hi Video Camera 300 1200 If you re investing in a new one buy digital I think digital mini is the best because it is compact but it also costs more Don t forget to buy a camera with a firewire port as well Capture Software 40 1000 All computers need to capture the video somehow You will need capture software which is usually included with video editing software or the capture card itself to put your video on the computer Hard Drive Memory 100 300 You need a tremendous amount of hard drive space for bi2. On an IBM compatible you may have to change the monitor to the TV by choosing Display under the Control Panels menu Pressing the Fn but ton and the LCD CRT button at the same time can also allow you to toggle between monitors so try that The video will not play on two monitors at the same time because it takes too much memory Once you get a picture hit record on the VCR and it should work
3. Videoediting tipis 4 pin and 6 pin Firewire cables Before filming most directors like to develop a plan for each shot They de cide on shot angles and duration be fore actually recording This saves time and lets everyone know the direction the filming process is headed Storyboards should have simple draw ings that include a brief description oy Pie sfo tical lies You will most likely have to buy adapters to connect different types of cables Here are types of cables Analog Types This is non digital video so it s not as high quality Coax It s what comes out of your wall from the cable company Audio and video are combined RCA Your VCR and stereo usually have RCA cables Each cable has one red and one yellow wire and stereo audio connections have a third white wire Yellow is usually video and the other two are right and left speakers Mini This type looks like the kind modern Walkmans use for headphones It s just a small version of an RCA cable There are many adapters to convert a mini signal to an RCA signal A mini with two black lines on the silver part is a stereo sound One with one black line is mono sound Svideo This is a high quality video that is better than RCA However it s just not as good as digital Digital Types Much higher quality but also more expensive USB Most new computers have this type of connection especially the new iMacs You can connect several ite
4. because they left out the undamaged part of the picture The director used a part of the Mexi can shore to film Titanic because he only had to film in the direction of the sea to make it seem as though the en tire ship on the set was surrounded by water You can make your backyard look like a jungle or like ancient Rome with a few props and the right fram ing Be creative anoles The height the camera relative to the actors or the action is something im portant to consider A low to high angle gives the impression of the viewer be ing smaller and the actor more intimi dating A high to low angle has the op posite effect A level angle conveys an eye to eye message which is why the news is broadcast in the way that it is They want you to feel that they are talk ing to one person face to face Imag ine 1f it were filmed at one of the other angles WEISS SiS eee Most new cameras have easy to use special effects including titling dif ferent shadings of the film and the ability to add or decrease the light New Sony cameras often have the night vision feature as well These can add style to your film If you have video editing software you can add these features after you have filmed It might be better to add the effect later because you can t change it back if it s applied to the original filming With editing Cramic rials VHS These old clunkers are huge and hold an entire VHS tape like
5. blend dub bing and music into the final product There are archives of sound effects on the web as well or you can purchase a CD of thousands of sound effects for under 10 SEIS MHiNg VtsiSe There are different types of connections from the camera to the computer but there are basic ideas that will help you figure out how to connect your cables First the video information is flowing out of your camera and into something the computer a TV a VCR etc In some cases the video and audio are separated into a cable with two distinct wires That is because one wire carries the audio and the other the video Some cables have three wires two for ste reo audio and one for video Cables that have only one wire combine both audio and video into one To capture the video you will need to connect the wires out from the playing device VCR or camera and into the video in and audio in ports on the computer When these are hooked up start the capture software that comes with the video editing software Capture may be a func tion of the editing software When you play the video you should see it on the computer screen Click the record button and you will begin capturing video COMP He LEC aa UC RCIA Lidis Analog RCA You need four RCA plugs two for video and audio input and two for video and audio output Devices are sold that only allow for input but you can t ever put the edited video on a VCR tape that way
6. een from inter rupting between takes and it acts as an automatic editing process Some cameras do also have the ability to back up to the previous shot automati cally in case of mistakes Consult your user s manual to find out how to use this function ziolomfan agoia When you pan do it very slowly and use a tripod to avoid a jerking amateur ish effect Almost no one can film with out a tripod and keep the camera from jiggling up and down Don t try it There is also a handle on the tripod that allows you to sweep across a scene slowly pan without jerking Uneven panning is very obvious in the final product As far as zooming the same rule applies do it gradually People ac tually get seasick watching some movies The overuse of the zoom fea ture focuses the viewer on the camera man rather than the action in the film You can always edit stagnant scenes together to make more interesting shot segments but you can t edit out the zooming Hit the red pause button zoom without recording then hit the red button again in order to get a close up of the subject RCA cable stereo USB cables 6 pin and 4 pin iriam ing What is captured and not captured within the frame is crucial to the mes sage of the film We have all seen how the news has captured various earth quakes in California to make it seem as though the whole state had been de stroyed when only a few buildings were affected That is
7. g projects You can estimate about one gigabyte of space for every two minutes of video captured Many people buy an external hard drive specifically for movies I recommend a firewire or Super USB external or internal hard drive of at least 40 GB if you are serious about video editing After the project is edited you will compress the video so it will be much smaller and then you will record it to a VHS tape and dump it but you cannot work with compressed video during the editing process RAM 50 100 In addition to hard drive memory you may need RAM Video editing software runs best with at least 64 megabytes but more 1s better FECVS ING eles MINE ISS IS Once the video is edited you will need to have some kind of final product First overnight you will render compress produce or do whatever your soft ware calls it to get a final compressed product Then you must use Windows Media Player or some other free software like Quicktime to play the movie in full screen mode While it s playing you must send out the screen information toa VCR It s good to have a TV hooked up to it to monitor what s happening You must hook the video and audio out ports on your computer to a video and audio in port on the VCR Select the correct line for viewing what is going into the VCR by hitting line or input on your VCR remote until you can see it Make sure the sound is also playing from the computer at an adequate volume
8. ms together in a daisy chain with USB without rebooting Usu ally this is too slow for video captures to a computer Super USB This is the latest technology It s a new type of USB that allows for ex tremely fast transfer of information and apparently it s the rage in video capturing Firewire iLink IEEE1394 A small cable that incorporates both audio and video There are two types One is a bit wider than the other and there are adapters to connect each type together splendidly The new Sony digital cameras often have a firewire port and so do some laptops below the drawing and possibly ar rows that point out the direction of any action Directors may also write down the duration of each shot agitilo After turning your video camera to standby mode hitting the red button will start filming You should wait two seconds after you push the red button before the action begins because it takes that long for the camera to actu ally begin recording In other words don t say action and hit the button at the same time or the beginning of the action will not be recorded Gen erally a cue is given with fingers counting down from five Press the red button when you get to two and cue the action to start by pointing to the actors after all of your fingers are Diauisic Do not turn the camera off after each take Instead use the red pause but ton to stop and start This will keep that annoying blue scr
9. you play in your VCR They aren t really practical because the batteries wear out quickly and they are too big 8mm This has a small tape almost the same size as a cassette Video C These tapes are smaller and fatter than the 8mm tapes and require an adapter to play them on your VCR These usually don t have the connections needed for transfer to a computer Svideo This video is much clearer than a regular 8 millimeter recording An S Video tape is required Hi8 Again this is a clearer type of video that requires its own type of tape Digital 8 These use a H18 tape but they film in a digital format which is what comput ers read The transfer to a computer is clearer since there is no change of format Digital Mini These are the most compact cameras available since the tape is so small It still holds a good amount of time but the tapes cost about 15 about twice what Hi8 tapes cost software you also have the ability to add eye catching transitions between scenes and effects like lightening and fire depending on the software Some software even allows you to use a blue or green screen like they do in high budget films Slow motion still shots and the ability to copy and paste scenes are just a few other features that most editing software includes Stereo Mini plug note two black stripes siete leltitiec ts With video editing software you can often adjust the volume and
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