Center for Professional Studies - Lourdes University · Clipping Videos in Windows Live Movie Maker • Students will need to know at what point in their videos they want their clips

Video Clipping and Compressing for edTPA Students

Kelly McIntyre, M.Ed.

Center for Professional Studies

edTPA Video Requirements

• The length and number of clips need for edTPA vary depending on grade level and area of concentration – Students are responsible for knowing how many

clips they need and what the length requirements are

• Clips may be no larger than 300MB

• Accepted file types include: .flv, .asf, .qt, .mov, .mpg, .mpeg, .avi, .wmv, .mp4, and .m4v

Recommended Programs for Video Clipping

• AnyVideoConverter, a free software program, can be downloaded and used to convert files, clip files and compress files; this program can be used on Macs and PCs

• For Apple users, iMovie is available in the App Store for under $5.00, if it is not already installed on the users’ devices

• For Windows users, Windows Live Movie Maker is recommended for clipping. If it is not already installed on the users’ devices, it can be downloaded for free from Microsoft’s website.

Video Editing Tips

• Always clip videos before compressing them

– Often, video clips do not need to be compressed once they have been clipped because they are less than 300MB

• To see how large a video file is, right click on the file in its saved location and select Properties

– Files should be no larger than 300MB or 3000KB

Clipping and Converting Files in AnyVideoConverter

• Open the program and either click the Add Videos button and browse to locate the video file to be clipped or drag and drop the video file into the program

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• Once a video has been added to the program, click the scissor tool to begin clipping the video


• A new window will open; click the New Segment button to set the start and end points for the clip

• Then drag the Start and End markers to the points where the clip should begin and end

• Click Apply


• On the program’s main screen, both the original video and new clip will be shown

• Uncheck the box next to the original clip

• From the drop-down menu in the upper right, select one of the acceptable file formats (most can be found under the Common Video Formats in the drop-down)


• Set the Video Size under Basic Settings to 320x240

• From the Quality drop-down menu, select either Normal or Lower

• Click Video Options to expand that window and set the Bitrate to 256


Click the Convert Now! button to begin the conversion process


• The file will convert and be saved to a default location on the computer, which will automatically open when complete

• Save the file to a personal storage device such as a flashdrive, or use cloud storage, such as Dropbox, so that it can be uploaded to edTPA

Clipping Videos in Windows Live Movie Maker

• Open the program

• Click where it says Add videos and photos or simply click where it says Click here to browse for videos and photos; then, locate the video file to begin editing it


• Once you have added a video to Movie Maker, the Edit tab will appear on the ribbon

• Click the Edit tab and then select the Trim Tool


• Students will need to know at what point in their videos they want their clips to start and where they would like them to end in seconds

• For example, if a student wanted his/her clip to begin at 10 minutes and 20 seconds, and end at 20 minutes and 18 seconds, he/she really wants her clip to begin at 620 seconds and end at 1218 seconds

• Enter the Start Point and in End Point in the number of seconds; then, click Save Trim

Saving A Movie in Windows Live Movie Maker

• After the video has been clipped, click the File drop down menu

• Click Save Movie • Select For email • Name the file and choose

where the video should be saved

• Typically, most clips less than ten minutes long will not need to be compressed after clipping if the clip is saved this way

Documents

Center for Professional Studies - Lourdes University · Clipping Videos in Windows Live Movie Maker • Students will need to know at what point in their videos they want their clips