Multiply Your TalentsVideo EditingIntroduction

Introduction

I’ve never taken a video editing class…

IMPORTANT

Ask questions!

Experiment!

Goals

Familiarity with general features of most video editing programs

Premiere

Premiere Elements

iMovie

Final Cut Pro

Final Cut X

Goals

Be able to make a short, informational video

Testimony

Sharing

Be able to make a recap video

TFN

Events

Be able to make a trailer/”viral” video

NSWN

Lunch on the Lawn

Topics we will cover

Replacing audio tracks

Numbers! Frame rates

Resolution

File size

Compression

File Formats

Progressive v. Interlaced

Letterbox

Topics we will cover

Text overlays

Titles

Exposure/Iris

Level adjustments

Topics NOT covered

Filming

Lighting

Chroma-keying (green screen)

Light Sabers

Stop-motion

Bullet time

Complex text motions

Tools we will use

Premiere Elements 10

Get the trial version!

DualEyes/PluralEyes

MPEG Streamclip

Let’s get started already!

Assumptions

Video has been filmed already

General storyboard is in place (though you can change it up a bit)

Expectations

Be flexible! Changes happen

Don’t take it personally…

Video Editing Interface

Library/Bin

Preview screen

Timeline/Sequence

Video Editing Interface

DualEyes

Why do we need this?

Camera’s microphone stinks

Takes forever to line up new audio track with old audio track for replacement

DualEyes does it all in one shot!

DualEyes Interface

MpegStreamclip

All manner of conversions

AVI->MOV

DV->MOV

DV->ProRes

And so much more!

Shrink videos that are too big

Batch conversions

MPEG Streamclip Interface

File Formats

.mov

.mp4

SAME

These are industry standard

File Formats

jpg: image (lossy)

png: image (lossless)

mp3: audio (lossy)

m4a: audio (lossless)

mp4: movie file - video and audio

mov: movie file (Quicktime)

psd: photoshop file

Video Formats

Progressive – Shows “progression” of frames

Interlaced – Created by TV industry to minimize bandwidth usage

Frame rates

24p – cinema format

30i/p – TV/home/video format

60p – for converting to slow-mo

Resolution

TV (486 x ~440)

Standard Def (640 x 480)

VGA/Computer monitor/projector (1024 x 768)

High Def (1280 x 720)

“Full HD” (1920 x 1080)

Film (3996 x 2160)

Homework!

Watch this video: https://vimeo.com/7440725

Bring a USB drive or SD card with at least 4GB space (for homework assignments, stock video, etc.)

Install Premiere Elements 10 trial