video editing primer
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VIDEO EDITING LIKE A ROCK STAR
Or VIDEO EDITING 101 IF YOU PREFER
Brian Deyo PCVL 2013Peace Corps Swaziland
WHY EDIT?
Covering up mistakes
Removing unnecessary video
Adding music, animations, still images, b-roll
Creating subtitles, adding text, film credits
Preparation for sharing through different
mediums
Before you edit
Editing is labor intensive!• Estimates are 60-90 minutes of editing to produce 1
minute of quality video
Video editing is computationally intensive! • Use the beefiest computer you can get your hands on.
Some programs can use your Graphics Card to help process! USE THE PEACE CORPS WORKSTATION!
Save your work early, and save your work often!• It is a good idea to keep your original material on a
completely separate drive, and only work from copies. This may save you a lot of grief.
What can’t editing do?It is very difficult to compensate for a shaking camera.
Most newer editing programs have “stabilization” tools,
make use of them. These are not a magic bullet, so if you
are doing serious filming, use a tripod or stand.
Lighting can be adjusted a bit in post-production, but too
much really reduces the quality of the video. Try an
advanced tool if you really need to tweak lighting.
Poor audio quality is difficult to work with. If doing
serious filming use an external mic if you have one, and
don't rely on the one built into the camera.
Common editor features
PREVIEW WINDOWS
TIMELINE
TRANSITIONS OR ANIMATIONS
TEXT, FILTERS, AND OTHER EFFECTS
TOOLS
PUBLISHING, RENDERING, SAVING
OPTIONS
Windows Live Movie Maker
THE GOOD
• Useful Basic Editor
• Available Freely on any Windows PC
• Some effects are “chunky” and not smooth
• Very easy to use
• Frame by frame editing
THE BAD
• Only allows 1 additional audio track
• It’s very basic
• Available only on Windows
PiTiVi
THE GOOD
• Freely available on Linux
• Mid-range editor
• In constant development, new features added often
• Multiple Audio tracks
• Dozens of video effects and filters
THE BAD
• Only available on Linux
• Second by Second editing
THE BAD
• Daunting interface, not a usual layout
• ONLY available on Linux
• Inactive development community, updates are very uncommon
• A bit buggy with new video formats.
CinelerraTHE GOOD
• Very Advanced Editor
• Freely available on Linux
• Stable product, no new developments
• Frame-by-frame editing!
• Combination of Photoshop and a video editor!
Not critical to edit like a
Hollywood pro.
Nollywood is up and
coming afterall.
Formal permission not
likely required
Have fun with it!
Part of your permanent
record
Apply Professionalism
liberally
Ask for permission from
everyone
Must Give Credit to
everyone involved!
Who is your audience?YOUR FRIENDS HERE,
AT HOME, HOST FAMILY
COUNTERPARTS, SWAZILAND, THE
INTERNET(e.g. all of humanity)
navigate a timeline
“Time can change me, but I can’t change time” – David Bowie
The Timeline(Time IS on your
side)
TIP: More advanced programs offer more granular control. If you can’t get it done in a simple editor, try
again in a better application.
The timeline is a display of the video that allows you to easily move around the video frame by frame, or segment by segment.
I can change time!
SPLITS• Take one piece of media and split into two at the current spot. Produces two
CLIPS
TRIM• Removing the leading or trailing edge of a CLIP. Use START and END
points
ADDING STATIC IMAGES, OTHER VIDEO• This is B-Roll! Great for covering up bad video but keeping great audio. Add
as spice to boring interviews. Insert additional video as a CLIP
ADD MUSIC OR ADDITIONAL SOUND TRACKS• Useful for taking only audio when someone reads from a script
BASIC TIMELINE EDITING:Every movie editor. If you’re editor isn’t doing this, use something else.
Time can change me
Separate audio and video into distinctly
editable timelines
Changing scene durations, video or audio
speed
Layered transitions, stacked animations,
multiple effects
Multiple audio tracks
Graphic Effects. You + CGI Lightsaber =
A BIT MORE ADVANCED STUFF: PiTiVi or Cinelerra
Epic.
Transitions, animations
“It’s not just a spaceship, it’s a transformer!”-- Baarf
Use these as way to move from
one distinct clip to another.
Consider your subject matter,
something serious should have
more subtle effects than
something that is just for fun.
Beware of overuse on
transitions and animations.
Sometimes less is more.
Transitions and Animations
Text and subtitles
Sticks and Stones may break my bones – small child wtih a cast
Filters allow you to manipulate an entire video clip.
All programs have different filters
and effects. Advanced
programs offer many more
effects.
Filters and Effects
Keep additional text to
a minimum while
someone is talking
Method 1: Subtitles appear at
the same moment the words
come out of the speakers
mouth. Smooth but more work
Method 2: Subtitles display as
entire sentences, easier but not
doesn’t flow as well
Text, subtitles
DESCRIPTIVE TEXT SUBTITLES
Apply transitions and animations to fonts
Choose a font that is easy to readChoose a font that is easy to read
Rendering and publishing
I’m totally famous on Youtube. – Everyone
GENERAL TIPS & POLISH
Try to render and publish in the same Resolution
as the original video. If you recorded at 1080p,
leave it there if possible.
Don’t reduce the frame rate unless absolutely
necessary. The human eye can detect jitter at 23
frames-per-second.
Always re-watch your video before releasing. Ask
a second opinion. Ask a third. A few terrible frames
or a typo will really reduce your impact.
Rendering refers to the
process of turning your
“movie project” file into
a format that can play on
a different device.
A “CODEC” is the file
on a computer
responsible for
encoding/decoding a
particular type of movie
format.
Rendering…. Fat?
Common examples are:• .MP4 (H.264 codec… ask
me about this later if you want to be bored to death)
• .M4A (high quality)• .DIVX (private company)• .Xvid (free version of
DIVX)• .wmv (Microsoft Windows
Motion Video)• DVD (plays everywhere if
you did it right)• .3GP (standard low-
quality phone video)
Publishing
Publishing refers to making your content available
to other people.
You should think twice before you publish anything
that isn’t considered a finished product. The
Digerati are harsh in criticism.
Who your audience determines the majority of
publishing details
Verify your video is free from copyrighted material
that you don’t have permission to use!
Give credit! Include credits at the end of your
video.
Things to know
Before you use just any image found on the
Internet, verify it is free to use.
You should check out
http://search.creativecommons.org as a quicker
way to find images, video, sound, and animation that
is all free to reuse and modify.
You should cite your sources in the credits if you
make use of other people’s material. The Digerati
may harrass you if you don’t.
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