Editing Lesson

Today in class we learned the basis of editing. We learned how to use the given cannon camera first, and then how to transfer the footage onto the computer so we can begin editing:

For the first part of class we learned how to use the camera. These were things such as placement, memory cards, basically the essentials. First off, the camera cannot charge unless it is closed shut. The SD card goes in the slot on the inside of the camera under a little flap up flip up and down. To place on a tripod, you screw a piece onto the bottom and hook it up to the tripod. When on the tripod, the camera can move up and down, side to side, etc. This is so that we can make different camera angles for our commercial project. To press record on the camera, you click the red button. The microphone is built in so there is nothing you have to do to turn it on. These are the basics of how to handle the camera.

After this we learned how to move the footage from the camera onto the computer so we could begin the editing process. The application we are using to edit is Pinnacle Studios. Once you click on the app, it opens to a page with empty slots for the footage. You insert the SD card from the camera into the computer. This allows the footage to go onto the computer so you can move it to a file. Then I learned you click on import and click on the correct media file (DCIM, private folder), and choose the footage you want to import. Once done importing/editing you take out the SD card, no ejection necessary, and give the SD reader to someone else. You also have to dump all your footage onto the computer so that the next person who uses it doesn’t have your footage as well. Everything being imported will be highlighted and click desktop (my computer) and click on your folder and click start import. This will load all of the footage onto the editing app so that you can begin that process.

Once all the footage you want is on the app, you can begin to edit it. For this, make sure edit is highlighted at the top. The AV track 2 is the one the footage will go in. Above this in AV track 1 will hold the titles. AV track 3 will carry the music for the video. If there is footage that is repeated or unwanted then you place the bar you use to watch the clip to where you want to remove the footage. Then you click on the Razor Blade and it cuts the footage. Then you can simply delete it. If you accidentally delete the wrong footage then you can just click the undo button. If you right click you can see all the editing tools and stuff that will mostly be used on our videos. There was an organize, edit, and author tab that could be used to further edit the video. I learned you can also add transitions to make the footage more smooth and put together. To import and cut music, you go to the imported music in folder MP3. To add or detach audio you can right click and detach it.

These are all the things we learned in class today to help us get ready and understand how to work the camera and to edit. This is going to help my group make our commercial realistic.