Pinnacle Editing Workshop for Beginners

Video Editing Workshop : 

Video Editing Workshop Video Editing for Beginners Tuesday 10th January 2006

Topics to be covered today : 

Topics to be covered today Capturing Digital Video Creating Start and End Titles Using Transitions Adding Sound Effects Using “Smartsound” Music Creating finished Video

What Video Editing Programme? : 

What Video Editing Programme? Various programmes on offer Pinnacle 9.4 Ulead VideoMaker Adobe Premier Microsoft Movie Maker

JCC Video Programme : 

JCC Video Programme Pinnacle 9.4 Many members already have it More sophisticated than MMM yet relatively simple to use Installed on JCC machine Good support from JCC Members System requirements meet most PCs

Digital Vs Analogue : 

Digital Vs Analogue Analogue Video footage needs to be converted to a digital signal to enable computer editing. A separate box is needed to convert Dazzle Box or via a Capture Card This session will use Digital Video

Setting up Capture : 

Setting up Capture Before you can capture Digital Video you need to have a Firewire Port on you PC and a Firewire cable. Model shown from Cable Universe at £8.00 complete

Switch to Practical Demonstration : 

Switch to Practical Demonstration

Capturing Video : 

Capturing Video Points to cover Show connections Select Capture on Pinnacle Click and check Settings Choose auto detect or set time for clips Leave rest of settings as default Use DV Full Quality Capture Capture Explain controls on Camera Start Capture and select length of capture (minutes) Do not attempt to capture more than 20 minutes! When complete, click on Edit

The Editing interface : 

The Editing interface Points to cover Explain interface Left hand Tabs Viewing Screen “Storyboard” “Timeline” and “Text” Views Explain Tracks, Background audio, titles, music, etc Expanding the timeline

Adding Clips to the Timeline : 

Adding Clips to the Timeline Points to cover View individual clips Select individual clips or, move “en bloc” to “timeline” Select page, select all, select using “Control Key”

Adding a Title : 

Adding a Title Points to cover “Full screen title” Double click on clip On Pop-Up click on “Title “ Tab Select Full Screen title Briefly explain interface Select background Select font and type title, click OK Title now precedes clip “Title Overlay” Select title “tab” on Left Select appropriate title from stock and double click Title appears on “title Track but play on top of clip.

Adding Transitions : 

Adding Transitions Points to Cover Select entry point and highlight Click on “Transition” Tab View all available I.e. Standard, Alpha Magic and Hollywood FX Selected transition will play in right hand monitor Select appropriate Transition for you movie Double click (or drag and drop) to insert

Adding Sound Effects : 

Adding Sound Effects Points to Cover Select entry point for sound and highlight Select “Sound Effect” tab on left Double click on chosen category Select from list (preview by clicking on file) note length in secs Click and drag file to timeline “Sound Track” Trim Length by sliding right hand of blue highlight area

Adding Background Music : 

Adding Background Music Points to cover Purpose of this demo we will use “Smartsound only Select entry point and highlight On toolbar menu select “Toolbox” From dropdown list select “Generate Smartsound Music” Preview tab will play a small amount of your selection When ready click on “add to movie” Adjust length of music to your movie by dragging on blue arrow

Removing Original tape background noise : 

Removing Original tape background noise Points to cover Why Perhaps disjointed due to editing clips Not really adding to the movie Traffic or wind noise. How On right hand side of main interface are padlocks on each track Click on each to highlight and activate all except Microphone Click on each timeline track and then on Bin to remove N.B remember to UNLOCK the tracks when completed

Adding an Ending Title : 

Adding an Ending Title Points to Cover Same Process as opening title Best if ending is a full screen title

Making Your Movie : 

Making Your Movie Points to Cover Click on “Make Movie” Tab Explain interface and choices Space on Disk and Size of file AVI, MPEG explain the difference If saving to file as AVI or MPEG select file name and destination from Pop-up window Burn straight to Disc (advise of potential problems with some players by using this method)

Further Help : 

Further Help Last Thursday of each Month