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Video Editing Tips and Techniques
You have hours of footage and its time to perfect your masterpiece. Fortunately, today there are great inexpensive editing tools and fast computers that will make your editing job much easier then it was in the past. Our video editor's explain the principles of good editing and will guide you through the editing process. Learn how to work with a time line and keep everything in perspective.
Master the art of controlling the pace of your video to keep your viewers on the edge of their seats. Adding in mood music and sound effects can fill your viewers with emotion. Clever editing can make the difference between an average video and a brilliant one. Great video editing takes time. Your viewers will appreciate the time you invest in editing your video.
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Editing Software Buyer's Guide 2008
Finding the right tool to edit your masterpieces -
Viewfinder
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Editing: Polished Work
From rough cut to finished product, you want to deliver the goods as cleanly as possible. Here are the Seven Steps to Creating an Excellent Polished Work. -
Tutorial: Transitioning Naturally
Every blockbuster movie has hundreds or even thousands of edits, yet the viewer often is unaware of the cut. Why? In many cases, the change is very subtle, using a technique which is often known as a Natural Transition. -
The Craft of Family History Videos: Making Classics Out of Clutter
We treasure our memories, but we can be easily overwhelmed. Fearlessly dive into your archives and uncap your camera lens for the holidays to create a video that will stand the test of time. -
Timeline: Cookin' with Keyframes
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Director's Chair: Back to Film School
Watching films is a classroom in itself, yet you really have to have the right tools to become a critical viewer. -
Charity Video
For aspiring video producers, it's always hard to find some interesting subject matter. Are you looking for an audience? -
Video Editing: What is Multicam Editing?
Shooting performances or group discussions is difficult using one video camera, but it can be a nightmare with several cameras and without good planning. -
Multicam Shooting
Whether it's shooting a wedding, baseball game, church service or two-person interview, shooting it with more than one camera can be a time-saving and very creative endeavor. -
Video Editing : Plan A: B-roll
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Timeline: Time Control
As editors, we are in control of the time universe. We can stretch it, shorten it, and even change Fate by manipulatiing time. -
Quick Focus
Videomaker Presents: Vidcasting! -
Director's Chair: Everyday Masterpieces
December - a time of cold and perhaps snow. A few weeks of quiet time before the onrush of the holiday season. -
Basic Training: Editing 101
"Leave it on the cutting room floor" is an old film phrase signifying to edit out stuff you don't need. It's a good reminder to cut down your piece for a tighter final project. -
Stock Footage Buyer's Guide
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Video Editing : MPEG-4 Mysteries Revealed
Is your head drowning in acronyms such as MPEG-4, MPEG-2, H.264, 3GPP and the like? Well, we're going to throw you an MPEG-4 life ring and see if we can get you back in the boat. -
Video Editing : The Ghosts of Edits yet to Be
Time to dim the lights and tell ghost stories. Our Editorial Department demonstrates some techniques on putting some spook into your videos. -
Video Editing : To Page Curl or to Cut?
Sure, your editing program has 999 transitions--but nowhere in the licensing agreement did you oblige yourself to use each and every one of them. -
Video Editing : Making the Most from Outtakes
(gales of laughter erupt on the set.) CUT! Somebody PLEASE help Jimmy untangle the rope from his foot, re-stack all those bottles of motor oil and, somebody wash off the cat... again.