Neat tips for video editing
Video editing is becoming more affordable over the years. At the same time, prices on editing hardware and software are coming down. That is why more and more people are using their personal computers to put there family videos, retirements, and home movies together.Here are a few tips that can make your editing sessions more effective and less time consuming. Before editing, understand what its for, and who is watching the video afterwards. Don't jump right into a video and start editing, try to know your audience, there is a difference in your edit between people watching a music video and a retirement video. Once you've decided who your target audience is, it is time to go through the content that you want to put into the video. Listen to the music you have, go through the video (you can fast forward) look at any pictures that you may recieve. Once you have an idea of the content you have, you may also want to look at similar edits that people have done in the past. It may give you some ideas of how you would like to edit your video.Structuring your video is the next step. Perhaps on a peice of paper, or even on the timeline (that's what I do) I normally edit the most enjoyable parts first. Each video is different depending where you start. For example, if you have a music video, I would import the music first, and base everything towards the music, the cuts and effects would also be geared towards the music. If your working on a vacation video. Start with the first shot. I would pre-edit the video before doing the actual cutting. That means I would skim through all of the content and pick out only the good ones in fast forward mode. Since you've already seen it once you have a good idea of what you want. Once I have find the clips, I would start cutting the footage one shot at a time. If a shot lingers for too long, I would cut it to an appropiate lenth. I will go into further detail about the specific editing process in the future, but this article is to give you an idea about how to structure a cut. Hope it helps.
Have a good long weekend, and happy editing!
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Canon XL2 Ch 1 & Ch 2 external microphones
I've come across a problem with the Canon XL2. I wanted to get channel 1 through the front microphone and channel 2 into a wireless microphone in order to record the speeches at the podium and at the same time recording the audiences and other ambient noise.The problem aroused in the XL2 when you can only choose the stereo front microphone which captures both channel 1 and 2. If you select the rear, you only capture channel 1 and 2 but no audio coming in from the front microphone. I was very disappointed and started to do some research to see if it was possible to by-pass this channel problem.The first solution is to have the correct hardware installed in your computer to capture all 4 channels of audio. Another solution was the purchase an adapter and plug it into the front microphone and connect it into channel 1 in the rear XLR inputs. The final solution (which I chose) was to purchase another microphone and use a short XLR cable and connect it to the rear. This way if you which the switch to the rear position, and plug the front microphone to the channel 1 input and channel 2 for the wireless microphone, you will get audio on channel 1 and 2 the way you want.For corporate or personal videographers please visit: Azure ProductionLabels: xl2 canon camcorder proconsumer professional channel 1 2 audio troubleshoot problem microphone
How to convert home DVDs to video formats
How to convert your home DVDs to video formats such as AVI, MPEGIn order to convert your home DVDs to video computer files that you can upload to video websites such as YouTube or Google Video, there are a few steps that you have to take.1. You need a DVD ROM on your computer to extract the files from the disc into the hard drive. Once the disc is in the drive, simply drag the VIDEO_TS folder onto your computer2. Install and open DVD Shrink.3. Open the VIDEO_TS folder that you've just dragged and select the largest file.4. click open all if the software prompts you to
5. Once it is open, select file in the DVD shrink menu and compress into MPEG or AVI6. Upload video file onto your website!Visit Azure Production for more information on how we can help you convert videoLabels: DVD convert home avi mpeg wmv
Summer Vacation Video Editing
Summer is coming to an end. Many families have been busy filming there family vacation video at the cottage, their trip around the world and as the summer draws closer to the end and families parents start work in September, there will be almost no time to touch those missed summer days again. Azure Production is here for you to solve that problem. We are here to edit those important moments in your vacation video into an entertaining piece. We also do video transferring into DVD and can create your DVD menus chapter selection and bonus features for your vacation video. Let us help you make your family videos a re memorable event!Visit Azure Production for more information Labels: video editing family services vacation summer
What is Avid Xpress Pro?
Avid Xpress Pro is non-linear editing software aimed at professionals in the TV and movie industry. It is available for Microsoft Windows PCs and Apple Macintosh computers.
Xpress Pro includes many of the high-end editing features offered by other Avid editing systems, and is closely based on Avid's Media Composer systems. In conjunction with the Avid Mojo hardware, it provides realtime uncompressed video editing at a professional level. Xpress Pro is capable of sharing media files with Avid's advanced Media Composer editing systems making it a capable logging or off line editing system for larger projects.
While Xpress Pro was originally aimed at DV and uncompressed standard definition editors, the upgrade to Xpress Pro HD with version 5.0 of the software added support for high-definition editing with the 8-bit version of Avid's DNxHD codec or Panasonic's DVCPRO HD codec, and version 5.2 added support for HDV editing. Unlike some other editing packages, Xpress Pro HD edits HDV natively by decompressing the MPEG-2 stream on the fly, rather than transcoding into an intraframe codec.
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Filming Interviews
Over the course of my career working with video production, the most difficult aspect about filming an interview is creating an atmosphere in which your interviewee is comfortable. Here are a few tips I find best that works with most people.When your on set, while your assistants sets up the camera and lighting, you would want to first offer them something to eat or drink. Then ask them if they have anything that they would like to to add in the questionnaire that you have prepared before hand and have gave them time to review it before coming to the interview. Talk to your interviewer, ask general questions about what they enjoy doing on their past time, how are they enjoying their career. Get them to warm up and feel more comfortable in the environment they are at. Watch the late night talk shows!When your placing the wireless microphone on the subject, you would want to let them thread the wire under their cloths by themselves. Let them know that anything you say can be taken out, and all mistakes are fixable. They have all the time they want. Let them spell out their name for editing purposes, and ask them if they have any final thoughts before tape begins to roll. Then start asking the questions calmly, keep eye contact, smile and listen, good luck!Labels: interview prepare filming film
Video Production a Different Kind
Azure Production, specializes in video editing, video production, corporate training video, wedding slideshow, and personal videos. We're not just another video production house, we produce videos geared towards your needs, we make what represents you. Visit our website for more information.Labels: dvd authoring video editing toronto dvd transfering
Wedding Videographer - What to look out for
Congratulations for an exciting change in your life!Hiring a wedding videographer has become one of the standard necessities in today's wedding ceremonies. Hiring a professional videographer would really help ease the stress levels for you and your partner and also at the same time capturing one of the most important days of your life. But there are so many videographers out there, how can you decide? what price should I pay for their services? what should I cover? how long does it take? what is the deposit that I should be paying? what types of warning signs should I know before hiring them? All these questions many people are concerned of. Here are a few tips to think about when hiring a wedding videographer.When calling a company, ask how long they have been in the business for. Try to get to speak to the videographer that will be filming and editing your wedding. Get to know how they work, make sure you are comfortable with them. Ask them for a demo preview, a video can be edited in so many different ways. After viewing the demo decide if you like their style. Ask for references and previous clients they may have. Normally it takes an editor about 3 weeks to edit your wedding video. Make sure you are able to make your changes and view the video before they send the final product to you.A good videographer will capture at least 70% of your family's reaction shots, look at their demos to evaluate if they include these important shots, some wide shots of the ceremony, and also they would include interviews from your friend's and family. They should have most of the important speeches mic properly to insure that you get excellent audio quality. Most couples today spend around $1600 to $2000 for photography and videography services. Many of the businesses today offer them both at around that price range. The deposit that they usually ask is between 30% to 50%. If your on a tight budget, and can't afford to hire the videographer for the full day, decide with your partner on which event is the most important to cover. On your wedding day, make sure everyone knows what they are doing in order to stay on time. You want the videographer to capture video and not have them sit there waiting for you to arrive.Until then, good luck!For more information please visit our website at www.azureproduction.com and send us an email!Labels: videographer, wedding slideshow, wedding videography
