In Camera vs. Computer Editing | | | In-camera Editing In in-camera editing, you take all the shots in
the order that you want, with proper timing. By doing this, you do not need the
computer to edit your video. For in-camera-editing, you should be very organized
and accurate. If you take a wrong shot, you have to rewind the tape to exactly
the beginning of the shot and record again. Some cameras have functions such as
Insert, that you can use to add a new shot between your previous shots. Just
using in-camera-editing can be very time consuming, and it can also turn out to
be messy if you do not record exactly from the beginning of the wrong shots. The
best way to use in-camera-editing is to combine it with computer editing. In
other words, if you try to use this technique by taking the shots in order and
using proper timing while shooting, you save a lot of time in computer editing.
Most of the time, you only need a few cuts and the addition of some transitions,
music, and possibly narration to prepare your video. If you are a beginner, do
not worry too much about in-camera-editing, because you still do not know the
proper order and timing for your shots. Try to use in-camera editing once you
have gained more experience. |
| Computer Editing Editing your movie on the computer can be
enjoyable and a lot of fun, once you know how to work with the software and have
learned some basic rules. Editing is where you shape your video and tell your
story. Having a plan or a simple story/scenario for the video (like in shooting)
before beginning the editing process is very useful. You can use your plan that
was used during shooting, or watch the video to determine the way you want to
tell your story. This would be your starting point to cut the picture and put
your shots together. Once you put everything together, you can watch and refine
it. Thanks to non-linear editing, you can edit you movie over and over, without
going through too much hassle. Certainly you should not do this process for the
whole video at once. You can divide your tape into chunks of shots that are
related, or organize them by time. For example, you can edit a vacation trip
video according to each day or you can edit the video in 10-minute chunks. In
the beginning, it would be easier to edit small chunks to learn the process.
After a while, you will get speed and can edit bigger chunks faster and easier.
So, first start with 5-minute chunks. Remember, the editing rules taught in this
section are just basic and useful rules. They are not written on stone. Once you
learn how to edit, you can be as creative as you want and break these rules. But
first learn how to use them, then break them if you want! |
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