Editing Lesson Blog

Today in class we learned how to edit on the computers using Pinnacle Studios. My teacher went over the procedures for checking out the camera and making a folder and how to use the camera and stuff. First, we need to fill out the camera check out sheet and then we can take a camera. Next, we film and and and learned how to put the footage on the computer and then on to Pinnacle Studios. We also learned how to use the camera, tripod, and the SD card reader and how to plug it into the computer. We also learned that we have to make a folder for the footage and we use that same folder for the finished product. The overall procedures were decently simple and should be easy to understand. I just need to follow the notes and I should have no problems. When we take a camera to film, we have to return it the next day even if we do not have her class the next day. Every time you rent the camera you have to fill out the sheet over again and it is one sheet per pair, trio, and group.

Now, for the actual editing, my teacher went over the basics of editing and how to do certain things. She thought us how to delete, do transitions, add music, and other things that will be important factors in making our commercial good. We also learned how to do a "dump in", which is when you put the footage of the computer. The camera bag has a USB in the bag for you to use that works with the camera. We were shown how to import stuff from the computer on to Pinnacle Studios. We pick pieces of footage that we want than import those. We learned that raw footage means untouched or un-edited. We learned about different transitions, including fades, wipes, dissolves, and many more. My teacher also briefly went over how to do voice-overs. There's whole bunch of steps to it but if we plan on doing it we will have help.

To put music on the commercial we have to go on YouTube. Then we have to convert the music we want to an MP3. We learned that the razorblade symbol means to cut. Then after we cut the unwanted part, we put that part into an orange box and click delete. To detach audio, we have to put the clip into an orange box and then click delete. To avoid the computers crashing, we have to let them load completely when we click something. Finally, we need to add a title. The way we would do that is by simply click on the T. Then it will allow us to add a title for out commercial. We also learned about exporting and that it needs to be a MPEG 4. Well, that's everything that we learned today.