MAKING MOVIE MAGIC
Windows movie maker --------- Avoid
SONY VEGAS Basic/free – best option for editors with limited knowledge /starting out.
ADOBE After Effects – advanced effects and graphics – taxing on computer – advanced
ADOBE Premiere – next step from Vegas – good editing capabilities with easy interface and effects.
FINAL CUT STUDIO (pro) – Very not free – awesome editing capabilities – allows a great deal of specification.
HD High Definition – Complex; higher file sizes and harder to capture – be cautious.
SD Standard definition – Simple, easy to capture and edit.
PAL Region standard for NZ and most of world
NTSC
vs
Region standard mostly for the USA because they like to be different
25 Frames per second
29.97 Frames per second
DISPLAY ASPECT RATIO
4:3 eg 720x 576
16:9 eg 720x 576
PIXEL ASPECT RATIO
2:1 (Rectangle)
Aim to always have a video that renders out with square pixels to improve image quality
1:1(Square) Plenty of resources and calculators that will help you work out what size to create your video
INTERLACED = POOS
DEINTERLACED/PROGRESSIVE = BEAUTY
THE MEAT CODEC (coder – decoder) COMPRESSION
H.264 , MPEG-2 etc
THE CONTAINER .avi, .mov, .mp4 etc
Specifies how raw data is compressed and arranged within the container.
Specifies how data is STORED not CODED.
Depending on the application of the file different compressions and codecs will be used
Enables software to identify what the files inside are and what program is suited in opening them/ running them
This is where the majority of your file size will be effected.
RIDICULOUS FILE SIZES WILL PUNISHED (with heckling) File‐>Make Movie Select ‘Save to Hard Drive’ ‐> Next Click ‘Advanced Render’ Copy these settings(ie change file type to .MOV or .AVI)
This is not a foolproof recipe so keep trying until you are satsified with the quality and the file is underweight.
Navigate to the Video Tab Change the: Frame Size : Use project settings Video Format : H.261 Quality: 60%‐85%
Click Ok Select a file Destination on the D DRIVE (Workspace) of the machine your are. Click Save TEST YOUR FILE – If it ain’t working on your comp, it ain’t gonna work on ours. Which is embarrassing. AIM FOR A FILE UNDER 20‐30 MB