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Digital Video EditingActivity Guide

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Digital Video Editing Table of Contents

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Introduction ..................................................................................................1

Choosing Your ClipsStarting Your Project ..................................................................................3

Titles and CreditsCreating a Title ...........................................................................................4Creating Credits .........................................................................................6

Adding/Editing AudioRecording a Voice-Over .............................................................................7Adding Music .............................................................................................9

Assembling Your VideoTrim Your Clips ......................................................................................... 11

The Rough CutThe Rough Cut ........................................................................................13

The Final CutThe Final Cut ..........................................................................................16

The Video’s in the CanRendering the Video ...............................................................................17

Appendix A—Safety ..................................................................................19

Table of Contents Digital Video Editing

Activity Guide

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Activity GuideTech-Design by Lab-Volt 1

Digital Video Editing Introduction

IntroductionThis Activity Guide is to be used with the multimedia course presentation and the Student Guide. The Activity Guide remains at the workstation and contains information and procedures that are specific to the course. Please do not write in this Activity Guide. Record all of your notes and data in your own Student Guide.

The multimedia course presentation will refer you to a specific activity title in this guide. Some units may not have activities requiring directions in this Activity Guide, therefore that unit title will not appear in the Table of Contents.

Tips for navigating the multimedia course presentation can be found in the Mind-Sight™ Lab-Volt® Multimedia eTraining System Installation and User Guide (Mind-Sight Installation and User Guide).

Activity Guide

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Introduction Digital Video Editing

Equipment and SuppliesThe following equipment and supplies are provided with the Digital Video Editing course:

____ Multimedia Presentation____ Mind-Sight™ Lab-Volt® Multimedia eTraining System Installation and User Guide____ Activity Guide____ Student Guide____ Digital Video Editing Software____ Video Clip Collection DVD____ Stereo Headphones____ Headphone Stereo Adapter____ Microphone____ Headphone Jack Adapter


Digital Video Editing Choosing Your Clips

Starting Your ProjectFirst, you will create a folder on your hard drive where you will save your work. Open My Computer 1. by double-clicking on the appropriate icon on the desktop, or by choosing “My Computer” from the Windows Start menu. Double-click on drive C (unless your instructor specifies a different location), then click File>New>Folder. A new folder will be created. Name this folder with your first initial and last name. Example: “jsmith”.You will now begin the process of selecting your clips that you will use in your project. Go to the 2. Video Clip Collection folder and explore the contents of the Sports and Fitness folder. When you find a clip you wish to include in your project, copy and paste it into your folder (created in 3. step 1 above). Continue pasting video clips into this folder until you have all the clips you think you’ll need for your project.Launch the 4. VideoStudio application. The application opens to the Edit screen. Verify this by checking that the Edit tab at the top of the 5. screen is highlighted. You will now add the video clips you selected to a video project. Click on the Media button in the 6. Library panel. Click on the Import Media Files folder.Browse to the folder you created. Press Ctrl + A to select all of the video clips you copied in, and 7. then click Open. If a dialog box appears asking you to re-sort the clips or to change clip sequence, click OK.Observe that the clips have now been added to your project. You can select a clip in the Library 8. Pane and use the VCR-style controls on the Preview Pane to view the clips at higher resolution than you did earlier.Click File>Save As. Navigate to your folder again and save the project as myVideoXX.vsp, replacing 9. XX with your initials (example: myVideoBH.vsp).Exit the software and go to the next section in the multimedia presentation.10.

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Titles and Credits Digital Video Editing

Creating a TitleYou will now create a title screen to edit into the start of your video.

On your computer, open the digital video editing software VideoStudio.

Open your project by clicking File>Open project and browse to find your project file.

Click on the Title button in the Library panel.1. Several title templates are provided with the software. Click on the thumbnails for the various title 2. styles for a preview of each one. (If the preview does not appear after you click on the thumbnail, click in the Preview window.) When you find a template you like, make a copy of it so as not to overwrite the template file. To do so:

Click on the thumbnail to select it.a. Right click and select Copy.b. Right click and select Paste. A duplicate of the template now appears at the end of the list.c.

Click on the newly created title file to show it in the Preview Pane. Double-click on the text in the 3. Preview Pane to replace the sample text with your text.

In the following example, the default text has been replaced with “Henry Smith’s Big Game”.

Selecting Title Styles

If your new text is too big, you can adjust both the position of the text on screen and the font size. To 4. adjust the position of the text, click once on a text field to select it. Then, click and drag the text or use the arrow keys on your keyboard to reposition it.Use the controls in the Edit Panel to adjust the appearance of the text, including the font, font size, 5. and attributes.Double-click on the title (located just under the thumbnail) and change the title to “Opening”. 6.

Renaming a Title Template


Digital Video Editing Titles and Credits

Click File>Save to save your project.7. Go to the next section in the multimedia presentation.8.


Titles and Credits Digital Video Editing

Creating CreditsYou will now create end credits for your video.


Follow the directions below to complete the activity.

Open your previously saved project if it is not already open.1. Click on the Title button in the Library panel.2. Repeat what you learned in an earlier section to select, duplicate, and adjust a title to give credit to 3. yourself and your partner. Rename the title you select to “End”.

Creating Credits Template

Save your work.4. Exit the software and go to the next section in the multimedia presentation.5.


Digital Video Editing Adding/Editing Audio

Recording a Voice-OverYou will now record the narration that you have scripted previously.



If your project is not open, click File>Open to open it. 1. Click the Record/Capture Option located in the timeline Toolbar and select Voice-over from the 2. Record/Capture Option window. The Adjust Volume window appears.

Record/Capture Option Window

If a microphone is not already plugged in, plug it into the Mic input jack (red/pink jack) on the back of 3. your computer.Prepare to record by setting the microphone on your desk and sitting about 6 inches away from 4. it. Read your script a couple of times to practice it. When you are ready to record, ask the people around you to stay quiet and click the Start button. The Record Voice button changes to a Stop button. Click the Stop button when you are finished 5. recording.Notice that a filename with a WAV extension now appears in the Timeline Panel of your project. This 6. is the panel in which you will assemble your project in a later lesson. Use the navigational buttons in the Preview Pane to review what you’ve recorded. If you are satisfied, proceed to the next step. If not, select the clip in the Timeline Panel, press the Delete button on your keyboard, and re-record.


Adding/Editing Audio Digital Video Editing

Audio Timeline Panel

NOTE: If the audio is not visible, click on the Timeline View button.

Save your work.7. Go to the next section in the multimedia presentation.8.


Digital Video Editing Adding/Editing Audio

Adding MusicYou will now select music to be added to your project.



Open your previously saved project.1. Click on the Show Audio button. Click the Hide Videos and Hide Photos buttons so only the audio 2. samples appear in the window.

Audio Window

The video editing software comes with several music clips as shown by the thumbnails in this panel.

Click on the first clip, and then click on the Play button in the Preview Panel to listen to the clip. 3. Continue playing all of the clips until you find one that best suits your project.4. Click the thumbnail for the clip you select and drag it into the music track of the Timeline panel.5.

Audio Timeline Panel

Click on the Play button in the Preview panel to play your project as it appears in the Timeline. You 6. should hear the music track along with the voice-over you recorded in an earlier lesson. You will probably notice that the music track is too loud, and overpowers the voice-over.

NOTE: Make sure that Project is selected, rather than Clip, so that you will be able to hear the entire project and not just a single clip.


Adding/Editing Audio Digital Video Editing

Play Button on Preview Panel

You will now adjust the volume of the music track so that it no longer competes with the voice-over. 7. Use the up and down arrows that appear next to the Clip volume to adjust the volume of your clip.

Audio Mixer Panel

Click the Home button in the navigation bar to start your project from the beginning.8.

Starting the Project from the Home button

Click the Play button to hear the new audio mix. The music should now be considerably quieter, but 9. you should still be able to hear it in the background. Is it easier to understand the voice-over now? If not, the music is still too loud; you should make it even softer. Is the music now so soft that it is difficult to hear? If so, you will need to make it a little louder. You may need to repeat the last three steps a few times to get the audio mix just right. The music is probably also much longer than the voice-over. You will adjust this in a later lesson.10. Save your work.11. Exit the software and go to the next section in the multimedia presentation.12.


Digital Video Editing Assembling Your Video

Trim Your ClipsOn your computer, open the digital video editing software VideoStudio.

Open your saved project.

Click on the Edit tab to see the thumbnails for the clips you’ve imported. Click on the first clip to 1. display it in the Preview window.

Suppose we can tell from reviewing our script and voice-over that only ten or twelve seconds will be required. Our editing job will be easier later if we pick out the best twelve seconds of this clip now, and then trim it slightly later when making the rough cut. (The amount you need will vary depending on the video clip you are using and your script.)

Play the clip a few times to determine the best portion. You can use the VCR-style navigation 2. controls or the scrubber bar.

Clip Preview Window Start Point

Drag the first trim marker (left) to the point where you want the clip to start.3.


Assembling Your Video Digital Video Editing

Clip Preview Window End Point

Drag the second trim marker (right) where you want the clip to end.4. Repeat this procedure for all of the clips you’ll be using in your project.5. Save your work.6. Exit the software and go to the next section in the multimedia presentation.7.


Digital Video Editing The Rough Cut

The Rough Cut On your computer, open the digital video editing software VideoStudio.


As you have learned, the rough cut is where the pieces of your video production puzzle begin to come together. Take out the script and storyboard you created in an earlier lesson; these sheets will act as your guide to assembling your video.

Click on the Title button in the Library panel. Locate the Opening title you created in an earlier 1. lesson. Click and drag it into the Title track of the Timeline panel.

Title Track in Timeline Panel

Comparing the title clip with the calibrations at the top on the Timeline panel shows that the title will 2. appear on screen for 2 seconds. You probably don’t want your voice-over to begin until after the title is gone, so click and drag the voice-over to the right to the 00:00:02:00 mark.

Modifying Audio Track Length in Timeline Panel

Click the Home button in the navigation bar to start your project from the beginning. Make sure 3. Project is selected. Click the Play button. You should hear the voice-over start after the title is gone.


The Rough Cut Digital Video Editing

Starting the Project from the Home Button

Click on the Media button in the Library panel and select Video from the drop-down list. Locate the 4. thumbnail for the first video clip required by your script and storyboard. Drag and drop it into the Video track at 00:00:00:00. The video clip appears with your title overlaid.

Adding a Clip to the Video Track in Timeline Panel

Play the project again and compare it to your storyboard. Does the clip you just added run too long 5. to match the timing of the voice-over? It is likely that your clip is too long for its respective section of your voice-over. If so, you will need to trim your clip. You can easily trim footage from the beginning or end of your clips. If you wish to trim footage from the beginning, move your mouse to the beginning of the clip. (Click on it first in the Timeline to select it.)

As you move your mouse over the beginning of the clip, your pointer will change to a double-headed arrow. When you see this, you can click and drag the mouse to the right to trim the beginning of your clip. Doing so forces the clip to snap back to the beginning of the track in the Timeline.

Modifying Video Track Length in Timeline Panel


Digital Video Editing The Rough Cut

Adjusting Video Track Length in Timeline Panel

Likewise, you can trim the end of your clip by moving your mouse to the end of the clip until the cursor changes into the double-headed arrow, then clicking and dragging to the left.

Drag the next clip from the library into the Video track in the Timeline, aligning its beginning with 6. the previous clip’s end. As you begin adding clips, if the Timeline becomes difficult to view, you can manipulate the viewable area by using the Zoom Slider.

Adding More Clips to the Video Track in Timeline Panel

Trim and reposition this new clip. Play your project again to see how the two clips fit together. If you 7. don’t want to start the project from the beginning again, you can drag the pointer at the top of the scrubber bar to the location that you wish to begin playing.Continue adding, trimming, and repositioning all of the clips required by your script and storyboard. 8. Add your end credit title to the Title track after the last video clip. 9. If the music track runs longer than the end point of your end credit, shorten it the same way as you 10. shortened your video clips.Play your project from the beginning and make any desired changes. Congratulations! You’ve 11. completed your rough cut. Soon, you’ll make your final cut, in which you’ll add transitions and fine-tune any loose ends.Save your work.12. Exit the software and go to the next section in the multimedia presentation.13.


The Final Cut Digital Video EditingThe Final Cut Digital Video Editing

The Final Cut On your computer, open the digital video editing software VideoStudio.


Review your project again, and ask yourself the following questions:1. Am I changing clips often enough? If not, it’s not too late to add additional clips. • Am I changing clips so fast that the action goes by too fast? If so, consider using fewer clips.• Do the clips work together in an orderly manner? If not, consider rearranging the order of your • clips. This can be done simply by dragging and dropping them around in the Timeline. Feel free to experiment you can always ‘undo’ your changes if you don’t like them.

Experiment with adding some transitions, graphics, and filters. To do so, select these tools from the 2. Library panel.Watch your entire project again, and make any desired changes.3. Save your work.4. Exit the software and go to the next section in the multimedia presentation.5.


Digital Video Editing The Video’s in the Can

Rendering the Video On your computer, open the digital video editing software VideoStudio.


You will now render your video to make a single free-standing file that can also be played on other computers.

Click on the Share tab at the top of the screen, and then click Create Video File. 1.

Create Video File

Select MPEG Optimizer. The MPEG Optimizer window appears, click Accept.2. A dialog box appears prompting you to select a file location and name. Browse to the folder you 3. created in Lesson 1. Name your file “myvideoXX” (replace “XX” with your initials) and click Save.Wait for the file to render. A status bar in the middle of the screen will indicate the progress.4. When the file is done rendering, navigate to your folder through Windows Explorer (or My 5. Computer) and double-click on the file you saved in that last step. It should open and play in your default media player program.If you are unhappy with any element of your video, adjust your project accordingly and render it 6. again.If your computer has a DVD burner drive, you may burn a copy of your finished video by selecting 7. Create Disc. Ask your instructor if you may create a DVD to bring home. Alternatively, you could save the video file to a flash memory drive, if you have one.Exit the software and go back to the multimedia presentation.8.


The Video’s in the Can Digital Video Editing

Appendix A—Safety


Appendix A—SafetySafety is everyone’s responsibility. All must cooperate to create the safest possible working environment. Remember that there is potential for harm in any work area. Follow the common-sense safety rules presented in the multimedia presentation and by your instructor.

Any environment can be hazardous when it is unfamiliar. The Tech-Design laboratory may be a new environment to you. Make sure you use the equipment in the manner intended by the manufacturer. Your instructor will provide the necessary introduction to the learning environment and the equipment.

Here are some basic rules that you should make part of your everyday routine:

Make sure your behavior is appropriate to the workplace. (No clowning.)• Avoid loose-fitting clothing, jewelry, or other items that could get caught in the equipment.• Report any injuries to the instructor.• Keep areas clean and uncluttered.• Familiarize yourself with proper equipment operation and procedures.• Obey all other safety rules set forth by your school, instructor, and equipment manufacturers.•

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