Editing Lesson Blog

     Today in class we learned how to check in and out cameras and camera equipment and how to do basic edits. First, to check out your equipment you must fill out the check out paper, get your camera, than put your paper in your period's folder. When you are done with the equipment the day after you checked it out you must return what you took and move the paper you filled out the day before to the check-in cubby. To use the camera you simply open it to turn it on and close it to turn it off. To charge the camera to plug the cord into the battery on one end of the chord, and the other into the wall. To use the tripod you can extend the legs by unlocking the legs then pulling them to the size needed than locking them again. The top of the tripod, the part with the camera on it, can be moved to film a tilt or pan. The tripod neck can also be changed to get different views and angles. This is useful when getting different shots from different places. One rule of thumb when using a tripod is when moving the tripod you must shorten the legs and neck. You also must remember to remove the camera so it doesn't break when moving from different filming locations.
     Another thing we learned was how to use the editing software in our class. The software is pinnacle studios, we have three different versions, 17, 18 and 19. Before editing you must create a folder on the desktop to dump all of your footage. You must make a folder on the desktop because it is most compatible with pinnacle studios. Once you are on your editing page you will see your raw footage, which is untouched or not edited film. You will also see 3 AV tracks. We use track one for titles, track two for footage and track three for detached sound. You can drag raw footage to your AV track, where you can make cuts and detach audio. The red bar otherwise known as the play bar can be dragged to certain parts of footage. If you place your play bar on something you want to cut you can use the razor blade tool to separate the footage. Once the footage is separated you can highlight and delete the unwanted section.
     The audio is another important part of editing. To delete audio highlight the section of unwanted audio then select detach audio. Once the audio is detached it can be found in the third AV track; there is can be deleted. If you want to remove all of the sound you can simply press the mute button on the second AV track. To add voiceovers you must film anything and say the script or play the sound into the microphone. Then, after you drag the footage onto the track, detach the audio. Leave the audio but highlight and delete the blank footage. Once you are done for the day and want to save, you press file, save movie as, then select your folder. When entirely finished with your project you will export it as a mp4 file in full size.