Video Editing for Dummies?
Apr 20, 2011
Hi All
I have recently started delving into the world of video and video editing and I have Sony Vegas Movie Studio at my disposal.
The problem is that I have no experience in video editing and everything that I do seems to be a "fight".
Can anybody point me in the direction of some good web sites that gives an introduction to video editing. If I was asked what I really need, I simply wouldnt be able to tell you as I know so little about the subject. I guess Im looking for things like blending video clips together, when publishing, what resolutions to use etc
All advice gratefully received
Eamonn
9 Replies
I have been there. I got a lot of help from the following discussion forums. Both are pretty good.
http://www.afterdawn.com/
http://forum.videohelp.com/
If you need to purchase a video-related equipment, you might want to visit
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/ They have an amazing customer service.
When my organization asked me to purchase a video equipment, I visited this web site and talked with one of their experts.
After that, I can have a more clear picture on video equipment and editing etc...
Eamonn, you can do a lot of different things with a lot of different bits of advice. I have found it helpful to focus on one piece of software first and really get the hang of that. You might want to do lynda.com to work out all the features of your Vegas software as well. That will go a long way.
There are some quick tutorials on YouTube:
Welcome to video editing!
Here's a good source for folks at all levels of video editing and production:
http://www.videomaker.com/
Best Regards,
Dave
Short and sweet. - Cut out the unnecessary content. Ask yourself if you would be willing to watch this video. I'm going to point you to a website I recently came across and this instructor teaches video editing. http://www.danfergusdesign.com/classfiles/index.php
What I want you to focus on is his examples under his VCB335 course. I have done a lot of video editing and I honestly learned a lot from the examples that Dan posts on his website and I'm sure this will also give you some ideas about what to carve out and what to keep.
After you get it clipped, have your work peer reviewed by at least two to three other people. They will be able to tell you if something needs to be cut or what may need to be added or clarified.
Good luck
You might also consider finding someone in your area who uses Vegas and setting up a meeting (you could buy him or her lunch). You'll learn a lot more seeing someone actually use the editing software for an hour than reading about how to do it.
It's a little hard for me to be objective on the ease of learning how to edit because I've been doing it since Reagan was a first-termer and I learned on analog equipment. But once you get the core basics down (laying an audio bed, trimming clips, and adding transitions) you can probably pick up the rest on your own by experimenting.
Many thanks folks for all of the advice......not to digest it all
Hi Eammon,
Here are some tips more for the learning/presentation side of things:
Best of luck with the video edting.
Fiona.
Cheers for the info Fiona (and everybody else that has contributed )
Eamonn
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