GUIDE TO WHAT TO DO TO EDIT YOUR MOVIES ONCE YOU HAVE ‘RIPPED’ THEM

And the needed……….. …………. why edit videos

• With increasing use of smartphones one thing that is becoming a deciding factor is how well that device takes pictures and captures video. • Of course, once they’ve captured that video, they need some where to condense it, improve it, and share it with the world. • On device editing is fine, but the easy place to edit video is your laptop, desktop or tablet. That’s why finding apps and programs for editing video on Windows/Macs becomes important

Windows 10 users have access to two different kinds of software. Apps (or software) are downloaded only from the Windows Store. Whilst being touch-friendly, and cheaper than other types of apps, they’re also much less fully featured. Every device that has installed today can also install programs/software outside of the Windows Store, available over the internet directly from the companies that make them. These are far more powerful. …………. Window Store’s own apps

• Movie Moments is Microsoft’s own video editing app. You can add to the app, then trim them down. Ordinarily, the company’s apps are the most fully-featured available. That’s not the case with this one. You can add text and color to your videos pretty easily. This app also works well on devices that have touch displays too. • Only download Movie Moments if you’re looking to keep your videos down to around a minute though. That’s because the app doesn’t allow for video that’s any longer than that. • Movie Maker: Free Video Editor is the only app in the Windows Store that comes close to being a fully featured movie editor. It’s free, but does have in-app purchases. • The app allows you to piece together multiple videos with subtitles and theming. In addition to that, sticker packs available within the app allow editors to add some fun things to their creations. …………. the World outside!

• There’s a lot of options for editing video on Windows. Some of the programs you’ll find are huge in scope. They’re also very expensive. For editing home movies and memories, you don’t need all the features that these programs have to offer. For example, CS is overkill. • Look for programs geared toward the casual movie editor like the following options. • - Available free from Microsoft’s website, offers users the ability to piece together videos of any length. It has some themes and title options too. You can record video directly from your device or handle files from another device. Also, it supports adding narration. • One thing Windows Movie Maker can’t do is let you organize all of your clips in separate video tracks. Instead, all the arrangements are handled through a storyboard area. • Available at https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/18614/windows-essentials • A useful tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O99NXVHfqMs …………. the World outside!

• VSDC Free Video Editor looks and feels just like a professional video editor. In fact, if feels almost identical to in a lot of ways. It has a timeline editing style that lets you combine multiple cuts, add transitions, and render them into a complete project. As such, it isn't very easy to use unless you really know what you're doing. Few things are labelled or intuitive, and all of your tools are spread out across multiple menus. If you can find the features, there are plenty of ways to cut, reshape, and modify your video's picture and audio. You can even up the quality to 30 FPS and 1080p HD. VSDC Free Video Editor supports just about every video format you can think of, so you'll have no problem turning any video into a project. • Available at http://www.videosoftdev.com/free-video-editor/download • A useful tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2KrFHgLhTM …………. the World outside!

• 15 - Generally considered to be the best amateur video editing software that you can buy. It has a lot of features that advanced users will appreciate. Users get granular control over their video’s size and resolution. Besides that, it supports multi- track organization, image overlays and touching up videos to eke out better quality shots. The best thing about it is that users can flip from more advanced editing to just getting some basic options for their first video. • Available at http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere-elements.html • A useful tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCshcZ5mzPs …………. the World outside!

There’s a world of other options besides these two. Cyberlink’s PowerDirector adds some multi- camera editing that heavy video editors will appreciate, even if that is a bit too much for basic users. It costs AUD$90, around the same amount that Premiere Elements does. The programs are also a useful option to explore.

Some useful YouTube videos to explore with movie editing in mind.

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kocp349DidU • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSSdlP6OC-Y • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xow2kWzMIPA • https://youtu.be/qPZsxTPxNZY