Video Editing Tools Video Editing Tools Douglas Dixon Manifest Technology® LLC May 2005 www.manifest-tech.com 5/2005 Copyright 2001-2005 Douglas Dixon, All Rights Reserved - www.manifest-tech.com Page 1 Video Editing Tools Video Editing Tools Consumer to Professional • Consumer – Clips: Capture, organize, export – Tracks: Storyboard / Timeline – Automated editing – $50 - $150 – with DVD authoring • Professional – Compositing, motion, effects – Projects, $300 - $1700 • Automated Video Processing – Batch compression, $600 - $700 5/2005 Copyright 2001-2005 Douglas Dixon, All Rights Reserved - www.manifest-tech.com Page 2 1 Video Editing Tools Video Editing Process Capture - Clips Professional - Scenes - Timeline, Tracks - Filters, Effects - Compositing, Motion Assemble - Storyboard - Trim - Organize Edit - Transitions - Titles - Soundtrack Export Batch Processing - Files, Web - Scripting - DV, DVD - Watch Folders 5/2005 Copyright 2001-2005 Douglas Dixon, All Rights Reserved - www.manifest-tech.com Page 3 Video Editing Tools Consumer Video Editing Tools Assemble Clips into Movies • Capture, Organize, Export – Video capture, DV, real-time MPEG – Scene cut detection – Import and organize assets – Storyboard / Timeline editing – Titles, effects, overlays, motion … – Automated movie creation • Products – Apple iMovie (bundled) – Microsoft Windows Movie Maker (bundled) – muvee AutoProducer 5/2005 Copyright 2001-2005 Douglas Dixon, All Rights Reserved - www.manifest-tech.com Page 4 2 Video Editing Tools Consumer Video Tools + DVD Editing with Integrated DVD Authoring • Editing with DVD Export – Add DVD menus, layout – Export to DVD, VCD, SVCD • Products (~ $50 - $150) – Adobe Premiere Elements – CyberLink PowerDirector – InterVideo WinProducer – Pinnacle Studio – Roxio VideoWave – Sony Vegas Movie Studio – Ulead VideoStudio 5/2005 Copyright 2001-2005 Douglas Dixon, All Rights Reserved - www.manifest-tech.com Page 5 Video Editing Tools Pinnacle Studio 9 1. Capture 2. Edit Monitor Album Transitions Video Effects Audio Effects Titles 3. Make Movie – DVD Authoring Storyboard / Timeline views Video clips, Transitions, Effects Titles, Voice-over, Background soundtrack 5/2005 Copyright 2001-2005 Douglas Dixon, All Rights Reserved - www.manifest-tech.com Page 6 3 Video Editing Tools Roxio VideoWave 7 Files & Collections Cinemagic auto-edit Storybuilder wizard Preview Storyboard: photo Monitor Timeline Smartscan thumbnails Easy Media Creator 7 suite: Creator Classic backup / Retrieve Drag-to-Disc Disc Copy: DVD-Video Label Creator Capture Media Manager PhotoSuite VideoWave Sound Editor DVD Builder Roxio PLayer Napster 2.0 Storyboard / Timeline views 5/2005 Copyright 2001-2005 Douglas Dixon, All Rights Reserved - www.manifest-tech.com Page 7 Video Editing Tools Professional Video Editing Tools Multi-Track Editing on Timeline • Advanced Editing – Flexibility & customization – Multiple layers / overlay tracks, bridge clips – Customize interface, productivity short-cuts – Robust, mature technology • Products (~ $300 - $1700) – Apple Final Cut Express / Pro – Adobe Premiere Pro – Avid Xpress / DV / Pro – Pinnacle Edition – Sony Vegas (+DVD) – Ulead MediaStudio Pro 5/2005 Copyright 2001-2005 Douglas Dixon, All Rights Reserved - www.manifest-tech.com Page 8 4 Video Editing Tools Adobe Premiere Pro Project Program Monitor & Effects tabs Source Monitor & Effect Controls Tool palette Info palette History palette Timeline: Sequences 5/2005 Copyright 2001-2005 Douglas Dixon, All Rights Reserved - www.manifest-tech.com Page 9 Video Editing Tools For More Information Manifest Technology® www.manifest-tech.com The Manifest Technology site by Douglas Dixon contains over 150 articles and technical references on multimedia technology, especially digital video editing and DVD authoring. Manifest Technology is a registered trademark of Douglas Dixon 5/2005 Copyright 2001-2005 Douglas Dixon, All Rights Reserved - www.manifest-tech.com Page 10 5.