If you're just starting out in digital videography, you may be confused about the entire process of creating a digital video.
Say you've an excellent video of your son's birthday and can't wait to share it with your friends. How do you proceed to capture that video into the computer and cut it into a VCD or DVD?
Most camcorder manuals will not tell you much - there are not many resources out there which help answer these questions.
The end-to-end process of creating a digital video is really simple if you break it down into five distinct steps: Buying your equipment, shooting, capturing, editing and sharing video. Once you understand these steps, you'll have no problems coming up with your very own video production.
Stage 1: Buy Your Video Equipment
First, you need to select and buy the necessary desktop video equipment. Given the plethora of digital video equipment out there, this can often be the hardest step.
Stage 2: Shoot Your Video
Second, you obviously need to shoot your video. While you do not need to have the directorial skills of Steven Spielberg, there are some basic video shooting skills that one needs to master. I've seen many good videos marred by bad lighting or shaky hand movements.
Stage 3: Capture Your Video
OK, on to the third step. Once you've shot your video, here's where you need to capture the video into a computer.
For many people, this tends to be really confusing. But this step simply really boils down to what format your video is shot in. If it is in an analogue format, you will need a analog-to-digital conversion device to capture the video into a computer. If the video is shot in digital format, then you simply need a use a Firewire card to stream video into the computer.
Stage 4: Edit Your Video
Fourth step - once you've got that video into the computer, you need to edit the video file to add special effects, titles and screen transitions.
Perhaps add in a soundtrack as well. There are many excellent video editing software packages, ranging from the higher-end Adobe Premiere and MediaStudio Pro to the more budget Pinnacle and Roxio products.
Looking For A Good Video Editing Program?
Starting out in video editing is tough. I know ... I've been there. Importing a video clip takes forever, you're confused by the video editing timeline, menus, buttons and all that jazz.
Well, having a good video editing program is certainly a great help. For me, Pinnacle Studio Plus happens to be one of my favorite video editing programs.
Check it out - you'll find that its a powerful video editor that's suitable for both beginners and advanced users alike.
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