Hi All,
thanks a lot for all your help in learning Video editing.
For my daughter's First birthday we have taken video using 2 different cameras (MiniDV). Now I would like to edit them to make a single DVD.
I have VideoStudio 9, please advice the steps to edit them.
I am comfortable single camera/source editing.
Thanks in Advance.
Sharanmini
Double camera Editing
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Sharanmini
If you haven't already done so, split your two videos up into scenes.
You can use the split by scene function to detect every time you turned your camcorder on/off, plus you can include manual splits.
You can then rename the thumbnails to something more meaningful and even move them into seperate directories using the library manager so that you can group certain scenes that you wish to be kept together.
Where both cameras have captured the same piece of footage but from different angles you can use the overlay track to create a picture in picture effect.
Take a look at both of the following in the Tutorials Section
http://phpbb.ulead.com.tw/EN/viewtopic.php?t=8894
and
http://phpbb.ulead.com.tw/EN/viewtopic.php?t=8940
You can also throw in a few still images, no doubt as it was a birthday party there will have been a few people round with digital cameras.
Use only the sound from one of the videos when including a split screen/PIP. If the sound does not appear to be correct at any of these points then cut the sound completely and instead insert some of the smartsound (automusic) in its place.
Above all take your time, save your project regularly using a different project name so that you can always go back to a previous point.
Best way to do this is to use a format like Birthday01, then Birthday02, Birthday03 etc.
Don't be in a rush to show off your work, leave it a few days after you think its finished then go back and look at it again. Be prepared to cut things out, I know its tempting to include everything you filmed but you have to "keep the action going" to prevent your audience becoming bored.
Use simple crossfades between cuts that are related and a dramatic transition where there is a complete change of scene.
Here you have a wonderful opportunity to make your DVD sparkle with some picture in picture and split screen effects.I am comfortable single camera/source editing.
If you haven't already done so, split your two videos up into scenes.
You can use the split by scene function to detect every time you turned your camcorder on/off, plus you can include manual splits.
You can then rename the thumbnails to something more meaningful and even move them into seperate directories using the library manager so that you can group certain scenes that you wish to be kept together.
Where both cameras have captured the same piece of footage but from different angles you can use the overlay track to create a picture in picture effect.
Take a look at both of the following in the Tutorials Section
http://phpbb.ulead.com.tw/EN/viewtopic.php?t=8894
and
http://phpbb.ulead.com.tw/EN/viewtopic.php?t=8940
You can also throw in a few still images, no doubt as it was a birthday party there will have been a few people round with digital cameras.
Use only the sound from one of the videos when including a split screen/PIP. If the sound does not appear to be correct at any of these points then cut the sound completely and instead insert some of the smartsound (automusic) in its place.
Above all take your time, save your project regularly using a different project name so that you can always go back to a previous point.
Best way to do this is to use a format like Birthday01, then Birthday02, Birthday03 etc.
Don't be in a rush to show off your work, leave it a few days after you think its finished then go back and look at it again. Be prepared to cut things out, I know its tempting to include everything you filmed but you have to "keep the action going" to prevent your audience becoming bored.
Use simple crossfades between cuts that are related and a dramatic transition where there is a complete change of scene.
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Sharanmini
Item 1.
If you have two or more physical Hard Drives in your computer, save the AVI files on the Hard Drive that does not house the Operating System and Video Studio. You could create a folder for this project and keep everything inside.
I would also create some sub-directories below this so that I could keep track of where the original captured AVI files are located, plus where the edited files are located.
Item 2.
Click the drop down box below the "Video Studio 9" logo, it will currently be displaying "Video". At the bottom of the list, click "Library manager" a pop up dialog box will appear. Select the "New" Button and give it a name- something like Birthday Capture.
If you want to keep the footage from both camcorders seperate at this stage you could call this one Birthday Cam 1.
Then Repeat the process and create another one named Birthday Cam 2.
Create another couple of folders like "Birthday done" and "Current Edit"
Now you have created some library folders where you can keep your work. You can delete them at a later date when you no longer ned them.
Item 3.
When you have some thumbnails in one of the library folders, click the writing below the thumbnail and you can now re-name it to anything you wish. Just name them to something that will make sense to you to act as a reminder. You could also just use a numbering system to number the clips to reflect the order you wish to place them onto the timeline.
The naming is dynamic - you can rename the thumbnails at any time, it will not affect anything you have already placed on the timeline. The naming only affects the thumbnail library, the actual AVI files themselves are not renamed.
If you right click one of the thumbnails you get an option to sort the thumbnails a-z / z-a / 0-9 / 9-0 etc.
When you capture or edit your files make sure that you display the library folder you wish these files to appear in. If you forget, dont worry, because you can then use the "Load Video" function. Just display the appropriate library folder eg Birthday Cam 1, then click the yellow folder to the right hand side of the drop down list to add the file to your thumbnail library.
regards
Steve J
Item 1.
If you have two or more physical Hard Drives in your computer, save the AVI files on the Hard Drive that does not house the Operating System and Video Studio. You could create a folder for this project and keep everything inside.
I would also create some sub-directories below this so that I could keep track of where the original captured AVI files are located, plus where the edited files are located.
Item 2.
Click the drop down box below the "Video Studio 9" logo, it will currently be displaying "Video". At the bottom of the list, click "Library manager" a pop up dialog box will appear. Select the "New" Button and give it a name- something like Birthday Capture.
If you want to keep the footage from both camcorders seperate at this stage you could call this one Birthday Cam 1.
Then Repeat the process and create another one named Birthday Cam 2.
Create another couple of folders like "Birthday done" and "Current Edit"
Now you have created some library folders where you can keep your work. You can delete them at a later date when you no longer ned them.
Item 3.
When you have some thumbnails in one of the library folders, click the writing below the thumbnail and you can now re-name it to anything you wish. Just name them to something that will make sense to you to act as a reminder. You could also just use a numbering system to number the clips to reflect the order you wish to place them onto the timeline.
The naming is dynamic - you can rename the thumbnails at any time, it will not affect anything you have already placed on the timeline. The naming only affects the thumbnail library, the actual AVI files themselves are not renamed.
If you right click one of the thumbnails you get an option to sort the thumbnails a-z / z-a / 0-9 / 9-0 etc.
When you capture or edit your files make sure that you display the library folder you wish these files to appear in. If you forget, dont worry, because you can then use the "Load Video" function. Just display the appropriate library folder eg Birthday Cam 1, then click the yellow folder to the right hand side of the drop down list to add the file to your thumbnail library.
regards
Steve J