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November 09, 2007
5:00 AM Eastern |
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When we document a family event, what we document on videotape isn't nearly as important as how it's put together. Without a cohesive story line, even the most dedicated viewer will quickly grow bored. Host Ala Berg discusses editing, going beyond the basic concepts to share tips used by professional photographers to engage viewers. If they are done well, home movies will result in a viewing experience your family will grow to treasure. If they are done poorly, you'll soon find yourself sitting in front of the television alone. Fortunately, the technology to put together and edit an entertaining home movie can now be used on a computer, with the exact steps varying from software to software. Berg will edit footage that has been videotaped with a consumer-version digital video camera and then loaded into a computer-based video-editing program. These software programs can range in price from roughly $50 to several thousand dollars. The more you spend, the more options the program is likely to provide, although many simple video editing software programs now come already loaded on new computers. To edit something more involved, a program is needed that allows the audio and video to be viewed separately.
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