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Topic: Total Newbie, Easy Questions, Plz Help me out
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StriderF1
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posted 12-17-2000 11:37 PM
Hello, I'm a total newbie at video editing, and I'm not even sure if I can do what I want to do with the equipment that I have. I am doing this for my history class, because we have a project that requires making a movie. Here are my questions:1)I have an old sony camcorder that is high 8. Its about 13 years old. It has video out. Where it has it, there are 2 ports, a video out, i presume (its yellow) and another port. I don't know what it does, and I'm not sure if its relevant. In my computer, I have a sound blaster live! value sound card, that has a yellow port (auxilary I think, could someone double check at the creative labs website, it might be www.cl.com but I don't know). Would this be adequate for putting my video into my computer? 2)If do my filming in front of a blue or green wall, could I put in a background image? If I did this would the image stay the same except the people are overlapping it and moving around? there will be 2 or 3 people in the movie. 3)What would be the best software to use? Someone told me that Adobe Premeir would be best. I don't know of any other software, and plz don't use abreviations.
***Note: Usability is key for me, the project is due in mid january, and although I learn computer stuff extremely fast, I need to be able to do a fair amount of things and learn them within a week basically. 4) Would the sound sync up if i made changes to it(I don't plan on making changes to the sound)? and could i put it back on my camcorder? If theres anything else I should know plz tell me guys, and thanks for your help!!! |
Prism
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posted 12-18-2000 12:11 AM
The two ports on your camera are most likely:
Yellow: Video
White (or black, in some cases): Audio
I don't have an SB Live! so I'm not sure about the connection on the back of it... if it's an audio input jack, you're in luck. All you need is a cable with RCA phono plugs on the ends to connect your camera to your sound card.Shooting in front of a blue screen can be fun, but you gotta do it right. You need to have it far enough in the background, and properly lit so that your actors' shadows don't interfere with it. Then you need seperate lighting for your actors, that won't be cast on the blue screen (obviously) If you aren't going to modify the sound, there's no reason it shouldn't sync up to the video, assuming you'll be capturing the video and audio simultaneously (which is normal). You can always add sounds without changing the original sound track. You should be fine. Welcome to the boards! Isaiah ------------------
Isaiah, "Sound Guy" Eyre
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StriderF1
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posted 12-18-2000 12:14 AM
thanks for the responce prism. I think that I will not shoot in front of a blue screen, but I might change my mind. What kind of software will I need to make changes, or put in effects? Also what kind will I need if I decide I will shoot in front of a blue screen? |
Prism
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posted 12-18-2000 12:39 AM
I've used MediaStudio Pro, Adobe Premiere, and Adobe After Effects. I think I like MSP and After Effects the best. Premiere has some nice things like a built-in video capture program, but I probably wouldn't have much use for it. I think After Effects probably has the best bluescreening capabilities as far as built-in effects go. MSP seems to run faster, though, and it's very simple to learn.Isaiah ------------------
Isaiah, "Sound Guy" Eyre
www.iEyre.com [This message has been edited by Prism (edited 12-18-2000).] |
killer_epidemic
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posted 12-18-2000 08:08 AM
Ok, since you said you were new to this I think you should know that Adobe Premiere and After Effects are VERY expensive, Premirere alone is around $500. Something you might want to take into consideration.  ------------------
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StriderF1
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posted 12-18-2000 02:54 PM
So basically I should use media studio pro? were can I find info about it and tutorials? |
cdolsen
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posted 12-18-2000 04:25 PM
What are you using for video capture? |
StriderF1
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posted 12-18-2000 04:32 PM
what is video capture? if your talking about filming then i'm using my old sony camcorder. |
filmguy15
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posted 12-19-2000 10:24 AM
video capture is where you play the video you have filmed onto your computer. for this you'll need some kind of video capture card, like the DC10+ by Pinnacle |
It's Alive! Productions
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posted 12-19-2000 07:11 PM
Welcome to the jungle strider,first thing,instead of starting out using nonlinear editing,just start out using your VCR and some A/V jacks (it's alot easier, and alot less o' an expense) (for more details read the prolouge in Rebel without a crew, by Robert Rodriguez)and another thing,if you still plan on green or bluescreening,ditch it while doing your project(I'm still learning how to do it) anyways, Good luck ------------------
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