I posted several links to very resourceful sites in taking video editing to the next level (IN THE RESOURCES PAGE OF BLOG)…However, I realize that software is extremely expensive and its hard for everyone to take the time to learn it as well! This is my life and full time job, so its different for me, but if you are trying to just throw some stuff together and have it look decent, there are ways! Its very convenient to just use Windows Movie Maker on a PC, or I Movie if you roll on a mac.
Before moving to the Adobe Creative Suite, I used Both of those softwares for a few years. It can be frustrating, but with some patience and a bit of technique you can get some nice looking videos!
I suggest the first and simple aspect of: have an idea in your head before you get started…Have a genseral idea/storyline of where you want to go with the video…Its intimidating at first to look at the software almost as a clean sheet of paper and not no where to go next!
Next Step: Google tutorials! type in Windows Movie Maker Tutorials/ IMovie, and watch how many show up! You may be extremely suprised at how someone else in the world may have an answer for your software question!
This will answer the next step as well, and that is determine what format your playing the video off of! There are several options, and even just the 3 tutorials I briefly looked at, give you several options…
These are basic things, but I’d like to actually do my own tutorial for each of these free softwares and show just basic items that I’ve got several questions about before.
Let me know if this would be helpful to someone…I’d like to make at least 2 tutorials for Windows Movie Maker and 2 for IMOVIE….I also will show one for IPHOTO! It is amazing how easy it can be to make your own picture sideshow complete with transitions, music of your choice, fit to the timing of music, and even more! There may be an equivalent for PC that I don’t know of, but Iphoto is only on a mac…Sorry PC users! I will spend extra time on the Movie Maker tutorial to make up for it!
