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Hello!
Lots of people asked me how I edit my videos so here is a basic tutorial.
Before you ask, I captured this video with the Camtasia Studio 7 Demo.
It works very well. Now let's start with the tutorial.
First something my editing program. I use Sony Vegas Pro 9.0.
To edit a video, we have to make a new project.
I use the submission HDV 720p. A HD Video with 1280x720p @ 30fps.
The aspect ratio changed.
First step is to import the video files.
I prepared some clips which we will import now.
Might cost a little time...
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Now we've got the clips in the editing program.
A video without music is bad, so we have to add a music file.
Music is called "Two Steps From Hell - Strenght of a thousand men"
Becuase I don't want to make a 2:30 min clip I cut the music at the beginning.
Now let's start with video editing.
Lets add a videotrack in which we paste a clip.
Heres just a normal clip.
Now we add the effects.
I use the Videotrack FX, because then all added effects are for every video in the videotrack, not only for one video.
I use these effects: Color Corector, Glow, Levels and Soft Contrast.
The effects are depending from te clip. Sometimes it's too dark, sometimes too bright.
We're starting with Color Corrector. There we reduce the saturation to 0,777.
Second step is the Contrast. This also depends from the clip, but I allways set the contrast to a higher level.
I discovered a nice effect - the border. We add it in a ellipctic form.
It's pretty much dark now, so I reduce the effect a bit. I also change the the width and height. 0:03:38.000,0;03:42.000 It looks ok. Some cameras also have borders - so it looks a bit real.
Lets switch back to color corrector. Here we can change the temperature of a clip/picture.
You see that I can change the color from blue to green etc...
We put the color into the yellow/orange direction. The clips looks a bit heater.
And we also make the clip a bit cooler. Put the the cursor into the blue corner.
You might have to train a bit - but in the end you will have a nice effect ;-)
Next Effect is Glow. We add the effect White Soft Glow.
We reduce the intensity to 0,170.
If you're clip is too dark becuase of the high contrast, you can add Levels. Put it higher and the video will be brighter.
In this case we don't need it.
This were the basics.
Now you just have to look, that the clips fits well to the music.
Here is difference between editied and non-edited version of the clip.
Just add the next scenes into the videotrack. Here is again the version of edited and non-edited.
Now just look that it fits well to the music.
Heres the next clip. Just the same like before.
These were the basics. At the end is the finished clip.
I hope I answered your questions. Thanks for watching, good bye.