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Assignment #11 - PodcastVideo
Assignment #10 - Clip ReconstructionAssignment #12 - Sequence EditingAssignment #13 - Lower ThirdsAssignment #14 - PSAOptional #15 - CG in filmRendering
One of the trickiest parts of video editing is knowing what file format you should save your work as. There are DOZENS of different video "formats" that you can use - the RIGHT choice depends on what you plan to do with the video. There is a fine art to choosing the right one for the right occasion, and it can lead to a career in any number of post-production studios.
Export screen in Premiere Pro
If you are using Premiere Elements:
Render your projects into playable video files using the PUBLISH & SHARE tab at the top right of your Premiere screen
choose AVCHD
in the presets dropdown menu choose MP4 HD 720p 30fps
point the file location to the D drive (local drive), and give it a meaningful name.
press SAVE and watch it render. Rendering could take from a minute to an hour depeding on the complexity of the render.
If you are using Premiere Pro:
select all of your clips in the timeline (ctrl+a)
Select Export in the top left of the program
Choose an export location (1) that will by default be the same spot as your sequence editing file (prproj)
Give it an export name (2)
Make sure to (3) select H.264 (it should be on by default). H.264 will create an MP4 video file that is playable on most computers, tablets, and smartphones.
Click the Export button (4) at the bottom to start exporting the file.
Understanding codecs and containers
The distinction between codecs and container file formats is often ambiguous. This is in part due to the general lack of standardization, confusing marketing terms and filename extensions. This page attempts to clarify this distinction briefly and without going into technical details. If you want to learn more about containers and codecs, you should probably look at Wikipedia's page on containers and codecs.
Container is what we typically associate with the file format. Containers "contain" the various components of a video: the stream of images, the sound, and anything else. For example, you could have multiple soundtracks and subtitles included in a video file, if the container format allows it. Example of popular containers are OGG, Matroska, AVI, MPEG.
Codecs are ways of "coding" and "decoding" streams. Their job is typically to compress data (and decompress it when playing it back) so that you can store and transmit files with a smaller filesize. There are many codecs available out there, each with their strengths, weaknesses and peculiarities, and choosing the right codec with the right settings for the right situation is close to be a form of art in itself.
Assignment #14 - The More You Know
Tying it all together
You are tying together everything you learned about in the video and audio sections of the course.
You are to learn the use of a DSLR camera along with proper lighting techniques to generate a 1 minute long PSA or news anchor report or movie review style piece that you would typically see on Youtube
Make sure to keep it reasonably dynamic. Don't rely in a single shot, use B roll and/or multiple camera angles depending on what you're doing
Things to be mindful of:
Lighting - make sure you use 3-point lighting when possible.
If you're filming in front of the green screen, ensure you have flat lighting on the screen, if you're filming in front of the white background in the studio, ensure you don't dirty the drop-sheet.
Don't forget to work off of the D drive.
You are to be evaluated as follows: