ETC@BMC

Laura Blankenship October 16th, 2007

These are my notes for our Video Workshop held on October 17, 2007.

Some questions we need to think about to start off with.

• Why use video or multimedia in your course?
• How do you use it? How do you want to use it?
• What about student-created media?

Answering these questions for each instance can help you decide on such practical issues as file format and size and distribution method.

File formats.

• .avi - uncompressed format; somewhat outdated; larger file size.
• .dv - also an uncompressed format, generally associated with digital video recording and mini-dv tapes
• .mov - Quicktime format, an Apple native format, can be wrapped around several different codecs
• .mp4 - similar to Quicktime format, but is a broad standard
• .mp2- Format for DVDs
• .wmv -Windows Media format, compressed format, created by Microsoft
• .swf, .flv - Flash and Flash video, compressed formats, .flv is used by YouTube

The basic process

• Source video–from DVD, VHS, miniDV, or file is imported into video editing software
• Using iMovie, FinalCut or other video editing software, video can be manipulated–cut, audio added, special effects, etc.
• Completed video is exported into a format for distribution–burned to DVD or exported into one of the above formats
• Video is distributed on hard format such as CD/DVD or posted for download or streaming on the web

Links to documentation for video editing:

• Importing from NML Equipment
• iMovie– Apple’s tutorials
• VisualHub conversion software
• Burning a CD/DVD

Other kinds of video to work with:

• Machinima
  • An Explanation and example:
  • [kml_flashembed movie="http://youtube.com/v/dPLzKur06Vo" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]
• Screen Recording–can be done with Camtasia or other available software
• How to embed YouTube videos

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