The document discusses and compares several options for assembling video content, including PhotoStory, MovieMaker, narrated PowerPoint, WeVideo, Filmora, Premiere Elements, iMovie, and mobile video editing. Each option is examined in terms of its pros and cons, such as available features, export formats, ease of use, and platform compatibility.

1. ASSEMBLAGE OPTIONS
BY ANDRE DANIELS

2. Preview screen
TRACKS on TIMELINE

3. PHOTOSTORY PROS & CONS
• ONLY WORKS WITH IMAGES/STILL PICTURES
• MICROSOFT PRODUCT SO LIMITED EXPORT FORMATS
• ADOPTS A WIZARD APPROACH TO ASSEMBLAGE PROCESS
• ONE STOP SHOP FOR BASIC IMAGE EDITING (CROP, ROTATE, EFFECTS)
• LIMITED FLEXIBILITY AROUND THE USE OF BACKGROUND TRACKS
• OCCUPIES SMALL SCREEN SPACE
• AUDIO-RECORDING CAPABILITY

4. Preview
screen
Imported
Media
TRACKS on TIMELINE
MENU WINDOW

5. MOVIEMAKER Pros & Cons
• THE LATEST VERSION IS NOT AS IMPRESSIVE
• MOVIEMAKER 6 MIGHT NO LONGER BE SUPPORTED
• LIMITED TRACKS ON TIME LINE
• DIFFICULT TO UNCOUPLE AUDIO FROM VIDEO
• MICROSOFT PRODUCT AND THEREFORE LIMITED EXPORT FORMATS (EG.
ONLY .MWV)
• NO LONGER SHIPS WITH WINDOWS INSTALLATION (free download)

6. Narrated POWERPOINT pros & cons
• CAN EXPORT POWERPOINT AS A VIDEO
• MICROSOFT PRODUCT
• LIMITED IN-SCREEN ANIMATION FEATURES
• LIMITED AUDIO-EDITING CAPABILITY
• WELL-KNOWN TOOL
• NO TIME-LINE EDITING
• AUDIO-RECORDING CAPABILITY

7. WeVideo PROS & CONS
• ONLINE EDITING POSSIBLE FROM ANY DEVICE WITH INTERNET CONNECTIVITY
• APP FOR PHONE
• GOOD EDITING FEATURES
• SIMILAR LOOK TO MOVIEMAKER AND MOST ENTRY LEVEL EDITORS
• LEAVES A WATERMARK ON THE FREE VERSION (ACCEPTABLE)
• FILES directly UPLOADable TO THE CLOUD
• SHAREABLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
• LIMITED MONTHLY EXPORTS AVAILABLE
• NO ZOOM/ PAN FEATURES ON STILL IMAGES

9. FILMORA pros & cons
• VERY SIMILAR TO WEVIDEO WITH A HOST OF TRANSITIONS
• LARGE WATERMARK IN THE CENTRE OF THE SCREEN (VERY DISTRACTING)
• TWO EDITING TRACKS FOR VIDEO
• GOOD EDITING FEATURES

11. PREMIERE ELEMENTS
• PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE BUT TRIAL VERSIONS CAN BE DOWNLOADED
• STEEPER LEARNING CURVE THAN THE REST
• WORKS ON THE SAME PRINCIPLE AS FILMORA AND WEVIDEO
• CAN PERFORM OVERLAYING OF TRACKS
• WORKS WELL WITH ADOBE PHOTOSHOP

12. IMOVIE
• USER-FRIENDLY EVEN THOUGH SWITCHED FROM A WINDOWS ENVIRONMENT
• GIVES YOU TEMPLATES THAT GUIDES YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS
• VERY NICE EFFECTS
• LIMITED TRACKS ON TIMELINE CAN’T DO OVERLAYS
• CONVERTS TEMPLATES TO EDITABLE MOVIES ON TIMELINE

13. Mobile Video Editing

15. Import media from
your image gallery
Edit previous projects
Editing
timeline

16. • Trim
• Split
• Snapshot
• Crop
• Rotate
• Duplicate
• Volume
• Delete
Editing a clip (photo or
video)
Long-press on a clip to
edit
or reposition clips

18. You can add audio
from your library of
music as well as add
transitions between
various clips