Basic Video Editing Training for Beginners

1. Basic Video Editing Training for Beginners
Fawad & Adnan

2. Contents
Overview
Software Interface
Video Editing
Tips & Tricks

3. What is Video Editing?
Video editing is the process of manipulating and
rearranging video shots to create a new work.
Overview

4. The Goals of Editing
Remove unwanted footage
Choose the best footage
Create a flow
Add effects, graphics, music, etc
Alter the style, pace or mood of the video
Give the video a particular "angle"
Overview

5. Overview

6. Overview
VCR

7. Overview
Software

8. Video editing software
Windows Movie Maker
Cyber Link Power Director
Coral Video Studio
Adobe Premier Elements
MAGIC Movie Edit Pro
Roxio Creator
Pinnacle Studio
AVS Video Editor
Nero Video
Very basic video editing tool
It is great for beginners
Its free
Good tool for photo slide shows
Limited editing options
Overview

9. Video editing software
Cyber Link Power Director
Plenty of features and effects for a
home user
Can consume computer resources
Overview

10. Software Interface
Cyberlink Power Director

11. Software Interface
Software Interface
More or less same interface is used for almost all of the video
editing software

12. Software Interface
1. Library
3. Story board (Time Line)
2. Preview
monitor
4
4. Task bar

16. 3. Story board (Time Line)
Click & Drag

19. Media room4. Task bar

20. Effect room4. Task bar

21. Object room4. Task bar

22. Title room4. Task bar

23. Transition room4. Task bar

24. Software Interface
1. Library
3. Story board (Time Line)
2. Preview
monitor
4
4. Task bar

25. Video Editing Process
Cyberlink Power Director

26. Video Editing Process
Project aspect ratio
Importing media files
Adding files to the time line
Remove unwanted video footage (Split-Delete)
Mute video
Unlink audio and video
Adding audio
Adding effects
Titles
Video Editing Process

27. Video Editing Process
Transitions
Adding more tracks to timeline
Adding more than one video on screen at same time
Changing video speed
Reversing video
Adding subtitles
Using text for subtitles
Producing/Rendering a video
Video Editing Process

28. Tips & Tricks
• Always shoot with the editing in mind
• Film enough footage, you can cut off later
• Work organized, name clips properly
• Start with creating a “rough edit”
• Try out different things and notice the feeling
• Try not to add quick transitions
• Create a nice intro or title and some titles at
the end
• Add lower third titles
• Add appropriate music and sound effect
• RAM memory is a video editor’s best friend
• Be patient

29. Important
PRACTICE

30. Join facebook group “Edit AIT” for
questions and more information
Questions
Basic Video Editing Training for Beginners