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Week 2 Assignment
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Review of Video Editing Software
In the past years, I have used Adobe Premiere and Windows Movie Maker for my editing needs. Before YouTube, I had to use online tutorials that were step-by-step oriented to get specific tasks done. Most of the time that took a long time to do so I just played with the software as much as possible to get an understanding of where everything was and what was capable. I feel that most video editing software do the same thing and have the same basic features. I find that the more features you want to use, the more complex the software may be to fully understand. Windows Movie Maker cannot get any easier. You are able to import the videos you want to use and then drag and drop them as needed. You can also add a background audio track to your video sequence. Movie Maker is perfect in my educational environment. It is fast to create a short video which can benefit my students and staff by integrating in the classroom which can engage students and lead to unexpected discoveries. (Garrison, 1999)

Adobe Premiere is the cream of the crop when it comes to video editing. I really enjoy minimalistic ideas and am able to still use Premiere to splice and edit raw video much easier than Windows Movie Maker. There is a learning curve involved with Premiere but you can save a lot of time in the end. I have always wanted to find a free version of Premiere and am always on the lookout for something close to it. All other free applications fall short when it comes to features. You can get a lot done with other applications, but they always miss something where it counts the most. After downloading and installing tutorials for Wax, I found that it does not have a “cut” option and all clips need to be on their separate tracks which can be very annoying if you are working with 10 or more clips.

I did notice that there are many videos available now more than ever. Some of these clips on YouTube are new which means that there are new tutorials being posted on these applications on a constant basis. If there ever comes a time when a free video editing application is created, I know I can turn to YouTube for assistance. = =

Garrison, A. (1999, Winter). //Video basics and production projects for the classroom//. Retrieved 11 23, 2011, from Center for Media Literacy: http://www.medialit.org/reading_room/article3.html

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