Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Fundamental Film Editing Equipment Everyone Should Have

By Nolan Tornes


A few years back only professionals had the capability to edit videos however, with recent advancements in technology, anybody can make a decent movie. With some simple and basic film editing equipment, one can easily create professional videos and achieve impressive results that anyone can appreciate. Below are some ideas of what you will require to start creating your video.

Before you can edit a video you need to capture one using available camcorders, DVs or through your phone. Camcorders are by far the most popular method of capturing good quality images and the Digital Videos are the best choice for many videographers. A few years ago the DVD camcorders made their debut in the market making it possible to view them on a normal DVD player.

Other formats include the HDV that allow the recording of High Definition or HD footage onto miniDV tapes via fireWire. By use of a superfast computer and software, editing the footage has become a breeze. One of the biggest advantages is that you start working on a lean budget and still get quality for the work you have done so far.

Another tool that you will find helpful is a computer and experts advice that you should make use of a recent computer that has at least two hard drives. One of the hard drives will be used for storing your operating system and other software packages that you feel important. The second should be any hard drive that will be primarily used for storage of your videos as you edit them.

If you have an older computer system but it has a dual core processor then you do not require buying a new one from the shop. Instead, carry valuable research into how you can tune it up to improve on its performance and speeds. The result is to have a machine with at minimum eight GB of RAM memory, improved processor speeds with at least two twenty inch LCD monitors.

The next thing to consider is the type of software your using to put together your video for viewing with your folks and kin. For those making use of the windows operating system you have access to windows live movie maker while for the Mac user there is the iMovie. However, if you are dissatisfied by these options there are free software on the internet that you can make use of for better results.

Now that you have all the basic film editing equipment on the standby it is important that you think what your videos should be like. This will save you lots of trouble and time in the future. Make sure to work within a budget that will not see you go burst as you try to acquire the necessary hardware and software.




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