Digital Media Video (14 links)

All About Desktop Video. About.com. Commercial site (with advertisements) providing the following articles: What is Desktop Video?; Steps to Taking Good Video; Getting Started With Desktop Video; Differences Among the Software Packages; Overview of Desktop Video Process; Capturing Raw Footage; Getting Started with Video Editing; Frequently Asked Questions; and Glossary of Terms and Definitions.

Digital Video. PC Technology Guide. Topics include History of digital video, Fundamentals; Video capture; Digital camcorders; Video editing; Performance requirements; Video compression codecs; Digital video players (QuickTime; Video for Windows); Video formats (VCD; miniDVD; DivX; DV format); Digital TV; Digital broadcasting; HDTV; and Internet delivery.

Digital Video Editing. Webmonkey. Explains the basics of digital video editing and production using Apple's iMovie and Final Cut Pro 3, both of which run on the Macintosh (under either OS 9 or OS X).

Digital Video Primer. Adobe Corporation. An excellent exploration of digital video technology and desktop movie-making, with emphasis on the Adobe Premiere product. Topics include Video Basics; DV Technology; System Configuration for Video Capture; The Creative Process; Acquiring Source Material; Nonlinear Editing; Effects and Motion Graphics; and Outputting and Distributing.

Digital Video Tutorial. University of Mary Washington. Defines digital video, reviews the common formats and players, provides basic guidelines on how to shoot good video, and explains how to capture/transfer, edit and encode/compress video on a computer.

Digital Video: A Guide for the Perplexed. University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign. Explains the rationale going digital; videotaping essentials (equipment decisions, camera features, practical tips); capturing, editing, compressing, and storing video data; and using SMIL and TransTool to transcribe, synchronize, edit, code and add other information to visual data.

Get Started with Windows Movie Maker. Microsoft Corporation. Covers the basics of setting up and using Windows Movie Maker 2 to create digital movies. Topics include: Recording Video with a DV Camera; Connecting Your Video Camera and Computer; Making a Movie from Your Video Footage; and Saving and Sharing Your Movie. Links to more advanced tutorials on editing, sound, animating titles, using freeze frames and stop-motion animation.

How Video Editing Works. Howstuffworks. A good basic introduction to digital video editing. Covers the following topics: What you can do with digital video editing; What you need; Basic concepts; and a brief Overview of using Adobe Premiere to capture and edit your video. Commercial site.

How Video Works. Tetzlaff, D. A basic technical overview of both analog and digital video signals and their processing for image display. Also discusses digital editing, video codecs and DV formats.

Interactive Multimedia Development - Digital Video. University of Texas - Austin. Defines digital video and describes its advantages over the analog format. Differentiates among the common digital video formats and explains how digital video is delivered over the Internet.

Making Movies with I-Movie. Pierce College. A basic overview of the key steps in producing a digital movie using Apple's I-movie software. Topics include: The Three Windows; Connecting Your Camera; Using a DV Player; Importing Video Clips; Making the Movie Transitions; Titles; Audio; and Save and View Your Movie

Short Course in Digital Video. Shortcourses. Topics include: Why Digital Video?; DV Cameras; DV Camera Features; Anatomy of a Mini DV Tape; Capturing Video; Capturing Stills; Capturing Audio; FireWire; Editing Video; and Sharing Videos.

Video FAQ. University of Idaho - Center for Teaching Innovation. Provides answers to common questions about digital video, including hardware requirements, analog to digital conversion, video editing, using video with Powerpoint and the DVD video format.

Videography for Educators. Mitchell, K.. Tips and techniques to assist teachers and staff developers in the production of quality videos. Covers Planning, Equipment Setup, Capturing the Video, and Editing Techniques (based on iMovie 3 or Final Cut Pro). Assumes basic familiarity with operation of a camcorder.