Digital Video DVD Workshop

1. Digital Video & DVD Workshop Al Shilling, Asst. DirectorEmerging Technologies Career and Technical Education School District of Lee County, Florida www.leeschools.netals@leeschools.net239.337.8603

2. Write Three things that you want to absolutely want to learn from this workshipWrite Three things that you want to absolutely want to learn from this workship

3. Schedule Overview What makes a Documentary? Capture & Edit Presentation Output Presentation DVD Authoring Question and Answer Session (time permitting)

4. Overview of Digital Video What is Digital Video (DV)? VHS vs. miniDV Tape to hard drive Size of files/storage capacity Digital video is recorded in a data format VHS is a lower resolution format that is being phased out by the industry to make way for the newer formats When video is captured for editing, it is converted to digital files (AVI, Quicktime, MPEG, etc.) that are stored on the hard drive. These files take up a large amount of disk space , so it is important to always make sure you have enough room to store the information you are capturing as well as be prudent to only capture what you need.Digital video is recorded in a data format VHS is a lower resolution format that is being phased out by the industry to make way for the newer formats When video is captured for editing, it is converted to digital files (AVI, Quicktime, MPEG, etc.) that are stored on the hard drive. These files take up a large amount of disk space , so it is important to always make sure you have enough room to store the information you are capturing as well as be prudent to only capture what you need.

5. Documentary Elements Shiloh Video Non Fiction Video Elements Still Graphic Elements Audio Elements

6. Video & Audio Resources Copyright Issues: Public Domain vs. Protected Shoot your own video- some basics Using School District Video & Audio Resources: ITV and DML Adobe Premiere Elements Video Editing and DVD Authoring Software Computer System Requirements http://www.adobe.com/products/premiereel/systemreqs.html For home use http://www.adobe.com/products/premiereel/index.html For School Purchase Software House International http://www.shi.com/ Research Resources: National History Day Website www.nhd.org Library of Congress http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html Nasa Images http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ US National Archives http://www.archives.gov/ Sound Effects: http://www.a1freesoundeffects.com/noflash.htm http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/district/etc/cathy/sounds.html Sample NHD documentary Project http://education.apple.com/education/ilife/project_template.php?project_id=57&subject_id=1

7. Production Process (see handout) Concept Development Pre-Production Production Post Production Review

8. Editing That’s all great, but how do I put it together?

9. The Three Phases of Editing Capture Edit Output Capture: encoding or transfering video from a camera or other source to a hard drive Edit: changing the content of a production by adding, deleting and rearranging video and audio elements Output: Exporting a finished video project from a computer to another medium such as tape, DVD or web format file for playback elsewhere.Capture: encoding or transfering video from a camera or other source to a hard drive Edit: changing the content of a production by adding, deleting and rearranging video and audio elements Output: Exporting a finished video project from a computer to another medium such as tape, DVD or web format file for playback elsewhere.

10. What You Need miniDV video camera or VCR Firewire Cable PC Desktop or Laptop that meets the system requirements to run the software Tape with your footage Still graphics (digital or scanned photos, photoshop images, clip art, etc. Audio files (music, voice overs) Tape or DVD to record to miniDV video camera or VCR Firewire Cable PC Desktop or Laptop that meets the system requirements to run the software Tape with your footage Still graphics (digital or scanned photos, photoshop images, clip art, etc. Audio files (music, voice overs) Tape or DVD to record to miniDV video camera or VCR Firewire Cable PC Desktop or Laptop that meets the system requirements to run the software Tape with your footage Still graphics (digital or scanned photos, photoshop images, clip art, etc. Audio files (music, voice overs) Tape or DVD to record to

11. Setting Up Connect computer to camera/VCR with firewire Turn camera/VCR ON Turn on computer Set up Files & folders Create a storyboard or script or outline Launch Premiere Connect computer to camera/VCR with firewire Turn camera/VCR ON Turn on computer Set up Files & folders Create a storyboard or script or outline Launch Premiere Connect computer to camera/VCR with firewire Turn camera/VCR ON Turn on computer Set up Files & folders Create a storyboard or script or outline Launch Premiere

12. Firewire Connections

13. Project Organization Use a master project folder with sub folders for students and/or projects. This keeps your files all in one place to keep from inadvertently deleting files and making it easier to back up a project when finished. Use a master project folder with sub folders for students and/or projects. This keeps your files all in one place to keep from inadvertently deleting files and making it easier to back up a project when finished.

14. Included Tutorials. The tutorials included with Premiere Elements are an excellent place to start off. When you launch the tutorial, a html based text document is launched as well. You can toggle between the two as you learn the programThe tutorials included with Premiere Elements are an excellent place to start off. When you launch the tutorial, a html based text document is launched as well. You can toggle between the two as you learn the program

15. The Editing Environment Elements is the same as most other consumer and professional editing applications with a Project, Monitor and Timeline or Sequence window. There are tabbed windows for managing effects as well. There is no preview window in premiere elements. Instead, there is are two buttons which allow you to select CLIP or TIMELINE for what you see in the monitor. Elements is the same as most other consumer and professional editing applications with a Project, Monitor and Timeline or Sequence window. There are tabbed windows for managing effects as well. There is no preview window in premiere elements. Instead, there is are two buttons which allow you to select CLIP or TIMELINE for what you see in the monitor.

16. Part 1:Capture

17. Capturing From a Video Camera Elements does not support logging clips or setting in and outpoints for capture. It will (on a good day) detect when you start and stop the camera and will create separate clips for those files. Elements does not support logging clips or setting in and outpoints for capture. It will (on a good day) detect when you start and stop the camera and will create separate clips for those files.

18. Clip Placement During Capture As you capture in Elements, the clips are stored in the project window AND put directly onto the timeline in the order that you capture them. As you capture in Elements, the clips are stored in the project window AND put directly onto the timeline in the order that you capture them.

19. Part 2:Edit

20. Arranging Clips You can delete or rearrange clips on the timeline as you desire. Clips can be previewed by double clicking. In and Out points can be set to adjust the clips as needed. Imported clips can be dragged to the timeline. Red lines indicate areas that need to be rendered prior to output. You can delete or rearrange clips on the timeline as you desire. Clips can be previewed by double clicking. In and Out points can be set to adjust the clips as needed. Imported clips can be dragged to the timeline. Red lines indicate areas that need to be rendered prior to output.

21. In and Out Points In and out points are where a clip starts and ends respectively. Changing the in and out points of a clip has no effect on the SOURCE FILE that is captured. Only on the clip that is on the timeline.In and out points are where a clip starts and ends respectively. Changing the in and out points of a clip has no effect on the SOURCE FILE that is captured. Only on the clip that is on the timeline.

22. Transitions Transitions are added from the transition menu which is searchable. A help window will also pop up with step by step instructions on how to perform tasks. Transition durations can be edited by double clicking the transition. To delete a transition, select the transition and press the delete key. Be sure the clips are touching each other before applying a transition.Transitions are added from the transition menu which is searchable. A help window will also pop up with step by step instructions on how to perform tasks. Transition durations can be edited by double clicking the transition. To delete a transition, select the transition and press the delete key. Be sure the clips are touching each other before applying a transition.

23. Titles can be made by clicking the title menu button. Title templates are available as well as a complete set of text and shape tools. Be sure to watch the safe title area to keep your words on the screen! Titles can be made by clicking the title menu button. Title templates are available as well as a complete set of text and shape tools. Be sure to watch the safe title area to keep your words on the screen! Titles can be made by clicking the title menu button. Title templates are available as well as a complete set of text and shape tools. Be sure to watch the safe title area to keep your words on the screen!

24. Special Effects Other Special Effects include: Chromakey Slo Motion Lightening Motion Effects Blurring Solarize/Posterize Plus many more

25. Audio Audio can be imported or recorded Audio files have to be in the correct format prior to using them in a project. As with video files, you can add any stereo audio file into Adobe Premiere Elements that you can open in another audio player, such as Windows Media Player. If you add a mono file, Adobe Premiere Elements converts it to stereo by copying the mono channel and placing it onto a stereo channel. You cannot add five-, six-, or seven-channel audio files to Adobe Premiere Elements. Adobe Premiere Elements supports the following stereo audio formats: AIFF, AVI, MOV, MP3, WAV, and WMA. Note: Formats such as MP3 and WMA are compressed using a method that removes some of the original audio quality. To play back compressed audio, Adobe Premiere Elements must decompress and possibly alter the file's sample rate, thereby degrading the audio quality. You may want to avoid using these formats in your movies. If you want to add audio from CD, you must first copy, or rip, the audio tracks to your hard disk using another application. Windows Media Player, included with Windows XP, can perform this task; however, you can also use Adobe Audition™ to rip the CD at various quality settings and perform complex audio processing functions on the file. If you plan to publicly air or distribute your movie, make sure that you own the copyrights or have licensed the copyrights to any CD audio you use. If you download music from the Internet for use in your projects, be aware that some files, notably WMA (Windows Media Audio) and AAC (QuickTime) files may have pre-encoded settings that will not allow you to play the file back in Adobe Premiere Elements As with video files, you can add any stereo audio file into Adobe Premiere Elements that you can open in another audio player, such as Windows Media Player. If you add a mono file, Adobe Premiere Elements converts it to stereo by copying the mono channel and placing it onto a stereo channel. You cannot add five-, six-, or seven-channel audio files to Adobe Premiere Elements. Adobe Premiere Elements supports the following stereo audio formats: AIFF, AVI, MOV, MP3, WAV, and WMA. Note: Formats such as MP3 and WMA are compressed using a method that removes some of the original audio quality. To play back compressed audio, Adobe Premiere Elements must decompress and possibly alter the file's sample rate, thereby degrading the audio quality. You may want to avoid using these formats in your movies. If you want to add audio from CD, you must first copy, or rip, the audio tracks to your hard disk using another application. Windows Media Player, included with Windows XP, can perform this task; however, you can also use Adobe Audition™ to rip the CD at various quality settings and perform complex audio processing functions on the file. If you plan to publicly air or distribute your movie, make sure that you own the copyrights or have licensed the copyrights to any CD audio you use. If you download music from the Internet for use in your projects, be aware that some files, notably WMA (Windows Media Audio) and AAC (QuickTime) files may have pre-encoded settings that will not allow you to play the file back in Adobe Premiere ElementsAs with video files, you can add any stereo audio file into Adobe Premiere Elements that you can open in another audio player, such as Windows Media Player. If you add a mono file, Adobe Premiere Elements converts it to stereo by copying the mono channel and placing it onto a stereo channel. You cannot add five-, six-, or seven-channel audio files to Adobe Premiere Elements. Adobe Premiere Elements supports the following stereo audio formats: AIFF, AVI, MOV, MP3, WAV, and WMA. Note: Formats such as MP3 and WMA are compressed using a method that removes some of the original audio quality. To play back compressed audio, Adobe Premiere Elements must decompress and possibly alter the file's sample rate, thereby degrading the audio quality. You may want to avoid using these formats in your movies. If you want to add audio from CD, you must first copy, or rip, the audio tracks to your hard disk using another application. Windows Media Player, included with Windows XP, can perform this task; however, you can also use Adobe Audition™ to rip the CD at various quality settings and perform complex audio processing functions on the file. If you plan to publicly air or distribute your movie, make sure that you own the copyrights or have licensed the copyrights to any CD audio you use. If you download music from the Internet for use in your projects, be aware that some files, notably WMA (Windows Media Audio) and AAC (QuickTime) files may have pre-encoded settings that will not allow you to play the file back in Adobe Premiere Elements

26. Editing Guided PracticeEnd of Part 1 Create a folder in MY DOCUMENTS on your computer called (YOUR NAME) Video Training Connect Camera (if provided), and power on Launch Adobe Premiere Elements from the Start Menu or desktop shortcut Create a NEW PROJECT titled (YOUR NAME) Video 1 BROWSE the location to MY DOCUMENTS>(YOUR NAME) VIDEO TRAINING and SAVE Caputre or import the clips and media to your project Arrange the clips on the timeline changing the order, IN and OUT points as needed Add Transistions and Effects Add a title at the beginning of your project using one of the title templates. Use the equipment and clips provided to build a simple project that contains: 1 Sound Bite 4 Still Images 2 Video Clips Change the in and out points of the video clips and still clips to change the duration of the clips. Add Transitions & 1 or 2 Effects Be sure to save your project to your project folderCreate a folder in MY DOCUMENTS on your computer called (YOUR NAME) Video Training Connect Camera (if provided), and power on Launch Adobe Premiere Elements from the Start Menu or desktop shortcut Create a NEW PROJECT titled (YOUR NAME) Video 1 BROWSE the location to MY DOCUMENTS>(YOUR NAME) VIDEO TRAINING and SAVE Caputre or import the clips and media to your project Arrange the clips on the timeline changing the order, IN and OUT points as needed Add Transistions and Effects Add a title at the beginning of your project using one of the title templates. Use the equipment and clips provided to build a simple project that contains: 1 Sound Bite 4 Still Images 2 Video Clips Change the in and out points of the video clips and still clips to change the duration of the clips. Add Transitions & 1 or 2 Effects Be sure to save your project to your project folder

27. Part 2 In this session we will cover: Outputting a completed project to video, DVD and as a file Basic DVD Authoring Exporting a project for the web & other formats Ideas on how to use video as a classroom instructional tool Open question and answer session

28. Output

29. It is simple to export to tape Premiere Elements allows you to export to tape, DVD or a variety of popular file formats. Premiere Elements allows you to export to tape, DVD or a variety of popular file formats.

30. Don’t forget to put a BLANK TAPE IN! Export to tape allows you to record to a tape either at the beginning or at a predefined timecode location. It will not record until you click on the record button. Export to tape allows you to record to a tape either at the beginning or at a predefined timecode location. It will not record until you click on the record button.

31. Other Format Outputs AVI: Used for windows based machines, powerpoint, bringing the file back into an editing program MPEG: useful for web and dvd applications, decreases file size QuickTime: Used for MAC based programs Windows Media: used for web, cell phone and other custom applications.

32. Output Independent Practice Launch Adobe Premiere Elements Open your project from Session 1 EXPORT your project using the WINDOWS MEDIA>LAN 1024K preset. Save this file to your project folder. QUIT Premiere Elements; navigate to your project folder and playback your exported project using Windows Media Player

33. DVD Authoring Made EZ 1. Add Scene Markers for the scenes submenu as needed 2. Delete extra markers in the video. 3. Choose a DVD template. 4. Customize the menu titles. 5. Customize the buttons on the Scenes Menu. 6. Add/Delete extra buttons as needed. 7. Preview the DVD. 8. Review the Burn DVD options. DVD Settings Quality Settings By default, Adobe Premiere Elements fits contents to available space, compressing video only as much as necessary to preserve quality. Compressing video for DVD is very time-consuming and can take several hours depending on the length and complexity of the movie. TV StandardThese settings specify the television standard for your region so TV DVD players can play the DVD you create. For example, the clips used in this tutorial are in NTSC format. If you are in a PAL region, however, you would burn a DVD using the PAL television standard. 1. Set Scene Markers for the scenes submenu. 2. Delete extra markers in the slideshow. 3. Choose a DVD template. 4. Customize the menu titles. 5. Customize the buttons on the Scenes Menu. 6. Add/Delete extra buttons as needed. 7. Preview the DVD. 8. Review the Burn DVD options. DVD Settings Quality Settings By default, Adobe Premiere Elements fits contents to available space, compressing video only as much as necessary to preserve quality. Compressing video for DVD is very time-consuming and can take several hours depending on the length and complexity of the movie. TV StandardThese settings specify the television standard for your region so TV DVD players can play the DVD you create. For example, the clips used in this tutorial are in NTSC format. If you are in a PAL region, however, you would burn a DVD using the PAL television standard.1. Set Scene Markers for the scenes submenu. 2. Delete extra markers in the slideshow. 3. Choose a DVD template. 4. Customize the menu titles. 5. Customize the buttons on the Scenes Menu. 6. Add/Delete extra buttons as needed. 7. Preview the DVD. 8. Review the Burn DVD options. DVD Settings Quality Settings By default, Adobe Premiere Elements fits contents to available space, compressing video only as much as necessary to preserve quality. Compressing video for DVD is very time-consuming and can take several hours depending on the length and complexity of the movie. TV StandardThese settings specify the television standard for your region so TV DVD players can play the DVD you create. For example, the clips used in this tutorial are in NTSC format. If you are in a PAL region, however, you would burn a DVD using the PAL television standard.

34. Menu Template Selection The DVD export is an excellent feature of elements and allows the user to make a DVD with custom menus. Use chapter markers to create “scenes” or chapters on the DVD. YOU SHOULD ONLY USE DVD-R FORMAT DVDs IF YOU ARE INTENDING FOR YOUR PROJECT TO BE VIEWED ON A SET-TOP DVD PLAYER. The DVD export is an excellent feature of elements and allows the user to make a DVD with custom menus. Use chapter markers to create “scenes” or chapters on the DVD. YOU SHOULD ONLY USE DVD-R FORMAT DVDs IF YOU ARE INTENDING FOR YOUR PROJECT TO BE VIEWED ON A SET-TOP DVD PLAYER.

35. Click on the title to change the text to whatever you want. Click on the title to change the text to whatever you want. Click on the title to change the text to whatever you want.

36. Always preview the DVD before burning! Always preview the DVD before burning!Always preview the DVD before burning!

37. DVD Authoring Guided Practice Launch Premiere Elements Add two chapter markers to the timeline and name them Bugs and Daffy Load the DVD workspace by clicking on the DVD button Select a theme and create menus and buttons as demonstrated Test your project Launch Premiere Elements Add two chapter markers to the timeline and name them Bugs and Daffy Load the DVD workspace by clicking on the DVD button Select a theme and create menus and buttons as demonstrated Test your project Launch Premiere Elements Add two chapter markers to the timeline and name them Bugs and Daffy Load the DVD workspace by clicking on the DVD button Select a theme and create menus and buttons as demonstrated Test your project

38. Questions Write Questions HereWrite Questions Here

39. Additional Resources www.adobe.com www.wwug.com www.dvpa.com (some pay stuff though) www.cybercollege.com www.adobe.com www.wwug.com www.dvpa.com (some pay stuff though) www.cybercollege.com www.adobe.com www.wwug.com www.dvpa.com (some pay stuff though) www.cybercollege.com

40. Al Shilling, Asst. DirectorEmerging TechnologiesCareer and Technical EducationSchool District of Lee County, Floridawww.leeschools.netals@leeschools.net239.337.8603