Discovery Education - streaming Video Editing

1. Discovery Education - streamingVideo Editing

2. Discovery Education - streaming

3. Discovery Education - streaming • Login using existing account OR • Enter your school’s passcode. • Create a username and password. • Write it down so you will remember it later. Students who want to use Discovery Education - streaming should use the passcode 4E33-C35A.

4. Searching • Search for specific types of content • Videos or clips • Clipart • Audio • LOTS more! • Use Advanced Search for more powerful searching

5. Search Results • Narrow results by • Media type • Subject • Grade

6. Curriculum Standards

7. Preferences • Preferences

8. My Content • Click Add to My Content • Decide where to put it • Click My Content at top of screen to retrieve your content

9. Videos - Playing Those with the “edit” button are editable by you.

10. Videos - downloading • Right-click on the download icon. • Save Target As… • Choose location to save to (My Videos, Discovery Education - streaming is a good place). • Rename it so you will recognize it later. • Later, when you want to play it, double-click it and Windows Media Player will open and begin playing it.

11. Right-click on the download icon. Save Target As… Choose location to save to (My Videos, Discovery Education - streaming is a good place). Rename it so you will recognize it later. BE SURE to add .avi as the extension at the end of the filename. Videos – download for use with Movie Maker

12. Terms of Use • You must maintain the original intent of the video. With the exception of the video titles that have been identified as “editable content,” you may not shorten any clip, edit sound, or add images within that clip. • “Users may edit videos and video clips designated on the Website as editable, solely in connection with classroom or other school-related projects.”

13. Citations • Examples of proper citation format for video and image are as follows: • MLA Example for Video:Danny and the Dinosaur. By Syd Hoff. Weston Woods, 1990. Discovery Enterprises, LLC. 30 Nov. 2001 <http://www.unitedstreaming.com> • MLA Example for an Image:Name of the Image. By Paul Fuqua. 2003. Discovery Enterprises, LLC. 01 Jan. 2003 < http://www.unitedstreaming.com> • Other examples of proper citation for K-12 schools can be found at http://www.landmark-project.com/citation_machine/index.php.

14. Windows Movie Maker

15. Movie Maker Tasks • Capture video • Attach camcorder • Files you have transferred from camera or downloaded from US • Pictures from your computer • Audio or music from your computer

16. Movie Maker Tasks • Edit Movie • Video effects • Video transitions • Titles or credits • Finish Movie • Save to Computer • Save to CD • Save for Email • Save for Web • Send to DV camera

17. Pros Very easy to use Simple controls Free Already on your XP computer Lots of transitions and effects Cons Can’t burn directly to DVD (Vista includes DVD Maker) Few options for titles and credits Movie Maker Capabilities

18. Import Videos • Import Video • Remember, videos saved from Discovery Education - streaming must be saved as .avi • Choose folder and file to import • Decide to allow Movie Maker to create clips or not • Clips are smaller portions of the file for easier management

19. Import Pictures • Import pictures • Browse to your pictures • Use Ctrl + click to select more than one file at a time • Drag to storyboard or timeline

20. Storyboard/Timeline

21. Drag onto storyboard or timeline Rearrange by dragging on storyboard or timeline Preview Edit Add clips/movies

22. Editing • Split the clip into two clips at the current frame • Take picture • Play controls

23. Add Music/Audio

24. Right-click on music/audio track to fade, change volume, etc. Movie Maker can record your narration if desired. Music/Audio

25. These effects change the way your clip looks all the way through the clip. You can “stack” effects, but they may cancel each other out. Video Effects

26. The storyboard view shows effects and transitions better than timeline. An effect has been applied when there is a blue star on the lower left corner of the clip. Right-click the star to add or remove effects. Video Effects

27. Transitions control how the transition between clips happens. These icons show between the clips on the storyboard. Video Transitions

28. These are your only choices. You can change the font, color, and animation only. Credits will scroll at the end of the movie. Titles/Credits

29. These Tips are available from the Help menu to assist you in these areas. Hints and Tips

30. Be sure to save the project in order to edit later. The project keeps your settings. The movie can’t easily be edited without the project file. Save Project

31. Save to My Computer Makes movie using best settings for playback on a computer Save to CD Makes movie and automatically burns to CD if the computer is equipped with a burner. Send in e-mail Automatically saves in a small enough format to be sent in an email. Send to the Web Allows you to choose format Send to DV camera Save to camcorder Finishing

32. Finishing • Be sure to take the project file, along with all the files that you imported. • It’s a good idea to save all files to be used in a project in the same folder. Save the project there, also, and everything will be in one place. • Consider uploading your movie to TeacherTube.com if other teachers might find it useful.