Video Editing
Jan 30, 2015 12:40:06 #
I cut and pasted the following, posted by Cony25, from the Main Photography section:
"I know this is a photography forum, for those of you that do video editing, do you know of any blogs like this where I can post questions for video editing? I have a problem I recorded in HD definition and when I rendered to DVD to quality went to hell...to put it nicely....what happened? Anybody can give me some pointers on video blogs..."
"I know this is a photography forum, for those of you that do video editing, do you know of any blogs like this where I can post questions for video editing? I have a problem I recorded in HD definition and when I rendered to DVD to quality went to hell...to put it nicely....what happened? Anybody can give me some pointers on video blogs..."
Jan 30, 2015 12:44:38 #
For the blogs, I think it depends on the software you are using. Which one is it?
DVD is DVD. That's standard 720x480 resolution. You didn't say, what your HD footage was in. The common "best" is "1920x1080p60" for playing on TVs with the same pixel dimensions.
A DVD player can't do better than 720x480 no matter how you burn one. It is a standard based on old tube TVs. You must have a Blu-Ray player for your TV if you want better.
There are two forms of disk you can use for HD, Blu-Ray and one called "AVCHD Disk". To burn Blu-Ray disks, you have to have a Blu-Ray burner. Today's software, in most cases, allows burning an "AVCHD Disk" on a normal DVD burner on cheap DVDs. However, it is in a Blu-Ray format that can only be played on Blu-Ray Players.
The primary difference in practical use is that the Blu-Ray disk can hold videos of well over an hour. The AVCHD Disk can only be about 20 or 25 minutes.
DVD is DVD. That's standard 720x480 resolution. You didn't say, what your HD footage was in. The common "best" is "1920x1080p60" for playing on TVs with the same pixel dimensions.
A DVD player can't do better than 720x480 no matter how you burn one. It is a standard based on old tube TVs. You must have a Blu-Ray player for your TV if you want better.
There are two forms of disk you can use for HD, Blu-Ray and one called "AVCHD Disk". To burn Blu-Ray disks, you have to have a Blu-Ray burner. Today's software, in most cases, allows burning an "AVCHD Disk" on a normal DVD burner on cheap DVDs. However, it is in a Blu-Ray format that can only be played on Blu-Ray Players.
The primary difference in practical use is that the Blu-Ray disk can hold videos of well over an hour. The AVCHD Disk can only be about 20 or 25 minutes.
Feb 10, 2015 17:55:01 #
I like to shoot and edit video. To me video is more interesting than still photography because it has more complexity in the audio and video recording, the equipment and the editing process.
I use Adobe Premiere CS6 64 bit on a win 8.1 64bit platform. What I like about CS6 is that it also talks to Adobe audition which is a sound editing program. So I can make edits to the sound track which automatically is saved in the video.
The other thing I like about CS6 is it can change the lighting of a scene. So if the scene is too dark, it can lighten it. It's very similar to the way I use Photo Shop on still pics.
Another feature on CS6 which is cool but I don't really use much is slow motion. It can create slow motion from a regular speed clip.
For taking video I use a Nikon D3100 with manual focus Nikkor film prime lenses like the (24mm f2.8). These are high quality 30-40 year old lenses available for a fraction of their original cost on ebay.
There's a great free hack for the D3100 that lets you control the shutter speed. It also boosts the bit rate up to about 24,000. Lowering the shutter speed on video lets you create more light, the same way as it does in shooting stills. For example, if you bring the shutter speed down to 1/10 of a second in a video, you are flooding it with light, but it doesn't distort the video image.
I like to shoot my videos at 24fps, full 1920x1080 HD as MOV. files. I use ffmpeg to convert them to h264 codec mp4 files for the editing process.
I just put my videos on youtube. I dont burn them or show them on my TV. It's just a way for a retired guy to have a little fun.
Here's a link to a video I did a couple of weeks ago and posted on youtube. My friend shot his scenes at 640x480, I shot mine at 1920x1080. But Adobe CS6 did a pretty good job of allowing me to combine them by stretching the frame on his clip, even though it added a bit of pixelation when I zoomed in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2BqlKSC67c
I use Adobe Premiere CS6 64 bit on a win 8.1 64bit platform. What I like about CS6 is that it also talks to Adobe audition which is a sound editing program. So I can make edits to the sound track which automatically is saved in the video.
The other thing I like about CS6 is it can change the lighting of a scene. So if the scene is too dark, it can lighten it. It's very similar to the way I use Photo Shop on still pics.
Another feature on CS6 which is cool but I don't really use much is slow motion. It can create slow motion from a regular speed clip.
For taking video I use a Nikon D3100 with manual focus Nikkor film prime lenses like the (24mm f2.8). These are high quality 30-40 year old lenses available for a fraction of their original cost on ebay.
There's a great free hack for the D3100 that lets you control the shutter speed. It also boosts the bit rate up to about 24,000. Lowering the shutter speed on video lets you create more light, the same way as it does in shooting stills. For example, if you bring the shutter speed down to 1/10 of a second in a video, you are flooding it with light, but it doesn't distort the video image.
I like to shoot my videos at 24fps, full 1920x1080 HD as MOV. files. I use ffmpeg to convert them to h264 codec mp4 files for the editing process.
I just put my videos on youtube. I dont burn them or show them on my TV. It's just a way for a retired guy to have a little fun.
Here's a link to a video I did a couple of weeks ago and posted on youtube. My friend shot his scenes at 640x480, I shot mine at 1920x1080. But Adobe CS6 did a pretty good job of allowing me to combine them by stretching the frame on his clip, even though it added a bit of pixelation when I zoomed in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2BqlKSC67c
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