Making Videos
Posted: Thu Jun 13, 2024 11:02 pm
by WesRagle
Hi Guys,
It’s been suggested that I make a video to help explain the workings of the EFI project I’m working on. I’ve never made a video and I don’t have a camera. My daughter does have a camera that she isn’t using and agreed to drop it off and let me use it.
Soon, I hope, I will tear down the bread board in favor of a panel appropriate for testing the prototype. I would like to make video clip of the bread board in action before it’s torn down.
I’m assuming that If I “film” some clips I’ll be able to study the editing process later as I try to splice the clips together in some logical sequence.
Question: Is there anything I need to know up front before filming the clips? Is there a preferred format for the clips that will make editing easier later? I assume the video will be posted to YouTube.
I just don’t want to get to the end and have a bunch of stuff I can’t use. Any advice appreciated.
Thanks,
Wes
Re: Making Videos
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2024 12:07 am
by Bryan Cotton
I use kdenlive on Linux. They may have a windows distro too.
Re: Making Videos
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2024 12:56 am
by daleandee
My videos aren’t great at all but they kinda get the point across. I’ve done videos with a single camera and others with multiple cameras, all different, and even adding in some still shots while mixing and/or overdubbing the audio.
I like simple & free. So lately I’ve used a product called Openshot: https://www.openshot.org/
Here’s a video I did a few weeks ago about a recent Young Eagles flight using Openshot and downloaded video from several camera (mostly Andriod & iPhone type cameras) along with a few still photos inserted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYRUMKRiM4Q
Dunno if this helps …
Dale
3.0 Corvair/Tailwheel
Re: Making Videos
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2024 12:01 pm
by WesRagle
Hi Guys.
Thanks. I’ll see what I can do.
Wes
Re: Making Videos
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2024 1:04 pm
by OneTallShort
A) Decide if you are going to shoot portrait or landscape and be consistent.
A.1,) Don’t start shooting and then change orientation.
B) Roll, give yourself 5 seconds to settle and then action. Same on cut. The extra footage at both ends will make edits and fades easier.
C.) Write a script.. Doesn’t have to be exhaustive, but you should at least have an outline of what you want to say and what the shots are to get the point across.
D.) Have fun…
Re: Making Videos
Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2024 8:28 pm
by BRS
For simple one camera videos, I use my android phone and the YouCut Pro app. Amazing what a cell phone can do. Even without a SIM or other account they are worth having in your tool box.
Re: Making Videos
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2024 12:44 am
by WesRagle
So how do you guys record/add commentary? Can commentary be mixed with the recorded sound of the clip?
I’m clueless.
Wes
Re: Making Videos
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2024 4:15 pm
by daleandee
WesRagle wrote:So how do you guys record/add commentary? Can commentary be mixed with the recorded sound of the clip?
I’m clueless.
Wes
Download openshot (link above) and play with it a little while. It’s free & simple and it’s so easy even a … yeah it’s that easy!
8~)
Re: Making Videos
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2024 4:55 pm
by Bryan Cotton
daleandee wrote:
WesRagle wrote:So how do you guys record/add commentary? Can commentary be mixed with the recorded sound of the clip?
I’m clueless.
Wes
Download openshot (link above) and play with it a little while. It’s free & simple and it’s so easy even a … yeah it’s that easy!
8~)
Same with kdenlive. Free and you can add another audio track. Lots of options, they are probably all decent.
Re: Making Videos
Posted: Sat Jun 15, 2024 7:07 pm
by BRS
Another free video editor (one that I use on Win11) is OpenShot.org
fyi
Re: Making Videos
Posted: Sun Jun 16, 2024 12:46 am
by WesRagle
Hi Guys,
Thanks for all of the suggestions. I’m having issues with the laptop in the house. It’s old (Windows 7), its slow, and it only has 4 G of memory. Some of the editors are not compatible, and the ones that are are painfully slow. I have a new (Windows 11) in the shop that is at least 10 time faster and has 16 G of memory. However, I don’t have internet in the shop and my phone has limited hot spot data per month.
So…, I’ll drag the desktop pc from the shop in tomorrow and load all of the programs y’all suggested and see if I can figure this out. I also ordered a mic so maybe I can figure out how to voice over the video clips.
I’m starting to understand that there is no silver bullet here. I’m just going to have to jump in and figure it out.
Thanks Again,
Wes
Re: Making Videos
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2024 11:39 pm
by WesRagle
Hi Guys,
I downloaded KDENLIVE and Openshot. I played around with each and think I’ll try KDENLIVE first.
So Bryan, a question. Is there a preferred frame rate for a project?
Thanks,
Wes
Re: Making Videos
Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2024 11:56 pm
by Bryan Cotton
WesRagle wrote:So Bryan, a question. Is there a preferred frame rate for a project?
Thanks,
Wes
I just let it default. Anywhere around 30 is fine, especially at our level of video production.
Edit: you could really speed up that old Win7 laptop by installing Ubuntu on it! Go Linux!
Re: Making Videos
Posted: Tue Jun 18, 2024 12:49 am
by WesRagle
Thanks Bryan,
Bryan Cotton wrote:
I just let it default. Anywhere around 30 is fine, especially at our level of video production.Edit: you could really speed up that old Win7 laptop by installing Ubuntu on it! Go Linux!
Yeah, I know I should switch. I am a big fan of Linux and the FSF. There just always seems to be something more important for me to focus on.
Wes
