Video editing

This week’s Video Quiche (it’s pronounced “quickie”) is online at the YouTube. That’s the 3 minute version of a 90 minutes webcast. You can see it here:

The full info and steps about this process, and even the show in real time can be found on Sunday’s blog post here: The Artistic Biker Does a Mantis Shrimp

Since the post on Sunday night already gave all the information about this video, I thought I would use Tuesday’s posts to talk about the tech I use to create, edit, and produce The Artistic Biker Live!

Let’s start with the software I use to edit the raw footage.

After I finish a show, I spend quite a bit of time editing the video. The first thing I do is edit the 90 minute webcast into an hour length YouTube video I refer to as The Longy. I take out all the dead air where I’m searching for stuff, running a hair dryer, answering the door… I sample the sound so I can make it rich and even across the entire recording, and I add logos and bumpers. Then I edit out the included “What’s On Your Easel” segment and dress it up with links and images. The same with the $2 Tutorials, and finally, the 3 minute Quiche available above.

I started out with the native video software that came with windows, and tried a few others along the way. But I found Cyberlink Power Director and quit looking any further. I have no relationship with them. They have not sponsored me in any way. But I find for the price, speed, and ease of use, there is none better.

Simply import the folder with all your media, or individual files from multiple folders, drop them into the timeline and start editing.

Slide right, roller coaster in, shattered glass out, there are tons of ways to get from one scene to the next

If you have captions you use over and over, there are dozens of templates, or you can create your own

There are hundreds of variations to select the best video format size and quality for your application