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Digital Video Editing CPU Objectives

Activity 1

1-1. Test your pre-existing knowledge of the course material.

1-2. Review an outline of the procedures you will be using throughout this CPU.

1-3. Discover the history of film and video technology.

1-4. Describe the post-production phase of video production.

1-5. Differentiate between analog video and digital video.

1-6. Compare and contrast linear and nonlinear video editing.

1-7. Define compression and distinguish its types.

1-8. Discuss the pros and cons of the widespread accessibility of digital video technology.

Activity 2

2-1. Identify Pinnacle Studio’s Timeline view and Video track.

2-2. Utilize the timescale and Timeline scrubber to locate certain points in a video clip.

2-3. Split the video clip into separate scenes.

2-4. Trim the video to remove unwanted footage from the commercial.

2-5. Arrange the scenes in the commercial in an order determined by a rough outline.

2-6. Discuss the usefulness of a shot log in digital video editing.

Activity 3

3-1. Discover overlay images and titles.

3-2. Explore the use of full screen images in video editing.

3-3. Define and work with frame grabs.

3-4. Manipulate overlay images, still images, and frame grabs.

3-5. Add titles, full screen images, and frame grabs to your commercial.

3-6. Discuss effective uses of titles and overlay images in films and television programs you have seen.

Activity 4

4-1. Discover rolling overlay titles and credits.

4-2. Create rolling text using a full screen image and rolling overlay titles.

4-3. Examine transitions.

4-4. Define different types of transitions.

4-5. Add transitions to the timeline.

4-6. Recognize the differences in transitions and cuts.

4-7. Describe memorable cuts and transitions you have seen in film and television.

Activity 5

5-1. Discover how to place video in Pinnacle Studio’s Overlay track.

5-2. Identify the video and audio portions of clips in the Video and Overlay tracks.

5-3. Examine A/B editing.

5-4. Define insert editing.

5-5. Create an insert edit in Pinnacle Studio.

5-6. Outline the uses of Studio’s Hide, Mute, and Lock functions.

5-7. Determine the attributes of split editing, L-cuts, and J-cuts.

5-8. Create L-cuts and J-cuts in Pinnacle Studio.

5-9. Analyze the career of film and video editors.

5-10. Discuss applications of split editing and how their use enhances the effectiveness of a video.

Activity 6

6-1. Define picture-in-picture, or PIP.

6-2. Create PIP effects in Studio.

6-3. Alter the dimensions of a PIP window.

6-4. Explore various effects that can be applied to a PIP window.

6-5. Discuss the use of picture-in-picture in your project.

Activity 7

7-1. Create and manipulate sound effects in Pinnacle Studio.

7-2. Add music clips to the Pinnacle Studio project.

7-3. Record a voice-over.

7-4. Examine the career of sound engineering technicians.

7-5. Consider the types of professional video projects that require a voice actor.

Activity 8

8-1. Create interactive DVD menus.

8-2. Link the DVD menu buttons to significant points in the video.

8-3. Add motion to the DVD menu’s chapter button thumbnails.

8-4. Alter the text of the menu’s chapter buttons.

8-5. Change one of the primary DVD menu’s buttons to link to the secondary DVD menu.

8-6. Observe how your work would appear on a real DVD using Studio’s DVD controls.

8-7. Work on your wedding-related commercial.

8-8. Examine the career of audio and video equipment technicians.

8-9. Describe the attributes of very good and very bad DVD menus you have seen and how they could be improved.

Activity 9

9-1. Continue working on the commercial project.

9-2. Examine the career of broadcast technicians.

9-3. Discuss which video editing techniques have proven the most useful to you.

Activity 10

10-1. Complete the wedding-related commercial to meet all required criteria.

10-2. Burn your DVD.

10-3. Present the video or commercial to the instructor.

10-4. Explain some of the creative decisions you have made while working on your video.

Activity 11 through Activity 15 require students to complete challenges to meet numerous high level problem-solving objectives.

Activity 15

15-1. Select appropriate vocabulary terms based on the definitions provided.

15-2.Test your comprehension of concepts gained during this course.

15-3.State and explain your opinion of the Digital Video Editing CPU.

The objectives for the challenges in Activity 11 through Activity 15 of this CPU include:

Challenge 1

You will conduct research on a career of your choice that utilizes digital video editing. Share your findings in a presentation.

Challenge 2

You will create a split-screen video segment using Studio’s picture-in-picture technology.

Challenge 3

You will research the history of digital video editing and share your findings in a one page paper or two minute presentation.

Challenge 4

You will use Studio to create and edit background music to accompany a video segment.

Challenge 5

You will create a voice-over that lasts for the entirety of a two minute video.

 

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