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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