1. In Final Cut, edit a 30 second (or longer) video that includes:
2. Export your movie as a web-friendly quicktime file.
3. Upload it to vspace.
4. Email me the link.
5. Save the file as you’ll need it for part four.
First ever YouTube contest winners entries can be seen on Vassar’s YouTube channel.
Congratulations to “Vassar” team Alex Levy ‘12 and Kelley Van-Dilla ‘12, the first ever Vassar YouTube Contest Winners! View their video below:
Rotate video clips from digital cameras using Streamclip, Quicktime Pro and Turn Clip in iMovie
If you are shooting video with a little digital camera like the Flip Video, it is real easy to rotate the camera ninety degrees when your are taking pictures. The problem comes later when you are editing and your video is sideways. What do you do?
Snapz is a great tool for recording video on your screen!
I will explain many things but I don’t have time right now.
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Here is a link for more helpful tips
Troubleshooting Capturing in Final Cut Pro
Can’t Capture? Try this:
Ever needed to grab a video from YouTube for an academic project?
Or convert between audio or video formats on the fly?
Compress a video?
Now there’s MediaConverter.org!
VHS to DVD Conversion
In the Media Cloisters, we have a VHS to DVD converter and burner.
It is located in the back by the digital sender (the bulk emailer).
If a pop-up alert that reads “File Error: Access Denied,” appears when attempting to render in Final Cut Pro, it is often an error relating to Scratch Disks. Checking your scratch disk and making sure that it is set to the proper location in the hard drive should allow you to render.
The Media Cloisters is available for iMovie workshops and training.
Many students and teachers use iMovie to create digital films for classes.
The Media Cloisters will happily provide tutorials or workshops.
We have develops an iMovie guide to assist you in your iMovie projects.
If you look at the Staff Schedule, you can see when students are available to assist you.
The new student orientation committee and the Media Cloisters collaborated to create a library orientation video for the class of 2012.
This video was created with the help of many wonderful Vassar students, the new student orientation committee and the Media Cloisters.
2008 Vassar Library New Student Orientation from Baynard on Vimeo.
If you have any feedback you’d like to share, please contact Marisa Goudy or Baynard Bailey.
This is a great handout for getting started importing video into iMovie.
Please view this tutorial to get started importing video into iMovie.
This guide was put together by Stacey ‘10.
Are you new to Final Cut Pro? Have you used to program once or twice but are not quite sure how to set up a project at the Cloisters?
Here is a short introductory tutorial which covers:
1. Why use FCP
2. Preventing your files from getting lost by setting up your project correctly
3. Quick and Easy way to Import footage
4. Basic Editing
We’re planning a Cloisters YouTube video shoot for April 19th.
This training video describes how to be a Media Cloisters “super achiever” by being attentive, responsive and visible.