Editing Lesson Blog

On today, October 14th 2019, I learned about the process of editing footage. The lesson taught to me today in media studies was very interesting and informative. I learned the definitions of key terms such as import and export and how to perform these functions. I learned that after filming, we need to open an application named Pinnacle Studios which is an editing software. The first step was to put the SD card in the SD card reader, then the USB port. There, I would need to create a folder on the desktop. All footage in the folder is dated and the document on the bottom is most likely the most recent footage.



The first vocabulary word I learned was dumping. Dumping is when footage is moved from a camera onto a computer. Then, I learned that importing is when footage is placed from the desktop to another source such as the Pinnacle Studios editing software. Furthermore, exporting is when footage is moved from the software back onto the desktop. I also learned that it is best to import all of the footage onto the editing software. When footage is first imported into the editing software it is referred to as raw footage. This is because the footage has not been modified.


When editing, there are certain icons to look for. One example of this is the razor blade icon in the Pinnacle Studios application which splits the chosen footage in half. Another icon to look for is the "T" icon which does the job of adding text onto the footage. A good use of this icon is when establishing the title of the film you are attempting to create. An additional icon is the music icon which allows users to import music, or MP3 into their film. Alongside icons, there are various techniques that help make the editing process elementary. For example, the transition function can be performed by right-clicking on a selected take, opening effects editor, and clicking whichever transition you deem necessary. A second technique is the addition of a voice-over. In order to successfully complete this task, you must detach the sound of the footage from the footage itself. Then, delete the detached sound and then add the desired audio.