Movie Editing Blues?
TweetIf you have been in the performing arts biz for at least ten years, it’s likely you still have a VHS recording laying around. It might be a good one, but do you know how to convert that tape into a format you can share on the Internet?
Or maybe you are one of the thousands of performance and visual artists who got into what you do with an eye only for that aspect of the biz, but when it comes to marketing yourself, you don’t even know where to start when someone hands you a digital recording of your latest piece of work, including leads and exits that need removal, and moments you’d prefer to keep the general public from seeing. Like any artist, you put it on Facebook in the raw, friends come and “like it”, and you’re saying to yourself, “Now what?”
I found this video from Chris Pirillo talking about Pixiorial.com, a free site that allows you to upload your video and edit it right there on the site, as well as a paid service for sending in VHS tape for digital conversion. Although this video was shot in Oct. 2009, Pixorial.com is still available.
BTW, for those of you who are just starting to learn about tools available for getting your material out there, Pirillo’s videos are extensive, and many of them cover clever ways to get the job done. I’d highly recommend subscribing to his Youtube channel.
For my personal use, I’ve been using iMovie (updated to iMovie 2009). There are some cumbersome aspects involved in doing fine editing work, but because of the convenience of having it in my MacHead world, I use it on a regular basis. Or you can do what Pirillo does: make single-take recordings requiring little or no editing as all, and send them as-is to Facebook, Youtube, and other platforms. Both Pirillo and I do this from our Apple iPhone4‘s, which record in HD quality. You can also do this from the iPod Touch (new generation, with HD quality recording, and front and back facing cameras).
If the Apple products are a bit out of your price range, I’ll be posting information (and a sample video!) about another product that has significantly dropped its price recently.
Do you have a favorite movie editor you’d like to share? Leave a comment, and share your favorite.
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