Firstly we had to transfer the data from our memory stick onto the MacHD so that it was stored onto the Mac and that we could access it easier, so we opened up the SD card 'CAM_SD' that we plugged into the back of the Mac and opened it up, then in the files there was a private file, this was all of the footage that we had filmed, therefore we right clicked and copied 'PRIVATE'. After we had copied the file we then had to copy it where we wanted, this involved making a new folder for where we wanted to save our work and to do this we had to access the movies folder which is where we would create our folder.
To get to the movies folder we had to follow the path which is shown in the image as I opened up the pathway. This was the long winded path that you could take but if you clicked on the MAC_HD file on the desktop and then clicked the 'Movies' tab on the far left of the box that appeared it would take you straight to where our work was being saved. We created a folder which was called 'Don't Hog The Hellmann's' as we found this to be the easiest way of recognising which folder was ours (even though it was the only folder there- but at the time of making there were more folders and therefore we knew how to distinguish it from the others).
We went into the 'Don't Hog The Hellmann's' folder, we then copied our PRIVATE file over, this was simple- right click and paste, once it had copied it was shown as the AVCHD file that it was originally (seen in the folder as the second item). We then had to rename the file to what we thought would be appropriate, therefore we renamed the file the date the footage was shot. Once renamed the file turned into a folder with the name that you renamed it as (as seen in the image as the first item). I had copied the private file over twice to show what it looked like before and after the rename. I found that it turning into a folder was really helpful as if there was going to be further things down with the footage then we could save it in the appropriate folder by date.
After having done the first folder with the information we then went through all of the other memory cards and all of the footage with the private folders and we organised those by date with the footage that we had, this made it easier for us to know what was what from the date's that we had shot on. I found this to be easy to get through and also was nice for everyone in the group to understand. The next step after creating all the folders that we needed was to then edit what we had, this would also be easy because we had organised everything.
This meant that we had to open up an Adobe program, 'Adobe Premiere Pro CS6' this was the program that we had to use to edit the material. Adobe Premiere Pro is a video editing software application that is used in a timeline basis. Launched in 2003 it has greatly improved and more features have been added. It is a program that has been used to edit films such as The Social Network (2010) and Monster (2010) and has been used by broadcasters such as the BBC. This editing software also links in with the rest of the Adobe suite, which comes in handy when Premiere Pro doesn't support certain features so the other programs are needed.
After opening up the program we selected new project which then took us to a box which is shown in the image alongside. This was a tool box giving us various choices on what we wanted to name and how we wanted to store the project that we would be making, this consisted of things like the format and location of save. Even though the image below shows that it is to be saved in a different folder I had then changed it so that it would be saved in our 'Don't Hog The Hellmann's' folder as that was the folder that I needed it saved into. I just didn't realise until after I took the screenshot but I had changed the saving location.
Clicking 'OK' then took us to the next box which gave a whole list of options asking us how we wanted to save the file, and this all depended on what you wanted to use it as. The 'AVCHD 1080i25 (50i)' was the preset that we were going to go with and having not known why it was the preset I went and found out. The reason why this preset is used it because that's what the camcorders we were shooting in were set on. After picking the preset it then gave us the chance to rename the sequence, but as a group we weren't entirely fussed as we would only be creating one sequence with the one timeline and renaming the project was the only thing that mattered.
Once we clicked 'OK' it took is the work space that we would be editing our footage in. This was empty at the time until we imported our footage. This was a simple task, in the bottom left hand corner of the work space was a 'Project' area which consisted of the 'Sequence 01' we would be working with and also an area we called 'Bins'. Double clicking in this area took us to our documents and we then had to go through the process of finding the footage we wanted to upload, and selecting the file as seen in the image beside showing one of the files we uploaded.
This imported footage was then uploaded in the 'Bins' area which we then repeated with all of the three different footage folders with the dates that we needed so all three folders would be in the Bins. We also had to rename each one as it only appeared as the AVCHD file, but renaming was simple as it was just the date from the folder we imported from. This was done with all folders and as you can see in the image on the left it neatly organised them into the dates and all in a linear order so they weren't muddled. This kept things clean and tidy in our work space for when we were ready to edit.
As you can see on the right this is all of the individual clips that we filmed. This was what was inside the '07/01/14' folder. This was to show how the program had already separated all our clips into individual files which we could watch and play around with. This was the same within all three folders. I found this helpful and a lot better rather than being one big file. This made it easier to see which clips we needed and also the bits we didn't we could then remove from the folder rather than having to keep files we weren't sure about, once again, keeping the whole process neat and tidy for when we were going to edit.
This lead onto the two other folders that we made showing other areas we worked on, such as making the titles (which were also done on this program) and the music, which had been done using a program called 'Garage Band'. These were separate folders, easy to access when we worked on them.
As we edited our work we realised an issue was arising and we needed to use effects that Premiere Pro wouldn't allow, so we had to use another program. Getting the clip we wanted was kinda simple, as you can see in the image, the timeline has one clip on it, this was the clip that we needed to export to another program. At the time of editing we selected the clip that we needed to export rather than the whole timeline (as there were more clips).
Exporting the footage was the next step so we could then use it in another program, to do this we clicked file and export, pretty simple steps really and wasn't to difficult to figure out, once this had been clicked a box appeared with a whole load of options and this is where we had to select the format, we selected H.264 because it's a more useful and gives the best quality and is the best codec to use, also becoming one of the most common used formats it is typically a lossy compression which keeps all the footage nice and compressed.
After that we then had to make sure that it was saved in the right location (as in a previous image it is seen that the location is different though I did explain that we changed the location after) so here is a little step by step to how we did this. Also you can see the orange selected area, this is what we did as we renamed the clip that we were exporting, which was renamed to 'Slow Motion Sequence' as this is what it was and what we were going to edit it as in the other program and the name kept it simple. Renaming this meant that we knew the file and that it wouldn't be hard to confuse with anything else.
When clicking on the orange area (as seen in the image above) it then came to a box which gave us the option of where we wanted to save, and going back to previously where we saved our 'Don't Hog The Hellmann's' folder, we took that pathway, after accessing that folder we didn't want to put it in a dated folder as it wasn't an original file from that footage (even though it was from one of those dates) so we just saved it in the Don't Hog The Hellmann's folder alongside the dated folders. After choosing the space we clicked save, and export and were ready to use it on the next program.
When editing, there also needed to be a bit of preparation for a clip that we were using that wasn't going to work when we edited it as we needed more than one effect but Adobe Premiere Pro wouldn't apply both effects so we used a different program. This program was Adobe After Effects CS6 which made it possible for us to slow down the clip (as that's what we wanted to do first and then add another effect later) therefore we would slow it down using this program and then upload it again to Premiere and use the clip we edited and saved. This program made it possible for use to use the edited piece and have it act as if it was then a clip that hadn't been edited on Premiere Pro and in a way I feel we tricked the program.
After opening Adobe After Effects, it came up with a similar workspace to Premiere Pro and double clicking in the bottom left hand corner took us to a folder which then allowed us to import files. This was where we had saved the file 'Slow Motion Sequence' and was the clip we were going to use.
This was the file that was quickly uploaded and ready to edit, though it didn't load in a bin like it would in Premiere Pro but just as a single line file which gave you the possibilities to edit various things when you expanded the little arrow, but the image beside is what it looked like when we were ready to import the file.
After importing the file the work space area looked like this, and this is where we then edited the clip. Though this timeline looks pretty blank this isn't the original footage or the edit that we finally used. This is here to show the way we approached the situation as all of our work had been removed, but I still wanted to show the process of what went on. After Effects was a difficult program to grasp hold of and remaking the edit would have taken too much time.
Finally as a whole, the edit from After Effects was uploaded to Premiere Pro and used where it was needed, and we continued to edit. All of these screenshots are the elements that we used to prepare our material for editing and I found that organisation was a key feature to keep everything simple and easy to access. When we had the original files and footage, everything was very similar but due to the circumstances of our work being removed for disk space as a group we recreated the screenshots and this is pretty similar to what we originally achieved. I think that our original preparation was pretty good as we did things to the best of our ability.
We went into the 'Don't Hog The Hellmann's' folder, we then copied our PRIVATE file over, this was simple- right click and paste, once it had copied it was shown as the AVCHD file that it was originally (seen in the folder as the second item). We then had to rename the file to what we thought would be appropriate, therefore we renamed the file the date the footage was shot. Once renamed the file turned into a folder with the name that you renamed it as (as seen in the image as the first item). I had copied the private file over twice to show what it looked like before and after the rename. I found that it turning into a folder was really helpful as if there was going to be further things down with the footage then we could save it in the appropriate folder by date.
If you were to then open the folder it had the AVCHD file that you had renamed which had gone inside the folder and was no longer called private. This was the footage that had been nicely sorted into the correct folder and simple to get to. As you can see in the image beside there is also the pathway to get to the current file, this was a nice and easy way which would not be difficult to remember. Not only that but we knew that it wouldn't get confused with anything else as it had been sorted appropriately.
After having done the first folder with the information we then went through all of the other memory cards and all of the footage with the private folders and we organised those by date with the footage that we had, this made it easier for us to know what was what from the date's that we had shot on. I found this to be easy to get through and also was nice for everyone in the group to understand. The next step after creating all the folders that we needed was to then edit what we had, this would also be easy because we had organised everything.
This meant that we had to open up an Adobe program, 'Adobe Premiere Pro CS6' this was the program that we had to use to edit the material. Adobe Premiere Pro is a video editing software application that is used in a timeline basis. Launched in 2003 it has greatly improved and more features have been added. It is a program that has been used to edit films such as The Social Network (2010) and Monster (2010) and has been used by broadcasters such as the BBC. This editing software also links in with the rest of the Adobe suite, which comes in handy when Premiere Pro doesn't support certain features so the other programs are needed.
After opening up the program we selected new project which then took us to a box which is shown in the image alongside. This was a tool box giving us various choices on what we wanted to name and how we wanted to store the project that we would be making, this consisted of things like the format and location of save. Even though the image below shows that it is to be saved in a different folder I had then changed it so that it would be saved in our 'Don't Hog The Hellmann's' folder as that was the folder that I needed it saved into. I just didn't realise until after I took the screenshot but I had changed the saving location.
Clicking 'OK' then took us to the next box which gave a whole list of options asking us how we wanted to save the file, and this all depended on what you wanted to use it as. The 'AVCHD 1080i25 (50i)' was the preset that we were going to go with and having not known why it was the preset I went and found out. The reason why this preset is used it because that's what the camcorders we were shooting in were set on. After picking the preset it then gave us the chance to rename the sequence, but as a group we weren't entirely fussed as we would only be creating one sequence with the one timeline and renaming the project was the only thing that mattered.
Once we clicked 'OK' it took is the work space that we would be editing our footage in. This was empty at the time until we imported our footage. This was a simple task, in the bottom left hand corner of the work space was a 'Project' area which consisted of the 'Sequence 01' we would be working with and also an area we called 'Bins'. Double clicking in this area took us to our documents and we then had to go through the process of finding the footage we wanted to upload, and selecting the file as seen in the image beside showing one of the files we uploaded.
This imported footage was then uploaded in the 'Bins' area which we then repeated with all of the three different footage folders with the dates that we needed so all three folders would be in the Bins. We also had to rename each one as it only appeared as the AVCHD file, but renaming was simple as it was just the date from the folder we imported from. This was done with all folders and as you can see in the image on the left it neatly organised them into the dates and all in a linear order so they weren't muddled. This kept things clean and tidy in our work space for when we were ready to edit.
As you can see on the right this is all of the individual clips that we filmed. This was what was inside the '07/01/14' folder. This was to show how the program had already separated all our clips into individual files which we could watch and play around with. This was the same within all three folders. I found this helpful and a lot better rather than being one big file. This made it easier to see which clips we needed and also the bits we didn't we could then remove from the folder rather than having to keep files we weren't sure about, once again, keeping the whole process neat and tidy for when we were going to edit.
This lead onto the two other folders that we made showing other areas we worked on, such as making the titles (which were also done on this program) and the music, which had been done using a program called 'Garage Band'. These were separate folders, easy to access when we worked on them.
As we edited our work we realised an issue was arising and we needed to use effects that Premiere Pro wouldn't allow, so we had to use another program. Getting the clip we wanted was kinda simple, as you can see in the image, the timeline has one clip on it, this was the clip that we needed to export to another program. At the time of editing we selected the clip that we needed to export rather than the whole timeline (as there were more clips).
Exporting the footage was the next step so we could then use it in another program, to do this we clicked file and export, pretty simple steps really and wasn't to difficult to figure out, once this had been clicked a box appeared with a whole load of options and this is where we had to select the format, we selected H.264 because it's a more useful and gives the best quality and is the best codec to use, also becoming one of the most common used formats it is typically a lossy compression which keeps all the footage nice and compressed.
After that we then had to make sure that it was saved in the right location (as in a previous image it is seen that the location is different though I did explain that we changed the location after) so here is a little step by step to how we did this. Also you can see the orange selected area, this is what we did as we renamed the clip that we were exporting, which was renamed to 'Slow Motion Sequence' as this is what it was and what we were going to edit it as in the other program and the name kept it simple. Renaming this meant that we knew the file and that it wouldn't be hard to confuse with anything else.
When clicking on the orange area (as seen in the image above) it then came to a box which gave us the option of where we wanted to save, and going back to previously where we saved our 'Don't Hog The Hellmann's' folder, we took that pathway, after accessing that folder we didn't want to put it in a dated folder as it wasn't an original file from that footage (even though it was from one of those dates) so we just saved it in the Don't Hog The Hellmann's folder alongside the dated folders. After choosing the space we clicked save, and export and were ready to use it on the next program.
When editing, there also needed to be a bit of preparation for a clip that we were using that wasn't going to work when we edited it as we needed more than one effect but Adobe Premiere Pro wouldn't apply both effects so we used a different program. This program was Adobe After Effects CS6 which made it possible for us to slow down the clip (as that's what we wanted to do first and then add another effect later) therefore we would slow it down using this program and then upload it again to Premiere and use the clip we edited and saved. This program made it possible for use to use the edited piece and have it act as if it was then a clip that hadn't been edited on Premiere Pro and in a way I feel we tricked the program.
After opening Adobe After Effects, it came up with a similar workspace to Premiere Pro and double clicking in the bottom left hand corner took us to a folder which then allowed us to import files. This was where we had saved the file 'Slow Motion Sequence' and was the clip we were going to use.
This was the file that was quickly uploaded and ready to edit, though it didn't load in a bin like it would in Premiere Pro but just as a single line file which gave you the possibilities to edit various things when you expanded the little arrow, but the image beside is what it looked like when we were ready to import the file.
After importing the file the work space area looked like this, and this is where we then edited the clip. Though this timeline looks pretty blank this isn't the original footage or the edit that we finally used. This is here to show the way we approached the situation as all of our work had been removed, but I still wanted to show the process of what went on. After Effects was a difficult program to grasp hold of and remaking the edit would have taken too much time.
Finally as a whole, the edit from After Effects was uploaded to Premiere Pro and used where it was needed, and we continued to edit. All of these screenshots are the elements that we used to prepare our material for editing and I found that organisation was a key feature to keep everything simple and easy to access. When we had the original files and footage, everything was very similar but due to the circumstances of our work being removed for disk space as a group we recreated the screenshots and this is pretty similar to what we originally achieved. I think that our original preparation was pretty good as we did things to the best of our ability.
Lauren,
ReplyDeleteFAB-U-LOUS! Distinction achieved!
EllieB