MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

CIS120AK  2005 Fall – 2011 Summer II

Introduction to Digital Video Editing

1.

Describe the general characteristics of video editing on a computer. (I)

2.

Capturing and collecting video clips. (II)

3.

Working with and capturing stills from clips. (III)

4.

Using the timeline to make a video. (IV)

5.

Adding audio. (V)

6.

Creating audio transitions, video effects, and titles and credits. (VI)

7.

Saving and opening projects. (VII)

8.

Developing video for the web. (VIII)

MCCCD Official Course Outline:

CIS120AK  2005 Fall – 2011 Summer II

Introduction to Digital Video Editing

I. Introduction

A. Terminology

B. The interface

C. Using a storyboard

II. Clip Collections and Capturing Video

A. Organization of clips in collections

B. Capturing video from digital video camera, digital still camera, and analog video camera

C. Capturing video from a web cam

III. Working With Clips

A. Creating stills from a video clip

B. Creating clips automatically and manually

C. Combining clips

D. Deleting clips

IV. Timeline in Video Editing

A. Creating videos using a timeline

B. Overlapping clips in a timeline

C. Trimming and nudging clips in a timeline

D. Changing transition durations using the timeline

V. Adding Audio to a Video

A. Audio sources

B. Adding music, sound effects, and other audio

C. Narrating a video

D. Trimming and adjusting audio

VI. Audio Effects and Transitions

A. Creating audio transitions

B. Using standard and other effects and transitions

C. Creating custom transitions and fades

D. Creating titles and credits

VII. Projects and Video Exporting

A. Saving and opening projects

B. Setting project properties

C. Factors to consider when exporting to various storage media

VIII. Creating Video for the Web

A. Insert a video in a web page

B. Upload a web page

C. Converting a video to MPEG format