What's In Your Hands, Pt. II

Blessings all! Today we pick up where we left off last time. That's right - using what's in your hands. With all the rapidly changing, ever-increasing technology that is so prevalent in today's society, moving your vision from thought to fruition may seem like such a daunting task. When in actuality that's just the reason why everything is at our "fingertips."

Today we take a look at Video Trailers. I trust you viewed the last trailer, and consider attending as well!
One of the most widely used, yet often unheard of software for video editing is actually free. That's right I said FREE! It's called Microsoft Windows Movie Maker. Most people with a PC have it as software in their Accessories folder - one of the goodies that come with the Microsoft Windows operating system.  There are several updates with each new operating system, but they all operate the same - more or less.

This video editor is feature-rich and allows one to import digital images/pictures, video, and music. The drag and drop features of this software make it easy to develop a video with transitions, effects, text overlays, as well as narration of the video as well.

So where do you start? Open up the software and follow the directions. It's easier than you might think. Start small. Use ten to twenty pictures and one of your favorite song clips to start. When you experiment with the transitions and effects, you will need to move between the Storyboard and the Timeline. You can do this quickly by using the shortcut Ctrl+T. After you finish your project, you will need to save it as a project, in case you want to add to or modify the video, and then publish the video as a WMV (Windows Video file). This file can be burned to a DVD or uploaded to a digital video publisher like YouTube, or your own domain.

Below you'll find the video for this edition, which I recorded in the library with a Logictech Pro Webcam! After downloading it to my computer, I was able to import it into Windows Movie Maker, make some edits and publish online for you to view. If you'd like more in depth training. We'd be glad to teach you. Yes we make personal visits for group settings, and we can teach you right online! Contact us at [email protected].

Pastor E. Barber
EBCreativeMedia
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