How do you edit home made videos?

Question

I plann on making funny youtube vids. I will write,act, and shoot the movie. I know its gonna b fun cuz i like writing stories and acting. But the only thing is i dont have a clue of how to edit videos that i make at home and how you add special effects n stuff. SO if you could give me some links or detail on what i need and how i do it.

~Thank you!

Answer 1

If you have a mini dv (cassette) camcorder….

Your dv camcorder needs a firewire connection (ieee 1394) in order to download video, your PC probably did not come with a firewire port, so you will have to buy one and install it, since most computers (except possibly brand new) don't come with a firewire port, your camcorder did not come with a firewire cord so you have to purchase a cord too. Your camcorder did come with a USB cord and that is used for downloading stills from your camcorder. Make sure your camera is in playback mode.

If you have a mini dvd camcorder….

You will have to finalize your dvd in the camera and then put the dvd in your computer 's DVD burner (top loading only) and then you will have to convert the files (i downloaded handbrake file converter free) and import them into your editing program. Use the HELP feature in your editing program to learn about editing. Once you are ready to burn, your project will be burned to a different DVD and you can file the original away.

Get a good editing program, I'm using pinacle studio 11 ultimate. You can do menus and transitions and add music.