1. Videography
John Mac
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Sydney

2. Use
Work tool – videography and digital photography is an ACRRM on-line teaching module. Telemedicine. Teaching videos.
Recreational toy – video record of holidays, important events (weddings, birthdays), people (genealogy), Will.
=> Demo video

3. Overview Video cameras (camcorders) Video editing software
Rendering to movie files for the Internet (YouTube) or DVD
DVD authoring and burning

4. Video cameras
Many choices - wide range of features with prices to match ($200 - $20k) -
Storage media
- HDD, DVD, flash: most convenient
- tape: best quality
Connectivity

5. Computer Hardware Need plenty of everything for video editing:
Fast CPU
Plenty of RAM
Plenty of storage
Fast connectivity – firewire, USB2

6. Video Editing Software
Many choices:
Cinelerra – Free, GPL'd, linux & Mac, pro.
Adobe Premier
- Elements - $125, Win, consumer
- Pro - $1100, Win & Mac, prosumer
Final Cut Pro - $1,600, Mac, pro.
=> Wikipedia comparisons

7. Rendering to a movie file
File format depends on purpose:
Internet (YouTube) - highly compressed file, eg. ogg file
DVD - high quality, larger movie file for DVD (able to be played on large full screen or projected)

8. DVD authoring and burning
DVDStyler (Win, Linux) is a free (open source, GPL) easy-to-use DVD authoring program, which combines audio and video files into VOB files and produces the DVD menu(s) for your movie.
=> Your movie files are now ready for burning to DVD.

9. My setup Canon HV40 (high definition camcorder using miniDV tape).
Transfer movie footage from tape to computer using dvgrab shell script (batch file).
Cinelerra for video editing and rendering.
DVDStyler for DVD authoring.
K3b for burning to DVD.

10. Key message Videography has really arrived.
Camcorders, computer hardware and software are readily available, within budget, and user- friendly.
=> Demo video

11. Discussion