1. Audio/Video Capturing & Editing Christopher M. Pascucci

2. Why Capture Video or Audio? To convert old VHS videos to DVDs. To capture and store your favorite video clips from TV. To edit your own videos.

3. What Is Capturing Audio/Video? Capturing is the process of transferring video from a source to a computer. Essential in order to use audio/video clips on your computer for editing and/or storing on digital media (DVD or CD).

4. What Hardware Do You Need? A/V Capture Device ▫Pinnacle MovieBox ▫Canopus Video Converter ▫Any Video Capture Card Cables ▫A/V cables (yellow, red, white) ▫S-Video cable Computer Ports Needed ▫USB ▫FireWire

5. What Software Do You Need? Video Capture & Editing Software ▫Windows MovieMaker (free with XP and Vista) ▫Adobe Premier Elements ▫Ulead VideoStudio ▫Pinnacle Studio ▫Cyberlink PowerDirector DVD Recording Software ▫Nero ▫Roxio Easy Media Creator

6. A/V Capture Devices

8. Putting It All Together

9. Things To Consider Video files take up large amounts of disk space. You will need lots of disk space. ▫1hr of uncompressed video = 13 -14 GB approx. ▫1 minute of video = 230 MB approx. ▫changing the quality of the video captured and using compression can reduce the file size significantly. You can connect a DV camera or DV source directly to your computer via FireWire or USB and not need a video capture device. A/V editing software takes time to learn and use. ▫some software are made for novice users.

10. Video Captured, Now What? You can edit the video using A/V editing software to add “Hollywood” effects. ▫Splitting videos ▫Cutting sections of video ▫Joining videos Copy your captured/edited video to a DVD. Add video clips to PowerPoint presentations. Post your video on a Web site like YouTube for the whole world to see…