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Editing Digital Video: The Complete Creative and Technical Guide
Authors explain how to use any tool--from iMovie or Premiere to appliances like Casablanca and Screenplay or professional systems such as Avid, Discreet, Media 100--to turn your imagination into results fast. Softcover. CD-ROM included.
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361 pages, ebook
First published September 10, 2002
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January 13, 2012
I purchased this book thinking it would help me craft my editing skills somewhat better. I'm a bit self-taught when it comes to video editing, so it mainly shared theories and facts about editing than general problem solving. I did like learning about the differences between the slip and slide tools, and advice for lip syncing and tips on when it's best to place edit points. Some of it seems like common sense, but it's always good to get a refresher.
I would have liked a more in depth look at composition. It really only touched on the theory rather than how you can incorporate it. I also thought the appendix was extremely long and filled with recommended sources to watch that I likely wouldn't watch. Unless it provides an actual case study about each recommended video, considering this book is supposed to be for beginners, I would imagine a lot would go over a new editor's head and it would just be a waste of time.
I do like that they supply you with a DVD that you can use to edit a sample video. The only problem is that it's hard to know if you did it right. I mean, I THINK I did it right. I can understand that there may not necessarily be a right since no one person will edit the same way.
The book is certainly invaluable in reiterating certain points that you may forget when editing as well as some organizational tips, but I almost wonder if I understand it better because I had been doing it myself. I think someone that is fresh to editing could find all of the points a little overwhelming at first.
*Review also posted to Amazon
I would have liked a more in depth look at composition. It really only touched on the theory rather than how you can incorporate it. I also thought the appendix was extremely long and filled with recommended sources to watch that I likely wouldn't watch. Unless it provides an actual case study about each recommended video, considering this book is supposed to be for beginners, I would imagine a lot would go over a new editor's head and it would just be a waste of time.
I do like that they supply you with a DVD that you can use to edit a sample video. The only problem is that it's hard to know if you did it right. I mean, I THINK I did it right. I can understand that there may not necessarily be a right since no one person will edit the same way.
The book is certainly invaluable in reiterating certain points that you may forget when editing as well as some organizational tips, but I almost wonder if I understand it better because I had been doing it myself. I think someone that is fresh to editing could find all of the points a little overwhelming at first.
*Review also posted to Amazon
January 13, 2012
I purchased this book thinking it would help me craft my editing skills somewhat better. I'm a bit self-taught when it comes to video editing, so it mainly shared theories and facts about editing than general problem solving. I did like learning about the differences between the slip and slide tools, and advice for lip syncing and tips on when it's best to place edit points. Some of it seems like common sense, but it's always good to get a refresher.
I would have liked a more in depth look at composition. It really only touched on the theory rather than how you can incorporate it. I also thought the appendix was extremely long and filled with recommended sources to watch that I likely wouldn't watch. Unless it provides an actual case study about each recommended video, considering this book is supposed to be for beginners, I would imagine a lot would go over a new editor's head and it would just be a waste of time.
I do like that they supply you with a DVD that you can use to edit a sample video. The only problem is that it's hard to know if you did it right. I mean, I THINK I did it right. I can understand that there may not necessarily be a right since no one person will edit the same way.
The book is certainly invaluable in reiterating certain points that you may forget when editing as well as some organizational tips, but I almost wonder if I understand it better because I had been doing it myself. I think someone that is fresh to editing could find all of the points a little overwhelming at first.
*Review also posted to Amazon
I would have liked a more in depth look at composition. It really only touched on the theory rather than how you can incorporate it. I also thought the appendix was extremely long and filled with recommended sources to watch that I likely wouldn't watch. Unless it provides an actual case study about each recommended video, considering this book is supposed to be for beginners, I would imagine a lot would go over a new editor's head and it would just be a waste of time.
I do like that they supply you with a DVD that you can use to edit a sample video. The only problem is that it's hard to know if you did it right. I mean, I THINK I did it right. I can understand that there may not necessarily be a right since no one person will edit the same way.
The book is certainly invaluable in reiterating certain points that you may forget when editing as well as some organizational tips, but I almost wonder if I understand it better because I had been doing it myself. I think someone that is fresh to editing could find all of the points a little overwhelming at first.
*Review also posted to Amazon
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