Video

[Alexam]

Here's me, thick as a plank where taking video is concerned, but feeling like I want to have a go at it with my iPad rather than my proper camera. Problem is that starting and stopping the video is awkward on the iPad without assistance.

So, today I added assistance. I bought a SATECHI BT Media Remote, that can start the iPad to take photos or video without any of my digets touching the iPad itself, using bluetooth. I will be able to set it up on a tripod, position it so that work can be seen and try the voice recording at the same time.

Never having used this method seriously, how do the various shots 'merge' with each other, as the sound will be out of sync? Then there's the question of putting all the bits together to edit into an acceptable series of take's.

Any hints of very 'simple' editing together would be appreciated. Anyoine that has one this, please shout up. Thanks
Malcolm

 

[Random Orbital Bob]

you just need one of the freeware editing suites like windows movie maker on a PC or the equivalent on the Mac. I have no doubt the Mac one would be better because all multi-media applications on the Mac always are. There's probably even a fee "app" for the ipad that's like garage band is to Logic pro in the music world.

Point being you wont need too much sophistication so I'm prepared to bet freeware exists to do it on the ipad directly. Failing that windows movie maker is bundled with windows anyway (assuming you have a PC)

I've used Windows MM and its not difficult to use at the basic level.

 

[Harbo]

Why are you using your iPad and not your proper camera - the camera will be a lot easier to use and offer more functions and control?

I mainly use my Canon 70D (and also video from my Panasonic TZ40 and iPhone) and edit the footage in iMovie which comes free with Macs.
There is also a version for iPads though I've never used it.

Rod

 

[nev]

http://petapixel.com/2015/10/03/6-great ... hone-ipad/

 

[petermillard]

Are you looking to edit on the iPad, or import the clips to your computer? iMovie for iPad isn't bad - very 'consumer-ey' though, based around the concept of 'projects' with 'themes', and you'll need a recent iPad to use it comfortably. Lots of tutorials online for iMovie, though. An alternative for iPad is Pinnacle Studio, which is a bit more traditional-looking.

Putting together a short video usually starts with writing out what you want to say, and how you want it to look (AKA a 'storyboard'), shooting the scenes, or 'clips' of video you need, then importing them onto a timeline in the editing software. Here, you trim them back to avoid the bits you don't want to see, then apply a 'transition' (often a simple cross-dissolve) between them so you don't jump suddenly from one to the other. Sound can be added on a separate 'track' that spans the clips, so e.g. a narrated 'voiceover' can be applied at the editing stage, rather than trying to tie it all together as you record the video.

That's a super-simple description of how it generally works - again, there are loads of video tutorials online, YouTube is your friend.

HTH Peter

 

[RogerS]

Malcolm, why do you think the video and sound will be out of sync? I don't think it will be as they are both being recorded on your iPad.

 

[petermillard]

Malcolm, why do you think the video and sound will be out of sync? I don't think it will be as they are both being recorded on your iPad.

I took it to mean that he thought the sound wouldn't be continuous from one video clip to the next, after it's been edited i.e. the clips out of sync with each other, not the sound & picture out of sync in each clip - hence my comment re. recording an audio voiceover during the editing process.

Cheers, Peter

 

[Alexam]

Thanks for all the answers guys.

As I said to start with, I'm rather thick at not doing this before and the editing scares me. I used to make Super 8 films and the sound and picture were always seperated, so that had to be catered for, but often a cutaway would do, that is until we shot a musical with two synced camersa, which were slightly out ofr sync. A real nightmare..

You're right Rod, the camera should be better way to go and I do have the Canon 7D, so it's good, but I have not used the video, so have no knowlegge only that the quality is bound to be better, so that is possibility the best way forward.

I have Windows 7 Ultimate on my PC Bob, so there should be something there. Just that I've never looked for it. I need to look deeper into this and perhaps ask a photo buddy, who has done video to help me get started.

Watch this space.