For this project you will learn how to edit the video footage taken on a Flip Camera and turn it into a movie, which will be put on a DVD and/or YouTube

Intro on FLIP Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdPTgnFo2_0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxAIAqM5TVk

1. Instructions for Using the Camera
Turn on: Power button on the side
Recording: Push the red button to start, push the red button to stop
Push the up arrow to zoom in, Push the down arrow to zoom out
Watching your recording: Push the Play button
Arrow through videos using the right and left buttons
Delete a recording: Push the delete/trash can button

2. What you will be doing during this project:
Part 1. Working in groups, you will take video footage.
Part 2. Edit your footage with FlipShare and create a DVD and/or upload to YouTube

3. Pulling the files off the Camera
On the side of the Flip camera, you will see the slide that ‘flips’ the USB plug out. Plug the camera into the USB port on the computer. Wait a moment for the Flipshare program to open.

4. Editing your movies
The FLIP comes with software that allows you to do some basic editing of your videos. First watch this to learn how to edit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLs8BN4kRKo

There may be hundreds of video clips of your filming. You will make a movie using these clips. Take your time and watch them and delete the ones you don’t want or trim them using the scissors. Once you’re done editing you will make a movie out of all the clips you’ve kept.

5. Create a Movie from your Clips
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZtFkrJT5ys
At the bottom of Flipshare click the Create Movie button. Now select all the clips you want and drag them into the window. Each clip gets labeled in numerical order. You can rearrange them if you want.

Once you’ve got all your clips ready click Next. Give your movie a Title and Credits at the end. Again, click Next. If you want to add music choose Use Flip video music. Click Next, then Create Movie.
Flipshare will now create your movie and puts it in the My Movies folder. This may take up to 10 minutes depending on how long your movie is.

6. Create a DVD
Choose the DVD icon

A new window will appear: Click Save.

Burn the DVD.

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. Upload to YouTube
Choose the Online icon

A window will appear with 3 choices of places you can upload your video (myspace, YouTube, or Other Web sites)

 

Click on YouTube

You will be prompted to login with your YouTube username and password.

If you do not have a YouTube account click on Create a YouTube account and set one up for free.

Your video will upload to YouTube and you will be give a unique URL for it. (eg. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZtFkrJT5ys)

You can then choose to make your video viewable by the public or keep it private to share with up to 25 people.

Congratulations!  You just filmed, edited and produced your first movie. Welcome to Hollywood!