By Lorraine Grula
Internet Video Gal
Does editing video on a computer leave you scratching your head…

Container formats are gaining in popularity because of their multimedia applications, as well as their cross-platform compatibility

The video experts at http://videoproductiontips.com have compiled this helpful guide to help you wade through it all. This is the third in a multi part series that explains all the technical mumbo-jumbo you need to know in order to enjoy producing, sharing and watching Internet video files.

Often, a video signal is compressed, then when opened and played, it is decompressed and some of the lost information is restored.

Windows Movie Maker will easily edit together you video and add professional looking graphics. You have one line of audio that you can cut and paste.

Apple’s Final Cut Pro, now called Studio 2, is the ultimate video editing software experience in my humble opinion. When FCP first came on the market, it was chump change at $1,000, compared to its competitor, Avid with its $50,000 version of Media Composer.

To hone the creative skills needed to be a master visual story-teller, it’s easiest to begin with simple visual drawings. No expensive equipment needed! Beginning Film School students are usually given assignments using simple still pictures.

You put a guy with slicked-back hair and tattoos in a leather jacket, have him pull up on a beat-up motorcycle, and that just screams, "No good wandering Romeo," don’t ya think?