Comments on: Higher Quality Video Cameras: Canon GL2 Kit with Accessories http://videoproductiontips.com/video-production-tips/higher-quality-video-cameras-canon-gl2-kit-with-accessories/ How To Make Your Own Videos For Business Or Fun Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:41:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Internet Video Gal http://videoproductiontips.com/video-production-tips/higher-quality-video-cameras-canon-gl2-kit-with-accessories/comment-page-1/#comment-44093 Internet Video Gal Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:45:13 +0000 http://videoproductiontips.com/?p=2957#comment-44093 Hi Steve. MiniDV is a very common format and compatible with probably all video editing software. Mini DV is DV stream format and it has been around for a long time. So the footage shoot on your school's GL2 will be easy to edit. First, get organized. Look at the footage you have and decide what kind of final video you want to make out of it. What clips are the best clips to use? Identify them in the initial stages of your task and make a log of that information. You probably have hours and hours of footage to log. Then choose some video editing software, capture the select clips you want into that software program, and then edit them together along with some music, narration, titles and so forth. When you are done editing, you will convert it to a sharing format and burn it on to a disc or upload it to the web. You will need to burn them in mpeg2 format to play in a standard dvd player. You could also burn them in other formats like quicktime or wmv and people could watch those discs on their computer. There are free software programs that can accomplish this and I have a review of the top 8 here. http://videoproductiontips.com/video-editing/video-editing-software-the-eight-best-free-programs/ I hope this helps you. Good luck! Your coach is absolutely right. Having a highlight reel to send to college recruiters is a GREAT idea. The task would be easier if after every game the highlight clips were captured into your edit program. Keep up with it as time goes on and then you do not have an overwhelming task at the end. Lorraine Hi Steve.
MiniDV is a very common format and compatible with probably all video editing software. Mini DV is DV stream format and it has been around for a long time. So the footage shoot on your school’s GL2 will be easy to edit.

First, get organized. Look at the footage you have and decide what kind of final video you want to make out of it. What clips are the best clips to use? Identify them in the initial stages of your task and make a log of that information. You probably have hours and hours of footage to log.

Then choose some video editing software, capture the select clips you want into that software program, and then edit them together along with some music, narration, titles and so forth. When you are done editing, you will convert it to a sharing format and burn it on to a disc or upload it to the web. You will need to burn them in mpeg2 format to play in a standard dvd player. You could also burn them in other formats like quicktime or wmv and people could watch those discs on their computer.

There are free software programs that can accomplish this and I have a review of the top 8 here.

http://videoproductiontips.com/video-editing/video-editing-software-the-eight-best-free-programs/

I hope this helps you. Good luck!

Your coach is absolutely right. Having a highlight reel to send to college recruiters is a GREAT idea.

The task would be easier if after every game the highlight clips were captured into your edit program. Keep up with it as time goes on and then you do not have an overwhelming task at the end.

Lorraine

]]> By: Steve http://videoproductiontips.com/video-production-tips/higher-quality-video-cameras-canon-gl2-kit-with-accessories/comment-page-1/#comment-44091 Steve Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:59:37 +0000 http://videoproductiontips.com/?p=2957#comment-44091 Hi, my local high school football team has a Canon GL2 that they use to record each game. The coach wants to be able to capture highlights from the MiniDV recording and burn them to DVD for players that are potential college prospects. I am a novice. Can someone give me an economical (very small school) recommendation on how and what I would need to do this? Hi, my local high school football team has a Canon GL2 that they use to record each game. The coach wants to be able to capture highlights from the MiniDV recording and burn them to DVD for players that are potential college prospects. I am a novice. Can someone give me an economical (very small school) recommendation on how and what I would need to do this?

]]> By: Internet Video Gal http://videoproductiontips.com/video-production-tips/higher-quality-video-cameras-canon-gl2-kit-with-accessories/comment-page-1/#comment-40598 Internet Video Gal Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:53:08 +0000 http://videoproductiontips.com/?p=2957#comment-40598 Hi Joe. Thanks for stopping by VPT. I used to do the exact same thing at a large temple during their annual High Holy Days. It was easy to hook up but I needed some long cables. Without seeing all of your equipment, more than likely the best way to do what you need to do would be to take the video output of your GL2 and hook it straight into the monitor or projector. You will probably need to use the analogue outputs, the RCA color coded cables or the SVHS signal. Every projector or monitor I have ever seen accepts one or both of these signals. I hope this helps. Lorraine Hi Joe.
Thanks for stopping by VPT. I used to do the exact same thing at a large temple during their annual High Holy Days. It was easy to hook up but I needed some long cables. Without seeing all of your equipment, more than likely the best way to do what you need to do would be to take the video output of your GL2 and hook it straight into the monitor or projector. You will probably need to use the analogue outputs, the RCA color coded cables or the SVHS signal. Every projector or monitor I have ever seen accepts one or both of these signals.
I hope this helps.
Lorraine

]]> By: Joe Maxwell http://videoproductiontips.com/video-production-tips/higher-quality-video-cameras-canon-gl2-kit-with-accessories/comment-page-1/#comment-40597 Joe Maxwell Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:51:53 +0000 http://videoproductiontips.com/?p=2957#comment-40597 We are purchasing a GL2 for our church. Our main goal is to project this in our lobby and overflow. Our camera will be approximately25' to 30' from our media room. What is the best way to be able to capture video, if needed, and project the image to the projectors? We are purchasing a GL2 for our church. Our main goal is to project this in our lobby and overflow. Our camera will be approximately25′ to 30′ from our media room. What is the best way to be able to capture video, if needed, and project the image to the projectors?

]]> By: Internet Video Gal http://videoproductiontips.com/video-production-tips/higher-quality-video-cameras-canon-gl2-kit-with-accessories/comment-page-1/#comment-38613 Internet Video Gal Wed, 20 Jan 2010 04:32:13 +0000 http://videoproductiontips.com/?p=2957#comment-38613 Did you check everything I suggested in the other comment? You probably have a slight incompatibility of some kind. Lorraine Did you check everything I suggested in the other comment? You probably have a slight incompatibility of some kind.
Lorraine

]]> By: Nick Patton http://videoproductiontips.com/video-production-tips/higher-quality-video-cameras-canon-gl2-kit-with-accessories/comment-page-1/#comment-38607 Nick Patton Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:06:44 +0000 http://videoproductiontips.com/?p=2957#comment-38607 sorry I forgot to mention that I am using FCE 4.01 sorry I forgot to mention that I am using FCE 4.01

]]> By: Nick Patton http://videoproductiontips.com/video-production-tips/higher-quality-video-cameras-canon-gl2-kit-with-accessories/comment-page-1/#comment-38604 Nick Patton Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:58:45 +0000 http://videoproductiontips.com/?p=2957#comment-38604 My mac also has quicktime 7.6 so that may also be an issue My mac also has quicktime 7.6 so that may also be an issue

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