#Help on video editing
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Hello Anybody,
My company is currently looking into producing a tutorial video on our software
and has turned to me (DJM) to purchase the necessary equiptment. So far, I
looked at a few magazines and am leaning toward Video Blaster RT300 from
Creative Labs Inc. The package they offer includes Adobe Premiere 1.0 and
Compel PE. (What we ultimately want to achieve is a video with our software
running in the backgroud and a speaker in the foreground.) Is this package any
good for what we want to achieve? Any recommandations for a better
product/package?
Thanks, DJM
I have done some video production similar to what you are looking to do. What
I did was to use a Magni VGA Producer Pro to handle the PC video side. I had a
camera pointing at me while I was sitting in front of the PC (a Hi-8 Sony
CCD-V5000). The S-Video output from the camera went to the input of the VGA
Producer Pro and the S-Video out from the VGA Producer Pro went to the S-Video
input on a Sony EV-S7000.
The VGA Producer Pro includes an external remote control with a slider lever
that let me fade between video of myself sitting in front of the PC to a
perfect picture of what is on the PC monitor.
This is just an idea of what might work for you. It is the best way I found to
accomplish the project. You can also buy a separate VGA to NTSC converter and
a switcher/mixer (like the Sony XV-D1000) to accomplish the same function, but
it is one additional piece of gear. Depending on your budget it may or may not
be affordable.
James Bell Jr. — Multimedia Contributor – CompuServe
DJM-
I don't know if this will help, since the experiece I have with such videos is
a little more casual – a "project update" for our customers. They wanted to
see what the program looked like at a particular point in time, and requested a
video tape. We purchased a "genlock" board for this function. What it does is
capture the actions seen on your monitor and output that to the VCR. I turned
it on, set the tape rolling, and proceeded to "walk through" the software on my
computer. After that was done, I used some basic audio equipment to add a
voice-over explaining each screen or action. I'm not sure this is
"professional" enough for what you're looking for, but it got the results
quickly.
In case you decide to look into this route:
We used a RocGen board, and were not so pleased with it (see other message
thread regarding this), but I guess other people have been quite pleased with
it. John Sobernheim also said that he has heard good things about GVP Personal
Suite Plus.
Good luck!