Lifting and Extracting - Workshop

A simple cut in the timeline is when you choose a selected clip in the timeline right click and click cut. When you do this, the other clips stay where they are and there is a gap where the cut clip used to be. A ripple edit is almost the same as a cut but when you ripple delete, the remaining clips to the right slide over to fill in the gap and the the overall time of the video is shortened. Lifting and extracting are two ways to cut two clips at the same time. To do this, you choose an inpoint and outpoint in the program panel and click either "extract" or "lift". Lifting is like a cut and extracting is like a ripple delete in terms of what happens to the remaining clips. The video above is an example of an extract edit. I decided to extract the two clips where I did because there was a lot of time where the subject wasn't doing anything special and in order to keep the energy up, I decided to only show the most exciting parts.

Titel Template - Workshop

This is an example of a title template being used to create a title. An appropriate time to use this is when the clip or video is more formal and there is a speaker of high ranking. The template helps the audience get a sense of importance if the correct template is used.

Overlay Titles - Workshop

This is an example of an overlay title. The best time to use this type of title would be in an interview. It introduces the subject or person who is being addressed in the clip. Without it, the audience will not know who is speaking or why he or she is speaking. It is most important that the editor finds appropriate in and out points to place the title for the best effect possible.

Openeing Title - Workshop

This is an example of an opening title for a video clip. You might use this for an opening credit for a documentary or any other informational video. It helps to introduce what the actual video is about. If it is not there, then the audience will be lost about what the clip is for.

Overlay

Overlays were a bit more difficult for me to figure out. I had some trouble when it came to smoothly editing one clip into another. Every time I tried an overlay point, there was something that just didn't seem right about it. It took me about 5 different overlay points before I was content with the point I chose. I wish that I would have read the directions in more depth the first time around because that is probably where my problem started. Next time I will read the directions twice before I start anything.

Insert

I found that inserts were extremely easy to figure out. I had no real difficulties because I have a pretty good sense of timing when it comes to things like this. If I had to do anything different next time, I wouldn't. I would however, make sure that my insert points in future videos are as on point as the insert point in this video. There is a major difference between an insert and an overlay. Inserts extend the general time length of the video because instead of just putting one clip over another, you have to hold "Ctrl" and click and drag the clip you want to insert. What this does is splits the original clip in order to fit in the new one. I think that's where my problems occured because I would end up splitting the wrong section and I'd have to undo and repeat the process which was tedious. Now that i do know how to manage my time spacing better, this will be a great skill to have while editing my group's cyberbullying project.