• Loading film in a mini DV tape camera  Larger | Faster
• Transferring video using a firewire Larger | Faster
• Transferring footage from the mini DVD camera to Movie Maker  Larger | Faster
  

TIP: These short video tutorials are also available on the video room computers by clicking on the icon to the right on the desktop.

• Use mini DV (small digital video cassette; available for purchase at library)
• Open lens cover with button near front
• Tripod use recommended to prevent wobble
• Charge battery ahead of time, or use plug-in power cord
• Let tape compartment open and close electronically.  DO NOT FORCE OPEN OR CLOSE!

• Use recordable mini DVD (available for purchase at library)
• Open lens cover with button near front
• Tripod use recommended to prevent wobble
• Charge battery ahead of time, or use plug-in power cord
• Still photo and video options (check the "photo" button)

• This new "cell phone" type camera runs on AA batteries, requires no tape or disk, and can record up to 60 minutes of video which can be directly transferred to a computer via a built-in USB port!
• Tripod use recommended to prevent wobble
• It's not fancy, but it's easy!
• IMPORTANT: The first time a Flip is connected to a specific computer,  you must use the camera-installed software to transfer the photos.
  

Video tutorial on transferring video using a firewire  Larger | Faster

IMPORTANT--  AVOID THE RED X-- IGNORE AT YOUR OWN PERIL:   Create a folder in a location you can save to and name your video project in Movie Maker BEFORE you import the video clips.  Always save to this location.  Probably best to save to your flash drive.  Don't save files on C: drive.  You have been warned.

Video Editing Room:

• Note: the computers in the video editing room are not on the shared network—you will NOT have access to your user drive (h:) or the internet
  while you use these computers. This may present challenges for saving your project, so think about it logically.
  

	Use firewire (IEEE cable) for cameras that use magnetic tape (digital 8mm, mini digital video / mini DV)
Cables may be checked out from the circulation desk. 6 pin (U-shaped end) – into computer 4 pin – into camera Turn camera on in playback / VCR /editing mode Use capture from video device command in Movie Maker
You may also use AV cables in the editing room using the Dazzle video capture device.  This is the only way to transfer analog video and convert to digital. (additional instructions are posted on the wall in the video editing room)

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A SPECIAL NOTE ON THE MINI-DVD CAMERAS

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Video tutorial on transferring footage from the mini DVD camera to Movie Maker  Larger | Faster

The library's mini DVD cameras do NOT have firewire ports. You should use the actual disk to transfer your video to the computer,

IMPORTANT:  “Finalize”  your movie in the camera before taking the DVD out by selecting Setup on the LCD play panel, and selecting Finalize.  If you are playing back unedited footage on a computer or DVD player, you are finished after you have completed the finalization process.

If you are planning to edit your footage with Movie Maker, you must continue with the following instructions:

• Put mini DVD into the inner ring of the computer tray .

• Put flash drive into USB port

• Click on movie converter software shortcut (Xilisoft DVD to WMV Converter)

• A dialog box with steps will appear

• Make sure it says convert to WMV (Windows Movie Video) at the bottom next to Profile: WMV Video project (*.wmv).

• Click DVD at bottom above Profile line (tells software where video footage is located)

 

• Make sure the destination drive is the flash drive (e: or f:)

• Click the “rip” button (the red record button) at bottom above Profile.

• Your footage will be saved onto preferred save location as a .wmv file which can be imported into Movie Maker

Edit your video footage using Movie Maker. 

The recommendation is to follow their Movie Tasks index top to bottom:  Capture, Edit, Finish, and complete the intermediate steps in the order which are listed (add effects and transitions before you add titles).

Transferring Music from an audio CD to Windows Media Player:

(Please click here to refer to page on copyright and royalty-free music)

• Put music CD in drive
• Open Windows Media Player if it doesn't launch automatically
• Select the "Rip" tab / "Copy from CD"
• Check the tracks you want by checking the box in front of them, then rip/copy. 
• Make sure it saves to the “My Music” folder in Windows Media Audio format
• If you are working in Movie Maker, import your audio from the tools menu
• Otherwise select and copy the audio track you want to your preferred save location.

You can also use iTunes, if you have access to it on your computer, so long as you encode the music to mp3 format.  Ask a librarian if you need assistance.

Adding Narration Attach a microphone to the computer input jack.  Click on the microphone icon in the Movie Maker task pane or choose the option under tools.
Start and stop, name your clip, and position in the appropriate place.

Caveat:  In Movie Maker it is difficult to overlap music and narration.  If you want to speak over background music, our recommendation is to finish your project except for narration, export as a movie, reimport to Movie Maker-- the audio and video will be merged as one "ribbon" in the timeline, which frees up the audio line for narration.

You have saved  your project file up to this point.  Now that the editing is done, you want a self-launching movie. 

Finishing the Movie:

Once you have edited your movie on a computer, you must go through the following steps to finish it.

• Click on Finish Movie (Step 3 in Movie Maker)
• Choose “Save to My Computer”.*
• Browse to My Computer then to your h: drive or the flash drive (or the desktop if you are preparing to immediately copy to CD or DVD)
• Click “Next” then “Next” to save it in its entirety as a movie
• Click “Finish” when it stops saving
  
  *Unfortunately you may not be able to save directly to CD as Movie Maker suggests you can do-- frequently you get an error, so save to an intermediate location before burning your CD or DVD.

A.   Use the program Nero Startsmart and a blank recordable CD to create a data disk (not video disk) and save on CD-ROM.  Add your .wmv file and click on burn. or B.    Use the program Roxio MyDVD and a blank recordable DVD to upload and burn your finished Movie Maker video to DVD. Add your .wmv file and click on burn.

See librarian for further instructions. [If you are using Windows Vista, you can save your movie directly to DVD from Movie Maker]

SHOULD I BURN MY FINAL MOVIE TO A CD OR A DVD?

• If you are uploading to a shared web site such as YouTube or Facebook, be extra careful that you observe copyright convention in your use of text, images and audio.