When you go to participate in video editing, you must first answer this question: What would you like to do? There are so many video editing jobs, but you can’t possibly do everything unless of course you are a professional. Most of today’s videographers prefer to perform certain editing tasks, but not all. Therefore, when selecting the best software program, you must take into account the things that you are about to do; This is the only way to have the most efficient software to deal with.
When looking for editing programs, you should think about what you would like to accomplish with the use of the program. Simple programs do simple jobs. If you want to do complicated video editing tasks, you must get multi-faceted programs. In no time, you’ll be able to create fun clips, video memories, and action movies. You just need to use a program that will help you with the numerous video editing jobs. Video blogging is quite popular these days and with the program, it is also possible to develop your own video blog and publish it on the web.
Focus on the source of your files, as the output will be largely the same file format. Choose software that guarantees ease of working with the particular input format so that you don’t experience any kind of difficulty. Most of today’s rising videographers are more familiar with non-linear video editing. But did you know that there is also the so-called ‘linear video editing’? Before the introduction of computer editing software in the 1990s, video editing was primarily linear.
Contemporary live TV productions maintain the same linear editing system but due to technological improvement, the productions are much more effective and efficient. Streaming of shows and movies was only possible with the kinescope, but that’s before videotape was invented. With kinescopes, image degradation was a problem, as were glaring scan lines and image distortions. The scheduling delay was another problem as well, as the kinescopes were processed in film labs.
As a result of the grueling process with the kinescopes, the videotape was made. As time went on, videotape editing became viable just like movie editing. The first recognized videotape was quadruplex recording, about two inches wide. The tape was cut and spliced for editing work. The task was demanding but not many videographers implemented it. It involved many disadvantages, such as: you cannot use re-edited tapes, you must be talented enough to handle the process, lose synchronization, and each editing job must take many minutes (too long). Editing suites were developed in the 1970s. It already involved the use of computers. Time codes were used to synchronize auxiliary devices and tape machines. CMX, Ampex and Sony created the editing systems. Purely high-end productions made it possible to access the editing suites because many of them are very expensive.
