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Submitted by rains755 on Wed, 12/12/2007 - 2:28pm.
Wed, 12/12/2007 - 4:32pm
That's easy - it depends! Get a mini-DV camcorder in a brand that you recognize. Great sales this time of year. You'll pay a little more if you'd like a mic input, but it may be worth it if you're going to get serious about producing good videos. AVOID hard drive and DVD format camcorders. What kind of computer do you use? On a Mac, iMovie will let you share/export to FLV (Flash format) for YouTube and TeacherTube. You may have to use zamzar.com or vixy.net to convert your WMV from MovieMaker. Check my blog for more video making tips: denblogs.com/digital_storytelling You can email me at jbtv@mac.com.
Thu, 12/13/2007 - 12:34am
Unfortunately, I do not have a MAC. I hope to get one in the spring. Is there a good one that would work well with both types op systems?
What about software?
Thu, 12/13/2007 - 11:51am
Any of the desktops and laptops will run both OSX and Windows/Vista. Consider carefully if it's worth the extra few hundred dollars to have dual boot capability. It can make sense for schools with a site license but is expensive for individuals. I put out the extra bucks because a lot of the schools and conferences I work with need to see storytelling from the PC side too. iMovie comes with the Macs and is all you need. Stick with the "classic" version except for a couple of neat features you can get in the newest.--Joe
Thu, 12/13/2007 - 3:21pm
I would like to know which video editing software you would recommend. Is there a video editing software you would recommend, that could work with both systems? If not, what would you prefer for Windows?
Fri, 12/14/2007 - 11:02am
Video editing software is a lot like word processors. Once you know how to use one program, it's pretty easy to figure out the others. MovieMaker comes free on Windows. The Ed price and the power of Adobe Premiere Elements bundled with PhotoShop Elements makes it one of the best deals around. There is a Mac version of Premiere but they haven't released a Premiere Elements version to my knowledge. So nothing really the same for both platforms.
Thu, 05/01/2008 - 10:31am
Adobe Premiere is awesome and I use it constantly, but it is not appropriate for 4th graders. Windows MovieMaker is your best bet overall. It is very user friendly and it is automatically on computers with Windows XP. So look on your computers at the school and it should be on there. Joe is right about the camera. Just get a dv camera. There is probably some department in your district that has a video camera you can borrow.
Just for the fun of it, I have seen little kids that can do green screen capabilities, which you would need a higher level software for if you do happen to go that way.
I want to do some video projects with my 4th graders. I want to be able to use them on my teacher webpage, I hope to upload these to Teachertube. What is the best video camera and video editing software for this project?