1. Videography John Mac 10240 cc Sydney 2009.

2. Purpose Work tool Work tool – videography and digital photography is an ACRRM on-line teaching module. Telemedicine. Teaching videos. Recreational toy Recreational toy – video record of holidays, important events (weddings, birthdays), people (genealogy), Will. => Demo video

3. Overview 1. Video cameras (camcorders) 1. Video editing software 1. Rendering to movie files for the Internet (YouTube) or DVD 1. DVD authoring and burning

4. Video cameras Many choices - wide range of features with prices to match ($200 - $20k) - Storage media Storage media - HDD, DVD, flash: most convenient - tape: best quality Connectivity Connectivity

5. Computer Hardware Need plenty of everything for video editing: Fast CPU Plenty of RAM Plenty of storage Fast connectivity – firewire, USB2

6. Video Editing Software Many choices - Cinelerra Adobe Premier (elements and pro) Final Cut => Wikipedia comparisonsWikipedia comparisons

7. Rendering to a movie file File format depends on purpose: Internet Internet (YouTube) - highly compressed file, eg. ogg file DVD DVD - high quality, larger movie file for DVD (able to be played on large full screen or projected)

8. DVD authoring and burning DVDStyler DVDStyler (Win, Linux) is a free easy- to-use DVD authoring program, which puts the audio and video files together into VOB files and produces the DVD menu(s) for your movie. DVDStyler => Your movie files are now ready for burning to DVD.

9. My setup Canon HV40 Canon HV40 (high definition camcorder using miniDV tape). DVDgrabber Transfer movie footage from tape to computer using DVDgrabber shell script (batch file). Cinelerra Cinelerra for video editing and rendering. DVDStyler DVDStyler for DVD authoring. K3b K3b for burning to DVD.

10. Key message Videography has really arrived. Camcorders, computer hardware and software are readily available, within budget, and user- friendly. => Demo video

11. Discussion