All About Making Videos Info Blog

There are at least 2 possibly 3 software packages that you will need to have on your computer in order for your home video to make it to either DVD or online. There is software that is required to take your video from your camcorder (or whatever device you used to take the video) and edit it. Then there is the software to convert it from the final edited version to either a DVD or video you can upload online. Each of these require different types of things to happen to your movie in order for others to enjoy it.

First, you will need software to edit the movie and software to convert you movie to either a dvd, viewable on computer or to be uploaded to the internet. Some products may do everything in one go and others are just pieces of the puzzle. If you have a DIGITAL camera or camcorder you can upload the raw footage directly to your computer with the copy and paste function. If you camcorder is tape-based then you will have to either pay someone to put it on a disk for you OR you will need to use one of those DVD recorders and burn your raw movie onto a DVD. You will need to know what format your movie is in as well. Knowing the difference between a “.mov” file or a “.mpeg” or even a “.avi” is crucial when looking at the types of software that can handle these specific files.

Movie file types by file extension.

If you have setup Windows to hide the file extension of known types you will need to right click on the file and select properties to see the file extension.

AVI – Audio/Video Interleave
MPG,MPEG,M1V,MP2,MP3,MPA,MPE,MPV2 – Moving Pictures Experts Group
ASF, WMA, WMV – Microsoft Windows Media
IVF – Intel Video Technology now Ligos
RM, RA, RAM – Real player Networks
MOV, QT – Apple QuickTime

MOVIE MAKING SOFTWARE:

Windows Movie Maker 2.1 Download
Updated: August 25, 2004

Windows Movie Maker 2.1 makes home movies amazingly fun. With Movie Maker 2.1, you can create, edit, and share your home movies right on your computer. Build your movie with a few simple drag-and-drops. Delete bad shots and include only the best scenes. Then share your movie via the Web, e-mail, or CD. Using third-party software you can even take movies you’ve made and turn them into DVDs. You can also save your movie back to the video tape in your camera to play back on a TV or on the camera itself.