Quick Edits on YouTube
Editing video requires patience and you will need to invest some time getting to know the software. However if you only want to shorten your clip and add a few comments or titles Youtube’s online video editor is straightforward...
Movie Maker overview
Windows movie maker works best if you have videoed a series of short clips. Copy your video files from your camera or device across to your computer. Then open up Movie Maker and import the files. Drag each clip...
iMovie Overview
In iMovie, all of your available video clips show in the bottom panel and you highlight and drag them up to the top right to include them in your movie. Clicking on the cog wheel icon in each clip...
More detail on MovieMaker
If you do not already have Windows Moviemaker on your computer, you will need to download it. When you’re all set and ready to go, open the program. The screen will be largely blank, with a small black screen...
Movie Maker Tutorial
You can change the colour/font of the opening titles and end credits. You can also manipulate the slide transitions (fade in/out) etc and add a soundtrack or voice-over. More information, ideas and instructions can be found in this great...
Greenscreen
Play around with green screening – film against a blue or green background, use green screen software to add whatever background you want. Interview famous poets / Romans / people in different countries! Here is a useful tutorial to...
Adding Graphics
There are a couple of options for inserting still pictures into your video. In iMovie you can upload a picture to your timeline in the same way as you would upload a video clip. The default setting is to...