Assignment Refelection Week 2

I have never tried to use any type of movie maker, so this assignment was one that I was looking forward to completing. I use Adobe Elements for my photos so I decided to try Adobe Premiere Express. I created a photobucket which took an extremely long time to finish transaction. I then tried to down load video that I had taken earlier in the week for this project. I soon found out that the video that I down loaded could not be used. My first thought was that it was just his software, so I decided to use Windows Movie Maker that came installed on my computer.


Again I found that it would not accept my video. After googling to see what the problem might be I found out that most digital cameras do not down load videos in a format that can be used by most digital movie making software. I then looked to see if I could find a program that would convert the video to an acceptable format for the movie maker software. I was unable to find one that was free so I then went to use the links in our second assignment to find free video that I could use.

I finally found a video clip on the PBS wide angle to use for use in making a movie. Windows Movie Maker was easy to use. It was a great movie making tool for a beginner. You just had to drag and drop pictures into the story board. If you wished to get a little creative you could add and effect to the movie clip, which I did not really like. There were transition options between video clips that were needed to make the movie flow better.

I can see from this project why as Siegchrist, G stated in ABOUT.COM that it is important to find technical support. You may be able to figure things out on your own, like compatibility issues but it would easier and less frustrating to be able to call for help.

I found out quickly that if you want to use any software it would be best to become very familiar with it and what type of files it will or will not accept.  The frustration level in the classroom would be at an all time high unless you had a student or two that could help.