Editing Software Evaluations

The two open source video editing software applications I chose to evaluate were Masher and Jaycut. I went to my Social networking site called Delicious and did a search for video editing. I knew that I bookmarked several and decided on those two. I have not used either software applications before this course, but enjoyed working in them and creating several short videos that I shared on my blog and wiki. My experience with video editing is very limited and not until I received Camtasia for my office, did I create a tutorial to help teachers in my district learn how to use programs. I have also used the Flip camera software to edit a video I created in Bible class at church. After working with both Jaycut and Masher, I think that my experience with Audacity and Camtasia helped me work through some of the features readily. I don’t think that I would use either one at work, since we have purchase Camtasia, but I think that I’d use them at home for personal use. I thought Masher was limited, however I liked the finished product. It created such a crisp, clear video and I liked their visual effects that you could add such as confetti, or an old movie reel. I think that in my current position, sharing the various video editing software applications with teachers and students in our district would be beneficial. Now that most schools have felt strict budget cuts this year, open source software is a big plus! My two choices are simple enough for students to use. I would recommend Masher for even the primary grades to use in school.

Video Editing with Jaycut

EDLD 5363 - Week 2
This is an open source video editing software program that I was exploring for a Lamar course. I wanted to find a couple that would be easy to use for beginners. Many features on the software was recognizable like the different tracks. They had one for transitions, one for audio, and then one for images.  I wasted a lot of time learning how to use the program. It was fairly easy, but I wish it had an undo feature. I had to recreate it several times while learning how to add text, transitions, audio, and images. Everytime you closed out, you would lose your work and had to start over. You had to make sure to publish it, or you will do like I had to and recreate the entire video again. Learning new technology usually has its ups and downs like this, but it's in your mistakes that you learn the most.          My Jaycut videos
This will take you to two videos. The first one is called Granna's girls and is about my two granddaughters who were born two months apart. Many people thought they were twins, because we would dress them alike. The second video underneath is the remix or one I edited and made changes. I put a new song, changed out the pictures and text. This one is about all five of my grandchildren. I now will decide on a second open source editor to compare to Jaycut. I think that I would recommend this, since the video came out pretty clear and had the same look and feel as a YouTube video.