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Free Digital Video Skills across the National Curriculum.pdf

Digital Video Skills - Digital Video Software

Basic Editing Skills Win XP
Movie Maker 2
Apple
iMovie
Pinnacle
Studio 9
Ulead
Video Studio 8
Capture -DV Camera Yes Yes Yes Yes
Capture -USB video Yes NO Yes Yes
Capture - stills NO NO Yes Yes
Stop Motion NO Yes Yes Yes
Storyboards Yes Yes Yes Yes
Dragging Yes Yes Yes Yes
Timelines Yes Yes Yes Yes
Timeline Marker Yes Yes Yes Yes
Scrubbing Yes Yes Yes Yes
Trimming Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cutting Yes Yes Yes Yes
Freeze Frame Yes Yes Yes Yes
Transitions Yes Yes Yes Yes
Zoom-Pan Stills Yes Yes   Yes
Video from Stills Yes Yes Yes Yes
Video overlay NO NO NO Yes
Video transparency NO NO NO Yes
Video Key-Frames       Yes
Audio overlay partially Yes unlimited Yes 2 Yes 2
Audio Key-frames   Yes Yes Yes
Audio 'rubber-bands'   Yes Yes Yes
Titling Yes Yes Yes Yes
CD stripping NO Yes Yes Yes
Voiceover Yes Yes Yes Yes
Mixing Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cross-fade Yes Yes Yes Yes
Corrective Filters Yes Yes Yes Yes
Expressive Filters Yes Yes Yes Yes
Speed change Yes Yes Yes Yes
Speed Reverse   Yes    
Creating AVI video Yes Yes Yes Yes
Record to Tape Yes Yes Yes Yes
DVD MPEG-2   Yes Yes Yes
CD MPEG-1 NO NO Yes Yes
Web Yes Yes Yes Yes

NO = serious deficiency
All these software packages are suitable for pupils under 11 year old.
Apples' iMovie is easy smooth intuitive, but lacks USB camera and MPEG-1 support.
Other Basic Skills also covered on our courses
MOVING IMAGE THEORY BACKGROUND
RGBPixelsFrame SizeFrame Rate
InterlacingTimehr:min:sec:framePAL TV system
PRODUCTION SKILLS
AnalysisTeamworkStoryboardingTripod use
FramingLightingZoom Pan Tilt2-camera work
ADVANCED SKILLS
Key-FramesLayersTransparencyMotion             Chroma-Keying