EDLD 5363 Week 2 Reflection. Open-Source Video Editing Software and Podcast.

Podcast How to add Title and Credits using Windows Movie Maker

Reflection

At the beginning of this assignment, I think that it was a very difficult task because I had no much experience in editing video. I have had some experience in music edition using Encore, Cool Edit and Sound Forge, but a final user level.

I started looking for the software in www.download.com. The keys for seeking were Windows Operating System, Video Editing Software and Free License. From the retrieved list, I chose the programs Windows Movie Maker (Windows Vista) 2.6.4037, t@b ZS4 Video Editing Software 0.94 and Pinnacle Video Spin 1.1.2.542.

By exploring these programs, I found that indeed, is not too difficult to use video editing program for the most common need of a teacher. If you are not a professional, some of these programs could be enough. In my case, I think that Windows Movie Maker satisfies my needs because to strong reasons: It comes with Windows Operating System and allows multiple output and input formats for video and audio. The user can add special effects, music, and speech. It is very easy to share the movie over the Internet or master it to DVD media. With this program, the user can also save the movie back to the DV tape in the camera. Even when it does not allow too many features it is user friendly.

I think this is a strong candidate to be used as standard editing program for my school.