Henry is creating his own tv show . . .

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Henry is creating his own tv show . . .
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Sat, 12-30-2006 - 10:35pm

Henry has decided to create his own tv show. I thought it sounded like fun, so I encouraged him. We have a title, 5 characters--he even drew them, the first story title and subject. He wants them to talk baby talk, and he said I can pick a "theme song" for the beginning and the end.


I told him that I would put what he did into the computer and put it on a dvd so we can watch his show on tv tomorrow.


Problem is--I have no earthly idea how to do that.


So . . . ??


If anyone has any ideas, thanks.


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Sat, 12-30-2006 - 11:57pm
Oh man, I wish I could help, but I have no idea! lol. Good luck, and what a wonderfully creative thing to do!
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Sun, 12-31-2006 - 12:46am

ok, quick reminders in case you forget before tomorrow morning.

Use a movie capture software program such as "Windows Movie Maker", "Pinnacle" or "iMovie" for Mac users (iMovie of course is the best one, figures for us PC folk).

Then connect your digital camcorder to your PC with a "firewire". I don't konw the exact term but this is what all the geeks call it. There for the geeks at Radio shack will know this term if you don't have one (for those who don't. I had to buy one separate)

On the movie software progrem you need to "capture" the video where you will upload the video to the program to get it ready for the final product.

From there you will edit the program. You can take out unwanted parts of the movie, create title pages, credits, transitions between scenes and sound effects. You can also make chapters and often even make it so you have a menu on your opening screen of the DVD.

Finally you will make your movie. At least on my program it says "Make Movie". That is where you will save the final movie in the format that you want to save it in such as on a DVD, etc.

It takes a while to get used to these programs so have plenty of time to play around with it.

On first movies keep it SIMPLE! ANd set a time limit for yourself. You can get in over your head fast and there always seems to be more and more editting you can do. If you set yourself a limit to when you will be done you won't waste the next 3 days trying to do it. Also, keep the original on your digital camcorder until you have a working DVD of it because trust me. There are always ways to screw up on programs you are using for the first few times.

hth

renee

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Sun, 12-31-2006 - 12:28pm

Thank you, Renee!


I'm just now getting back to it.


Wish me luck.


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Sun, 12-31-2006 - 1:07pm

This "easy" project isn't.


Henry and I just shot 5 short videos with my digital camera to use for his show. I came inside and hooked up my camera to the computer. I turned on that Windows Movie Maker and told it to capture from video device (or whatever it says), and it said that it did not recognize my video device.


???


I have a Kodak EasyShare digital camera. That's what I'm using to make these videos.


I also downloaded the videos to my computer, but there was NOWHERE to change the file extension.


I'm getting frustrated.


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Sun, 12-31-2006 - 6:03pm

Oh NUTS I thought you had a digital video camera. I am not sure how to do the digital camera thing. UGH.

Sorry

Renee

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Mon, 01-01-2007 - 12:43am

I found someone else asking my EXACT same question online, and there was something that I downloaded that made the file conversion very quick and easy.


It still didn't work great, but it worked--not bad for a first try.


Thanks for all your help!