go shoot yourself - part 3: choosing the best video camera and editing software

The Best Camera and Software

"GO SHOOT YOURSELF!"

- Part 3

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Choosing The Right

Camcorder

What will you be shooting?

How frequent will you be shooting?

Who will be watching your final video?

When people ask

me what is the

best camera to

buy, I ask them

these 3

questions…

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Six Must-have Features

Manual Focus Manual Exposure/Iris Manual White Balance Optical Zoom Microphone Input Headphones Output

Whenever I look for a new camcorder, I look for these six features…

CameraRecommendation

Panasonic AG-AC160 Canon HF G30 Canon 5D Mark III DSLR iPhone 5

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With the six must-

have features in

mind, these are

some

recommendations

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Panasonic AG-AC160

Professional Camcorder: Get this if you shoot for a living.

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Canon HF G30 Prosumer Camcorder: Get

this if shooting is not your full-time work.

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Canon 5D Mark III DSLR

Look out! Still cameras are taking over camcorders.

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iPhone 5 This mobile device shoots

high quality videos.

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SoftwareRecommendation

Final Cut Pro Adobe Premiere Pro Sony Vegas Pro Adobe Premiere Elements

These are some

recommended

video editing

software…

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Final Cut Pro(Mac)

Most video

production

companies use

this on the Mac…

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Adobe Premiere Pro (PC and Mac)

This is industry

standard video

editing software.

Runs on both Mac

and PC…

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Sony Vegas Pro

(PC)

This is what I use

for my

professional work.

Not widely used

but it works

faster…

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Adobe Premiere Elements (PC and Mac)

Easy to use yet

with pro features.

I recommend this

if video editing is

not your full time

work…

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The 7 Modules

The 7 Modules

Understanding the Basics of Video Production. The Camcorder and the 7 Core Video Camera Skills. Sound Recording and Lighting Techniques. How to Set Up a Mini Green Screen Studio. Video Editing Computers, Software and Techniques. Getting Started with Video Editing on Adobe Premiere Elements. DVD Authoring and Web Video Publishing.

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