This document provides tips and instructions for using a Flip video camera and FlipShare software to shoot, edit, and export video content. It includes directions on shooting techniques like using a tripod, proper framing, and lighting. Editing tips cover importing MPEG-4 video into Windows Movie Maker and saving edited projects. The document also demonstrates how to export edited video for uploading online or saving to a computer.

1. Flip Video 101

2. Flip agenda Flip overview Shooting tips Editing Exporting Upload to web Resources Using Flip in the classroom

3. Flip overview Features Lens and Microphone on front

4. Flip Software - FlipShare

5. Shooting tips

6. Flip Video Spotlight - Shooting Tips http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC-HdpXiLx0

8. Natural movements, slow and steady avoid excessive panning and tilting

9. Avoid zooming

10. Stay close

11. Camera Distance and angle – medium close ups

12. Audio – must be close to subject

13. Framing

14. Frame subject with proper head room

15. Be aware of what’s in the background

16. Lighting

17. Shoot in good lighting conditions, lowlight makes for grainy video

18. Focus

19. Focal length - area of fixed focus

20. Depth of field - area of acceptable sharpness

21. Sharp focus - picture is in focus

22. Microphone

23. Be aware of noise in background or rooms with too much reverb

25. Composing a Single or “Talking Head” Shot The subject can also be to one side of the frame to include or highlight background For interviews the subject is also set to one side of the frame with plenty of “nose room”

26. Use a tripod Flip desk tripod 42" Lightweight tripod

27. Hands on Video recording

28. Hands on Editing

29. Windows Movie Maker (Windows XP) 2 Editing software

30. Hands on Tips for Editing in Windows MovieMaker XP Flip Ultra HD records in MPEG-4 MovieMaker in XP will not import MPEG-4 Options Convert Video from MPEG-4 to WMV or AVI (Any Video Converter works well for this) From FlipShare software select Share – Online – Others to save file as WMV FlipShare software 4.5 vs 5.05

31. Hands on Plug Flip into USB port FlipShare will open Clips will populate into FlipShare (Camcorder) Select clip(s), go to Share, Online, Other Clip will save as WMV format After clip is converted go to desktop folder (Items for uploading January 4, 2010) to retrieve clip

32. Hands on Create a folder for Flip projects Place video clips (wmv) in folder Open new project in Windows Movie Maker Import video clip(s) into Movie Maker Edit clips using Trim and Split Clip Add video effects and transitions Add title and other media (images, audio, etc) Save project (saves in Windows Movie Maker) Save movie to computer (saves as a completed video) (Refer to Movie Maker Tutorials for assistance)

34. For Windows Media (.wmv) to web

36. Save Movie Wizard for web Name movie file and select destination

37. Save Movie Wizard for web Select “Video for local playback (at 640x480 size)”