Video Editing: Finalize, Export, Distribute & Make Accessible

Finalize your Project & Export Movie

If you are creating a video project for class you may be asked to upload the file to OAKS, bring it to class to show in a classroom, or upload it to a social media service (i.e., YouTube, Dropbox, Google Drive). In these cases, it is best to export your project to a medium file size that can be transported or uploaded. 

iMovie

1. Select Share > Export Movie
2. Select Medium > Name your export file > select the file extension .mp4 > Save in your Movie Folder > Click Export 
3. Copy the exported file to your Google Drive, a flash drive, CD/DVD-R, or Dropbox account)

Shotcut 

1. Make sure to watch the Online Shotcut Tutorials for more information!

Watch your Video

After you export your video project, you will want to watch it before you turn it in or play it for others.  Each computer uses different software to view files and some files require very specific video players.

• A great, open source media player that will play most file types is VLC Media Player.  VLC is available in most College technology rooms.  VLC can be downloaded and installed on most computers.  For more information and download, visit: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html
   

Make your Movie Accessible

What are Captions?

Bill Stark provides an excellent definition and overview for captioning video in his Caption it Yourself Basic Guide for Busy Teachers, Families, and Others Who Shoot Their Own Video.

"If you upload video to the Web, and that video includes sound, you should always include a text alternative, such as captions. As an added bonus, since most captioning for the Web relies on text, providing captions for your videos will ensure that they are indexed by search engines more quickly and accurately, meaning your video will reach more people. Captions (sometimes called “subtitles”) are the textual representation of a video’s soundtrack. They are critical for viewers who are deaf or hard of hearing, and they are also a great tool for improving the reading and listening skills of others."

• Basic Guidelines for Busy Teachers, Families, and Others Who Shoot Their Own Video (web) by Bill Stark for more information on captioning.

Turn In/Distribute your Movie

Check with your professor to find out if you need to upload your video project file to OAKS, bring it to class to show in a classroom, or upload it to a social media service (GoogleDrive/Dropbox).  Below are a few places to find and share video at the College of Charleston and on the web.

Video Publishing Online

• Kaltura MediaSpace is a Youtube-like, online media area specifically for College of Charleston faculty, staff and students.  Unlike other media servers on campus Kaltura is available to students so it can be used to upload video projects.  Faculty can use it to upload tutorials, online lectures or any original work.
• Critical Commons is a public media archive and fair use advocacy network that supports the transformative reuse of media in scholarly and creative contexts. It is an online platform for viewing, tagging, sharing, annotating curating and spreading media. Critical Commons goal is to build open, informed communities around media-based research, teaching, learning and creativity. Critical Commons is not affiliated in any way with Creative Commons.
• YouTube is one of the most popular online video search engines. YouTube is a community just as much as it is a video search engine. Once logged in, you can upload videos, save your favorite videos, comment on videos, create subscriptions to particular users and tags, and create and join groups of common interest. You can also publish videos "privately," which only allows individuals with the URL to view the video.
• Vimeo is a video search engine community with over 45,000 registered users. Vimeo provides a very clean interface that is fast and very easy to use.