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Web Video Task Sheet
Editing and Maintenance
Responsibilities by: Tim Henke
Videotape Events
1.Set up interviews with venders at trade shows
2.Set up interviews with engineers, product creators or specialists
3.Videotape sales reps when they visit store with new products
4.Videotape demonstrations
5.Videotape special events and meetings
6.Videotape scheduled Product Clinics
7.Videotape World instruments with specialist
8.Set up shooting dates with school instructors
9.Videotape Educational videos with instructors at school
Capture video
1.Configure Premier for best quality capturing for video
2.Configure Premier for best quality capturing for audio
3.View videos from camcorder or VCR deck
4.Decide where the basic edits will be
5.Capture videos into the Mac from the Camcorder using Premier
6.Create a batch capture list and EDL of edit points
7.Capture product line videos into the Mac from the VCR using Premier
8.Prepare captured videos for importing into Premier
9.Defragment media hard drive for smoother transfers and editing
10.Capture parts of video that will be used in clips (rough cut)
Editing
1.Import captured video into Premier for editing
2.Edit down the rough cuts into precise clips
3.Place clips into order of complete movie
4.Decide where the edits will need transitions, fades, effects
5.Edit transitions
6.Place transitions between scenes clips
7.Create a preview movie or render edits
8.Create titles and subtitles for each movie in graphics programs
9.Import title graphics into Premier
10.Place titles in movie and edit transition for titles (usually a crossfade)
11.Export audio tracks for editing save as AIFF
12.Edit the soundtrack using sound editing software if necessary
13.Use Audio plug-ins to de-noise and enhance the audio
14.Configure Premiere and plug ins to remove ambient noise and tape hiss
15.Add other soundtrack music if needed
16.Import edited soundtrack back into Premier
17.Place soundtrack into movie
18.Synchronize audio with video using time-code and cues.
19. Export complete edited movie in native Quicktime CODEC for importing into MCP
Compressing Video and Audio / Uploading to Web Server
1.Launch Media Cleaner Pro
2.Create a new batch for the format being compressed
3.Configure MCP for each format being compressed (Realmedia, MP3 or Quicktime)
4.Test configuration on a short clip for best results
5.Decide which CODEC will be used for iMac videos and kiosks
6.Decide which CODEC will be used for QuickTime streaming
7.Which CODEC for progressive download
8.Configure CODEC for best result
9.Drag folder of videos being compressed to MCP
10.Create a destination folder on drive for compressed videos
11.Compress videos
12.Test each video for play back quality
13.Defragment and optimize hard drives
14.Back up hard drives to tape or server if there is one
15.The raw uncompressed video gets backed up to free up space
16.Burn back up copies to CD ROM give to writers for web
17.Enter new movies into the Video Database
18.Give copy of media to copy writers for a short description
19.Email Creative Director and President with a progress report
20.Upload compressed videos to the zZounds server
21.Notify HTML team of the additions for them to create link
Equipment Maintenance for Suite
1.Keep a maintenance schedule
2.Optimize and de-fragment all hard drives
3.Backup all main OS and program drives
4.Optimize and configure Mac OS for best performance
5.Install all software needed for capturing , editing ,compressing and backup
6.Install video capture card and drivers
7.Install audio card and drivers
8.Keep all software optimized for best performance with cards
9.Keep camcorder clean heads, rollers, pins
10.Keep camcorder ready for taping batteries, DV tape cables mics
11. Research the Net for advances in technology
12.Keep the software used updated with the latest versions
13.Learn how to utilize updated software into project (learn programs)
Other Responsibilities
1.Maintenance for all of the store iMacs
2.Optimize iMac drives for video playback
3.Install latest videos on iMacs per department
4.Request any needed software or hardware to IT manager.
5.Weekly update meetings in Conference room
6.Some of these responsibilities can be broken down into smaller tasks. Some are more laborious than others. Some tasks take a lot longer than others.
Each video format for the web or iMac has to have a pass through the compression software. This can be time consuming. The faster the computer, the more ram and faster the hard drives, the faster the process.
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