SELECTING AN APPROPRIATE PROGRAMME FOR VIDEO EDITING (COMMUNICATION ASPECT)

Picture editing is the creation of meaning that is not objectively present in individual shots; it is only obtained through the organisation of shots in a particular AV product. The author of the diploma thesis used a questionnaire to conclude that the most commonly used programme at work is Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 and that the majority of respondents started working with Windows Movie Maker. In its final form, the thesis will be presented as a manual intended for students and others to acquire fundamental knowledge and experience in the field of video editing.

Solution and Method

Picture editing is the creation of meaning that is not objectively present in individual shots; it is only obtained through the organisation of shots in a particular AV product. Through editing, that is, by sequencing individual shots and determining their duration, we determine the rhythm of the film, its message, idea, meaning… Creating the idea is undoubtedly the most important task of editing.

To present an idea that will be comprehensible to the viewer, we use film language. The diploma thesis consists of two parts. In the first part, the author condensed knowledge and findings from several works in the field of film and television editing and described the principle of using Edius 4, Avid Liquid and Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 programmes and a comparison of the programmes amongst themselves.

Results

The author of the diploma thesis used a questionnaire to conclude that the most commonly used programme at work is Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 and that the majority of respondents started working with Windows Movie Maker. In its final form, the thesis will be presented as a manual intended for students and others to acquire fundamental knowledge and experience in the field of video editing.