1. How was your experience with the Olympus digital camera? How did it compare with other still or video cameras you have previously used? Were you able to successfully implement your Image Capturing Strategies using the features of this camera? In an ideal world, how would your still/video camera of choice function?
The Olympus camera isn't exactly the ideal camera for a video project, but it got the job done. The quality of the stills and videos weren't perfect, but that doesn't matter too much, especially since our final videos will not be seen in high quality. I only have two minor complains about the camera. The first is that I can't zoom in while recording on video. This wasn't too big of a problem, but it was a little annoying because I would often forget, which I suppose has nothing to do with the camera. My other complain is that while I was recording objects that moved fast, the camera would replay it with horizontal lines on the object. It also took quite some time to adjust to light from time to time. The quality of the still was surprisingly good. I have only used a few other video cameras, and they were superior to the Olympus, but that is undoubtedly so because they were made specifically to capture moving images, while the Olympus is primely used for stills. I was able to work my strategy just fine with the camera. In an ideal world I suppose that the only improvement I would make on the camera for this project would be better quality.
2. Discuss your choice of video-editing software and describe your history with this software. If you used this software for the first time, explain why you chose this particular application and how you think it helped you to accomplish your creative goals (or proved detrimental). Will you use this software again for future projects?
The video editing software that I used was Adobe Premier. This was the first time I used this software, and I chose it because I had previously used Adobe Photoshop and was happy with Adobe products. I also used it because I did a little online research and Premier is one of the best video editing software available for windows. I do have a Mac that has Quicktime Pro which I used last semester for a video project, but I wanted to try something different and I wanted a program that would let me do more with video. I struggled quite a bit in the beginning with tasks as simple as the duration a still image was in the video. Once I figured that out, I was able to do the basic things without a problem. I will definitely continue to use the program and try to learn the more advanced things the program offers.
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