Many of our teachers have Flip cameras and struggle with editing and burning to DVD. Here are some simple steps to accomplish this using Windows software.
10. What editor software are you using? What format does it accept? Supported formats for importing content (Windows Movie Maker XP) Video files: .asf, .avi, .wmv Movie files: MPEG1, .mpeg, .mpg, .m1v, .mp2 Audio files: .wav, .snd, .au, .aif, .aifc, .aiff Windows Media files: .asf, .wm, .wma, .wmv Still images: .bmp, .jpg, .jpeg, .jpe, .jfif, .gif MP3 format audio: .mp3 Although you can play a file in Microsoft Windows Media Player, you may not be able to import the file into Windows Movie Maker even though this article lists that kind of file. You may not be able to import the file if the codec that was used to encode the audio or video is not a codec that is included with Windows XP. In that case, you may be able to re-encode the video or audio by using Windows Media Encoder, and then import the video or audio.
25. Sources for copyright-free music, clip art, stock photos and more : http://www.iowaaeaonline.org/ Check with your Teacher/Librarian if you don’t know your user name and password http://www.videomaker.com/downloads/
26. These links are available on my blog “ From The Video Suite” http://videosuite.blogspot.com/