"Ian Warren" <ian@iwarren.co.uk> wrote in message

news:ctCdnR7gg8MdJ8jdRVn-iQ@fireflyuk.net...

> I am new to video editing and would like some advice.

>

> I am a sports coach (Field Hockey) and want to create videos of the games I

> coach.

>

> What I want to do is to video the game and then edit it, I would like to:

> a) cut up the initial video so I can do a highlights type section and so I

> can use footage from multiple cameras.

> b) have a zoom function on screen (e.g. if a player is dribbling with the

> ball then the main shot shows the full match and an insert will show the

> stick and ball movements close up)

> c) select a ball or player and track them through a scene (e.g. fixed

> overhead shot of whole pitch, track the player as they make a run off the

> ball)

> d) within the footage enter a scene which has animations which I can add

> manually over the top of the film footage

>

> Please could you tell me how much of this is viable on a home system, and

> what I would need to be able to do this, software etc. a) and d) are musts

> but I could compromise on the others and still achieve something close to

> what I want.

> I have some money to throw at this (£2000 max.) and already have access to

> three dv camcorders that I'm using.

This is fairly easy with most of the "full-feature" editing

programs available (Premiere, VV-4, etc.), though it

can take a bit of experience to do it, and to get the

best-quality results. Your budget is sufficient (add a

second HD and the editing program to most good

computers - and you may need to add a good FireWire

card, also). For Premiere info, see these:

www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/premiere.htm

www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/multi-camera.htm

www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/multi-camera2.htm

though these apply more to versions 5 and 6 than

to "7" ("Pro").

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David Ruether

d_ruether@hotmail.com

http://www.David-Ruether-Photography.com