Taking Home Movies to the Next Level
voiceovers or the original sound. Video recorders are not the best sound recorders.
*Titles, not family genealogies. Titles are a very effective tool; they can set the mood, position the presentation, and focus attention. They should be brief and this is one place where it’s OK to get a little crazy/creative. Slide in, fly out, different colors, interesting typefaces, go for it. Just don’t overdo it.
A final word; you don’t have to spend a fortune to have a full-featured video editing studio. I got ShowBiz, an ArcSoft product bundled into some burner software; it is a fully capable video editor. Avnex makes audio and video editors and morphers that you can download and try for free at www.audio4fun.com. Their Voice Changer Software Diamond 4.0 is one of my favorites, as it does for audio
