I'm working on a promotional video for a church, and I would like to get some suggestions on how YOU would approach the workflow.
I have a few hours of interviews, worship services, other events, b-roll, all shot with a Canon XF camera in HD (which breaks the footage into 2GB chunks), and a bunch of still photos.
I created a separate .veg file for each shot piece. For example, I have interviews1.veg, which contains all the interviews I shot on a particular day, service1.veg, wednesdayClass.veg, etc. This is just so I can get a feel for what I shot. I then go through and drop descriptive markers on the timeline - maybe a quote from someone that was good, or an indication of a good shot. Using the Edit Details window, I copy the markers out into Excel so I can print them for reference.
Now I'm working in the final project - final.veg. This is where I am putting the stuff pulled from all the other .veg files. I have a two-monitor setup, so I open up a source .veg on the left monitor (say, interviews1.veg), and then final.veg on the right monitor. I find a piece I like in the source project, make a timeline selection, and copy and paste it to the final project.
This works, but it can be difficult to get an overall feel for all the pieces I have to work with. I was wondering if anyone has another approach that they like for organizing their source media and pulling it into the final project.
I have a few hours of interviews, worship services, other events, b-roll, all shot with a Canon XF camera in HD (which breaks the footage into 2GB chunks), and a bunch of still photos.
I created a separate .veg file for each shot piece. For example, I have interviews1.veg, which contains all the interviews I shot on a particular day, service1.veg, wednesdayClass.veg, etc. This is just so I can get a feel for what I shot. I then go through and drop descriptive markers on the timeline - maybe a quote from someone that was good, or an indication of a good shot. Using the Edit Details window, I copy the markers out into Excel so I can print them for reference.
Now I'm working in the final project - final.veg. This is where I am putting the stuff pulled from all the other .veg files. I have a two-monitor setup, so I open up a source .veg on the left monitor (say, interviews1.veg), and then final.veg on the right monitor. I find a piece I like in the source project, make a timeline selection, and copy and paste it to the final project.
This works, but it can be difficult to get an overall feel for all the pieces I have to work with. I was wondering if anyone has another approach that they like for organizing their source media and pulling it into the final project.