Video creation equipment

When choosing your equipment you need to consider what you need to be able to do with it. For example, shooting moving or underwater shots, needing to add different effects or do color matching, having the file be easily edited by multiple people or needing to be able to publish in a variety of formats. These and similar things will affect what type of equipment or software you need. Make sure that you have all the proper equipment ready and checked before you start filming.

You can check out recording equipment from Educational Media Services (EMS). There is also a variety of video editing softwares available in FDL, including Preimere Pro, iMovie, Final Cut Pro, and Movie Maker. You can, of course, also use your own equipment. A general list of equipment needed is:

• A computer purchased in the last four to five years with 8GB+ of RAM and plenty of hard drive space (think 10 GB for every hour of video)
• Software to import, edit and encode the video.  Ex: iMovie, Movie Maker, Adobe Premier
• A digital video camera - complete with storage cards and charged batteries
• A tripod is highly recommended, especially for stationary shots
• A microphone that works with your camera, if audio is required (may require batteries)
• A means of storing your video, usually network space, or an external hard drive
• A means of distributing your video, usually a network location, a streaming server (Kaltura, YouTube, Vimeo, or DVDs, depending on size and purpose)