Adding music
If you are adding music to the film, make sure that you have imported it into your sequence as a An uncompressed audio file format developed by Microsoft. file and not an A standard audio file format which uses lossy compression. Compatible with most media players. Designed by the Moving picture experts group - layer 3..
MP3 music files are of lower quality and can create issues when used in an edit.
If you have a piece of music in mind, import it into your sequence first and try and edit your film to it.
Timing the cuts and high points of your film to the beats and A gradual increase in the loudness of a piece of music. of the music will make the film more effective.
Remember, if you are planning on screening your film publicly or releasing it, you cannot use music without obtaining the permission of the music copyright holder.
Adding a title sequence
Adding a title sequence at the start of your film can help to build up anticipation and excitement.
Most editing software comes with built in title generating functions.
The titling tool allows you to insert text into the film and adjust the colour, size and font to match its mood.
If you are familiar with software such as Photoshop or Gimp, you can create detailed title graphics by exporting these images as high quality Joint Photographic Experts Group - JPEG is a digital image format which uses lossy compression. files and importing them into the edit.
If you create text images with transparent backgrounds, you can export those as Portable Network Graphics - PNG is a compressed raster graphic image format that is commonly used on the web. files and place them over shots in the film.
Exporting your finished film
All editing packages feature functions which will allow you to export a stand alone video file of the finished film.
Exact instructions for doing this vary, but you should always make and save a copy of your film at the highest possible export settings and back this copy up.