Budget Editing

This week I am taking some time off from work, but only because the schedule allows it and not because I have anything fun planned. So far this week I have been finishing editing and burning my home movies to DVD. I am starting to appreciate all the effort that goes into a well edited video. If you do it right, no one will notice the editing, and the video will be more enjoyable to watch. Editing six hours of home movies is much more difficult than editing a six hour seminar. A typical seminar will have one camera sitting on a tripod. But a home video can be poorly lit, shaky, and have many other problems that need to be delt with during the editing process. One thing I have learned is that if you have a scene that you are questioning, it is best to delete it, because it will bug you everytime you watch it in the finished product. In other words, keep only the good parts and delete the rest!