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6Video Editing

WPSU producer sitting at a computerEditors take different pieces of video that have been recorded and arrange them to create a story.

sample of a scriptProducers provide scripts for the editors to follow to create the story.

adobe premiere software interfaceVideo footage is loaded onto a computer and organized. It is then imported in a video editing software such as Adobe Premiere Pro.

adobe premiere software interfaceEditors then search through the video footage to figure out which parts they want to use for the story.

adobe premiere software interfaceEditors use transitions between clips to help connect them and smooth the cut from one clip to another.

adobe premiere software interfaceEditors also make sure the video looks as good as possible using color correction tools.

adobe premiere software interfaceA completed, edited video could have anywhere from a couple of cuts and transitions all the way up to hundreds even thousands.

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