Editing Process and Final Product

 Editing Process

We finished the editing of our preliminary task video using the CapCut software. The great thing about CapCut is that it gives us very precise control over the details of the footage. The most useful function that I used mostly was the frame keys or keyframes. Frame keys are like to digital markers that you set up on a timeline and tell the software exactly how a certain setting should cause or be at that point in time. For instance, in a single video clip, I used one frame key to make the sound volume high and another frame key a few seconds later to make it low. The sound will then gradually decrease or increase (or ramp up/down) between those points instead of just abruptly changing making it feel discontinuous. This is  how I used this frame key feature to reduce the sound towards the end of the clip, resulting in a nice fade-out. Nevertheless, frame keys are very versatile and can be applied for multiple effects like soft changing the brightness, position, or size of the picture over time. This technique was helpful for the final look and sound of our short technical video.

Final Product