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ITMS and Math both have studios for audio recording, lightboard, green screen and the like. The ITMS one is bigger and better. The Math one is self-serve and is better for uses with experience.
ITMS and Math both have studios for audio recording, lightboard, green screen, Camtasia and the like. The ITMS one is bigger and better. The Math one is self-serve and is better for uses with experience.


Contact Peter Wood about the Math studio and waterloostudio@uwaterloo.ca about booking the ITMS studio.
Contact Peter Wood about the Math studio and waterloostudio@uwaterloo.ca about booking the ITMS studio.


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There are a large number of tools available to edit videos, depending on user experience, source files and other production considerations. DaVinci Resolve is free and is recommended for those with some video editing experience.
|+ A Review of Video Editing Softwares
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! Software Name !! Blender (Recommended) !! Lightworks !!  Wondershare Filmora !! Hippo Video !! Shotcut
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|'''Installation Required'''    || Yes    || Yes || Yes || No (Online) || Yes
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| '''Basic Functions''' ||
* Trimming
* Live preview
* Up to 32 slots for adding videos, images, and audio
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* Trimming
* Drag and drop
* Color correction
* Automatic sync on import
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* Trimming, rotating, merging, splitting, cropping videos
* Drag and drop
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* Trim clips, cut, and crop videos.
* Annotate while recording
* Password protection: grant only necessary video access to students
* Real-time analytics: able to see video views 
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* Trimming 
* Append, insert, overwrite
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|'''Import'''
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* AVI, .mp4, H.264
* See the comprehensive list [https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/2.79/data_system/files/media/video_formats.html#video-formats here].
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* Batch Import 
* Supported Formats: AVI, .mts, .m2ts, .m2t, .mpg, .mp4, .ts, .m2v, .asf, .vob
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* Video:  .mpg, .mpeg., .mp4, .mov, .flv, .wmv, AVI, .mp4
* Audio: .mp3, .wav
*See the comprehensive list [https://filmora.wondershare.com/tech-spec.html here].
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Not available in the free plan. 
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No import required: native timeline editing.
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|'''End Quality (Highest Option)''' || 1080p || 720p || 1080p || 720p || 4k
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| '''End Product Format''' || AVI JPEG, AVI RAW, FFmpeg video, .mp3, .wav || .mp4 ||
.mp4, .wmv, .avi, .mov, .f4v, .mkv, .ts, .mpg,  .webm, .mp3
Also supports uploading to YouTube 
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.mp4
 
Also supports uploading to YouTube 
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.mpv, .mov, .mp4 and more (support for the latest audio and video formats thanks to FFmpeg)
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|'''Audio''' ||
* Mixing
* Syncing
* Scrubbing 
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* Scrubbing
* Keyframe
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* Split, adjust, mute, trim 
* Voiceover
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Supports recording audio but not importing audio files.
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*Audio editing at the wave/sample level is NOT available. 
 
*Can combine with the free, open source, cross-platform tool [https://www.audacityteam.org/ Audacity].
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|'''Audio Export''' || No Audio, AAC, AC3, FLAC, MP2, MP3, PCM, Vorbis || N/A || N/A || N/A || Ogg Vorbis, .mp3
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|'''Encoding Speed''' || Presets to change between a fast encode (bigger file size) and more compression (smaller file size). || Relatively slow || Optimized through "[https://filmora.wondershare.com/why-the-conversion-process-is-so-slow.html Activate the GPU Acceleration]" option. || Fast || Fast ~ Reasonable
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|'''Compatibility with different OS'''
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* Linux 
* Windows 8.1 and 10
* macOS 10.13 Intel · 11.0 Apple Silicon 
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* Linux
* Windows 7, 8/8.1 and 10 
* macOS X 10.11 and higher
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* Windows 7/8/10
* macOS X 10.9 or higher
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* Linux/Unix
* Windows
* macOS
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* Linux glib 2.27 and higher 
* Windows 7-10 
* macOS 10.10-10.15
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|'''Captioning''' ||
Add subtitles directly through Text Effect Strip 
 
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Available after Blender 2.76
 
Tutorial: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-qMPzhFNwg here]
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Basic native real-time titling with scaling and positioning available.
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* Add Text/Tile available 
* Add downloaded subtitles available: Supports formats SRT, ASS, SSA 
Tutorial: [https://filmora.wondershare.com/video-editing-tips/how-to-add-subtitles.html here].
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* Support generating subtitles from recorded videos
* Supports uploading subtitles files in .srt or .vtt format 
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Does NOT read, make, edit, or pass-through subtitles.
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|'''Extracting Audio''' || N/A || N/A || Yes. "[https://filmora.wondershare.com/guide/editing-audio.html Detach Audio from Video]" || No. || Yes. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFv1eALnA7A "Detach Audio from Video"]
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|'''Record AND process''' || No || No || No ||
Yes.
* Unlimited videos for a duration of 5min/video 
* Screen record, audio and webcam.
|| Yes
* Webcam capture
* Audio capture
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Revision as of 10:31, 11 June 2024

ITMS and Math both have studios for audio recording, lightboard, green screen, Camtasia and the like. The ITMS one is bigger and better. The Math one is self-serve and is better for uses with experience.

Contact Peter Wood about the Math studio and waterloostudio@uwaterloo.ca about booking the ITMS studio.

There are a large number of tools available to edit videos, depending on user experience, source files and other production considerations. DaVinci Resolve is free and is recommended for those with some video editing experience.