{"id":61785,"date":"2020-05-12T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T17:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=61785"},"modified":"2020-05-14T11:38:54","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T16:38:54","slug":"how-to-make-a-video-the-basics-you-need-to-start-creating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/61785-how-to-make-a-video-the-basics-you-need-to-start-creating\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Video: The Basics You Need to Start Creating"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MakeVideo_1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-61819\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MakeVideo_1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MakeVideo_1200x675-213x120.jpg 213w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MakeVideo_1200x675-284x160.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MakeVideo_1200x675-190x107.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MakeVideo_1200x675-213x120@2x.jpg 426w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MakeVideo_1200x675-284x160@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MakeVideo_1200x675-190x107@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With many people across the world sheltering in place, we have come to rely on our content creators to fill in that void where we would normally be socializing with our families and friends, whether it\u2019s full-length feature films or short YouTube clips. However, have you considered possibly joining the ranks of content creators yourself?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe you have a passion for food and want to share your recipes in your own cooking series. Perhaps you&#8217;re an aspiring musician, and you want to get all those songs you&#8217;ve written while under quarantine out there for people to hear. Heck, maybe you&#8217;re just looking for a creative group activity for the kids to keep them from tormenting the cat for the 20th day in a row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s possible! And getting all the components you need is a lot easier than you might think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hardware for Shooting Video<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Camera<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The first thing we&#8217;ll want to look at is a camera. After all, without a camera, you really wouldn&#8217;t have any footage. Luckily, most modern DSLRs (as well as many point-and-shoots) offer a video shooting mode, and the results are often very high quality. It&#8217;s a staple for many YouTube creators and how we&#8217;ve shot&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/OWCmacsales\/\" target=\"_blank\">our videos at OWC<\/a>&nbsp;for the last 5 years or so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if you don&#8217;t happen to have something like that already, odds are you do have a perfectly usable camera within arm&#8217;s reach\u2014your smartphone. Most smartphones offer 1920x1080p video resolution, with some even offering 4K options. No matter what, it&#8217;s a convenient, reasonably high-quality camera you probably already have. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Bf_rzQnE2k4\" target=\"_blank\">make sure you hold it the right way<\/a>\u2026&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connectivity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/owc-usb-c-travel-dock\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"165\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/OWC-Travel-Dock-730x498-284x165.jpg\" alt=\"OWC Travel Docx with a dslr camera and macbook pro\" class=\"wp-image-43509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/OWC-Travel-Dock-730x498-284x165.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/OWC-Travel-Dock-730x498-207x120.jpg 207w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/OWC-Travel-Dock-730x498-190x110.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/OWC-Travel-Dock-730x498.jpg 640w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/OWC-Travel-Dock-730x498-284x165@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/OWC-Travel-Dock-730x498-207x120@2x.jpg 414w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/OWC-Travel-Dock-730x498-190x110@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The OWC USB-C Travel Dock<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you\u2019ve squared away how you\u2019re going to get your video, you\u2019ll want to consider how you\u2019re going to get that footage into your computer so you can edit it. If you\u2019re using a dedicated camera, odds are you\u2019ll be recording to an SD card, which means you\u2019ll need a reader. Older Macs had them built-in, but some newer models don\u2019t, so that\u2019s something you\u2019ll need to be aware of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re using a smartphone, you\u2019ll need the USB sync cable to connect it to your computer\u2014again something you should be aware of if you have a Mac with only USB-C or Thunderbolt 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In both cases, you\u2019ll probably want some sort of dock to connect things to. OWC has you covered there, as we have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/docks\">a wide array of different docks<\/a>&nbsp;with ports to satisfy most needs, from simple 5-port <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/owc-usb-c-travel-dock\">USB-C travel docks<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/owc-mercury-elite-pro-dock\">Mercury Elite Pro Dock<\/a>, which adds up to 32TB of storage as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Storage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Did I mention storage? Yeah\u2026video tends to eat up a lot of disk space, so if you\u2019re going to do a lot of video work, you\u2019ll probably want some more. Any <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/external-storage#drive-configuration:single-bay\">external storage device<\/a> will do for simply storing your finished work, but if you\u2019re going to work off of it as well, I\u2019d recommend an SSD with a USB 3.0 connection at a minimum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"97\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/owc-memory-generic-2-190x97.jpeg\" alt=\"OWC Computer Memory\/RAM\" class=\"wp-image-60087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/owc-memory-generic-2-190x97.jpeg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/owc-memory-generic-2-235x120.jpeg 235w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/owc-memory-generic-2-284x145.jpeg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/owc-memory-generic-2.jpeg 908w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/owc-memory-generic-2-190x97@2x.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/owc-memory-generic-2-235x120@2x.jpeg 470w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/owc-memory-generic-2-284x145@2x.jpeg 568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, since some video effects are also RAM hungry, you\u2019ll probably also want to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/shop\/apple\/memory\/\">bump up the memory<\/a>&nbsp;in your Mac as well. While most of the newer MacBooks can\u2019t upgrade their memory, many earlier models can, as well as most desktop models. In many cases, it\u2019s just a matter of opening a panel or a plate, sliding out the old memory, and sliding in the new. For others, there\u2019s a couple of extra steps involved, but it\u2019s nothing that can\u2019t be accomplished with a steady screwdriver hand and the appropriate&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/installvideos\">Instructional Video<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Software for Editing Video<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that we have the hardware end settled, let&#8217;s look at software. There are a lot of options out there, and they all have their niche market. With macOS, the first obvious options are iMovie and Final Cut Pro X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">iMovie<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/imovie\/\" target=\"_blank\">iMovie<\/a>&nbsp;is Apple&#8217;s free video editing program and what I used many years ago when I first began creating videos. The interface has changed since then but is still a solid editing platform if you&#8217;re just getting started. There&#8217;s even an iOS app version, which is helpful if you&#8217;re bringing in footage from your iPhone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Cut Pro X<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"187\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/FinalCutProX-Logo-187x190.png\" alt=\"Final Cut Pro X logo\" class=\"wp-image-61811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/FinalCutProX-Logo-187x190.png 187w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/FinalCutProX-Logo-118x120.png 118w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/FinalCutProX-Logo-284x288.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/FinalCutProX-Logo.png 512w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/FinalCutProX-Logo-187x190@2x.png 374w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/FinalCutProX-Logo-118x120@2x.png 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for something with more editing capabilities, you may want to look at iMovie&#8217;s big brother,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/final-cut-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\">Final Cut Pro X<\/a>. While this option costs money, it allows you far more control over your video, including finer control over color grading, more customizable effects\/titles, multiple layers of video, and more powerful audio tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"footnote\"><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> As of this writing, you can download a&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/final-cut-pro\/trial\/\">90-day free trial<\/a><\/strong> of Final Cut Pro X. That&#8217;s plenty of time for you to work up some great skills \u2013 so it&#8217;s at least worth checking out!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adobe Premiere Pro<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, there are other options out there, too \u2013 not just ones from Apple. My editing platform of choice is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/premiere.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adobe Premiere Pro<\/a>&nbsp;for its powerful tools and native support of files from other Adobe Creative Cloud apps. It&#8217;s ability to work within my own organizational structure, rather than having to conform to its own, is also a real plus to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DaVinci Resolve<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Another free option is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackmagicdesign.com\/products\/davinciresolve\/\">DaVinci Resolve<\/a>. While it contains all the editing tools you need for any kind of edit, Resolve&#8217;s main strength is in its color correction tools. Some people even use Resolve as a separate step in their production process simply for its color tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HitFilm Express<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The final one I&#8217;ll bring up is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fxhome.com\/hitfilm-express\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FXhome&#8217;s HitFilm Express<\/a>. This is a pretty powerful package with a heavy emphasis on visual effects. It&#8217;s even more impressive when you realize the Express version is free! You can add effects and functionality&nbsp;<em>a la carte&nbsp;<\/em>from their store if you so choose, but unlike Premiere and Final Cut, there aren&#8217;t many 3rd party plugins available, so that&#8217;s going to be your only source. Still, it&#8217;s a great starter package for those on a budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Software for Video Editing<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>So which one is &#8220;best&#8221;? The answer, really, is that none of these are objectively &#8220;better&#8221; than the others. The feature set of Adobe Premiere Pro may work great for me, but others may be too obtuse to use. What one person likes about Final Cut X may drive another person bonkers. That&#8217;s the great part about the free trials and free versions \u2013 you can see what you like <strong>before<\/strong> you wind up making a decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To help make that choice (and to learn how to do things once you have), I suggest checking out the hundreds of tutorial videos for each of these apps available on YouTube. See what works, what seems ultra-confusing, and what you like or don&#8217;t like.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>And Away&#8230;We&#8230;Go!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"323\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MakeVideo_568x646-284x323.jpg\" alt=\"man siting in front of a computer editing a video\" class=\"wp-image-61827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MakeVideo_568x646-284x323.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MakeVideo_568x646-106x120.jpg 106w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MakeVideo_568x646-167x190.jpg 167w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MakeVideo_568x646.jpg 730w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MakeVideo_568x646-284x323@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MakeVideo_568x646-106x120@2x.jpg 212w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/MakeVideo_568x646-167x190@2x.jpg 334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>So now that you have a camera, a way to get your footage into your computer, and software to edit with, you have the basic building blocks to start producing video content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, there are a bunch of other things that can be discussed, such as lighting or sound, but those are topics all to themselves. They&#8217;re things that can help elevate your video&#8217;s quality, but\u2014strictly speaking\u2014aren&#8217;t really&nbsp;<em>necessary&nbsp;<\/em>to share your story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now go ahead and make some amazing content to share. Trust me&#8230;people will watch&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iDRIinBHqnk\">anything<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With many people across the world sheltering in place, we have come to rely on our content creators to fill in that void where we would normally be socializing with our families and friends, whether it\u2019s full-length feature films or short YouTube clips. However, have you considered possibly joining the ranks of content creators yourself? 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