VIDEOCAMERAINSTRUCTIONS

**I. PERMISSION FORMS:**
 * FLIP VIDEO CAMERA TIPS AND TRICKS: **

**II. INSTRUCTIONS:** **DOWNLOADING AND EDITING VIDEO FROM THE WSS FLIP VIDEORECORDERS:** **For Linux PC's:** 1. **DO NOT Plug the Flip Video Camera in using the flip out USB port** (It does not fit very well and may damage the camera). Attach the Flip Video extension cable (available from the library circulation desk). Hold both ends when connecting until the cable and camera's USB port click firmly together.

2. Plug this into the computers USB port - the camera turns on automatically.

3. A menu box shows up > click OK. (note this only shows up the 1st time you use the camera on your account)

4. Then, you will see a file menu > go to "//dcim"// directory > double click > go to “100video” directory > double click.

5. Select the video or videos and drag them to the desktop > click "//copy here"// on popup menu. (If you don't need the video's left on the camera select "//move here"// instead of " //copy here"// and the files will be erased from the Flip Video camera and saved on your desktop.

6. To open up and view your video only, simply double click on movie icon(s). This will open up a video player.

**HOW TO EDIT VIDEO ON A LINUX PC**

Your best choice for editing video is to use **"kdenlive"** (this is located in the **"K"** menu under "**Multimedia"**) This program is quite easy to import, edit and export video for your school project.



To import video from the files on your linux desktop, simply drag them into the thumbnail area above the timeline. Then drag the video's from the thumbnail area to the timeline on the bottom. To crop the video clips, use the toggles in the timeline monitor on the right side of the screen (they are located on the green bar and will help in cropping the beginning and end of your video).

Once you have added all your video, audio, effects, and more to your timeline, then you need to render it to a video file. Simply go to the Render pull down menu at the top and select: ADD INFO FOR RENDERING / FORMAT For more help in using this program, visit the user-manual at: []

If you have headphones (or ask for some from the library desk) then watch some tutorial video's organized by topic at: []