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VVS High School Library: WeVideo

WeVideo

 

                                      Online video editing software.  Similar to iMovie.  If this is the first time using Wevideo ask Mrs. Laramie for log in information.   

STEP 1: Find pictures & Create a Google Folder

  1. In Google Drive create a folder for this project.  This is where you will save all the pictures you find. 

  2. Search the database Britannica ImageQuest to find copyright free images.  Click the icon above. If needed use ( username vvsstudent password info4u)

  3. Struggling to find a picture? Open up another tab for Google. Search for pictures using the term copyright free.

  4. When you find a good picture right click (on a chromebook tap with 2 fingers)

  5. save image as

  6. It will open a screen. Select Google Drive  then My Drive then the folder you created. 

  7. Change the name of the picture at bottom of screen before you click save.

  8. Repeat until you have all the pictures you want for your project.

Green Screen Directions

  1. Take video in front of Green Screen

  2. Open Wevideo and open your project

  3. Upload green screen video to My Media

  4. Drag green screen video to Video 2 line

  5. Select picture to drag to Video 1 line

  6. Highlight green screen video and click pen

  7. Click symbol with head (color keying)

  8. Select dropper icon

  9. Go to green on video (in preview)

  10. Click so the green will disappear 

  11. The background will change

  12. Click Save changes

How to use WeVideo

Mrs. Laramie explaining how to use WeVideo

STEP 2: Uploading pictures from Google Folder to WeVideo

  1. Open Wevideo and open your project

  2. Click My Media

  3. Click Import 

  4. Click Drive (symbol) at bottom 

  5. Find folder

  6. Hold down shift to select all the pictures

  7. Click Select to upload to Wevideo

  8. Find pictures under My Media

  9. Begin editing and placing your pictures on the Video 1 line

STEP 4: Edit Video

  1. Take time to drag the pictures to the Video 1 line

  2. Listen to audio to make sure pictures correlate with words

  3. Add transitions or whatever finesse you would like

  4. When completely done go to the next slide to finish video

STEP 5: Finishing Video

Finish your video when you are done.  EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!!!! Wevideo creates a .mp4 file.

Mrs. Laramie - Explains finishing a WeVideo (1:49 min)

Directions: 

  1. Click Finish. 
  2. Give the video a name.
  3. Select thumbnail.
  4. Select SD.
  5. Select Google Drive and click next.
  6. The video will transfer to Google Drive.
  7. To find your video: In your Google drive, find the WeVideo folder. Video is processed and ready to share.

Finding Finished Video -  Mrs. Laramie explains (2:03 min)

Storyboard

WeVideo Login

LOGIN CODE

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STEP 3: Recording your vioce in WeVideo

  1. In Wevideo click on My Media

  2. Narrate

  3. Click record

  4. It will countdown then speak

  5. When done click stop

  6. Preview - if you like it click save

  7. If you want to redo then click record again

  8. Make sure you click save

  9. The recording will appear in the Audio 1 track

  10. The recording will also save in My Media. In case you want to use it again.

Need help?

Mrs. Laramie

tlaramie@vvsschools.org 

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