How to make a video from screenshot

[LukeP]

Hi

Not sure if this is the right forum. Please move if it isn't.

I've given myself project of proving that our video editing service supplier is useless (unless I'm wrong).

Basically have a video with one of our employees talking about one of our product (e-learning). This has been filmed in a studio and has been edited to requirements.
What we would like is to have screenshots included in the video, so it would be one audio track with him talking but the picture would change between him in a studio and screenshots.

We would like screenshots to be mix of static freeze images and moving image of a zoomed screenshot (from right to left for example).

Our supplier has been holding our video for nearly a year and we're little fed up with this (I am).
We've been told that this can't be done (technically impossible) and that the only way to do it would be to print the screenshot and physically move the printout in front of the camera while filming.

So, I want to prove that it's not the case. I'm not sure how to tackle this. I'm not responsible for that video in any way but I just wanted to use trial software package and quickly prove it can be done.

In which software would it be best to use to achieve this?

I'd appreciate any help and suggestion and mainly if this can be done at all.

edit: I forgot to add. I'm quite tech savvy and I like the challenge.

[aedipuss]

of course you can mix stills and other video in with studio video. you would need to start over with the source video of the studio footage and re-edit in the stills and new video, but that's not too hard. editing stills into the finished output video would cause needless quality loss.

[LukeP]

Thanks for prompt reply.

How would I do that then?
Which software should I use?

I'm literally going to try it now.

[poisondeathray]

You can do this basically any non linear editing software, most of them have free trials

https://www.videohelp.com/tools/sections/video-editors-advanced

e.g. sony vegas, premiere pro are quite popular (or their "consumer" counterparts vegas movie studio and premiere elements)

There are literally thousands of video tutorials on the internet outlining how to use these and various tasks; and if you get stuck, don't hesitate to ask if you can't find the answer. Sometimes it's as simple as using the wrong search terms or "video jargon" if you can't find a specific tutorial

The part where most beginners will have difficulty with is the panning over the still image (look for "ken burns effect") , but this can be done simply by "keyframing" (another search term you should use to get started)

[LukeP]

Thanks a bunch.

Just downloaded Sony Vegas and trying it out.

Should I be working on the video with required audio track or create a video clip with moving screenshots (ken burns effect) and then replace part of the original video with it?

[poisondeathray]

Should I be working on the video with required audio track or create a video clip with moving screenshots (ken burns effect) and then replace part of the original video with it?

Yes, work on the video with audio as your main video, then layer the other elements (various stills, panned stills) on top . It's not "replacing part of the original video with it" . Think of it more as "covering up sections of the main video"

Note there are many ways to arrive at the same goal, and here is one way to approach it:

From your initial description, it sounded like you wanted to retain the original timing. Since you are starting from a finished, properly edited and timed sequence, really the only option you have is to keep the audio as is, and let that dictate where you overlay the still images and/or panned sequences. If you were editing from scratch, with original unedited shots, then you could "replace parts of the original video" , and adjust timing more easily

If you're familiar with layers in photoshop, it's the same basic idea in video. You place your "main" video on a track below, and can place your still images on top in the timeline. The stuff on "top" will be visible, but the stuff on bottom will not be (because it is covered up by the layer on top). You can keyframe the opacity or use some other transition effect to fade them in/out. Move the stuff on the top track to where you want them to appear. The gaps where there is nothing in the upper track will "show through" to the bottom track (ie. the main video)

[LukeP]

Thanks a lot for your help, much appreciated (* looks for rep button *)

I've managed to do what I need using your tips and youtube tutorial on "Zoom, Pan Still Image..." using Vegas Trial.

Thanks again!

[poisondeathray]

Now give your "video editing service supplier" hell !!!

You're definitely not wrong about this.

Good luck