Using Video in EI Part 2 (7-22-14) PPT Handout

Using Video in EI Part 2 7/22/14

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Using Video to Enhance Early Intervention ServicesPart 2: The Nuts and Bolts of Working with Video

Presented by

Larry [email protected]

July 22, 2014

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Goals

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On April 22 in Part 1:

■ Focus on the ways that digital video can be used to enhance a number of key early intervention practices, including assessment, evaluation, documentation, planning, family support/engagement, self‐reflection, coaching, reflective supervision, professional development, virtual participation, and more.

Today, in Part 2:

■ Focus on the more technical aspects and will review a six‐step process for working with video, including shooting, managing, editing, sharing, and storing video files.


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Buckets of Information

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April 22:Conceptual

Basis

Today:TechnicalAspects

Resources

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ECE and EI providers use video for:

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■ Documenting children’s learning, development, and progress

■ Evaluation and assessment

■ Consultation

■ Coaching

■ Family education

■ Collaborative planning

■ Progress monitoring

■ Self‐reflection

■ Reflective supervision

■ Individualized planning

■ Video modeling

Professional Development, Technical Assistance, and Dissemination Projects use Video for:

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■ Illustrating practices

■ Tutorials

■ Orientation

■ Consultation

■ Coaching

■ Dissemination

■ Marketing

■ Archiving activities

■ Exchanging information

■ Research and evaluation

■ Collecting, analyzing, and reporting data


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Preparing to Use Digital Video

Identify ways in which you want to use digital video

Decide what kind of equipment you need and purchase it

Learn how to operate the device

Develop consent forms

Obtain written, informed consent

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A couple of years ago, these WERE my favorite low‐cost handheld cameras for practitioners

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And now!

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Panasonic HX‐WA03Canon Vixia Mini

Zoom Q2


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Apple devices

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Your cell phone!!

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Other supplies

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Assure that families(and others)

understand and consent tothe use of video


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From every child and adult who MIGHT appear in a recording (including staff)

Obtain consent before you shoot

A personal conversation (e.g., rather than sending a form home with a preschooler) is recommended

Produce a cover letter

Offer written materials in the language the family speaks at home

Be sure that families understand what they are consenting to

Graciously and respectfully honor a family’s wish to decline giving their consent


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What purposes might be listed on a consent form?

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■ Direct service

■ Assessment/evaluation

■ Transition

■ Coaching

■ Consultation

■ Supervision

■ Professional development

■ Public awareness

Note: The use of video for research activities requires IRB

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Assure that your consent forms, policies, and procedures are in compliance with relevant regulations

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In general, all policies and practices related to the use of video, photographic, and audio recordings need to be reviewed and approved by your agency’s administration and/or legal representation to be sure that they are compliant with, as applicable:

Policies of your program and agency,

State regulations,

Requirements of funders,

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA),

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

WORK FLOW

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Basically, a work flow is a sequence of operations, tasks, and procedures needed to complete a project, from start to finish.


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Work Flowfor using video in early childhood services

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Shoot Copy Title OrganizeEdit/

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Criteria for YOUR Work Flow

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1. Is it useful?

2. Is it fast?


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Nelcy: Video Peer Modeling

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An Example of Joyce’s Work Flow

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RecordsGina’s skills using a

Sanyo DigitalVideo Recorder

Watchesthe video file

VLC Media Player

Trims and compressesthe video file

MPEG Streamclip

Uses a flash drive to put theclip on Nelcy’sfamily computer


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Develop a Work Flow for Managing Your Video Files


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Shooting video

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Keep your batteries charged

Make sure there is storage space available

Keep the camcorder handy

Record video often enough that it is not an unusual occurrence or a big deal for you or your subjects


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Shooting video

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■ Learn how to operate your camcorder

■ ALWAYS capture video horizontally

■ When feasible, use a tripod Reason 1: To frame the shot so you capture the right content (including

yourself)

Reason 2: Avoid camera shake

■ Frame the shot

■ Be aware of and adjust for lighting

■ Be a gracious visitor AND be sure to capture “good enough” video

■ Do what you can to capture adequate quality sound

■ Keep it authentic

■ Keep the end in mind

■ To interact or not interact, that is the question

■ It gets easier (and better) with practice

■ Be prepared

■ Avoid making a big production out of shooting

For watching video

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VLC Media Player – This free multimedia player, for both Macs and PCs, plays a very large assortment of audio and video file formats: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

QuickTime – This free multimedia player, for both Macs and PCs, plays a very large assortment of audio and video file formats: http://www.apple.com/


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Copying video files, looks something like this:

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Remove the SD card or plug in your camcorder

Chill.

When the card opens up in a window select “Open Folder to View Files.” If the card doesn’t appear, on a PC look for it in “My Computer.” On a Mac, look for an icon on the desktop that looks like a removable drive. It may be titled “NO NAME.”

Double click on the folder labeled DCIM (this is an acronym for “Digital Camera Images”).

There may be one or more folders in the DCIM folder. Double click on the folders that you find in the DCIM folder to find which one(s) store your video files. The folder with the files will typically reference the name of the camcorder or manufacturer. For example, the folder might be named “100JVC.”

Create a temporary folder on your desktop and copy the video files from the camcorder to your computer by dragging and dropping the files to the temporary folder that you created.

Double check to make sure that the files copied successfully to your computer by playing one of them and looking to be sure that the files are large in size (MB).

Once you’re confident that the files copied successfully, if you desire, you can easily delete all of the files from your camcorder before ejecting the device by dragging the files to the recycle bin on a PC or the trash can on a Mac.

Name and organize your files.


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Sample file naming scheme for clips of children

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Date the clip was shot

Month, day, and year, each in two digits, separated by periods, with no extra spaces, followed by a space, then a hyphen or underscore, then a space.Example = 07.22.14 –(July 22, 2014)

Child’s name or initials

First name, no space, then the first letter of the last name, followed by a space, a hyphen or underscore, then a space.Example = JohnS –(John Smith)

Content

Brief description of what is on the clip that makes it useful (e.g., behaviors, activity, assessment item, IFSP/IEP outcome, domain, etc.). Use sentence case or words with no spaces between each, capping the first letter of each words, with no space afterwards.Example = AteLunchWithFriends

File type suffix

(e.g., .mp4, .mpeg4, .mov, .avi, etc.)The file format the identical way that the file was named when imported from the camcorder (e.g., .mp4 for the Panasonic WA03;) be sure that the file format is always preceded by a period with no spaces afterwards.Example = .mp4


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Example

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Final File Name (with extra spaces):

07.22.14 – JohnS – AteLunchWithFriends.mp4

Final File Name (with NO extra spaces):

07.22.14–JohnS–AteLunchWithFriends.mp4

With the date formatted as year/month/day:

14.07.22–JohnS–AteLunchWithFriends.mp4



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Larry’s families

Diego S

Sara H

Rami T

Malik S


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What is editing?

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Basic:

■ Trimming away unwanted footage

■ Joining multiple clips

■ Re‐ordering

Value‐Added:

■ Adding captions or titles

■ Adding transition effects between clips (e.g., a cross‐dissolve)

■ Adding B‐Roll

■ Adding additional audio tracks


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What is transcoding?

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The process of converting a video file from one file type to another.

Two common reasons why you might you want to transcode:

1. You might want to import a video file into a specific editing program, but the video file’s encoding is not compatible with the editing program.

2. You want to decrease the file size of a clip so that that it is smaller and easier to post, download, and distribute.

What is compression?

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It makes a digital file smaller. When you compress a digital file you are reducing the data in it.

Here are two reasons why you might want to make a file smaller:

1. You want to keep the size of your video files smaller so that you don’t take up as much data storage space or a computer or external drive.

2. You want to make a video file smaller because it is easier to transmit, via shared storage applications, posting/downloading, streaming, etc.


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A Couple of Key Terms

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■ Pixel:

Short for Picture Element, a pixel is a single point in a graphic image; the smallest addressable element in a display device; so it is the smallest controllable element of a picture represented on the screen. Pixels are rectangular (wider than higher).

■ Resolution:

A measurement of the number of pixels in a signal or image.

Standard Definition

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■ Standard Definition 4:3: 640 x 480

■ Standard Definition Widescreen 16:9; 720 x 480


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Comparing aspect rations of 4:3 and 16:9

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High definition video is defined by three characteristics

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The number of lines in the vertical display resolution

The scanning system: progressive scanning or interlaced scanning

The number of frames or fields per second


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HD yields better images, but…

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■ HD captures more pixels than SD, so it has:

more information

better images

LARGER FILE SIZES

The good news and bad news

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■ The iPhone 5s captures 1920 x 1080p HD video


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File Sizes

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FileEmailed from iPad

Copied manually from the iPad to the desktop

Emailed from iPod Touch

Copied manually from the iPod Touch to the desktop

Emailed from iPhone

Copied manually from the iPhone to

the desktop

30‐second video

2.89 MB

39.7 MB 3.0 MB 40.62 2.97 MB 40.45 MB

50‐second video

4.92 MB

64.4 MB 4.92 MB 66.72 MB 4.91 MB 66.45 MB

Apps that Compress Video

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QuickTime Player (free and Pro)

MPEG Streamclip (free)

iMovie (comes with OS)

Wondershare Video Editor (inexpensive)

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Basic Editing More Editing Features

On a Mac

QuickTime Player (free and Pro)

MPEG Streamclip (free)

Windows Movie Maker Live (free download)

Wondershare Video Editor (inexpensive)

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Basic Editing More Editing Features

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Windows Movie Maker

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MPEG Streamclip

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To do basic editing and compress clips on PCs and Macs

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MPEG Streamclip– This application, for both Macs and PCs, will enable you to trim and compress files to make them into smaller videos

www.squared5.com/

Inexpensive editing program for PCs and Macs: Wondershare Video Editor

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Ways to share digital video files

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■ Share large files via cloud‐based file sharing, storage, and backup applications:

Hightail, Dropbox, Box, etc.

■ Shared server

■ Use a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) set up by your IT department

■ Collaboration site (e.g., Wiggio, Ning)

■ Post files on media sharing sites, publicly, unlisted, or privately (e.g. YouTube, Vimeo)

■ Compress and email video files when feasible

■ Copy files to re‐writable media (e.g., SD cards, thumb drives, and portable external drives)

■ Burn video files to CDs or DVDs


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Apps that Transfer Video

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Some ways to archive your video files

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■ Shared servers

■ Redundant external drives

■ Cloud‐based storage

■ Copy to one‐time use media

■ Copy to re‐writable media

■ Electronic portfolios


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That's All

Folks!

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Using Video in EI Part 2 (7-22-14) PPT Handout