Updated 26 May, 2012, 4:18 pm IST

How to Easily Edit Your Videos at Home

17 Jan, 2011, 5:06 pm IST | by Francis D'sa

Turn your home videos into pro-quality clips

With prices of camcorders and digital cameras dropping, you would definitely have one at your disposal. Most entry-level camcorders usually have limited features for shooting videos. The most you can do is adjust the video capture parameters such as white balance and exposure values. When the video is displayed on the screen, you might fi nd it shoddy with insu cient lighting, incorrect focusing, pale colors and other such issues. Using a simple freeware utility called vReveal, you can give these videos a professional touch with a few clicks. The utility can be used to crop and enhance your videos in minutes. You can download it from www.vreveal.com and install it to your computer.

Step 1: Getting ready
Download the video from your camera to the computer. You can also use existing videos or movies on your PC that need enhancement. Start vReveal, click on the ‘Import’ button and locate the video you wish to edit. The video thumbnail will be shown in the left pane under the ‘Gallery’ section. Double click on the video and it will be automatically sent to the ‘Enhance’ mode.

Step 2: Cropping and rotation
Mark the portion of the video that you wish to crop on the seek bar at the bottom of the video using the mouse (see the selected portion in the adjoining image). You can also rotate the video using the ‘Rotate’ icon located at the bottom.

Step 3: Enhancements
Now that you have selected the portion of video you require, it is time to enhance its quality. From the list of auto enhancement features (icons) on the left pane, select each ne
and notice the e ect on the video in the work pane. You can either pause the video at a particular scene or play the video in a loop to see a live preview of the enhancement.

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