--- tags: mdf --- # video editing session * get some footage on drives * gened 1049 * stock footage * download at least one video from prelinger we can show them * show to how to rip stuff * tell them we have a script for this (see below) * [Prelinger Archives](https://archive.org/details/prelinger) * Start with Vox video in fcpx * Using Final Cut as a research tool, an analytical tool * Range selected keywords * select clip * hit shift + F - this will bring it into the viewport * set an in and out at a really granular point (down to the seconds) * then make a keyword for, say, a person (like Huey Newton in the Vox video) * this really useful if you're doing research on a bunch of films * could also make a montage by creating a new project with, say, Huey Newton and another figure and then drag those keyword collections into that project * in the timeline: overcut the shots (let's students analyze a model) * have students guess how many shots per second something has and then have the students do the cuts and count (do this for a 30 second segment or something short) * drag playhead until you see a cut * then insert a cut there * a cool exercise for them to learn the key words for cutting things * end result gives you a sense of the pacing of the cuts in an edited video (in the sense of how many shots you would need to create this kind of example) * compare to ken burns effect of slow pans (versus the quick cuts in the vox video) * color correction stuff --- ### Downloading from YouTube By far the safest and most reliable way to download from YouTube is to use [youtube-dl](https://youtube-dl.org/), a simple command line tool. To use it on Windows: 1. install [choco](https://chocolatey.org/install) if you don't already have it 2. `choco install youtube-dl` 3. then `youtube-dl "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"` or other URL To use it on Mac: 1. install [homebrew](https://brew.sh/) if you don't already have it 2. `brew install youtube-dl` 3. then `youtube-dl "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"` or other URL If you want a specific format: 1. `youtube-dl -F [your/URL]` to see all formats so you can select the number of the format you want--let's say "22" 2. `youtube-dl -f 22 [your/URL]` to download be sure to `cd /Users/me/Desktop/folder-i-want-my-stuff-in` first! Here's [another resource about downloading video clips](http://resources.learninglab.xyz/simple/projects/SOCIOL1142/Found-and-archival-footage). You can also use online methods at your own risk.