{"id":5427,"date":"2012-04-03T17:53:07","date_gmt":"2012-04-03T21:53:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=5427"},"modified":"2012-04-23T09:29:55","modified_gmt":"2012-04-23T13:29:55","slug":"automatic-video-editing-highlight-hunter-app-seeks-to-cut-your-time-in-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/automatic-video-editing-highlight-hunter-app-seeks-to-cut-your-time-in-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Automatic Video Editing? Highlight Hunter App Seeks to Cut Your Time in Post"},"content":{"rendered":"

Highlight Hunter, a new software startup, has developed a method for quickly scanning through video footage and isolating your best shots.\u00a0 This innovative system claims to help people find video highlights 8 times faster\u2026so, what\u2019s the catch?<\/h2>\n

Have you ever come back from a shoot with a ton of footage, had to sort through each shot and then pull your favorites?\u00a0 It\u2019s a task that most video editors face daily. \u00a0But what if there was a way for that process to be automated?\u00a0 What if you could instantly strip out all the bad footage and just have your good shots to work with?<\/p>\n

Now, what if I told you, \u201cthere\u2019s an app for that?\u201d<\/strong> \u00a0Here\u2019s how it works\u2026<\/p>\n

Shoot as much video as you like, but after each \u201cgood take\u201d place your hand over the lens for one second to blackout the frame.<\/strong>\u00a0 This bookmark lets the Highlight Hunter software know that the action prior to the blackout was a good take.<\/p>\n

Then, bring the video into your computer and import into Highlight Hunter.\u00a0<\/strong> The app accepts most popular video codecs, and is thus compatible with most consumer video cameras and camera phones. \u00a0The application will isolate the video (for 30 seconds or another set amount of time) before each blackout.\u00a0<\/strong> It\u2019ll keep the original video preserved in one folder and place all these new cut down takes in a new folder.\u00a0 Sounds magical, right?<\/p>\n

\"Highlight<\/p>\n

For the consumer shooter\/editor (what appears is likely their primary target market from the info on their website) this operation will likely save a significant amount of time.\u00a0 The app seems like a perfect target for the action sports market<\/strong> (think: snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.)\u00a0 It\u2019s great for isolating the best shot in a series of actions that requires multiple takes (think:\u00a0 GoPro footage of the \u2018360 Inward Heelflip\u2019 your nephew\u2019s been perfecting). \u00a0Check out this before and after demo…<\/p>\n

Before:<\/strong>
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