Raw footage is a common addition to packages offered by wedding videographers and is comprised of all of the content filmed throughout your wedding day. It is called “raw” because nothing is done to enhance the footage after filming. That means it hasn’t been edited, color corrected, or had the audio improved in any way.
When you purchase raw footage, you can generally expect a small hard drive with between 100 and 300 gigabytes of video content. The footage will include hundreds of mostly short video clips and each clip may range anywhere from two seconds to the entire length of your ceremony. With raw footage, you’ll get to see many fun candid shots of friends and family that weren’t included in the final cut.
Example of Raw Footage on a Mac
Sometimes a good moment isn’t included because it doesn’t fit the story or sequence. Your videographer might have captured a nice moment of your Grandmother smiling, but if the shot is a second too short it can alter the flow of the final video and be left out. Keep in mind that with the good comes the bad, and not-so-fun things like a guest sneezing, or a person blocking the camera will also be included.
Example of Raw Footage on a PC
During toasts at the reception, your videographer will usually plug directly into your DJ or Band’s audio system for a direct signal from the microphone. This provides a crystal clear audio signal without any other interfering noise. There will also be audio recorded from the camera, but it will have a noisier quality because of the distance from the person speaking and it will pick up all the other sounds of the room. During the editing process, the higher quality audio recordings are synced with the video for optimal sound.
If you want to have all of the moments from the day, and don’t mind that they all won’t be perfect, consider adding raw footage.
Raw footage is a common addition to packages offered by wedding videographers and is comprised of all of the content filmed throughout your wedding day. It is called “raw” because nothing is done to enhance the footage after filming. That means it hasn’t been edited, color corrected, or had the audio improved in any way.
When you purchase raw footage, you can generally expect a small hard drive with between 100 and 300 gigabytes of video content. The footage will include hundreds of mostly short video clips and each clip may range anywhere from two seconds to the entire length of your ceremony. With raw footage, you’ll get to see many fun candid shots of friends and family that weren’t included in the final cut.
Example of Raw Footage on a Mac
Sometimes a good moment isn’t included because it doesn’t fit the story or sequence. Your videographer might have captured a nice moment of your Grandmother smiling, but if the shot is a second too short it can alter the flow of the final video and be left out. Keep in mind that with the good comes the bad, and not-so-fun things like a guest sneezing, or a person blocking the camera will also be included.
Example of Raw Footage on a PC
During toasts at the reception, your videographer will usually plug directly into your DJ or Band’s audio system for a direct signal from the microphone. This provides a crystal clear audio signal without any other interfering noise. There will also be audio recorded from the camera, but it will have a noisier quality because of the distance from the person speaking and it will pick up all the other sounds of the room. During the editing process, the higher quality audio recordings are synced with the video for optimal sound.
If you want to have all of the moments from the day, and don’t mind that they all won’t be perfect, consider adding raw footage.
