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A Complete Guide to Shooting Workout Videos at Home

If you have never shot a workout video from home, it's fine that you haven't, videos are a useful tool for any business. You will also want to keep in mind that the video should be short and to the point. You don't want your workout video to be too strenuous, but just enough that people gain some sort of benefit from it. You can also perform a few test runs to practice your … [Read more...] about A Complete Guide to Shooting Workout Videos at Home

Music Editing Timing Tips to Control Pacing & Intensity

If you are looking for ways to edit music within your video to help control the pacing and intensity, there are a few things that you should know. First off, you actually don't need music and can instead just let the scene play dry. If you do want to implement music, the best way to do so is either have it play through important moments or start the music at the peak of the … [Read more...] about Music Editing Timing Tips to Control Pacing & Intensity

Building Your Own Streaming Computer

When it comes to livestreaming, there are so many streamers out there that you need to have professional production values in order to stand out. If you really want good production values, you'll need to invest in some better hardware. In particular, you should focus on hardware from these four categories to get the best setup. You'll need increased CPU and RAM, an optimized … [Read more...] about Building Your Own Streaming Computer

Editing 101: Avoid Cheesy Video Effects

You don't want to use cheesy effects when editing your videos. Just because your software has the ability doesn't mean that adding effects is a creative way to spice things up. A lot of times these effects draw the user away from your content. Transitions that just exist to exist don't actually add value to your production. There are complex ways to combine effects for a … [Read more...] about Editing 101: Avoid Cheesy Video Effects

Why You Need Dual Monitors for Editing

If you are looking into doing a lot of editing work at home, dual monitors can make your life so much easier. Dual monitors allow you to have more screen size to work on which will allow you to work quicker and more efficiently as you can have more windows open at once. It also will allow you to become a more organized editor as you'll be able to put all your tools on one … [Read more...] about Why You Need Dual Monitors for Editing

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