DIY Video Editor Blog

5 Audio Tricks For the average amateur video maker probably one of the hardest things to control at the shooting stage is that of audio. Most of the time due to equipment constraints and a lack of control over the shooting environment you end up with audio that is all over the place. Taming this beast in editing software is somewhat possible but even then the results can be … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Audio Tips and Transitions on Titles

Learn How to Properly Compress Your Footage One point that seems to come up quite often around the traps is how to maintain image quality when uploading to services like YouTube and Instagram. In order to really be able to do that you have to understand at least some part of the process your videos are going through before they appear in playback on your screen or someone … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Compression, B-roll and Insert Shots

Full Frame VS APS-C VS MICRO 4/3 One of the really annoying aspects of choosing a suitable video camera is that the subject is a minefield of terminology. Unless you are prepared to do a ton of research and work your way through learning another ton of technical terms and words you will get lost. In an ideal world camera manufacturers would help you though that learning … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Sensors, Camera Moves and Fog

How to Use Music Legally in Videos and Avoid YouTube Copyright Claims I wanted to lead off this week with the video below because it is an important piece of the video making puzzle that is often overlooked or presented in a confusing way. Many of us when making our videos are using music that has come as part of the video editing software package we are using. However once … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Legal Stuff, Editing Tips and Travel Videos

Ccleaner Updates Ever since I have been using computers for video editing... which come to think of it has been a long time now, I have had a copy of Ccleaner running regularly on those machines. In fact I seem to recall my first computer was powered by a small hamster running in a wheel hooked up to a generator. Of course that hamster lacked the necessary power for … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Ccleaner Update, Fades and Dissolves and Smooth Shots