DIY Video Editor Blog

$100 Cinematic YouTube Studio Setup (Full Guide)When I first started shooting footage for my wife for her YouTube channel I really didn't know too much about shooting in that specific situation.I was always more an editing guy than a video shooting guy!So when I began I figured out some of the things I thought I needed and slapped it all together and off we … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – YouTube Setups and Voice Clones

Zooms or Prime Lenses?One of the questions that may come up for you when you move up to a dedicated video shooting camera like a DSLR or an MILC is that of lenses.There used to be an assumption not too long ago that a Prime Lens (fixed focal length) was always going to be better than a Zoom Lens (variable focal length).At that time it was true because making zoom … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Zoom Lens or Prime Plus Microphones

Film Composition for BeginnersShot composition is another of those seemingly "unseen" factors that determines how your audience will respond to your videos.When I say "unseen," I mean unseen by the audience although possibly unseen by you the creator as well!Your audience will not be thinking to themselves that your video has poor composition!In fact they will … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Beginner Composition & A.I. Models

Your Color Grading Looks Wrong… Here's WhyA while back now my wife started doing the final editing of some of her videos rather than having to wait around for me to get to it.Anyway that was fine cos' hey, it's not like she was paying me!Anyway one of the first hurdles we had to get over was that the videos she was uploading to YouTube had absolutely terrible … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Bad Color Results and A.I. Storytelling

Amateur Camera Gear Not Worth The Money in 2026Although the title of the video below refers to "Camera Gear," it actually goes way broader than that and is well worth watching.The harsh reality is that in the past four or five years the changes or improvements to most cameras has been incremental and mainly focused on tiny details.The obsession with upgrading yearly … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Gear Envy and Speed Ramping Tips