DIY Video Editor Blog

The Friday Roundup – Isobuster 5.1 Update and Zoom Shots

Isobuster 5.1 Update Released This week I received an email from Peter at Isobuster announcing the latest release of the…

The Friday Roundup – Video Terminology and the Rule of Thirds

The Mind Killer! What Stops You Making Videos? I cannot even begin to impress upon anyone reading this post just…

The Friday Roundup – Upgrade Backups and Audacity Tips

How to Backup Your Filmora Software before Upgrading to a Newer Version One of the dangers connected to major software…

The Friday Roundup – Forced Perspective and Copyright Claims

Editing 5 Creative Perspective Tricks Forced perspective is the technique of shooting things in a way that makes them look…

The Friday Roundup – Close Ups and Other Editing Techniques

Close-up Shots in Film — Ultimate Guide to Lighting, Framing and Editing Close-ups In all reality the video below is…

The Friday Roundup – Proxy Editing and Keyframes

Everything About Proxies OK so I was never one for using proxies all that much until I started regularly working…

The Friday Roundup – Editing Time and YouTube #Shorts Updated

Editing a Short Clip for Social Media - Walkthrough This is quite a long tutorial from Gripps using Corel VideoStudio…

The Friday Roundup – Lighting Mistakes and Audience Retention

Top 10 Lighting Mistakes Beginners Make Generally speaking most intro lighting tutorials cover the subject of one, two or three…

The Friday Roundup – Jump Cuts and Shooting with the Sun

QUIT Chopping Videos Up and Use This Instead. Back in the old days kids there were very few people shooting…

The Friday Roundup – Microphones, Audio, J Cuts and L Cuts

One of These Mics is Perfect for YouTube, But Which One? One of the most common pieces of misleading information…