DIY Video Editor Blog

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…

The Friday Roundup – Story Continuity and YouTube Tips

Learn about Story Continuity and Make Better Videos Excellent video this week from Kevin on an aspect of video making…

The Friday Roundup – Transitions – How and Where to Cut

What is a Smash Cut and Other Cut Transitions The video below this entry gives a great overview of a…

The Friday Roundup – PowerDirector Updates and Camera Angles

3 New Features You Don't Want to Miss - PowerDirector So it's time for the annual major update of PowerDirector…

The Friday Roundup – Green Screens & YouTube Channels

Perfect Green Screen (Almost) Every Time The bottom line with good looking green screen is that if you shoot it…

The Friday Roundup – Editing Mistakes and Creative Transitions

5 Editing Mistakes YouTubers Make Some really good tips here from Maliek not just on common editing mistakes people make…

The Friday Roundup – Engagement & Sticking to the Subject

YouTube Videos with Higher Retention Rates This is an excellent tutorial not just on how to structure a video for…