DIY Video Editor Blog

The Friday Roundup- Foley, LUTs, Audio and Lighting Tips

Foley: How Hollywood Sounds Effects are Made When you look at the differences between an amateur video and a professionally…

The Friday Roundup – Basic Editing Cuts, Frame Rates and Time Lapse

9 Cuts Every Video Editor Should Know Whilst it is true that the available palette for cutting any video together…

The Friday Roundup – Super Hero Tricks, Some Video FX and Aspect Ratios

How To Make Money on YouTube with Affiliate Links It is probably safe to say that the world of YouTube…

The Friday Roundup – Hyperlapse, Color Grades and ND Filters

How to be Less Awkward Filming Yourself Whenever I come across videos like this I always include them in the…

The Friday Roundup – Microphone Basics, Camera Effects and Stabilization

The Basics of Microphones Let me introduce the video below with an old saying that probably will hold true for…

The Friday Roundup – Camera Shake, Auto-Focus and LUT Limitations

LUTS: The Complete Video Guide A few weeks back now on April Fool's Day Casey Faris put out an incredible…

The Friday Roundup – Vintage Voice Effect, Creative Tips and a Freebie!

So let's kick off this week's Roundup with a freebie! This week that venerable British broadcaster the BBC lifted her…

The Friday Roundup – Pinnacle Studio Goes to Version 21.5 and other stuff!

Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 21.5 Update News from Pinnacle this week with the release of Pinnacle Studio 21.5 Ultimate. Since Corel…

The Friday Roundup – It’s a NAB Show Grave Yard Around Here

Around this time every year things start to go a little quiet here at the DIY Video Editor and the…

The Friday Roundup – Travel Videos, Key Framing and Presentation Skills

Steven Soderbergh on Using an iPhone to Shoot Once again this week I became embroiled in an online discussion involving…