DIY Video Editor Blog

The Friday Roundup – Color Grading, Polarizing and Three Point Lighting

OK lots to cover this week! First up there is some stuff on Color Grading as opposed to Color Correction…

The Friday Roundup – A Steady Hand, Speed Effects and Multi Level Menus

You Need a Steady Hand These days it would be pretty safe to assume that the vast majority of people…

The Friday Roundup – Shot Tips, YouTube and Explosions

Pretty slim pickings this week for interesting news... or just about anything for that matter! OK, so Suarez bit someone in…

The Friday Roundup – Background Music, Histograms and Teleprompters

Histowhats? With the addition of quite advanced color correction tools as part of the overall feature set of the average…

The Friday Roundup – Video Frame Rates, Monitor Calibration and Editing Tips

Now that the new darling of the consumer level video editor is color correction and more importantly, color grading it…

The Friday Roundup – Video Lighting and YouTube Mistakes

Most of us are not going to be hauling around a full lighting rig to get those perfect cinematic shots…

The Friday Roundup – Copyright on Vimeo, Audio Editing and Glass Marbles

First up this week let me explain the cat image I used as a thumbnail for this weeks roundup. Sometimes…

The Friday Roundup – YouTube, Our Own Little Slice of North Korea

OK let's start this week's roundup with a little kvetch. One of the problems in dealing with YouTube in any…

The Friday Roundup – Selfies Tips, Video Tutorials and a Little Hitchcock

OK! So we seem to be back in business this week now that all the conferences and Easter type thingies…

The Friday Roundup – Camera Choices and Some Online Video Tips

Choosing a Camcorder A while back now there were a few excellent websites which dealt solely with the task of…