DIY Video Editor Blog

Does Gear Matter? One Pro's PerspectiveAs you slowly descend into the living hell that is video creation and editing there is one factor that just will not go away.That factor is the endless marketing.You only have to do a search on the subject (or even something vaguely related!), look up a YouTube tutorial or define a term and before you know it you are being … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Gear Envy & Royalty Free Music Sites

How to Use Custom Tags to Manage Resources in PowerDirectorOne of the most overlooked steps in the video editing process should happen before you even think about starting the edit.That step is asset organization.If you refer to anyone working in the video creation field at a professional level they will tell you the same thing.For the average Hollywood movie … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Organizing Assets and Noise Reduction

9 Tips On How To Use A TeleprompterI have a couple of clients at the moment who are using teleprompters because of the nature of the content they produce.It is important for them to ensure that when they are covering a subject they stay on topic and include all the information they intended.Because of that, ad libbing is a little out of the question.Another … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Teleprompter Tips and YouTube Videos

How to Remove Copyright Claims on YouTube Videos in 2024Over the past few years the problem of copyright claims on YouTube has kind of gone out of control especially when it comes to music.The reason for that is that YouTube has been made to bear responsibility for copyright violations if it is shown they did not take reasonable steps to address the violation and in a … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – YouTube Copyright Claims & DirectorSuite

Video Editing Speed RampingMost video editing software these days allows the ability to "speed ramp" all or sections of a video clip.To clarify, speed ramping is a term used to describe speeding up or slowing down a part of a clip to achieve an effect.It is most commonly used to highlight pieces of action with one of the more well known recent ones being the super … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Speed Ramping and Masking Basics