DIY Video Editor Blog

What Bitrates Should I be Using? One of the never ending subjects that come up in the course of creating any video projects is that of the parameters at which one is supposed to be outputting their video files. The recommended frame rates, video file types, codecs, resolution and bitrates always seem to be changing and the reason for that is that both the parameters at which … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Bitrates, Mono to Stereo and Magix FAQ’s

The End of the Digital BolexSad news this week on the camera front with Bolex announcing the end of their production of the Digital Bolex camera they released a while back.The original Bolex cameras were 16mm film cameras that were much loved by those who used them.The reason for that was that they represented a logical step up for would be filmmakers that afforded … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Faster Editing, Slow Motion Tips and the End of Bolex

Keeping Up AppearancesOne thing I see a lot of in many online videos are video projects that are pretty good in what they are presenting but they fall down on some very simple points that are easy to fix.Given that video is a visual experience you would think that people would be aware of the need to appear a certain way.Just as much as the video itself has to be … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – YouTube Tips, Looking Good on Video and Recording Audio

How To Use A Histogram One of the downsides of the new breed of accessible high definition video capturing devices is that the high definition captures everything... and I mean everything! Now on the surface this looks all very well until you start to get that technology into the real world. Take focussing for example. In the "old days" of standard definition of course out … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Histograms, Rolling Shutter Effects and Jump Cuts

Editing To The Eyes There are generally speaking a few logical places at which you can make a cut in any editing project. Often times it is at a point where it just makes sense but there is also a point or a technique called editing to the eyes. Now as any reader of this blog knows I am not just prone to lengthy discourses on technical things, in fact I love nothing more … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Pro Editing Tips, Color Grading and Titles