DIY Video Editor Blog

Choosing Prime Lenses This is the first of a few articles that popped up this week on the subject of DSLRs for video. Obviously one of the great advantages of the DSLR is the fact that they come with the ability to swap out various types of lenses. The downside to this for the newbie is that all you have to do is go to any decent camera site and suddenly there are thousands of … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Depth Of Field, DSLR Lenses, Color Tips and GoPro’s

Shooting in the Rain One problem that you will often come across in shooting videos is that of shooting in the rain. One of the most popular times for people to be shooting video on the fly is while they are on holidays and everyone knows that the chances of rain are dramatically increased once the gods become aware that you are on holidays! In the video below there are some … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Shooting in the Wet, Photography Hacks and Audio

Extending Lithium-Ion Battery Life One of the sites that I regularly follow from a Windows owner point of view is Windows Secrets. This site has been around since the dawn of time (well the dawn of Windows at least!) and is an incredible source of information on all things Windows. This week they sent out their regular email roundup and it contained a great article that is … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – VideoStudio Pro X8 Update, Audio Levels and Video Modes

The Old Copyright Chestnut Every now and then there is a little disturbance in the force regarding the fair use of copyrighted material especially by video makers wanting to upload and distribute through YouTube. The bad news is that this still to some degree remains a grey area and in many cases even if you are OK to use something there is always the possibility you may get … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Copyright, Google+ and Youtube Split and Filming Films

Google+ and YouTube Some time ago Google decided to enforce the connection between YouTube and Google Plus profiles. Most people at the time seemed to think that what Google were trying to do was to bolster it's social sharing site by tapping into the existing and future profiles on YouTube. This was based on the concept that Google were actually interested in Google Plus … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Google Plus YouTube Changes and SmartPhone Tips