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When Should You Transcode? Transcoding is a term that is very often used in the world of video editing and it applies to four main scenarios. It can mean converting the footage from one codec to another, converting the actual format of the footage, keeping the same codec or format but changing the parameters of the footage or a combination of all the above. Very often you will … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Transcoding, Creating a Crowd and Special Effects

Awesome Editing Tips It's not unusual for me to post links to "editing tips" type post because let's face it, that's what I do! However occasionally I come across a "tips" article that really does rate more than just a link to it. The problem with most of these posts is that they give quick tips without much explanation and although that's fine for what they are an … [Read more...] about The Weekly Roundup – Editing Tips, Camera Techniques and Video Descriptions

Wading Through the Holiday Discounts Hype I wanted to start off this week's roundup by reiterating a point I made a few weeks ago when the internet was awash with Black Friday Specials madness. Of course Black Friday gives way to Cyber Monday and that leads us all into the shopping extravaganza that is the Holiday Season, so let me just say it all again. At this time of year I … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Holiday Discounts, Video Marketing and Effects

  Tips for Shooting Like an Editor I've probably been banging on about this for years now but you know you can't repeat the basics often enough in my opinion. Easily the biggest problem the average amateur video editor has at any time is that he or she is trying to polish a turd! What I mean by that is that the average person has a limited skillset with which to work in the … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Shooting Tips, Audio Tutorials and Drones

Last week I put up a video from Gripps where he showed quite simply how to use the masking function within VideoStudio Pro X7 to create text that seemed to arise from the ground. In this video he shows how to do pretty much the same thing only this time doing it with a video clip. Although you may look at it and think the effect is quite simple it is well worth learning how its … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Masking a Video, Music and Emotion and a Better Mobile Vimeo