DIY Video Editor Blog

Shoot for the Edit In the How to Shoot Better Video section of this site I have posted what I hope is a reasonably good introduction to the subject of shooting more effectively. It is by no means a complete or comprehensive discussion of the subject but for the novice I think it at least gets you going in the right direction. One of the main points I cover within that series of … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Shooting for the Edit and a Little More on Color

Color Correction One of the key developments in video editing software at the consumer level over the past couple of years has been the addition of more sophisticated color correction tools. In fact as it stands right now the average editing package not only comes with good color correction tools but also some pretty good color grading tools. The difference between the two is … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Color Correction, Composition and Plates

Aaaaand we're back! This week the interwebs have been most kind offering a bevy of interesting and useful bits'n'pieces in the world of shooting and editing your video masterpieces. In fact I found a bunch of video tutorials that have been recently published covering a pretty wide range of subjects. So without any more verbal padding on my part let's get into it! Audio Most of … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Nesting, Teleprompters, Audio and More

Well this week it all seems to be about the the newly released GoPro Hero4. In fact after a week of carefully inspecting all the news from every source I tap into it seems that the whole GoPro thing is the only event that seems to have occurred in the world of video shooting and editing for about a week now! Given that my blog posts are completely reliant on others creating … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – GoPro Hero4 Released and not much Else!

Well things have been pretty hectic around here for the last few weeks making my usual Friday Roundups a little hard to actually... ummm... round up! I have been keeping an eye on things in the world of video editing in a general sense and there hasn't really been much of interest to report on anyway. Now before you get the idea that I have been lounging around the pool at a … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – New Releases from Magix and Cyberlink Plus Other Stuff