DIY Video Editor Blog

Magix have just released the latest version of their consumer editing suite, Movie Edit Pro 2015. They are the first off he rank with updates for this year although CyberLink should be due for their new version around the middle of this month. I have included the glossy, all singing, all dancing wizzbang effects promotional video below for your viewing pleasure just below this … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Magix Movie Edit Pro 2015 Release and a Whole Lotta Tips

First up this week a subject near to my heart, audio. OK to be honest it's not really a subject near to my heart but as far as video goes, audio is pretty important. So important in fact that as a subject it rears it's ugly head on a regular basis all over the place whenever video is being discussed. To the average user or the newcomer it is one of the first "oh my god!" … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Editing Tips, Muvee Tutorials and Copyright

GoPro Field Guide: Understanding Protune (Ep 1 of 3) If you own a GoPro or are intending to get one as your next video camera there's some good news here. One of the problems with modern video devices that tends to keep most people in "point and shoot" mode is their sheer complexity. Just like video editing software, when you start ramping up the features you inevitably ramp up … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – GoPro Guides, Night Shots and Green Screen Tips

I have mentioned a few times in my blog posts regarding services like YouTube that the often overlooked factor here is that they are social sites, not just video viewing/sharing sites. In fact the driving forces at work on those sites are most definitely of a social nature. If you want to gain any traction at all and get your projects viewed by a wider audience you have to … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Better Screencasting, Spotting a Fake and Travel Videos

One of the lesser known techniques for optimizing any video you upload to YouTube so that it can be found easily is by adding Closed Captioning or subtitles for the hearing impaired. Now of course this will only apply to a video that has some kind of spoken content in it but the subject itself is well worth taking a look at. If you have already uploaded such a video then … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Secret YouTube Ninja Tricks and More!