DIY Video Editor Blog

You Need a Steady Hand These days it would be pretty safe to assume that the vast majority of people are shooting their video in at least some kind of high definition format. With the introduction of high definition one of the major problems that we all inherited was that of maintaining a reasonable stable image so that anyone watching our projects didn't immediately suffer … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – A Steady Hand, Speed Effects and Multi Level Menus

Pretty slim pickings this week for interesting news... or just about anything for that matter! OK, so Suarez bit someone in the World Cup but let's face it, hardly any surprise there! However there was one really good blog post I came across that reminded me of a subject that I think a lot of people could benefit from. Shooting Better Video Over on the Wistia site this week … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Shot Tips, YouTube and Explosions

Histowhats? With the addition of quite advanced color correction tools as part of the overall feature set of the average video editor these days your ability to manipulate and correct dodgy color results has never been better. On top of this most of us now have access to even more advanced features which allow us to not only color correct but to also color grade our … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Background Music, Histograms and Teleprompters

Now that the new darling of the consumer level video editor is color correction and more importantly, color grading it is becoming increasingly important to make sure you are doing it right! One aspect of this that tends to get forgotten is that you can color correct and grade until the cows come home, all the while thinking that your project looks awesome, only to find it … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Video Frame Rates, Monitor Calibration and Editing Tips

Most of us are not going to be hauling around a full lighting rig to get those perfect cinematic shots while on the family holiday... or maybe that's just me. Anyway, if you have delved into the world of lighting with regards to shooting video (and you know you should) you have probably discovered that the most common set up for lighting is a three light configuration. It … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Video Lighting and YouTube Mistakes