DIY Video Editor Blog

Adobe Winning Hearts as Only They Can!Back in 2013 Adobe switched most of its products such as Premiere Pro and After Effects etc. over to a subscription based model.Of course they are perfectly within their rights to move forward on a pricing model as they see fit.However the "dirty" part of that move was that they did not announce this to anyone prior to the … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Adobe at it Again and Some Editing Tips

Audacity AI Tools (Free AI Plugins - OpenVINO)To be honest I can't remember whether I posted this one before or not but due to a recent audio problem I had I thought I'd post it anyway.A few months back(?) Intel released a free set of A.I. audio plugins compatible with Audacity the free digital audio workstation.There are four tools included which are:I don't … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Audacity A.I. and CapCut Tutorial

Audacity's Secret Tool - Spectral Editing MagicOne piece of software that I have used consistently over the years and highly recommend is Audacity.It is a totally free digital audio workstation with pro level tools.Even better than that is that it was taken over by a company called Muse back in 2021 and despite all the user's initial whining, they have really … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Audacity Spectral Editing and Advanced FX

This New Video Editing Style Changes the YouTube GameA trend that a few people have picked up on over the past year or so on YouTube is a style of editing that seems to go against the grain.Up until recently the predominant editing style on social platforms consisted of very, very tight editing of dialogue leaving absolutely no gaps between words.On top of that … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – YouTube Styles and Match Cuts

Audio Editor Olympics 2024: Who Wins The Gold?This week Audacity, the free digital audio workstation, released some major upgrades that are quite frankly, awesome.Over time they have been adding features like Real Time effects which means you can play your audio while adjusting the effect then apply those changes when you are happy.That's been all well and good but … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Audacity Updates and Filmora Auto Reframe