DIY Video Editor Blog

Revealing the Secrets Behind These Viral TikTok TrendsOne of the richest sources of inspiration for cool video effects at the moment is TikTok.The reason for that is that these videos generally speaking have to be produced quickly and require minimal work done in editing software.That kind of pressure tends to result in people getting both creative and inventive … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – TikTok Effects & Content Creation Burnout

Cool Lighting for Visual Effects - Wondershare FilmoraThese days most video editing software comes with an astounding array of preset or pre-packages effects.The problem with this is that it creates an impression that all you have to do is add the effect and suddenly it's all Hollywood magic!That's just not true in most cases.In most cases the result is that it … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Lighting FX and Descript Walkthrough

Barbie - Oppenheimer Color Grades - Cinematic Color CorrectionOk so I guess I can't ignore the fact that Oppenheimer and Barbie are just about everywhere at the moment!Apart from both movies being very good and raking in gazillions of dollars at the box office the visual difference between the two probably couldn't get more extreme!Let's face it, Barbie is about as … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Barbenheimer Color & Adjustment Layers

DaVinci Resolve 18.5 - The Fusion Crash Course for BeginnersFor quite a while now whenever I mention doing any kind of work in DaVinci Resolve I have to single out the Fusion Page.Although Resolve is most certainly an all-in-one app for end-to-end video production the Fusion page is probably the most powerful along with the the Color Page.The reason for that goes … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Fusion for Beginners & YouTube Intros

The Ultimate Beginner's Trimming GuideProbably the most basic action you will need to get under control in any video editing software after adding footage to the timeline is cutting and trimming your clips.This can be a very time consuming action but the bottom line is that there is no way around it.The only relief you can get at this stage is by really getting to … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Trimming and FB Livestream Best Practices