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The Friday Roundup – Gear Envy and Speed Ramping Tips

Pop art cartoon image of man buy too much camera gear.

Amateur Camera Gear Not Worth The Money in 2026Although the title of the video below refers to "Camera Gear," it actually goes way broader than that and is well worth watching.The harsh reality is that in the past four or five years the changes or improvements to most cameras has been incremental and mainly focused on tiny details.The obsession with upgrading yearly … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Gear Envy and Speed Ramping Tips

The Friday Roundup – Doin’ the Gimbal Walk & Essential Sound FX

Silly cartoon character advising on walking with a gimbal.

How to Walk with a Gimbal for Smooth FootageOver the past few years there have been some incredible advances made in the field of stabilizing handheld footage.Action cameras like the GoPro and the range from DJI have brought some amazing internally driven stabilization features.On top of that handheld gimbals have also taken things to a new level going so far as to … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Doin’ the Gimbal Walk & Essential Sound FX

The Friday Roundup – Keeping it Simple & A.I. Motion Graphics

Unimpressed by fancy effects in a video.

Why You Should Stop Making "Fancy" VideosAlmost every time I add a video from Casey to the Friday Roundup, it is going to be pretty much specific to using DaVinci Resolve in some way.More often than not it will be something to do with color correction or using Fusion.However this week is an exception and for the average person editing their videos, I think it is a … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Keeping it Simple & A.I. Motion Graphics

The Friday Roundup – Exactly How to Cut and Cinematic Tips

Making bad cuts and calling it art!

Why Your Edits Feel Choppy (and how to fix it)I would suggest that this video is vital to anyone that has heir basic shooting and editing tools under control.You will find lots of advice on the internet about how to cut and all the different types of cuts you can use.However most of them fall short when it comes down to the finer details of why you make a cut, when … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Exactly How to Cut and Cinematic Tips

The Friday Roundup – A.I. to Analyze Your Videos and Stabilization.

Chinese New Year image for Year of the Horse.

OK so I guess this week I am a day late and have pretty much always been a dollar short!By way of explanation for the delay in the Friday Roundup you really only have to look at the top image.Most readers probably don't know that although I am Australian I have actually been living here in Taiwan for many years now.As a result of that around this time of year we … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – A.I. to Analyze Your Videos and Stabilization.

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