How To Make MORPH Transition Easily In DaVinci Resolve 18Inside DaVinci Resolve there is a stock transition called Smooth Cut and it is one I use quite regularly in my initial cuts.It is different from other "crossfade" type transitions in that it blends the two adjoining clips exactly like a morph transition.I use it mainly to smooth out jump cuts when the cut is … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Morph Transitions and 2023 Video Trends
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The Friday Roundup – When to Cut and VideoStudio Effects
Editing vs Real Life – What Drives the Cut?This is a fairly intense deep dive into where and why you should be making editing cuts in your projects.If you look around online you can find lots of information about how to make cuts in many different ways.In fact they go into detail as to what the effect is on each one of them.What you rarely find is guidance on … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – When to Cut and VideoStudio Effects
The Friday Roundup – Color Correction and Getting Organized
Organizing your Video Library? Follow these 10 Best PracticesIf there was ever a piece of advice that I get from the pro's that comes up over and over as THE starting point it is organization.I have friends in the movie industry and they will spend days even weeks renaming and organizing ALL the assets of a project before they even think about the editing … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Color Correction and Getting Organized
The Friday Roundup – Creator Burnout, VideoStudio Magnify Effect
YouTube Burnout and How to Fix ItIt should be pretty clear to anyone producing content for any social media platform, not just YouTube, that there is a very real necessity to continually come up with new content.All the algorithms factor in how regularly new content is added as well as frequency of as mainstays of what they consider to be positive signals.Of course … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Creator Burnout, VideoStudio Magnify Effect
The Friday Roundup – Isobuster 5.1 Update and Zoom Shots
Isobuster 5.1 Update ReleasedThis week I received an email from Peter at Isobuster announcing the latest release of the program taking us to version 5.1.Now right off the bat here let me make a few things really clear.First up I have had Isobuster on my computers probably for over ten years now and it is one of those programs that you don't really need until you … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Isobuster 5.1 Update and Zoom Shots