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To Flip or Not To Flip?These days most video editing software allows you to flip your videos sideways 180° which may or may not be an advantage to you!Sometimes it can be a very easy way to fix a perspective problem between shots but there are some downsides to it as well.One of them is that as "correct" as the image may now appear, elements in the image may seem … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Flipping Videos and Current Trends

Annoying Glasses Issue…This is one of those annoying little things that very often you don't notice until after you have shot the video!The solution is simple so the first thing to do when shooting people with glasses is to be aware that they may be a problem.The second thing is to look at your lighting positions and imagine a straight line from the light to the … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Handling Reflections and Highlighting Text

How To: Make Your FIRST Travel Video (3 Easy Steps!)Travel videos represent a pretty well beaten path in the world of videos these days!The problem is that if you check a lot of travel videos on YouTube you will see that the world would probably be a better place without most of those videos!Perhaps the biggest mistake beginners make is shooting everything somewhat … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Travel Video Tips and Instagram Live

Spectacle vs. Story – What Drives the Cut?Deciding on the actual point at which you are going to cut from one shot to the next is the decision all editors face on a constant basis.There are two main factors at work here and it is not a question of one over the other, it is a matter of finding a pleasing balance for the audience.Those two factors are as the title of … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Keeping Viewer Interest and YouTube Tips

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