DO This if you Hate Video Editing - How Not to Burn Out EditingWhen we all start out editing the "newness" of the acitivty makes it seems interesting and fun to do.Working out how to do stuff, learning new techniques, it's all a bit of an adventure!After a while the harsh reality sets in and we all start to realize that the actual editing itself can be tedious, … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Editing Burnout & VideoStudio Audio Cues
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This is where you will find my weekly roundup covering all the latest news, tips, tutorials and releases in the world of shooting, editing and producing video.
The Friday Roundup – Room Tone and Color Correction Tips
Why is Capturing Room Tone Audio Important to Your Video?Because this video is a short and that format insists on brevity the title only refers to Room Tone.However the concept should be more accurately expanded to the subject of "ambient noise."Sure this includes room tone but also applies to any type of ambient noise or sound that is occurring when you record any … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Room Tone and Color Correction Tips
The Friday Roundup – ChatGPT, A.I. and Other Video Stuff
ChatGPT and Corel VideoStudio!The hype around A.I. and A.I. generated content has been increasing over the past few months until the point now where it is probably getting a little out of control!A.I. driven features have been appearing in video editing programs for a while now and they are not in themselves designed to create anything.What they are designed to do … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – ChatGPT, A.I. and Other Video Stuff
The Friday Roundup – Flipping Videos and Current Trends
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
The Friday Roundup – Handling Reflections and Highlighting Text
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