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Full Frame VS APS-C VS MICRO 4/3 One of the really annoying aspects of choosing a suitable video camera is that the subject is a minefield of terminology. Unless you are prepared to do a ton of research and work your way through learning another ton of technical terms and words you will get lost. In an ideal world camera manufacturers would help you though that learning … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Sensors, Camera Moves and Fog

How to Use Music Legally in Videos and Avoid YouTube Copyright ClaimsI wanted to lead off this week with the video below because it is an important piece of the video making puzzle that is often overlooked or presented in a confusing way.Many of us when making our videos are using music that has come as part of the video editing software package we are using.However … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Legal Stuff, Editing Tips and Travel Videos

Ccleaner Updates Ever since I have been using computers for video editing... which come to think of it has been a long time now, I have had a copy of Ccleaner running regularly on those machines.In fact I seem to recall my first computer was powered by a small hamster running in a wheel hooked up to a generator.Of course that hamster lacked the necessary power for … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Ccleaner Update, Fades and Dissolves and Smooth Shots

Free Fonts OK so let's kick off with some freebies! Last week I linked to an article on how to add new fonts to your Windows system and to have those newly added fonts become available in your video editing software. You can brush up on that one HERE. As luck would have it, this week Shutterstock came out with a blog post listing a bunch of sites that you can check out for free … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Fonts, Whip Pans and Key Frames

Can You Really See The Difference 1080 Vs 4k? Last week I referred to a few articles on the subject of the latest and greatest in video making from the point of view of chasing resolutions. I often see people talking endlessly about the absolute need for 4K or whatever resolution or standard "de jour" as being THE answer to better videos. To some degree the reason subjects … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Resolutions, Map Zooms and Assorted Tips