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
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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 – Fonts, Whip Pans and Key Frames
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
The Friday Roundup – Resolutions, Map Zooms and Assorted Tips
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
The Friday Roundup – Just Because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You Should!
How to Make Trendy Videos in 2019 This is by far my favorite video for this week. Currently most video editors have at their disposal a vast array of tools and features within their particular brand of video editing software. A few years back when I would be gathering articles to post on the Friday Roundup there would always be a heap that I would ignore because they depended … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Just Because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You Should!
The Friday Roundup – Rough Cuts, Jump Cuts and Green Screen
Rough CutsThe article linked below comes from a pro editing series but I wanted to add it this week because the basic concepts apply to any level of editing.As I have mentioned before there are many ways to approach an editing workflow and each one has advantages and disadvantages.All good workflows should start with the first step of bringing into the editing … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Rough Cuts, Jump Cuts and Green Screen