DIY Video Editor Blog

Buying a PC for Video Editing: What You Need to Know!On a pretty regular basis I get a lot of questions on this site regarding suitable specs for a computer editing videos.Just as often I get requests for help in debugging editing problems which in turn invariably lead us back to the same subject of specs for an editing computer!Factually speaking in almost every … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Closed Captions, Audio Tips and Computer Specs

6 Video Editing Rules to Live ByI found a great video (below) this week and just had to include it in the Friday Roundup.If you have been reading my blog for any amount of time you will probably already know that one of my pet hates in life is the use of pre-packaged, whirling, spinning transitions that server o particular purpose in any video.Their actual purpose … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Software Downloading Tips and a Few Bits and Pieces

Color Grading with LUTs - Orange & Teal Look ExplainedNow that we are mostly all big kids these days with editing software that can handle LUTs it is probably a good idea to work out how to use them and why you would want to.One of primary ways LUTs are use professionally is to deploy the LUT on all or most of the footage so that in almost one go all of that footage … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – B-roll, Color Grading, Transitions and Low Light

5 Ways to BREAK THE RULES of Filmmaking I am sure most people who have done at least a little research into shooting and editing their videos would have come across a number of very basic rules on both subjects. Things like the rule of thirds, leaving head-space, the 180 degree rule are just a few of them. One of the difficulties in describing or explaining how to use these … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Some Shooting Tips, a bunch of Editing Tips and More!

Using Music to Emotionally Drive your Film One of the best ways to add that little something extra to your projects is by the use of music. One mistake I see over and over is that people tend to choose music on the basis of what they like which whilst totally understandable, can often lead to problems. Choosing music for your videos has to be done on the basis of that music … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Choosing Music, Jump Cuts and White Balance