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Corel proves the zombie apocalypse may not be as bad as we first thought.This week I am devoting the Friday Roundup to the release of Pinnacle Studio 20 from the nice people at Corel. Some of you may be a little surprised at this because let's face it, I have never included Pinnacle Studio as one of my recommended editing suites. Well times have changed and the truth is … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Corel Breathes New Life into Pinnacle Studio

Brainstorming, Shooting, and Posting Videos There is one factor that generally sets apart many of the successful users on YouTube when it comes to viewing numbers and subscriptions. That factor is that for the most part they look like they just up and had an idea for a video, or just appeared suddenly to do a video and then proceeded to naturally deliver that video in an … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Having a Plan, Histograms and Pro Editing Tips

Hold the Bus!This is a vital yet incredibly boring factor of editing you must get under control if you want to edit smoothly and not go nuts in the process.There many things a professional video editor is going to be doing in his or her editing process that simply do not translate to the world of amatuer or simple video editing.On the other hand there are things … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Animated GIFs, Organizing Your Assets and Effects Tips

News from Corel this week that they have just released a mid-version update for their end-to-end video editing software suite, VideoStudio.Most editing software makers release a major version each year and supplement that version with intermittent hotfixes and patches throughout the year until the next version is released.For a couple of years now Corel has been doing … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Corel VideoStudio Updates, Pinnacle News and More

Sounds OK to Me! Like most things these days audio for video is a subject that is covered extensively all over the place on the internet. Actually, that's the problem! The information is all over the place. This wild confusion of information and "stuff" we call the internet certainly has everything we need to know, it's the finding it part that's really hard. So, this week … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Animated Fonts, Audio Tips and Free Autocue