DIY Video Editor Blog

OK, so it has come to my attention that we are officially at the beginning of the silly season. Of course for me the silly season is that time of year when all the major video editing software companies roll out their updates in preparation for their own silly season... the Christmas New Year holiday period. It is pure silliness for me because I have to find the time to … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Video Editing Software Update Season is Upon Us

Animating Those GIFsOne of the most interesting ways to attract attention on social media sites is with images and videos.Statistically speaking posts that use either images or video win hands down when it comes to getting attention.Probably the king of them all are GIFs because they contain the best of both worlds.It's an image and a video with the added bonus … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Social GIFs, Blurred Faces and Global Shutters

One of the strengths of Magix Movie Edit Pro and their pro editing software Video ProX has always been the color module. Video ProX always had an enormously powerful professional level color correction and grading tool contained within it and Movie Edit Pro has to some degree, had a simplified version of that module as well. With the recent attention on color grading and … [Read more...] about The Friday Roundup – Magix Shotmatch, Codecs and Containers

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