Well it’s been a minute since the guys at Primal Video did an update on Android camera apps… so here we are!
If you have been using your phone to shoot videos, having just that little more control over how the camera behaves is a good thing.
I sometimes still use my wife’s Samsung phone to get footage on the fly and whilst it actually captures very good looking shots, it definitely has a mind of its own!
The automatic functions and settings tend to take over especially when it comes to lighting, white balance and focus.
Don’t get me wrong here, it is designed to do those things and it does them very well but often I actually don’t want that.
I nearly always go into the settings and disable those auto functions then control them myself manually.
That way I don’t get slightly varying white balance or lighting as I shoot.
Anyway, if you are looking to take the next step in getting you shots how you want them, check out this video.
Using zooms as an effect is one of those editing actions that most try out a little but end up dropping due to the cheesy results they get!
There is a reason for that because if you look at pro edited movies or TV shows you will see zooms used regularly.
That reason is that like cuts and transitions, there are times when it can add to the action and be a great effect and there times when it is best left on the shelf.
Here’s a video from PowerDirector University explaining exactly what a zoom does and when it may or may not be useful.
It’s all very well to be talking about A.I. models and features within video editing software but that often leads to either disappointment… or some pretty crappy videos!
The reason for that is that the marketing of A.I. tools goes mainly for that wow factor rather than actual reality.
Here’s a very good video from the folks at CyberLink that is a real walkthrough start to finish for the type of project A.I. best lends itself to.
Well that’s a pretty long title for a tutorial in manipulating what is basically the “Picture in Picture” effect but who am I to judge!
Few years back you could do this on consumer level editing software but these days you have all the tools.
Essentially this is an exercise in overlaying videos, resizing them on the screen and using keyframes to manipulate that resizing and positioning.
Worth taking a look at because those tools can be applied in all sorts of ways once you are familiar with them.
Well that’s a pretty long title for a tutorial in manipulating what is basically the “Picture in Picture” effect but who am I to judge!
A few years back you couldn’t do this on consumer level editing software but these days you have all the tools.
Essentially this is an exercise in overlaying videos, resizing them on the screen and using keyframes to manipulate that resizing and positioning.
Worth taking a look at because those tools can be applied in all sorts of ways once you are familiar with them.
It has actually been quite a while since anyone posted a start to finish editing tutorial in Filmora so this one is well worth the watch.
There have been enormous changes and developments in Filmora over the past few years so this one is overdue.
Very often when you have been working with the same editing software for a long period of time you tend to incorporate new developments into your existing workflow.
That’s actually OK for a while but after some time you my discover that your original workflow could be improved.
What I mean by that is that often the improvements and added features are in themselves designed with improved workflow in mind.
If you keep banging on the same old way then you may possibly be missing out on those advantages.
So if you are new to Filmora or have been using it for some time, a “back to basics” tutorial can often be a good thing.
This is a quick tutorial from Jacky for this week and to be honest, rather niche!
If you edit projects on a collaborative basis in that you share the work with another or other people, most editing software has a way of doing that easily.
Some offer cloud services or space for the project to be uploaded so that others can access it whilst other software allows you to “package” the project and all assets so that it can be sent to someone else for editing.
In this video you can see how to do that using Filmora.
Another “back to basics” tutorial but this time from the folks at Movavi.
If there is one thing I have learned over the years it is the concept of developing a workflow and regardless of what happens… STICKING TO IT!
Every time I have skipped the asset organization step at the beginning of a project, it has come back to bite me in the butt at a later point every single time.
One thing that will absolutely kill audience interest in any video you produce is bad audio.
It doesn’t matter what platform you are publishing on or how you are distributing your videos, bad audio is a killer to audience attention.
If the music is too loud compared to the dialogue or if your video is way too quiet compared to the one the viewer just watched on YouTube, that person will click away almost without fail.
There are actually standards for all these scenarios and they are surprisingly simple to stick to once you know how.
The video below is a demo of all of this done in DaVinci Resolve but applies to any video editing or audio software.
So this one from Daniel Batal for this week is very near and dear to my heart!
For a long time now I have been banging on about learning to avoid pre-packaged transitions as a video editor.
The quality and customizability of those transitions you get inside your average video editing software has certainly improved, they still look pre-made to some degree.
The professional editors I know wouldn’t be caught dead using such a thing!
Every cut they make is either an exercise in simplicity like a straight cut, or a transition that is specifically created for that shot change.
Conversely, let’s face it, creating transitions can be time consuming exercise that not all of us are prepared to remain patient enough to get done!
OK, I am talking about myself here!
So in light of that here are some examples of creating effective transitions in DaVinci Resolve with not too much faffing around!
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