Microsoft Clipchamp Tutorial for Beginners – A Complete Guide
I very often get people asking me to recommend a video editing program that would be suitable for those with very basic requirements.
I have to admit I keep forgetting about Clipchamp!
If you are very new to editing or want to see what editing is like then Clipchamp is absolutely a program you should check out.
For starters it is free although there is a paid version if you want to use some more advanced stuff, but at the end of the day it is a great intro to the editing process.
It is laid out in a similar manner to most of the common more advanced editors so from the start you can get used to how they work.
Here’s a complete look at it from the guys at Primal Video.
How to Shoot and Edit Product Videos (Beginner’s Guide)
A lot of people tend to scroll past video tutorials on YouTube and other platforms when the title mentions something like “Product Videos” or similar.
I don’t really blame them because it does tend to suggest some kind of strictly commercial viewpoint or at least a very narrow range of application.
Here’s why I think that’s wrong and causes them to miss out on some great tips.
Think of it this way.
A video highlighting or featuring a product is actually a video highlighting or featuring a thing or an object and that’s about all.
A better naming of many of these tutorials would be “How to shoot and edit a video that features an object!”
There are some good tips in this one for shooting static object and getting them looking good.
5 Audio Hacks to Clean Up Your Videos – PowerDirector
These are five of the current audio tools you can use in PowerDirector to clean up an audio track.
I personally don’t use the Speech Enhancement one all that much although I do check it out on occasion if I get material with poor voice recording.
If you are faced with a pretty terrible voice track then it can do a reasonable job of cleaning it up but I just think that getting audio right at the shooting stage is far better.
However I regularly use the Smart Fit tool to quickly get background music to run for the duration of the project.
That one is a real timesaver and ever since it was introduced I have used it over and over.
The other one I always use is the Normalization feature and I would recommend everyone to use that especially if you are uploading to YouTube.
There is probably nothing that will cause an audience to click away faster than a video that appears and they have to adjust their volume… users HATE THAT!
How to Layer Multiple Videos in PowerDirector
One of the current “darlings” of the new AI tools a lot of video editing software is now carrying is the ability to remove backgrounds.
Previously this could only really be done using green screen and let’s face it, no-one had the time to mask that much material!
Anyway, that ability to remove backgrounds relatively cleanly has introduced the option of being able to layer multiple videos on the timeline.
Of course there is one old adage as far as this goes that still holds very much true, “Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should!”
So here’s a look at some of the pitfalls and problems you may run into carrying out this process demoed in PowerDirector.
Remove Vocals from Your Videos with Filmora AI
This is a poorly disguised promo piece from Wondershare for their Filmora video editor.
So yes, it is a good editor and I recommend it… blah, blah, blah!
The reason I have added this item is that it gives a pretty good look at their AI vocal remover.
It can take the average music track, remove the vocals and leave you with just the backing music.
From my testing it is very accurate.
This Video Simplifies Color Grading in DaVinci Resolve
This is a complete, start to finish tutorial from Casey Faris on Color Grading in DaVinci Resolve.
In the tutorial Casey pretty much covers everything you need to know to achieve a successful color grade.
Not only does he teach all of that but the lesson also includes a bunch of free media that you can use to follow along with him.
Even if your projects don’t really need color grading as such, this is a truly excellent walkthrough of a bunch of tools and settings that you will find in the color page.
What’s New in DaVinci Resolve 20.2
This is the official release video from Blackmagic Design for the latest version of DaVinci Resolve which is 20.2.
There will be more videos coming in the next few weeks as everyone works their way through it all but this is the complete list.
A lot of it seems to be related to workflow changes aimed at greater flexibility and control.
From my perspective as a very basic user I don’t think there is much of interest for me but if you are using Resolve you may want to take a look at what has changed.
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