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The Friday Roundup – Handling Reflections and Highlighting Text

Girl with lights caught reflecting in her glasses.

Annoying Glasses Issue…

This is one of those annoying little things that very often you don’t notice until after you have shot the video!

The solution is simple so the first thing to do when shooting people with glasses is to be aware that they may be a problem.

The second thing is to look at your lighting positions and imagine a straight line from the light to the glasses and then the camera.

Lokk through the viewfinder or at the display screen and really check to see what is happening.

All you have to do is adjust the light position to makes sure you are not getting the reflection.

Just check that the new position of the lighting has not caused some other strange problem with how your subject looks!


How to Highlight Text in Corel VideoStudio for Beginners

This is a very common effect you see in many videos especially on YouTube.

In most video editing software it is a manually added effect using a color block, keyframing for the animation and opacity control for the “see through” attribute.

You can see it done here in VideoStudio which makes it a little easier because it has the in-built Paint Creator module that acts like a pretty advanced graphics program.

However any color block can be manipulated to behave the same way if you are not using VideoStudio.

  • VideoStudio Review

How to Add 5 Text Effects to Video in Movavi Video Editor

The Movavi Video Editor has come a long way over the years and these days is a pretty handy little editor offering some great control over your projects.

In this video you can see just some of the effects you can apply to text to make your videos pop.

  • Movavi Video Editor Review

Simple MrBeast YouTube Intro – PowerDirector

Although the really top level YouTubers all employ pro level editors to get the look that they have there are still things you can do like them on any video editing software.

In this video Maliek runs through a typical intro that you would see on the Mr. Beast channel and shows how you can do it as well.

  • PowerDirector Review

PowerDirector – How to use the BCC Wire Remover Effect

With both PowerDirector Ultimate and a PowerDirector 365 subscription you are able to access a range of advanced effects from third party software makers.

Most notable of these are from NewBlue FX and Boris FX.

Both of these companies produce industry standard effects packages used widely in the Film and Video market.

In the video below you can see one of these effects in use and in this case it is one from Boris Effects.


Scene Detection Will Save You So Much Time - Wondershare Filmora 12

Scene detection is a tool that you will find in many types of video editing software and is one that is often overlooked especially at the beginning of a project.

There are times when you may be forced to shoot continuously resulting in footage contained in very large single files.

It is extremely time consuming to have to go through that footage to find what you want form amongst all the things you don’t want.

This is where scene detection comes in and can be a real life saver .

Scene detection can analyze your footage in seconds and separate it into individual files making the initial organization of files way faster.

Here’s how it is done in Filmora but most software has something like this.


Filmora Simple Warp Zoom Transition Effect Tutorial For Beginners

Like most video editors Filmora comes with a bunch of transitions preloaded into the program.

These are great for quickly adding interesting elements to your videos but just slapping them on the timeline and expecting it all to look professional is not going to work.

If you are prepared to do just a little extra you can tailor them so that they really work for you.

You can see in the video just a few steps of adjusting the duration and adding a sound effect completely changes the viewing experience.

  • Filmora Review

Another Simple Lesson in DaVinci Resolve for Total Noobs

Another in what appears to be an ongoing series of videos by Daniel Batal on the basics of DaVinci Resolve.

In this video he starts to delve into keyframing and the amazing level of control DaVinci allows.


Fusion VFX Workflow for Beginners

OK so for most people… and by “most people” I mean me, the whole world of Fusion in DaVinci Resolve is a bit of a no-go area!

I have wandered into that space a few times and have then “noped” my way out pretty quickly!

It’s all a bit foreign and overwhelming so I tend to run away pretty quickly!

If you are like me then maybe this video by Casey can ease you into it a little less painfully and who knows? You may even start using it!


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