Movavi Video Editor 2026 – New Tools and Effects for Faster Editing
The Movavi Video Editor is pretty much like the rest of the pack for when it comes to the development of the program and the timing of major updates.
They generally come out with security updates and bug fixes throughout the year and like the rest of the field, release a major update annually where the naming changes.
So right now we are experiencing the transition from Movavi Video Editor 2025 to Movavi Video Editor 2026 so let there be joy across the land!
Let’s get real with the understanding that no-one is really all that interested in the name change and that the important part is what has been changed in the software!
Here’s a rundown of those changes from the horse’s mouth and for my take on the program in general just click the link below.
This One YouTube Strategy Will Grow Your Channel Right Now
Ok so in all fairness to the original creators of articles I include in the Friday Roundup I prefer to keep their titles intact… no matter how clickbaity they are!
And let’s face it, this one is pretty clickbaity!
Anyhoo, all of that aside this is the first in a new series by the guys at Think Media aimed at two basic groups of YouTubers.
This first is YouTube hopefuls who actually haven’t started yet but want to get into the game and the second is those who have started a YouTube channel but have hit the wall so to speak.
By that I mean they have generated some modest growth and maybe attracted some subscribers but then everything has just stopped.
Either way, these days on youTube you pretty much have to have your ducks in a row before you can get any traction or maintain traction already achieved.
So here’s the deal.
4 Speed Tools To Level Up Your Videos – PowerDirector
Currently within PowerDirector there are about four separate tools or settings available to you for changing the speed of a clip or sequence.
Now there must be a reason for having four tools that effectively do the same thing right?
Well you know what? There is!
Check out the video below for a run through of all the ways you can apply speed changes in PowerDirector plus examples of each showing why you would use one over another in any given scenario.
How to Export Video in PowerDirector – Video Editing Basics
OK! So back in the day the options you needed to have a handle on for exporting your completed videos were pretty small.
In one sense that was a good thing because life was simple and uncomplicated!
In another sense that sometimes created problems in getting your final file into the correct format for whatever it was you were going to be doing with that file.
These days it is a whole new world with video editors like PowerDirector offering pretty much total control over every aspect of the export process and the parameters you are going to use.
That is also a bit of a “good news” “bad news” situation!
Good news because you have control, bad news because you have to know what you are doing and why you are doing it!
In the video below you can see a complete walk through of the file export process in PowerDirector explain what you need to do and why you would di it a particular way.
If it all seems a bit much and you really just want to take the lazy option then PowerDirector pretty much has you covered for that.
Just tell it what you intend to do with the final video file and it will automatically assess the material you have on the timeline and get you set up for the best possible quality export.
Top 4 Best AI Caption Video Editing Software for Beginners in 2025
This is a slightly different look at the video editing software selection process by taking the ability of the program to generate AI captions as the primary feature.
I am not sure that there are that many actual users out there that would be working with captions being the main feature but it is a unique way of approaching the subject.
In the video Jacky covers four separate editing programs that offer AI captions as a feature although let’s face it there are many more at this point in time!
My take on the four he mentions:
Filmora, yes. Perfectly capable offering good control over the resulting captions and very accurate.
CapCut, qualified yes. Same as for Filmora although offering slightly less as far as other editing and post production tools go as well as some privacy concerns.
Active Presenter, I have no idea! It is a streaming and capture program I have no experience with so I really couldn’t say.
Camtasia, no. Started of as the king of screen recorders many years ago and evolved into an editor through the pressures of the market changing. I personally feel it is way overpriced for what you get.
How Masks Work in Resolve – DaVinci Resolve for Beginners
After you have started out on your video editing journey you most likely will have learned a few basic things to get going.
Things like adding assets to the library and getting them organized, building your project on the timeline as well as working with and controlling individual tracks and well, the list goes on.
Once you have most of that under control probably one of the first of the more advanced skills you should get under your belt is masking.
Masking is one of the keys to moving towards having total control over the sort of things you can do in your videos.
In the video below you can see Casey run through most of the basic masking concepts in DaVinci Resolve but bear in mind that masking and masking control are pretty universal across almost all video editing programs.
DaVinci Resolve’s Fairlight Page for Complete Noobs
Originally DaVinci Resolve was a software designed for color correction and grading at a professional level.
However very early on the people at Blackmagic Design realized that the software would quickly go the way of the DoDo if it didn’t evolve into a more well rounded editing program.
They achieved that by utilizing two development strategies.
The first was to “in house” extend the capabilities if the existing program to allow for access to other editing tools.
You can see the results of that in the Edit Page, the Cut Page, the Color Page and the Deliver page.
For the addition of post production special effects and the ability to work with complex audio demands they turned to existing software such as Fusion and Fairlight.
Those programs were incorporated into the main program to complete the ability to deliver a total workflow.
The downside of that was that both the Fusion and Fairlight Pages are somewhat different to the rest of the program and can seem a little daunting to deal with.
In the video below Daniel Batal takes you on an end to end walk-through of the Fairlight page but mercifully keeps it aimed well and truly at the noobs level!
DaVinci Resolve 20 for Beginners – Edit Your First Video Step-by-Step
If you have followed along with any of my Friday Roundups for even a short amount of time you may have noticed I restrict my content to a smallish number of creators.
The reason for that is that over time I have burned through a bunch of creators and so-called experts on various topics.
Eventually some drop out on their own or some just annoy me because they start to drop quality in favor of getting clicks or subs or just plain selling stuff.
So for example my “go to” guys for DaVinci Resolve are:
- Casey Faris for mainly color correction, grading and the fusion page.
- Daniel Batal for general tutorials on all aspects of editing aimed specifically at newcomers or the inexperienced.
- Jason Yadlovski for the Fairlight page and all things audio.
Now bear in mind each of these guys are very well versed in using all parts of Resolve, it’s just that those are the features they concentrate on.
In light of that this week Jason Yadlovski released a full step by step video demonstrating an entire editing process in Resolve and it is well worth taking a look at.