Video Editing Speed Ramping
Most video editing software these days allows the ability to “speed ramp” all or sections of a video clip.
To clarify, speed ramping is a term used to describe speeding up or slowing down a part of a clip to achieve an effect.
It is most commonly used to highlight pieces of action with one of the more well known recent ones being the super slow motion used in the Matrix films.
In the Matrix we see normal speed motion up until a bullet is fired from a gun then quickly we “ramp” to super slow motion as the bullet travels and passes by the target.
After that the speed returns to normal.
Like most effects that are visually striking like this, it is best to actually have a reason to use it rather than, “But it looks cool!”
In the video below you can see a bit of a deep dive into speed ramping as it is actually being applied to a scene with an explanation as to why, when and how it is being applied.
From Beginner to Expert – How to Mask Video
People often ask me what “learning path” they should take for when it comes to raising the standard of their videos towards a more professional level.
To me, once you have mastered the basics of cutting together projects in a relatively cohesive manner then you would probably be best served by getting into applying effects.
By that I mean effects that are beyond the usual “drag’n’drop” stuff that comes with all video editing software.
I mean effects that are hand crafted specifically for each project using the assets of that project.
In order to do that the most basic function to learn is masking.
Just about all video editing software can do it and mastering masking will open a whole new world to your editing choices.
You can see some of the basics of masking as well as other skills related to it in the video below.
Bear in mind that the creator of the video uses Final Cut so some of the terminology may be different but the concepts remain the same.
Best Stock Video Footage Sites For Royalty Free Video? 2024 Review!
It used to be that I had to keep up with the latest and greatest free image sites to get a hold of stuff I could use in my projects.
Of course the reason for that was there were almost no stock video sites around at the time.
These days it is a totally different ballgame!
It is just as easy to get free stock video to use but like the old image sites they tend to come and go over time.
So here’s a roundup for 2024 (or what’s left of it!) of the best stock video sites where you can get footage to use in your projects.
Advanced Picture in Picture (PIP) Editing Tips in PowerDirector
PowerDirector has always had excellent controls available for applying Picture-in-Picture effects and the recent PowerDirector 365 update has even improved upon that.
However some of the controls and settings in the interface have changed a little to accommodate those improvements.
Here’s an up to date run through of those settings.
Want More Views? Just Flip These Settings
The more things change, the more they stay the same but when it comes to YouTube the only thing that never changes is that it is always changing! Hehe! Couldn’t resist!
Anyway, one thing that is easy to forget in YouTube is the fiddly little background details that you set up when you create a YouTube channel.
All that Name, Address, verification, website, shoe size stuff.
Most people trudge through it all as they are setting up their accounts confident that they will never have to do that again.
Well settle down there tiger because very often those “little settings” get changed quite often and you may have incomplete sections or data that is no longer true in there.
The reason it is important is that it is yet another way YouTube tries to work out who you are and who you are trying to communicate to!
In other words, it influences their algorithm and that’s important.
It may not be a huge influence but it is an influence nonetheless.
Here’s a run through of the current state of these settings and what you should be doing with them from the nice peope at Movavi.
Enhance Your Audio Game with These 4 AI-Powered Features
With the release of Filmora 14 there were a few new A.I. based or driven features added plus some of the existing ones were also enhanced.
To be honest I don’t use a lot of the A.I. stuff in any of the software I use because I tend to keep away from automated content creation as a rule.
However there is one area of video editing in which I will use anything I can get my hands on to improve quality.
That area is audio and specifically voice overs or narrations.
Audio is recorded in a million different ways in a million different settings so sometimes the audio you end up with can be pretty dire!
When this happens to me I will use everything I have to get it right because bad audio will always remain unforgiven by an audience.
As I have mentioned many times on this website before my first step is to use Audacity (Audacity Free Here ) to at least get the track cleaned up as best I can.
I have found that most of the A.I. driven audio correction tools give the best results when you do this.
My next step is to drag it all into Filmora and see what I can do with it there.
There are a few tools available and they can do a pretty good job.
You can see them in action in the video below.
Filmora 14 Tutorial For Beginners: Part 2 – Create and save Your Project
This is Part Two of a series Jacky started last week which is a kind of “back to basics” tutorial on using Filmora.
The recent update to Filmora 14 hasn’t really dramatically changed a lot inside the user interface or workflow of Filmora but a little revision is always a good thing.
Of course if you are new to Filmora then this and the one from last week will give you a pretty good start.
Turn A Person Into a Monster with VFX in DaVinci Resolve
This is a pretty cool special effects tutorial shown using DaVinci Resolve in the Fusion page.
I have included it for this week because it shows a simple effect being created using some of the more advanced features you can use in there.
I guess it is a sort of “dipping you toes” kind of tutorial where it doesn’t get too crazy complicated!
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