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Latest and greatest news and information in the world of video editing software
How to Backup Your Filmora Software before Upgrading to a Newer Version
One of the dangers connected to major software upgrades is the possibility of losing settings, files or other assets you have built up over time with the earlier version.
This is not generally a problem with…
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Editing 5 Creative Perspective Tricks
Forced perspective is the technique of shooting things in a way that makes them look a certain way then are revealed to be completely different to what you originally thought.
It’s a great technique to learn and use and can be done easily as long as…
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Close-up Shots in Film — Ultimate Guide to Lighting, Framing and Editing Close-ups
In all reality the video below is probably a little beyond the scope of your average amateur video maker.
However the bottom line is that a close up shot done correctly and for the right reasons can c…
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Everything About Proxies
OK so I was never one for using proxies all that much until I started regularly working with 4K video files.
I have a pretty good computer that I bought recently with editing in mind and it actually can handle 4K with no problems.
However once I start to…
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Editing a Short Clip for Social Media – Walkthrough
This is quite a long tutorial from Gripps using Corel VideoStudio to edit a clip ultimately destined for for social media.
There is nothing particularly ground breaking in the tutorial itself but I have added it this week for a very…
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QUIT Chopping Videos Up and Use This Instead.
Back in the old days kids there were very few people shooting film because of the sheer expense and even when digital video appeared it was still not available for everyone.
That meant that it was basically only the pro’s working in the area.
Since then of course the world has changed and both video capture and video editing…
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One of These Mics is Perfect for YouTube, But Which One?
One of the most common pieces of misleading information I see especially on YouTube is in an effort by some to solve audio problems.
I think for most people the experience is pretty much the same.
They start off by using some kind of modern device like a smart phone to shoot their video, load it up on to a computer…
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Learn about Story Continuity and Make Better Videos
Excellent video this week from Kevin on an aspect of video making that is often forgotten about.
Sure we all know that the videos we produce are supposed to have a story and that a lack of story will result in a lack of interest.
We also basically know that if Bill is wearing a red shirt in a scene and a different shot…
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What is a Smash Cut and Other Cut Transitions
The video below this entry gives a great overview of a subject that many amateur video makers get very wrong from the beginning.
That subject is transitions and the main reason for the confusion is that marketers promote their editing software as having a million transitions so that must be good right?
Wrong and wrong on two…
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3 New Features You Don’t Want to Miss – PowerDirector
So it’s time for the annual major update of PowerDirector from Cyberlink so as far as PowerDirector itself goes that takes us to PowerDirector 21.
Of course it’s not as simple as that!
The version of the product Cyberlink have been pushing for the last few years is PD 365 which is the subscription based model…
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