Video Editing Tips and Techniques

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Articles

• Cinematic is In - Editing Wedding Videos
  June, 2012
  by Mark Jensen
  Editing wedding videos used to be about catching all the right elements of the event: ceremony, cake cutting, bouquet toss, etc., but now wedding video editors…
• Avid Media Composer 6 Advanced Editing Software Review
  May, 2012
  by Mark Holder
  Packed with professional features Avid's Media Composer 6 may well be the ultimate editing system available.
• Sony Vegas Pro 11 Advanced Editing Software Review
  April, 2012
  by Doug Dixon
  Vegas Pro 11 is a welcome upgrade to this classic professional editing tool.
• Selecting the Right Video Editing Software
  January, 2012
  by Mark Montgomery
  There are many video editing software packages available today. So many, in fact, that it can be an overwheling task to choose the right video editing software…
• Revving Up Your Editing Options: Editing Software Buyer's Guide
  October, 2011
  by Dave Sniadak
  The road to editing greatness begins by shifting into the right gear. You can't drive your projects forward with software that leaves your computer idling in…
• Getting into GPUs
  October, 2011
  by Douglas Dixon
  It's time to take another look under the hood of the next generation of processing for video. Hardware acceleration for video editing has changed greatly in…

Streaming Videos

• Tutorials - How to Adjust the Pacing of your Documentary to Tell your Story Better
  November, 2010
  Though a story may be fresh, driving, and compelling, if it is too linear or too long, you risk losing the interest of your audience, We will show you how to…
• Tutorials - How to Convert Frame Rates
  January, 2012
  We're going to show you how to successfully convert from one frame rate to another using footage interpretation and pitch shifting.
• Tutorials - How to Get Rid of Hiss and Hums in Audio
  January, 2012
  We'll show you some handy tips for correcting hisses and hums using high and low pass filters, notch filters and automated tasks.
• Tutorials - How to Fix Shaky Footage
  December, 2011
  Learn to fix jittery video the easy way, using the standard motion trackers and stabilizers found in common editing software such as Final Cut Pro and Adobe…
• Tutorials - How to Deinterlace Footage
  December, 2011
  In this training video we look at the different methods of deinterlacing footage like the field combination, field extension, and motion detection methods to…
• Tutorials - How to Color Correct Video
  December, 2011
  In this training video, we look at how to read color scopes and monitors, use color correction tools to fix your footage and use secondary color correction to…

User Submitted Videos

• Linux Video Editing Software - What an Open Source Sony Vegas Looks Like
  November, 2010
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  This tutorial explains Kdenlive, a free and open-source video editing program for Linux systems.
• Basic Video Editing Tutorial
  November, 2010
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  Some basic tips on how to make a bad video better just by eliminating unnecessary footage.
• Sony Vegas Tutorial - Teleport Effect
  November, 2010
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  This tutorial teaches you how to create a teleportation effect using Sony Vegas 8.
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  November, 2010
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  A step-by-step tutorial explaining the production and video editing processes involved in creating a silhouette effect, similar to those found in iPod…
• Filmmaking Techniques
  November, 2010
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  A video production project that provides examples a variety of camera techniques including shots, angles, framing, movement, focus, white balance, composition,…