I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.
~ Thomas Edison ~
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
~ Ecclesiastes 3… Read More
One thing you can’t recycle is wasted time.
~ Author Unknown ~
To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a t… Read More
Corel MultiCam Capture
This is a pretty cool new plugin that Corel have “sort of” released this week… kinda.
So the video below demonstrates a product they have released… Read More
RED Hydrogen One
Obviously over the next year or so one of the big talking points in the world of video will be 360 degree projects.
At the moment we have consumer level software that… Read More
Hollywood’s cutest couple, Ana Faris and Chris Pratt, announced this week that they are legally separating and pulling the plug on their 8-year marriage. Astrochicks and fans are… Read More
Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 21.5 Update
News from Pinnacle this week with the release of Pinnacle Studio 21.5 Ultimate.
Since Corel took over the ownership of the Pinnacle range of products a… Read More
LUTS: The Complete Video Guide
A few weeks back now on April Fool’s Day Casey Faris put out an incredible video purporting to announce the release of his amazing automatic super LUT c… Read More
Pinnacle Studio 23 Update
The first signs of us moving into the “silly season” have pretty much arrived. Last week Vegas Pro updated and this week the big news is the release of… Read More
You Are a Big Deal! (YouTube Academy Course Excerpt)
One of the easiest way to get discouraged about engaging in just about any activity is the false idea that “it has been done be… Read More
How to do Quick Cut and Zoom Shots
A large number of talking head videos you see on YouTube are shot the same way.
A camera is set up into one position with the talking head lined up cor… Read More
3 New Codecs Are Coming in 2020.
Some time back there was the announcement that the next progression as far as video codecs went was going to be the H.265 codec.
At the time that codec w… Read More
How to Create the Perfect Vacation Video
So, if you are designated video maker for the family holidays or just vacations in general then this is the article for you!
It is a very well writte… Read More
There are dozens of podcasts out there claiming to be the best podcasts for moms, and to be honest, each has their great qualities. But to be a funny mom podcast takes a special touch &ndash… Read More
Blending Modes Demonstrated
This is an excellent video from the folks at Corel not only covering what blend modes are in their product VideoStudio but what they are in general.
Of all the te… Read More
A Very British Image Collection
Last week the British Museum added about 1.9 million images (give or take a few thousand I guess) for public use under the Creative Commons Copyright.
What th… Read More
12 Most Used Cuts & Transitions in Hollywood
So it has been quite a few weeks now since the last time I went off on a mindless rant about the use of transitions in amateur video edit… Read More
Finding the Idea – Making Videos When Your Brain is Potatoes.
So right out of the gate here on this one let me set the scene.
This video tutorial is probably better aimed at more a… Read More
CyberLink Launches PowerDirector 365 for MacOS
So the big news out of CyberLink this week was the release of their flagship video editing solution PowerDirector, in a version for Mac.
So… Read More
Shoot Like An Editor
There is a piece of advice you will see over and over as you try to find your way making videos which is you always shoot with editing in mind.
That means you always… Read More
What’s New in VideoStudio 2021
Just released this week was the annual full upgrade to Corel VideoStudio Pro 2021.
As is usually the case I will be updating my review of the program… Read More
Keep Your Edits Classy – Tips For New Editors
Generally speaking Casey Faris makes almost all of his content from the perspective of using DaVinci Resolve.
This one is a little dif… Read More
How to Video Yourself More Professionally
Some good tips here on getting better and more professional results when filming yourself alone.
Although it is always better to have someone on… Read More
An Overview of the Pinnacle Studio Audio Editor
When it comes to video editing software these days it is very difficult to separate and evaluate them against each other.
For example if y… Read More
Video Lighting Deep Dive: YouTube Lighting Setup
I don’t generally recommend a lot of courses on this website mainly because I just don’t have the time to go through them and… Read More
How Long to Edit a Video?
Although this video certainly answers the question as to how long it takes to edit a video it covers a great deal more.
For example if your editing workflow doe… Read More
5 Video Editing Mistakes YouTubers Make
Some very basic and more importantly “updated” advice from Daniel this week regarding YouTube videos.
Over the past few years certain elem… Read More
Pinnacle Studio 26 Update News
This week Corel announced the release of the latest version of their top of the line video editing software Pinnacle Studio 26.
The really big news about this… Read More
The article discusses various trivia tidbits about the movie "Scary Movie" on its 23rd anniversary. Released in 2000, the film was a parody of popular horror and comedy movies of the time. I… Read More