Yay! Freebies!
OK this seems to be a pretty awesome offer from the nice people at Wondershare who make the Filmora video editor.
They are offering a huge collection of free sound effects th… Read More
Around this time every year things start to go a little quiet here at the DIY Video Editor and the reason for that is that I shamelessly steal tips, tricks and tutorials from people who kno… 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
So let’s kick off this week’s Roundup with a freebie!
This week that venerable British broadcaster the BBC lifted her skirts and showed us everything!
Well not quite because tha… Read More
9 Cuts Every Video Editor Should Know
Whilst it is true that the available palette for cutting any video together is almost limitless it is also true that you need to nail down the basics b… Read More
10 Things To Do When You Get A New Camera
In my house I am considered to be a bit weird by my wife and son.
Whenever we purchase some new device, appliance or piece of technology the very f… Read More
Isobuster Updates to Version 4.2
For quite a while now my “go to” tool for dealing with any kind of problem with CD’s, DVD’s or Blu-ray discs has been Isobuster.
The… Read More
Pinnacle Studio Updates to Version 22
Well I guess the top news story for this week in the world of video editing software would have to be the release of Pinnacle Studio 22.
With this late… Read More
The beautiful landscape of Ireland and its magnificent history has made its way onto the big screen; From Television shows to huge Hollywood blockbusters, Ireland has played a backdrop… Read More
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Video creation platform GammaRay and entertainment company Celestial Pictures announced today that they will soon have a Shaw Brothers movie marathon on Twitch.
T… Read More
Rough Cuts
The article linked below comes from a pro editing series but I wanted to add it this week because the basic concepts apply to any level of editing.
As I have mentioned before the… Read More
Can You Really See The Difference 1080 Vs 4k?
Last week I referred to a few articles on the subject of the latest and greatest in video making from the point of view of chasing resolutions… Read More
This past Sunday, I woke up to the news that D.A. Pennebaker had passed away at the age of 94. While Pennebaker was a well known film maker to many folks, I thought it would be wor… Read More
Movie Edit Pro 2020 Updates… sorta
This week I received an “update” email from the guys at Magix announcing their 2020 “updates” for Movie Edit Pro.
Now the r… Read More
How to get Pro Video Out of Your GoPro or Osmo Action Cam
I wanted to kick off this week’s Friday Roundup with a couple of tutorials on the subject of shooting videos.
It is pretty ob… Read More
What you Need to Know about White Balance
Yeah, yeah, I know your camera, phone or whatever says it has automatic white balance and you don’t need to get into all that technical stuff… Read More
It was about 9:40pm when I approached my wife. I had just woken up from a 90 minute nap (which happens when your 2-year-old daughter demands that you lie down near her in the adult-sized day… Read More
“I Prefer Dating Married Men To Single Guys – Nigerian Actress
Nigerian indigeneous actress, Mariam Odunola Muftaudeen, better known as Omo VC, has said she would rather go for… Read More
OK so it is going to be a bit of a quick one this week.
Not much going on in the world of video due to the Christmas stuff and I am thinking next week (New Year) may probably be the same… Read More
If the information in this interview works for you, you can back Aaron Lopresti’s Garbage Man on Indiegogo here.
Aaron Lopresti is a name that comic books fans are familiar with… Read More
Bill Heck spoke to The Natural Aristocrat about playing the scene-stealing Young Mickey Donovan on Showtime’s Ray Donovan and Jon Voight being generous with the character’s inter… Read More
The Solar Farm, Sundancer, covers Six Acres and will Generate a megawatt of power. (Josee St-Onge/CBC)
A Six-Acre Solar Farm on the Ermineskin Cree Nation, South of Edmonton, in Alberta, Ca… Read More
Ok so now that the dust has settled from last week’s Lunar New Year celebrations and general madness we can resume normal operations.
The downside to all of this (for me!) is that the… Read More
VEGAS Movie Studio 17 New Release
This week Magix announced the release of Vegas movieo Studio 17 with a bunch of enhancements and improvements depending on which level of the software you a… Read More
Ben Stiller and Oscar Isaac are all set to team up for a new movie titled London. Stiller will direct Isaac for the Lionsgate film, which is an adaptation of a short story by the author of T… Read More
6 Ways to Draw Attention On Screen – Film Composition Techniques
There is a sort of a “secret language” that is spoken when you are shooting, editing and presenting a video… Read More
Seriously Single on Netflix is a film about how a girl, after getting dumped on Valentine’s Day, goes on a journey where she discovers herself and explores other wonderful things (that… Read More
The Marching Band Trick to Steadier Handheld Moving Shots
This is a great demonstration video for shooting steady handheld footage.
I have read and even written a lot of tutorials on thi… Read More
Photos of Studio Ghibli Works – Studio Ghibli
This week Studio Ghibli announced (in Japanese!) on their website that they would be releasing to the public, high quality stills taken fr… Read More
Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot's Egyptian vacation aboard a glamorous river steamer turns into a terrifying search for a murderer when a picture-perfect couple's idyllic honeymoon is tragical… Read More
6 Mistakes Beginner Filmmakers Make
Although aimed at budding filmmakers this one has some (slightly) more advanced tips most of us can take advantage of.
They open up with a discussion… Read More
5 Hyperlapse Video Tips
So for those of you that are not quite up to speed on the whole timelapse vs. hyperlapse thingy a little clarification first.
A timelapse video is when you have t… Read More
Keanu Reeves trains Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu martial arts like many other Hollywood celebrities. As you know, BJJ grappling has gained more popularity in the last years. It’s a lifestyle an… Read More
5 Tips to Edit Videos Faster and Easier
Some good tips here on a sensible workflow for more efficient editing.
Of course there are many variations on the theme of editing workflows but there… Read More
Since its creation in the early 1830s, cinema has and continues to entertain and fascinate the world. People quote movie lines in their daily conversations, they wear shirts featuring on-scr… 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 Create Foley
Just briefly, Foley is the art of recreating sounds in a studio to be used later as part of a video or movie sound track.
From Wikipedia: Foley is the reproduction of… Read More
Eunice Chiweshe GoldsteinEunice Chiweshe Goldstein is a deep thinker because as Oregon’s first Black woman who owns a winery and as a winemaker, she has a lot to envision. There are th… Read More
7 Habits You Must Develop as a Video Editor
Right now I seem to have become the “go to guy” for my wife and a few of her cohorts when it comes to video editing.
They have all sud… 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
Experience India in the most authentic way through Mumbai. Being India’s most metropolitan city, Mumbai offers a wide range of things to do and see for its visitors. Besides being the… Read More
Learn How to Master KeyFraming
This is probably one of the best walk-throughs around on the subject of using keyframes in your video projects.
If you are not using keyframing you should be a… Read More
Filmora 11 – Wondershare Filmora Upgrade
OK, so I am a little confused at the moment although some would say for me that’s more a normal operating state than anything particu… Read More
Cannes, France – TimesNewswire – The VeeR Future Award 2022, a cornerstone of the Cannes XR program, unveils the jury panel that will judge the most immersive, compelling, and in… Read More
Gear for Outdoor Filmmaking
Over the years I have been following Aiden it has been interesting to watch as his style and professionalism have grown.
These days he is operating at a level… Read More
It can be a little worrying for parents when their growing children express an interest in a career in a creative industry. Filmmaking in particular, with all the differe… Read More
Tips For Making Any Audio Recording Sound Better for Free
This is a quick demo of the Studio Sound feature that comes with access to the Descript video editor and transcription software… Read More
Subtitles in VideoStudio Ultimate 2022
One of the first editing programs to offer a decent subtitling module was Corel VideoStudio and with a bit of tweaking over the years it has remained o… Read More
Alienware Laptops are some of the most powerful gaming laptops available on the market. Dell has set this brand aside to be a there most impressive laptop that they produce every year. It is… Read More
When you hear Old Hollywood your mind automatically goes to the glamour and the glitz of the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Although not many of us grew up in this era, it is a time in history… Read More
When it comes down to it, decorating your home, office, or any other space is a form of storytelling. Interior designers are, if nothing else, creatives working in a medium every bit as… Read More
Art is a big word for everyone out there. We will try to understand what art means. By exploring its definitions, different forms, types, and styles, we also delve deeper into the various fo… Read More
The Hidden Transition Netflix Uses to Keep You Watching
It is easy to think of transitions as those prepackaged effects that come with your software that you can slap in between clips… Read More
Adunni Ade, a Nollywood actress, was overcome with emotion after being rated with Mo Abudu, Funke Akindele, Toyin Abraham, and others.
The Nigerian Box Office published a list of the top box… Read More
Albert Brooks, born Albert Lawrence Einstein, is a comedian and filmmaker known for his caustic humor and playing everyman characters. He has had a prolific voice-acting career, including ro… Read More
The film "Barbie" is expected to surpass $1 billion in global ticket sales by the end of the weekend, joining an exclusive club of around 50 other films to achieve this milestone. Greta Gerw… Read More
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Thursday said that the groundbreaking of the proposed 100 million dollar African Film City project in Epe would be done before the end of October.
S… Read More
The Federation of Registered Nollywood Guilds and Associations (FRENGAN) has lost the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN).
In a letter sent to the FREGAN leadership on Monday, AGN National Preside… Read More
Yvonne Jegede, a Nollywood actress, recently revealed her recent experience with her colleague, Funke Akindele Bello.
The actress worked alongside Funke Akindele on the recently released fil… Read More