Basics Of Video Editing For Biginners| Video Editing Basic, Concepts, Software, Terms And Fundamentals
How do I start learning video editing?
THE Basics Of Video Editing even IF you haven’t edited anything or you consider yourself a beginner, you can learn so fast and improve your skills every day just by following these tips.
Find the right video editing software and stick with it.
The faster the computer the better the process.
Make a story out of your editing.
Organized workflow for long term efficiency.
Keyboard shortcuts are time savers.
Learn important terms.
Correct the colors of your clips.
Pick Great music.
Text and graphics make your video more entertaining.
You must export them as Web versions.
The Video editing software to work with
Choosing the right editing software is actually really helpful for you. cause it’s always great to work with a software that you are comfortable with. that being said, we going to divide the list into 2
Paid video editing software
Free video editing software
Free Video editing software Beginners Must use
There is some free software out there, they are the best choice for beginners and I would recommend them to you start with if you don’t know where to start. We have 3 for you and we’ll show you the pros and cons of each of them let’s go!
HitFilm Express
Our video editors in PowerDeWise say: that this is the best Free basic video editing software out there. The appealing and high-energetic style makes you hyped and gives you the freedom to go all out, we all love it when Hit Film we can put our special touch and make it personal. HitFilm Express is Compatible with: Mac, Windows | Minimum system requirements: Windows 8 (64-bit), Mac OS 10.13 Sierra
Customizable interface
Drag and drop special effects are easy to apply
Cross platform Library of great free instructional videos
New users must pay to switch to the dark interface
As you can see the down sides aren’t that effective on your editing experience
Apple iMovie
If you are a mac user this is the one for you, iMovie is the best free video editing software for the mac OS. It has a Prestigious Hollywood-style trailers and video effects, that you will be using with the minimalistic panache. Click here to check our how to edit your video on iMovie Compatible with: Mac
Professional-looking themes and trailers
Abundant audio tools
Supports 4K
Lacks multicam, motion tracking and 360-degree features
Limited output controls
When you have a MacBook having the issue of finding the right software it can be a pain sometimes, but iMovie is really one of the greatest Software for editing your videos, unless you are planning on using multicam shots that’s where iMovie is limited. But other than that, you are good to go.
Davinci Resolve
Davinci is a great free video editing software for people that are above the beginner level and more advanced in the cross-platform app, you need a discrete graphics to get the most out of this software Compatible with: Mac, Windows, Linux
Free with no limits or watermarks
Intuitive interface for most routine functions
Exquisitely deep app for color grading, compositing and audio production
Learning curve for advanced features
No direct export to social media
This software is for advance video editors with skills and want to scale their skills up and improve them. this the software for you because it has a lot of features, but has a bit of a learning curve into it.
Paid video editing software
The Video editing software can make difference to the quality of your footages and we go back to the important question, which one is the best right now? We going to write about 3 of them that PowerDeWise Editors think are the best right now by the cons and pros of each software and make it easier for you to decide which one works best for you. Let’s see what we got.
Adobe Premiere Pro
Adobe Premiere pro is one of the two packages for editing their videos, it’s used by the top professionals, doesn’t matter which, YouTube videos and commercials or even blockbuster movies, yeah actually they use this one. I saw the editing timeline on John wick’s movie and I was like WTF, I think they edited that movie second by second. Also, the adobe creative cloud is already part of the premiere pro, so you can import video stocks, images, and even audio from it. That’s also a good reason to get the adobe pro premiere. Platform: Windows and Mac | Key features: Multi-cam editing, 3D editing | Free trial: Yes | Best for: Video editing professionals, video editing students
Excellent automatic functions
Industry-standard video editing tool
Free trial available
Expensive
Adobe Premiere Pro CC individual 20.99$/month Adobe Premiere Pro CC Teams 33.99$/month
Final cut pro X
There is actually no point in saying that the final cut is better than pro premiere or vice versa, Our editors came to a truce last week, and this what they agreed on the Final cut VS Premiere Pro war they had, and this is what they said: “that two software are both highly respected in the industry, the clear difference is between them is that final cut is subscription-free, and you’re a mac user note that there are windows version, so that makes us know that this software is optimized for mac only, its cleverly coordinate to with relevant to the ecosystem of apple. Now let’s see the pros and cons” Platform: Mac | Key features: Multi-cam editing, intelligent color balancing | Free trial: 90-day (limited time offer) | Best for Video editing professionals, video editing students Final cut X price: £299.99 one time purchase
Versatile and powerful editing
Brilliant interface
Makes sense for Apple users
Expensive
Still don’t know if you are sure about final cut or not, there is actually a generous Trail for 90 days
Filmora9
This is a strong Video editing tool, for a beginner this can a great choice, the interface is very intuitive and should make it easy to get started with and get the hang of it. Effects filters are designed for budding youtubers. So, if you want a software for your YouTube videos and this one can be a good choice for you, price wise and practice wise. Platform: Windows, Mac | Key features: 4K support, built-in effects and titles | Free trial: Free version available | Best for: Enthusiasts Filmora price has 3 variants or plans Filmora Annual US$39.99/year Filmora Lifetime US$59.99 Filmora Unlimited US$99.87
Simple to use
Reasonable price
4K support
Free version to try
The free version will have watermark have to tell you that, but the plans they have are really great, you can choose from. Now after choosing the right software for you now You need to learn those Video editing terms because they will make your editing life easier, whether you will use them while filming or searching for information on the internet.
The Basic video editing terms YOU SHOULD LEARN
When it comes to terms video editing have more than 30 terms to remember, but don’t let that scare you, you just need to work on them one by one, and at the end of the journey you will find you self with all those terms in mind, today we will show you the top 11 terms beginners MUST know.
Aspect Ratio
Aspect ratio means how your video’s width and height relate to each other; The dimensions are expressed through a ratio. Most common ones are: 4:3, 16:9, 1.85:1 Look at the image below for more example of this video editing term.
B-roll
When You are shooting a video of an interview or wedding film you want to have that flexibility to change into new view, the B-Roll can be inserted to make the transition easy on the eyes. Say you were shooting a footage of someone walking in the street and you wanted to shift into a new view of the subject, like the image below to make the transition look smooth and more cinematic
Close Up
Get close up shots, the frame should be tight close to the subject. For example, the subject is a person the close up would be filled with the persons face.
Color Temperature
The temperature of the color is measured with kelvin and scale the ranges from cool to warm. To make it simple for you the cooler the color temperature the bluish the tint and the hotter the color temperature tends to appear red or orange.
J-Cut
This one isn’t a shortcut for jump cut, J-cut is when editing a footage and we want to have the audio from the next shot precede the video. The name J-cut came actually from the shape a j-cut makes on the editing program’s timeline.
Jump Cut
Again, this isn’t J-cut, confusing? We know. Once you try making them, you will understand the difference. Jump cuts make your production look amateur because they are abrupt changes between the sequential clips. In the production the subject jump cuts appear to jump across the screen from, one spot to another, the shots don’t fit together and make disruptive for the audience.
L-Cut
Yes, Another cut). This one is easier to explain, remember the j-cut, this one works the opposite way, the audio from the first video continues to the second shot, also the name came from the same reason the shape that’s made in the Editing programs timeline.
Pans
Pans are the fixed horizontal movement made with your camera. Yup that’s it and the vertical movement called tilts and they are opposite from each other.
Three-point lighting
The name explain itself. there are 3 lights that are set up in the way to eliminate the majority of the shadows to balance the image and have appealing contract, its commonly called backlights or fill.
resolution
Resolution refers to the actually number of horizontal and vertical pixels that your video contains. Examples for resolutions (SD)640X480, (HD)1280X720, (HDR)1920X1080. Most of the time resolution is referred to only by the number of pixels that appears vertically So, examples would be listed as 480p, 720p, 1080p.
Wide Angle
Wide angle lenses have short focal length with respect to body of the lens, these lenses get a wider shot of the subject more than the normal lens, please be aware if you are using a wide-angle lens when you are filming a subject, it may appear warped.
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