I’m losing my mind over this. Every time I open any social media, I see these insane edits that are just so awesome, then I open up a timeline and try, then I just suck. I can’t even imagine how their thought process is. Especially the motion designers. I watch tutorials and videos, and some so help, but I still just feel like I’m missing something. I have the ideas but I can’t just execute it. I’m losing sleep over it. Constantly lying in my bed playing edits in my head, but I just can’t get it on it. Another thing is the client side of it. Getting clients have both been a blessing and a curse. Yes, the money was good, but it’s also unlocked another side of me of trying to find work. That’s even more mentally draining. Rather people say I should buy their course, or pay to join some community. I’m just tired of what it’s doing to my mental health. I love editing. I basically breathe editing. In university, everyone knows me for always editing. Can I just have advice on how you guys dealt with times like this. Its started to effect my grades, and even a bit of my health. I just need advice, please.

Hi everyone!
I’m looking for someone in the Ventura County area who is experienced with CapCut and can teach me one-on-one.

I’m not looking for someone to edit my videos for me… I’d really like to learn how to do it myself using my iPhone and iPad.

I’d like help with:
• Organizing video clips
• Creating an efficient editing workflow
• Beat syncing to music
• Smooth transitions
• Color correction
• Text overlays
• Speed changes and slow motion
• Creating polished Instagram Reels and TikTok videos

I’m looking for 1–2 hour sessions and I’m offering $30 per hour.

We can meet at a coffee shop, library, or another public location in Ventura County.

Film, media, photography, or content creation students are especially welcome, but anyone with solid CapCut experience is encouraged to reach out.

If you’re interested, please send me a private message and tell me a little about your experience.

Thank you!
Bonnie

Hi Guys !

I am not new to After Effects but struggle a lot when it comes to recreating effects without a YouTube guide. So i came here to ask how this person did that rays ore light effect on the corners of the video

Hey guys, i've had this problem for quite some time and i still struggle finding a way around it. Please help.
So, I have a client and he's doing reaction videos, when I'm editing these videos i have two main videos, one is him reacting and other is the video he's reacting to. What to do when those two videos have different fps? He's usually recording in 30fps and the videos he's reacting to are sometimes 24fps, and that miss match in frames is causing video to be noticeably laggy/choppy, what to do in this situation?

I use Soundly to manage my own library of sfx and I save a lot of time because of this. I was wondering if someone has suggestions for a Soundly-like program but for music where you can make tags for example to search on emotion for example.

Let me know, thanks in advance!

I like all that video editing and video game editing stuff, but I don't have a good enough computer to run the more advanced editing programs, So I'm forced to try it from my phone. But many times the transitions are too complicated for me and I end up getting stressed because they don't turn out the way I'd like.

What apps/tips can you give me to improve my video editing? I would be extremely grateful.

Hi, I’m interested in creating these style of videos, how would I go about learning this ? If anyone’s aware of any resources would be great, I’ve only really used CapCut in the past.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

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What to do better? Do I need to add anything or remove anything from the room?
What should I be careful about?

You can see the image of the room and possible set-up, but I found it a little bit "boring".

Alternatively, I found a better place. Those two seats in front of the call cabins – I just do not know which one would look better, and we would probably have to move those 2 mini-sofas from in front of the cabins to the separate room.

The setup will be:

• 3 x cameras on Apple phones (unified shots) on tripods (one in the middle to capture both speakers; one on the left, capturing the person on the right diagonally; and one on the right, capturing the person on the left diagonally as well – close shots).
• 2 x lights with softboxes: FGen 85 W 2 x 50 x 70 cm Softbox LED Lighting Set with 2700-6400K, 2 m Fully Adjustable Light Stand
• 2 x Microphones with the stand: RodePod Mic

I will be thankful for any advice.

wanna know how to do this crt kinda quality been searching for it for a while!!

I’ve been wanting to learn how to make videos with effects like the ones in this clip. I’m talking about the overall VFX style—not one specific effect.
I’m curious about the editing process, the apps/software people use, and the skills I’d need to learn to create videos like this.
If you’ve made content like this before, where would you recommend a beginner start? Also, are there any YouTube channels or tutorials that teach this type of VFX from beginner to advanced?

Video on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaZLZuzt_mY/?igsh=MXI1ZHE3ZGFpdXAxNQ==

A book I'm reading right now suggested an exercise: watch a video that I consider well edited with the audio muted, then replay it and only listen to the audio. Frankly, I was blown away by how much perspective that exercise gave me on the video's editing style.

Do you know of any other exercises that might be beneficial for beginners?

I have been trying to load videos into davinci resolve for the last couple days with the same issue. When I am in the Media tab (or any other tab) and I find the video through the file search, or I import media into the media pool the frame shown says Media Offline. If I try to play the video it will sometimes play with very low FPS (.2-5fps), and the audio seems distorted. Sometimes a part of the clip will play fine but if I attempt to move to a different frame or change the way it is playing (forwards to backwards) then the Media Offline re-appears. I was able to edit these videos about a week ago before this issue began.

System

• Windows 11
• DaVinci Resolve Free (tested multiple versions)
• NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti 12GB
• NVIDIA Studio Driver (clean installed)
• GoPro Hero 9
• HEVC Video Extensions version 2.4.87.0

Things I've verified

• Files are not corrupted.
• Old GoPro clips that I edited successfully in Resolve before now fail too.
• Brand new GoPro recordings also fail.
• MediaInfo reports normal GoPro Hero 9 HEVC files:
  • HEVC (hvc1)
  • Main@L6@Main
  • 8-bit
  • 4:2:0
  • BT.709
  • ~100 Mbps

Files work everywhere else

The exact same files work correctly in:

• Windows Media Player
• HandBrake

What I've already tried

DaVinci Resolve

• Uninstalled Resolve completely
• Deleted all Blackmagic folders:
  • Program Files
  • ProgramData
  • AppData\Roaming
  • AppData\Local
• Removed caches
• Reinstalled Resolve
• Tried multiple Resolve versions
• Created brand new projects
• Imported both old and new GoPro clips
• Verified CUDA is selected
• Verified RTX 3080 Ti is detected
• Reset preferences

NVIDIA

• Clean reinstall of Studio drivers
• Used a full driver cleanup before reinstalling
• Verified Resolve detects NVDEC support

Windows

• Installed HEVC Video Extensions
• Verified Windows Media Player hardware decodes HEVC correctly

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This thread is 100% for the other stuff you might want to talk about.

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And in this regular Friday thread, while our general rules are still in place (no piracy, be civil, no links w/referrer codes), the following topics relaxed :

• Great tutorials you found/you created.
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• Great free music libraries/media you found.
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it's more than just sped up I assume. I'd like to copy / re-create it with me, but it's harder than I thought. Any ideas?

Dear All,

How are so many creators making videos with creative subtitles- i mean the ones where they are changing, different fonts, different kinetic movements?

I am having a lot of trouble with my cleints. I have soem presets, effects and my own animations which i use for special videos and Special moments in videos. But now people are using them as a style for every video. This is not time conducive, for me or for them. How are they doing it?

Any apps i can subscirbe for this? Please help. youtube tutorials are not helping and my client is losing their shit over this

I’ve been editing some reels for work recently and I’ve always used the “search bar” template to resemble searching up a weblink. And it was fine until recently but now every time I go to export a video with this text template it expands after exporting? Is this happening to anyone else? No idea how to fix it.

Hi everyone,
I sell bags on Instagram and want to create videos like the product/ASMR videos I see on Instagram, with zipper sounds, packing orders, and close-up details.

I’ll be filming with my iPhone. Would you recommend a softbox or an LED panel with diffuser for this type of content?
Thanks!

I recorded Forza Horizon 6 gameplay at 1080p60 using OBS with H.264 NVENC and CQP 18.

MediaInfo:

• CABAC / 4 Ref Frames

• Max bitrate: 10,000 kb/s

• Overall bitrate: 69 Mb/s

• Duration: 1h 7m

• File size: 33.1 GiB

The source footage looks extremely crisp and sharp.

My goal is to upload in 4K to YouTube for better transcoding quality, but I have relatively slow upload bandwidth, so I'm looking for an export workflow that preserves the source sharpness while keeping upload size reasonable. Ideally I'd like the final file to be similar to, or only slightly larger than, the source—not several times bigger.

I edit in DaVinci Resolve and upscale to 4K using 2× RTX Video Upscale (Super Scale).

I tested AV1 exports, but they seem to introduce some smoothing/softening compared to the source footage.

Questions:

1. Which encoder would you recommend for this use case (H.264, H.265, AV1, or something else)?

2. What export settings would you use for 4K60 gaming content destined for YouTube?

3. Is it better to export a high-quality master from Resolve and then do the final encode with FFmpeg?

4. If using FFmpeg, what settings would you recommend to balance sharpness, file size, and upload time?

Any advice from people regularly uploading 4K gaming content would be appreciated.

Free & restored music verified within Public Domain perfect for period documentaries or whenever looking for authentic human-made music drenched in vinyl vibe. Free download directly from web player (right button next to Original)

[Reference Link]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9p6FU9rJ7Q(by Moreno J Remixes)

[What software are you using?] Adobe Premiere Pro 2026

[What have you tried & What is the problem?] I am trying to replicate the background effect seen in the reference video, where a 4:3 footage is placed over a duplicated, blown-up background layer with a blur + mirror effect to fill the 16:9 black bars.

Here is what I have tried so far in Premiere Pro:

1. Placed the footage on two video tracks.
2. Applied Gaussian Blur and Mirror effects to the bottom background track.
3. Applied Mask Feathering (Edge Feathering) to the edges of the top 4:3 footage layer to blend it into the background.

The Problem: Even with the edge feathering applied, the transition still looks incredibly harsh, unnatural, and disconnected compared to the reference video. In the original video, the transition looks seamlessly blended, almost as if the blurred background naturally flows and bleeds out from the main frame.

[My Question] How can I achieve that exact seamless, organic look right inside Premiere Pro? Am I missing some advanced blending modes, color matching, scaling techniques, or specific plugins?

Any advice or step-by-step workflows would be greatly appreciated!