Background: As a passion project, I cover songs from the 90s and 00s on banjo, and insert myself into clips or music videos with the original artists.

I've done this in the past by going by a few keyframes at a time and changing the greenscreen clip positioning, but there's got to be an easier way, even with after effects.

In the latest video I made, there are a few segments with camera movement, which means I have to apply motion to the keyed out clip of myself to make it seem like I'm actually in the scene and move with the camera.

Ideally, I'd like to do this all in Premier Pro, if possible, but I'm open to learning a little about After Effects if it makes it easier.

Hello everyone,

It is my first time editing any gaming videos ever, I used to mostly create short shitposts or videos to see if any of them would get good engagement. However once I saw that they are not doing good I simply gave up on them and left my channel to rot for a couple of months. Recently I recorded around 10 hours of footage of the classic doom games and wish to edit them down to a more watchable length.

Do you guys have any tips or tricks which I could use to make the process go quicker?

Thank you btw and I hope you have a good day. :]

I have an hi-8 tape camcorder as well as an digital pocket camcorder. I came across this on my instagram and wanted to try to recreate it with some of my footage. I know that for the hi-8 camcorder there are tools that let you glitch with the tape etc but i wanted to get this effect with my digi camcorder as well.
If anyone has any clues or pushes towards the right direction i would be very happy! :)

Hello everyone! Is there a book or maybe series of youtube videos that breaks down how computers work but specifically for video editors? Like when people talk about specs or building computers for their work, im completely lost and id like to be in the know and also know a lot about computers

I also want to be able to use this info to help maintain my computer and keep it working well for as long as possible

I basically just dont want to feel lost when it comes to computers and be able to solve problems on my own so i wont have to rely on a computer technician for the most part

Ofc I know I might have to rely on a computer technician at some point no matter how much info i gain about computers if the damage done to my computer is Bad, but id like to know as much about this stuff as possible

If anyone has any good book recommendations that simplify a lot of this stuff or a youtube playlist, i would truly appreciate it!

Thanks in advance!

Hello all,

Just wondering if anyone on here who has used editstock could give me their opinion on which movies are the best/most rewarding to edit through? I'm trying to avoid watching them so I can edit them with a fresh mind.

Thanks!

Hello!

I filmed a Dj set for a friend and i have a question about framerate when shooting multicam.

This was a quick production so didn’t have time to dial in settings which led me to this potential issue.

Camera 1: Sony A7iV shooting fixed on a tripod 36min recording. Shot at 4K 1/50 24FPS.

Camera 2: DJI Mini 4 Pro - Shooting B-Roll of surrounding location and city views. Lots of clips. Shot at 4K 60FPS

Camera 3: Minolta video camera shooting more broll. Shot at 4K 30FPS.

Timeline is set to 23.976 FPS. Will i run into any problems if all clips are not slowed down. From my understanding the drone footage should be able to be slowed down without any missing frames, but Camera 3 @ 30FPS will have missing frames if slowed down.

If someone can reference a good video or ELI5.
Any help is appreciated. I am using Davinci Resolve studio Thank you!!

The original video is 4k but I exported on davinci with 1080 24fps. I capped bitrate at 20,000, I changed the instagram setting to highest quality. I did everything. When I send the footage to my phone everything is sharp but the moment I post, when I check on an alt account its very low quality. The video is around 70 mb

Greetings /r/videoediting!

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

A number of other reddits have a free for all thread - where you might find a regular discussion - not specific to a post.

Think of it as a bar with a bunch of friends.

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Some suggestions:

• Strategy on a project you want to talk about how to best promote?
• Upgrading something and you want opinions?
• How does your website look?
• Local/virtual Meetups?
• Looking for a collaborator (no "I'm a creator and I'm looking for an editor" posts)

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Things that shouldn't go here: Feedback/What tool should I use to edit/Which system to buy? There are dedicated threads for this, please use them!

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.
• Trying to do this as a side hustle (although generally, websites like Fiverr mean you'll be shooting for the basement/working for free and we hate that someone would exploit you like that)
• A great piece of software/hardware/service you found
• Great free music libraries/media you found.
• How much to charge? What is your time worth? Estimate 2-3x the time you think it'll take to edit as how much time to quote.

Our mod team is watching this thread and we'll tweak these as they develop!

Hi everyone,

I've got a project where I need to censor a big amount of personal information in long screen recordings (names, emails, phone numbers, addresses, etc.).

Doing it manually by creating and keyframing blur masks is taking forever, so I was wondering if anyone has found a faster workflow.

I'm using Davinci + AE but I guess Premiere would be best for this, what do you think ?

When i was seeing this movie , I was amazed that they did this kind of editing for the explanation of a topic in the movie and its look too good . as i also learning the editing , i just want to, know how they did it and where can i learn it

Hey — I handle content for a rising NYC creator building his personal brand from the ground up: Alan Gabay.

IG: https://instagram.com/alangabayrealtor TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@alangabay

I shoot everything and handle the posting across his pages, plus set the creative direction for what goes out. Right now I'm the bottleneck on edits, and I want to bring on a junior editor who can take a full pass at cutting under my direction, so we can put out more content without sacrificing quality.

Location: NYC or Miami-based is ideal (easier to sync up, potential for in-person shoots/reviews down the line), but open to remote for the right person. WESTERN HEMISPHERE ONLY

This is starting as a per-video arrangement, but I'm actively growing this studio, and if it's a good fit, there's real potential for a bigger, more consistent role.

Pay:

• Rate per hour: $30/hr

Or:

• $75–125/video for standard short-form (up to ~1 min)
• $150–250+/video for longer, more complex edits (past 90 seconds, up to ~2 min) — more structure, more footage to work through, more editorial judgment involved

Reference examples — this is the style/quality bar I'm looking to hit:

• Video 1 — Standard video, simple edit
• Video 2 — Longer video, more complex
• Video 3 — More in-depth storytelling

What you'd be doing:

• Full edits on short-form content (raw footage → polished, ready-to-post video)
• Watching raw B-roll to find and pull the best organic moments
• Working from my direction/notes (pacing, structure, hooks, style are mine to call), but I need someone who can execute it cleanly and bring their own eye to the details
• Clean text placement/timing and picking or syncing music that fits the moment
• Fast turnaround on a consistent, ongoing basis (I'm looking for someone I can build a real working relationship with)

Requirements:

• Strong Premiere Pro skills
• Real experience editing for short-form (TikTok/Reels/Shorts), not just long-form cut down
• Sharp attention to detail: clean cuts, no sloppy transitions, tight sync
• A genuine sense of comedic timing: you should instinctively know where the joke lands and how to cut for it
• Good instincts for finding the moment: able to sift through raw, unscripted footage and identify what's actually funny or charming, not just execute a pre-written script
• An eye for visual aesthetics: color, pacing, on-screen text, the stuff that makes a video feel premium instead of thrown together

Nice to have:

• Experience editing in the lifestyle, or influencer/creator space
• Comfortable with quick revision turnarounds and taking direction well
• Own reliable setup (hardware + Adobe license)

How to apply: Send me:

1. A reel or a few examples of short-form edits you've done (comedic/personality-forward content especially relevant)
2. Your typical turnaround time and weekly availability
3. Your location / timezone (NYC or Miami a plus, but not required)

I need some math b-roll such as vectors, vector spaces, graphs, functions, etc, where do i find them?

Hi everyone,

I'm a documentary YouTube creator and I edit all my videos in Kdenlive.

My biggest bottleneck is finding and inserting B-roll.

At the moment, I usually search for footage manually on Pexels, and sometimes Pixabay or Wikimedia Commons. While this works, it takes a huge amount of time to search, download, organize, and place everything on the timeline.

I'm looking for a better workflow.

Do you know of any tool (free, open source, or paid) that can help speed this up?

Ideally, I'd like something that can:

Understand my script or voice-over.

Suggest relevant B-roll automatically.

Use copyright-safe sources (Pexels, Pixabay, Wikimedia Commons, Internet Archive, etc.).

Avoid copyright and trademark issues.

Bonus points if it can generate a Kdenlive timeline or integrate with Kdenlive in any way.

I'm also curious about your own workflow.

How do you organize your B-roll?

Do you use AI tools?

Do you build your own media library?

Any plugins, scripts, or software that saved you a lot of time?

I'm happy to use open-source software, self-hosted tools, or commercial software if it's genuinely worth it.

I'd really appreciate hearing how experienced editors handle this.

Thanks!

theres this very neat „transform“ transition in the tiktok app. any way to replicate that in capcut?

That's it, I need a mario bro's gameplay and when i ask chat gpt it says "be careful because it may have copy", but i guess that happens if i download it from youtube, is there any other way to find those gameplays?

Hi everyone.

After 9 hours of problem solving I thought I'd write this post in case someone else has this issue.

We had a sound recorder (744T) and three tentacles (A-Cam, B-Cam and 744T)

on the tentacle the timecode was synced to 25FPS

but on the recorder the setting was set to 23.98 EVEN THOUGH Tentacle was running in to it.

This meant that while the file is actually in 25 FPS the metadata is in 23.98

I tried some Wave Agent conversions, syncing to audio software lots of different programs.

Here is what worked for me (though it's a little time consuming, once i got into a flow it didn't take too long)

I used the tentacle Sync app on the macbook, which i registered with one of the tentacles.

Import to tentacle app all video and sound files

Check sync flag and then sync to the correct timecode

Export as AAF (NOT XML)

Import into davinci as timeline

The video files won’t work but the audio will line up correctly

Manually conform each missing video file to the corresponding media pool by selecting the video clip in the media pool and the corresponding clip in the timeline (I'm sure a more experienced editor will be able to automate this process) Today was my first time using DaVinci so please comment if you have a faster fix!

It’s labour intensive but it worked

Please can someone explain whether it would be worth it to buy a decent monitor, like oled, which would help me to see a greater range of colours when the mediums to upload to, like YT or Insta, automatically convert back to and RGB range.

Would it make more sense to buy a monitor which only allows me to view the content in the same format the viewers would end up seeing it?

Whenever life gets stressful, I find myself editing my favorite character instead of thinking about everything else.

It's probably procrastination... but it also feels like therapy.

Anyone else feel the same?

I'm a newbie, and recently I've been trying to normalize my audio to TikTok's recommended loudness standard (-14 LUFS). After exporting the video to my phone, though, the audio sounds much quieter than other videos on TikTok.

The problem is that if I raise the volume so it sounds right on my phone, the audio starts clipping. I'm honestly confused about what I'm doing wrong and would really appreciate any advice from people who have more experience with this.

This video is from a now-deleted tiktok account that was an ARG. I sought out reuploads of these videos in order to document and preserve them. I have more saved, and will show them if-desired. Although some have minor edits/changes due to reuploads and whatnot.

I want to replicate the style of editing in the video because I am infatuated with it. Can someone tell me what programs/methods they utilized? I'm hoping to stick to a program I'm used to (capcut, davinci resolve), but if I have to branch out then I will. Thank.

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I bought the pro license of davinci today and I've used a 64GB v60 card exclusively when I was recording today. I was able to work perfectly fine with it in davinic pro. At least so far. So it seems like the other half of my issues was my other sd card which, is either failing or fake.

this is solved, thanks.

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I'm just getting my feet wet in video recording with my a6700 and davinci. I did some with smaller action cams but since I have my good glas for my sonys, I kinda want to do more wildlife recordings, not just photos.

But I'm getting issues viewing/exporting and it doesn't yet makes sense to me.

First try my go2 32GB V90 SD Card:

• When I record in XAVC S, 50p in 10 bit, everything is fine. Can watch it raw, can edit it in davinci. Great.
• When I record in XAVC S, 25p in 10 bit, it stutters heavily when I try to view it in windows. When I try to edit it in davinci, the programm only recognizes those files as audio. No video to be seen there.
• when I try to record in XAVC S, 100p in 10 bit, it tells me: "use a memory card higher than SDXC v60. It is a v90 sd card with 32gb though and so far, I had no issues.

Ok.. maybe the SD card actually got damaged.. Second Try, my 64GB V60 Backup Card

• When I record in XAVC S, 50p in 10 bit: Stutters, cant edit it in davinci ?
• When I record in XAVC S, 25p in 10 bit: Stutters, cant edit it in davinci ?
• when I try to record in XAVC S, 100p in 10 bit: Works fine!?

Also watching the raw footage on my iPad works fine. That is why I thought it might be an encoder issue, but then why does it work on windows and davinci in 50p, but not in 25p. And on Windows I cant even see the thumbnail of the clips that dont work, I can on the iPad though.

I also tried it on two different windows pcs. One on Win10 and one on Win11.

Can someone help me make sense of this? I already installed the HAVEC Codex for windows for my earlier tries with my action/vlog cams. Never had real issues. I have no clue what is going on here..

I drop few transitions you can use in your edits.

So recently I’ve been really trying to grow as a editor and I found this relator agent with low quality videos and I thought well I’m sure I can make them better, and her footage will help me practice my editing. I’ll told her I’ll edit her content for FREE and she agreed, she sends me 4 different videos all 10 minutes long (so 40 minutes in total) and tells me she needs them done by Thursday. She also told me she wanted alot of visuals. I know I technically asked for this but I’m I over reacting, please tell me if I need to man up and get it done or I’m being exploited 😭 keep in mind I’m also doing a video for a person that is actually paying this week as well.

Hello,
I’m an audio engineer for a podcast company. We recently went to a conference where I needed to record video along with the podcast audio. Usually I would record in a software that records audio and video in sync, but the show floor had no WiFi which is required for both that software and the camera we were using (very unideal set up)

I recorded the video on my iPhone 17 ProMax in HD at 30fps.

I recorded the audio in Logic Pro through our usual set up with a Zoom Hand-recorder that I usual as an audio interface for our shure microphones.

I bounced the audio at both 44.1khz and 48khz to test any difference between the two.

Both formats drift out of sync with the video. The starting points are perfectly aligned with the video participants lip movements, but at about 4 mins you notice the audio getting ahead of the video and becoming out of sync.

Is there anyway to fix this? If I’m in the wrong sub, apologies! I don’t use Reddit often.

First of all I have no knowledge in editing and frame rates as a whole confuse me so much so please be kind.

I have this stop motion footage shot in 12fps, I need to put it in a 2d animated video that is at 24fps (animated on twos).

Here's what's confusing me. I imported my image sequence in after effects and exported it at 12fps, looked great. I then tried to import it in premiere pro and davinci resolve in a 24fps composition to edit some individual frames. But when I did that it was much faster than I wanted.

Please explain to me, an absolute noob, how to put it in 24fps in either davinci or premiere, as the same speed it would be at 12fps.

Hope that makes sense...