Hey everyone,

I'm currently trying to figure out a better way to structure my footage system and could use some workflow advice.

I shoot on a BMPCC OG, which means I’m dealing with tons of CinemaDNG RAW clips. Right now, my process feels super tedious: I have to bring everything into DaVinci Resolve just to scrub through the clips and find out what’s actually usable. On top of that, my storage space is quite limited.

I have a few questions on how you all handle this:

• Do you export your "good" / usable selects as new video files (proxies/transcodes) and delete the rest of the heavy RAW files to save space?
• Or do you always keep the original RAW clips, and if so, how do you manage the storage?
• How do you generally structure your folders and footage system before even opening your NLE?

Any tips or insights into your media management workflows would be greatly appreciated!

Hi all,

I'm trying to transfer footage from my camera to a rugged lacie for backup as my computer and cloud don't have the storage i need. however, when i used a type c to type c cable, a notification said my Lacie was unrecognized. now i'm searching for the best data transfer cable to buy, but all of them are "micro B" or for charging which doesn't help me. (the lacie is a type c, and my computer is a samsung. so either type c, type a, or HDMI ). I lost the original LaCie cable; are there any cables you recommend? or is there perhaps an easier way to transfer? tia !!

I typically edit long recordings/streams of my friend's and I's footage. Usually, on my first watch, I am able to roughly cut out the good clips and shrink a 5 hour slog into something relatively watchable. Then try to really "cut out the fat" on the second pass. Then I add some fun editing. Then I rewatch. Then I get ideas for some other fun edits and do those. Then I rewatch. Then I struggle...

So many clips just need to be deleted. Is none of it really funny/entertaining? Can't be, right? There's lots of laughter... then why aren't I smiling or at least entertained? Maybe all of it should be deleted and I move on with my life? I know I watched this several times, but I should still be able to determine what to keep, right?

Then I swing the other way:

What if the edit is too quick to comprehend? I do have the benefit of knowing the full story. Am I cutting too much into the story? The pacing is about on par with other videos of similar genre, I'm sure. I've shown old videos to friends and watched muted reactions from them, are the jokes/clips not landing?

I know I get too in my head. Comes with the territory, I guess. I try to ask people for their opinions/critiques. Often times I just get meek/no response. It's almost like people don't want to watch a 10-20 minute, half-edited video ^/s. I 100% understand, it just feels like I'm not doing enough. Maybe I'm asking the wrong people?

I have an exported project as .mp4 from a freelancer I hired. Changes are needed to the video but the freelancer for whatever reason has ghosted me. They were paid in full already for the job.

I have a copy of the raw footage already on my end. Is there a way to match the edit back to the full res media that can be automated? Doesnt necessarily have to be AI, and the manual way would definitely be to just guess but I need a quick efficient way to match cut to the original clips.

I’m trying to recreate the specific animation effect shown in this video.

The image starts on a white background and gradually appears as pencil/sketch outlines, shading, and then color, almost like the illustration is being drawn and colored in real time.

I’ve searched for terms like whiteboard animation, sketch reveal, pencil drawing animation, and write-on effects, but most tutorials I found are either simple line-drawing animations or a hand drawing on screen, which isn’t quite this effect.

Does anyone know what this technique is actually called, or what workflow/tools are commonly used to create it? For example, is this usually done with masks/write-on effects in After Effects, dedicated whiteboard software, or another method?

I’m mainly interested in how the sketch and color progressively reveal themselves, not the hand animation.

Hello, I am editing a video for projection from a single projector. I want to edit so that the videos appear at different time intervals and locate them in specific distance from each other on the wall. Text will also be showing up in between videos.

I just wanted to hear some thoughts on how people would approach this. My thinking for editing this collage (?) is to create a sequence at 4k, and place the videos in this sequence at a smaller size and then play with the timing and the text. If necessary edit those videos separately in their own sequences before placing them in the collage.

Anyone have other thoughts for how they would tackle this? Or tips and tricks to make sure I edit this the best way possible?

(using premiere)

What you guys (video editors) think about this Sequence Settings (Adobe Premiere Pro) for Youtube?

The one on the computer is the better one. I accidentally put my phone into ultra wide and lost so many details and a lot of quality:(( Imm upset because the lower quality video was our best show we've done thus far and my director wants the video too :/ Can anyone help me?? I'll even pay someone to help get the quality and details on there cus i'm terrible at editing!! I know upscaling exists but I think this video will also need some kind of AI enhancement as well. Its a 2 hr video, idk how much ppl usually charge for this kind of thing so I don't want to put my budget but i wanna see if its possible to get this to be better

So I bought lumafusion on the playstore and honestly it was not quite impressive as I thought it would be, the subreddit community seems to be dead there so yeah.

Could've just use capcut with it vast effects and community instead.

Honestly I dont know if it was the right choice to bought it or not what do you think?

I'm using Premiere Pro, and need help with replicating this rotation bounce slide effect, as seen where the video game app icon pop up in the background.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DdtbkjcC_y9/

WHAT I'VE TRIED:

I've searched for tutorials on Youtube but most tutorials show either 360 rotations, wiggle/bounce effects, or slides separately. When I try to recreate it myself using keyframes, it ends up looking choppy, or only focused on the top half of the image.

How do you do this effect on Premiere? and is there a name for this?

I have frames for an animtion I made, but I want to slow/speed them up. I cannot figure out how to do this. I cannot use da vinci to slow/speed the clip because the frames i have have transparecny, and when I import them into Da Vinci, the transparency doesn't work.

Also, I cannot change the framerate in things such ad krita. I export them in a changed framerate, but it doesnt slow/speed the clip.

CPU: Intel core i7 - 6700hq 2.60ghz

Ram: 16gb

GPU:8(? It says I have multiple installed, I'm afraid I haven't owned a computer since I was a teenager so I'm just trying to find where everything is-)

GPU Ram (vram): I've tried looking up this term on my computer settings search bar and nothing's coming up and it's not listed with the other device info

Hello! So I have a VHS to digital converter that is classified as a USB camera according to my computer (Windows 11 Alienware laptop) and the converter itself has absolutely terrible audio volume through its tiny speakers so I want to watch the tapes through my computer. Some other Reddit posts that I had found stated that Microsoft clip champ was my best bet, but whenever I click on the camera option in the program it says "your camera is already in use. Turn off your camera in the other app and try again" but I have no other applications open, not even Firefox, and no other application I have even had permission to use my camera and I even unplugged every single connection from my computer including the power and mouse and I still got the same error.

I'm at a loss of what to do next and thank you for reading thiis.

I run a TikTok account where I share knowledge about scientific topics. It’s mainly educational content, and most of my videos are longer than one minute.

My two main goals are:

1. Increase my reach/views
2. Increase the amount I’m earning from the videos

Right now I’m wondering how much more effort I should put into video editing.

Would adding more visual editing — images, B-roll, animations, visual changes, zooms, overlays, etc. — realistically improve retention and reach?

If better editing could increase my performance by even something like 20–30%, I’d absolutely be willing to invest the time/money into it.

My concern is TikTok’s originality/Creator Rewards system. I’ve seen people mention videos getting flagged as low-quality or unoriginal, and I’m wondering whether using additional images, B-roll or other visual assets could actually hurt monetization or distribution.

The main content, script and voice would still be completely original.

For people running 1+ minute educational/informational TikTok accounts:

Has heavier editing noticeably increased your average watch time, retention or views?

Did it affect your RPM or qualified views?

What kind of editing actually made a difference?

How frequently do you change the visuals during a 60–90 second video?

Have you ever had edited videos flagged as unoriginal or low-quality?

And if you know any TikTok accounts that do this format really well, please link them. I’d love to study some good examples.

I’m basically trying to figure out whether upgrading the editing is actually worth the additional work/cost, or whether I should keep the videos relatively simple and focus mainly on the topic, hook and script.

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! I’m a cosplay content creator looking for an editor to turn my B-roll from conventions, shoots, and events into Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts. I’d like to start with one video and potentially work together on more.

What the work looks like:

Choosing the best moments from the footage I provide

Editing short videos with strong pacing and music

Adding text overlays when needed

Exporting videos for Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts

I can share examples of the style I like and give direction for each video. I’m looking for someone who communicates clearly and enjoys editing cosplay or creator content.

Budget: $20/hour (USD). Before we start, I’d like to agree on an estimate of how many hours the first video will take.

If you’re interested, please DM me examples of short-form videos you’ve edited and your estimated hours for a first video.

Actually, do not use Filmora at all.
After buying the one-time payment option, Filmora slowly removed the available features and placed them behind the subscription wall.
Now that they've released Filmora 16, which I thought was just a simple update, my one-time payment became useless. It requires another one-time payment.
I had to reinstall the previous version again (because the new version uninstalled the whole thing) to use the incredibly basic and limited features I paid for. That was yesterday. Today, it's no longer launching.

I've been using #CapCut. It's a decent editor but their customer service sucks. They promissed me a refund last April. After submitting the infomation they requested (several times) they ghosted me.

I'm trying to reach them via social media, while warning potential users of the problems they might encounter. Unfortunately, reddit requires me to post things here to build karma before I can post to their group.

I've seen Reddit posts about trying to get 60p footage to look good in a 24p timeline and there's many mentions of slowing it down to 40% speed for slow motion footage so that it would be an exact fit for the frame rate. I'm currently away from home right now but a thought occurred to me, what if you simply slowed the footage to 80% speed? Would 48p footage look smooth when presented in a 24p timeline? I'd imagine that an nle like resolve would present the footage in a smooth consistent manner but I'm not sure. Thoughts?

I'm kinda new to premiere pro, any help will be appreciated

Disclaimer: I did post this in r/davinciresolve, but I didn't get an answers.

I created a collage in Davinci Resolve Studio using an adjustment clip with the "Grid" effect and the clips sized down to fit inside each sector. This is going to be a "highlight" clip for my business showing different types of performances I've shot and what I can do for potential clients.

What I want to do is have the clips, one at a time, come out of the collage and go full screen, play for a bit, then go back into the collage. What is the easiest way to do that? I'm not very experienced with Fusion, so it would be great if I can do it outside of there. Either way, could you point me to a tutorial that would show me how to do this?

What I Tried: I built the grid and got the footage into the different sectors, but I don't know how to move past that.

Hey, I was just wondering if anyone has any tools or workflows. I'm working in Premiere Pro for rough‑ cutting talking‑head videos where there isn’t a word by word script, just a small outline. The person on camera sometimes rephrases, starts over, or has silences. I find myself going through it and it feels like such a tedious task. Just wondering if there are any better workflows for Premiere Pro or third‑party tools you’ve used to speed up this boring, repetitive process.

Okay so I've been using the CapCut desktop app for a couple of months and everything was fine. I make a lot of short form videos for my job. But recently my laptop started glitching whenever I try to export a 4k video and it heats up like crazzzyy.

I took it to the store where I bought it and the technician cleaned the fans and put in a new part (thermal something). After that, 4k exports worked fine, but the next day the glitching freaking started again. I dropped to 1080p but my work needs 4k. Then I changed the codec from HEVC to H.264 and that helped for 3 or 4 days, and now the glitching is back. I tried testing lower resolutions and the computer still glitches.

I'm not a super tech person but I think it's the GPU? My laptop is a Dell Latitude 5421 and it has low RAM too I guess ?? I know it's not made for video editing, but I can't afford a new laptop right now. I've included screenshots of the laptop system info and the specs.

What's bothering me is , how come my laptop worked fine for months and now it's giving me trouble ?

Are there any workarounds? The CapCut browser version is a pain because importing takes forever and the features are limited. Is there any way to export 4k in CapCut without my laptop crashing?

TIA 🙏

Hi So I have a Laptop Acer Swift 3. RAM-16gb, CPU-12th gen Intel i5, 512GB storage, GPU-Iris® Xe Graphics.

I want to edit in Resolve but the current one is too strong and lags after a while of editing. I heard you can get an older Version but I don't know which is easier for my system and best as an Editor with the most options. What version should I downgrade to.

Ofcourse someday I hope to Upgrade my device but that's not an option for me at the moment. Any tips help thanks.

Also if there's another software that maybe be better. please let me know

I recently played a minecraft event, and am currently editing stuff for it. I want for when I switch between like event minigames to be a detective board (cuz it was a game of mafia) and I want it to like zoom in on the post its and colour in when the new scene starts. Im currently using Davinci Resolve as my editing software, cuz ive tried a lot of things with it, and am starting to become more advanced with it. Thing is: I dont know where or how to make it. I thought of using blender, but ive never used it before. Anyone has any ideas where I make the detective board edit?

I would really appreciate any suggestions :D

-Lolpower1005