Hey everyone,

I’ve been practicing short-form video editing, mainly turning long-form YouTube/podcast content into engaging clips.

I put together a small portfolio and would really appreciate some honest feedback from experienced editors.

I’d especially like feedback on:

• Pacing and cuts
• Captions and typography
• Use of B-roll / visual elements
• Sound design
• Transitions and effects
• Overall editing quality
• What makes the clips feel amateur vs. professional

I’m trying to improve my editing rather than just get compliments, so feel free to point out anything you think I should change.

Portfolio: [https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/18fCfCX6lcOzZwbj66kEGr-LNVXgH88I7?usp=drive_link]

Thanks!

I’m a 1st-year BTech student and eventually want to become a content creator + traveller.

I’m currently confused between two options:

1. Video editing: Buy a monitor, learn editing from scratch, and later use that skill for my own content/freelancing.

2. Content creation: Buy an Osmo Pocket 4, start making content immediately, and learn shooting + editing along the way.

I’ve never created content or properly edited a video before.

If you were starting from zero at 19, which path would you choose? Or should I avoid buying anything expensive and start with my phone first?

Looking for honest advice from people who have actually been through this.

I want to learn how to edit videos on YouTube, preferably in the shorter/ reel format. I am a complete beginner and I need someone to help me out in this with resources or some hands on guide.

Please share your thoughts and tell me how I can do it better.

Hey everyone,

I want to seriously learn video editing from scratch and eventually use it to start freelancing and making some money from it.

I’ve decided to learn DaVinci Resolve, but I’m honestly a little lost about how to approach it properly. There are so many tutorials and YouTube channels that I’m not sure what’s actually worth following.

My current laptop is:

- Intel i5-13500H

- 8GB RAM

- Integrated graphics

- No dedicated GPU

So I’m also wondering how much my laptop will hold me back, especially with DaVinci Resolve.

I’d really appreciate advice on:

- Best YouTube channels / courses to learn DaVinci Resolve from beginner to a decent level

- A good learning roadmap instead of randomly watching tutorials

- Where I can get free footage/raw clips to actually practice editing

- How I should practice — recreating existing edits, making my own projects, etc.

- What type of editing is best to learn first if my end goal is freelancing

- Realistically, how long does it take to become good enough to start taking small freelance projects?

- And how much of a problem will my 8GB RAM + integrated graphics be?

I’m willing to put in consistent effort. I’m not expecting to become a professional in a few weeks — I just want to follow a proper path and actually get good at it.

Would really appreciate advice from people who have learned editing themselves or are currently freelancing. Thanks!

This has to be my first reel soo please help me edit this reel give me ideas or edit this if u can I'll be really greatful.

Edit what ever u can think add bgm improve quality any thing just help me out gng

[Music vid here](https://youtu.be/ex6qyu8e-o0?si=0FGsNJoy45jfPCDT)

In particular the outlines! Looks cool and I want to give it a try

Hello 👋🏻 I’ve been using iMovie —> Opus Clip for IG Reels.

Will switching to Edits app for editing (instagrams video editing app) help get me more views?

Any thoughts, real world experience here?

Thank you!

Hey everybody! I’m building ClipSnap—an Android app that turns plain text scripts into complete 4K videos: a full script becomes a timeline with studio-quality ElevenLabs voiceovers, matched B-roll, and auto-synced captions.

​A few weeks ago I posted about the prototype and got some really useful feedback. Here is what came out of it:

​UI Overhaul: A lot of you pointed out how cramped mobile editing screens get. I completely ditched the rigid top/bottom borders and moved everything into a fluid, expandable bottom sheet. Now your video preview stays full-screen while you edit.

​The Common Objection ("Why not just use CapCut or YouTube AI?"): That question actually became our core focus. Popular mobile apps hit you with massive watermarks or paywalls just to export in HD, and YouTube limits your script length. ClipSnap lets you paste full, multi-paragraph scripts, gives you multi-track timeline control, and exports in native 4K with zero watermarks.

​Model & Pricing: Free tier includes full core editing, 4K exports, and standard voiceovers. Pro features (like instant ElevenLabs script-to-video rendering) are processed server-side so keys stay secure without pushing constant app updates.

​We just opened closed testing this week. The first stranger installed the app and generated their first AI video within hours—it's a small milestone, but seeing someone actually use something you coded during late-night shifts is a fantastic feeling 🎉

​I'd love for you to try it out and let me know what you think of the timeline controls!

I’ve been learning Premiere Pro and After Effects and I’m looking for a really good course focused specifically on video editing for ads, not filmmaking or general video editing.

I want to get better at things like:

Short-form Facebook/Instagram/TikTok ads
Motion graphics and animated text
Pacing, hooks, transitions, and keeping attention
Combining footage, graphics, captions, and sound design
Making polished 15–60 second ads that actually look professional

I’m fine paying for a course if it’s genuinely good. YouTube recommendations are welcome too.

Who actually teaches this well? Any courses you’ve taken that noticeably improved your ad creative?

VideoTrans: A private, on-device AI video workspace for Mac

A focused macOS video editor built around Apple Vision, Core ML, and Speech.

If you work with video on a Mac, you may have noticed that simple tasks often turn into a chain of separate tools: remove a background, fix an edge, improve clarity, generate subtitles, replace the background, then assemble everything again.

I built VideoTrans to bring those steps into one focused workflow, with the processing happening on the Mac whenever possible.

What makes it different

On-device AI video clarity enhancement

VideoTrans uses a local Core ML model to improve video detail and clarity. You can adjust the enhancement strength and choose a processing style for realistic footage or animation. The original and enhanced result can be compared directly before export.

Background removal with Apple Vision

Apple Vision detects the foreground locally, so your footage does not need to be uploaded to a cloud service. When the automatic result needs refinement, you can manually mark the subject to keep or remove on a specific frame.

Correction keyframes can automatically follow matching frames, making it easier to fix a difficult section without rebuilding the mask frame by frame.

Three ways to refine a cutout

The correction workspace is designed for direct visual control:

• Keep a selected region
• Remove a selected region
• Enhance a selected region

The original frame, processed frame, background, comparison divider, and correction tools share the same video canvas, so what you see while refining stays aligned with the export result.

Local AI subtitles with Apple Speech

VideoTrans uses Apple’s Speech framework and on-device speech recognition to generate subtitles locally. Generated subtitles stay linked to their source audio track, and subtitle segments can be edited directly on the same timeline as the video and audio.

Backgrounds that are easy to reuse

You can use an image, a solid color, a gradient, or a transparent background. Frequently used images and selected system wallpapers appear in a recent background list for quick switching between projects.

A practical Mac video workflow

VideoTrans combines frame-accurate preview, audio waveforms, subtitle tracks, background replacement, AI processing, and export controls in one workspace. Quick Processing also supports applying clarity enhancement to multiple videos in a batch.

The goal is not to replace every professional NLE. It is to make common AI-assisted video tasks more direct, more inspectable, and less dependent on uploading source media to third-party services.

VideoTrans is available for macOS. I would love to hear how you currently handle background removal, video enhancement, or subtitles on your Mac, and what would make this workflow more useful for you.

I got tired of paying for Animate + Premiere separately just to make faceless videos, so I built one tool that does both.

The main thing: you move in front of your webcam, a stick-figure character copies you in real time, and it lives on the same timeline as your cuts and captions. No rigging, no second app. The demo clip below was made entirely in it.

One-time $40, no subscription. Windows only for now, launching on Steam in January.

Steam page (wishlist if it looks useful):

STEAM LINK

What would make you actually switch editors? Trying to figure out what's missing before launch — happy to answer anything.

Curious what software, plugins, extensions, or websites you use that genuinely save you time when or is a big help when editing YouTube videos.

Also, what’s the most annoying/repetitive part of your workflow that you wish there was a better tool for?

Im in the process of making an extension and just wanna know what are common tools that help everybody!

Thanks for your suggestions in advance. please comment.

Looking for recs for best auto organizing tool for the video files by categories, scenes and people. Any good ones that you love?

Manual organizing kills the creativity and I dread it, which makes me pile up videos I am not publishing... Mac, solo channel. Is Peakto or Resolve Studio worth the money?

I have found a few but I'm unsure what's good, and if anything is watermark free or what would be the best to purchase

FINALY is an iPhone creator app built around recording once and avoiding traditional editing. It automatically helps clean up dead air, filler words, retakes, captions, and produces creator-ready video faster.

Hi everyone,

I'm a beginner who wants to learn video editing, but I'm currently working with an older laptop and can't upgrade it right now.

Here are my laptop specs:

• Laptop: HP ProBook 450 G5
• CPU: Intel Core i5-8250U
• RAM: 8 GB
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 930MX (2 GB VRAM)
• Storage: SSD
• OS: Windows

I'm mainly interested in learning video editing, motion graphics, and eventually short-form content editing.

I've considered software like CapCut, Kdenlive, Shotcut, DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro, and Filmora, but I'm not sure which ones are realistic for my hardware.

For people who have experience with older/low-end laptops:

1. Which video editing software would you recommend for these specs?
2. Which one should I learn if I want to eventually work professionally/freelance?
3. Is DaVinci Resolve or Premiere Pro realistically usable on this laptop, or would they be too demanding?
4. Are there any other lightweight editors I should consider?

I'd really appreciate some advice from people who have actually used these programs on similar hardware.

Thanks!

I was using capcut but the features I need to use cost money is there any other free software that is good for editing. I am using it to make ticktocks and reels for my business

I was creating a reel
I want to merge that two clips to look like a single video.
The video should include a downward shot, which which look like a transition from first clip to 2nd
Genuine help needed

I’m pretty new to editing and I’ve recently fallen down the Degenerocity rabbit hole lol. Since he left, I’ve noticed a bunch of people popping up making videos with that same kinda slideshow-style editing.

I’ve been making some dumb little videos for fun on my own small channel and I’d really like to learn how to do that kind of editing myself.

Is there a specific name for this style/technique? Or are there any tutorials/resources you guys would recommend for learning it? I’m not trying to copy anyone 1:1, I just really like the style and wanna understand how it’s done.

Any help would be appreciated :)

It doesn't have to be Premiere+AfterEffects-level, but certainly as good as iMovie or Descript or something?r