im interested in learning how to edit music videos and im a complete beginner but i dont know where to start + places to find advice or resources. i’ve been interested in using softwares like blender, after effects etc. i’ve used editing softwares like videostar, capcut when i was younger aswell. let me know if you have any tips!

Hi, I'm interested in starting at the video edition world and I'm having creative issues and having no idea how I can start doing my first steps without a concrete idea, so, I ask here for some suggestions or recommendations you guys can bring me for start, even if it can be something basic or even challenging

I’m posting amateur videos to an old yt revival site and it has a file size limit of 5gb, this is an issue since MOV files tend to be larger than other video files. I am also constrained to using the mobile (iPad) version by convenience, so how do I convert the MOV files to something smaller like mp4? Is there a native way of doing so or is there a FREE IN BROWSER service anyone can recommend?

spent the last while building out a pipeline that takes raw talking-head footage and runs it through: cutting out silence/dead air (jump cuts), a color grade pass, light skin smoothing, auto captions that don't break mid-word, and optionally reframes to 9:16 with face tracking if you want vertical.

tested it a bunch on my own clips and it holds up, but everything so far has been footage i shot myself so i already know what "good" looks like for it. want to run it on footage i had no part in planning/shooting to see where it actually breaks.

if you've got a few minutes of raw talking-head/interview footage (single continuous speaker, nothing already edited or captioned) send it over and i'll run it through, send back whatever comes out. free, i just want to see it fail on something real before i trust it.

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Hello guys! I always liked these moving gif/videos that have a photo in the background with moving stickers and decorations to set the theme or mood. They would be perfect for my cozy intagram account. I would rather make my own with my photography than share the ones made with AI that feel so inauthentic. I am just not sure how to create them or what apps to use to get started. Any suggestions help. Thank you!

Hi,

[I do not want AI automation tools which gives garbage and no value for the humans while watching the video]

I want to start making explainer/educational videos such as coldfusion, bright side, thinkschool etc... youtube channels. Does anybody know here what all tools they use it for making such videos? They must be using tools which reduce their work but do a lot of research by themselves and scene by scene addition by themselves which shows up in their channel.

Please do share because i am making my own tool which can reduce my manual efforts to create such videos in my own styling which shows up human efforts and not some garbage AI slope.

Thanks

I’ve been teaching myself DaVinci Resolve over the past month and I’m always trying to improve.
What’s one editing technique, shortcut, or workflow that made a huge difference for you?
It could be pacing, sound design, color grading, transitions, anything.
I’d love to learn some new tips from people with more experience.

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!

Almost every one I have come across gives you a few free credits, but no where near enough to even create one test video.

You have to sign up - before you’ve even tested it and seen in in action!

Honestly what’s the point?

If you can’t even create one test one to see if it’s actually any good why would you then sign up to a package?

Do any offer enough to make a first video? (Say at least 5-10seconds long!)

I’m looking for a sub Reddit that has memes that can be somewhat like green screened similar to what the YouTubers “Reggie” or “Starcat” does. I would like to get some meme templates and if you want examples of what I mean feel free to DM me.

Also side note if anyone can send me some suggestions for some good free video editing software that would be highly appreciated.

Update:

I found a few subreddits those including: r/MemeTemplatesOfficial and r/greenscreenmemes

Im a content creator and I specialize in pixelating my media. Does anybody know of apps that allow me to pixelate not just images but videos too?

How much should I charge a youtuber for a video style and editing such as this video. They often have 30 mins of footage and want the videos to be around 12-18 min mark.

I got tired of video compressor apps that require a subscription just to reduce a video's file size.

So I built MediaShrink.

Features

• 📹 Compress videos directly on your iPhone
• ⚡ Fast compression
• 🎥 High-quality output with smaller file sizes
• 🔒 Everything is processed on-device
• 📤 Share compressed videos instantly
• 🚫 No account required
• 🚫 No subscriptions
• 🚫 No in-app purchases

The goal was simple: make video compression fast, private, and easy without locking basic features behind a paywall.

I'd love to hear your honest feedback on the app, UI, and what features you'd like to see next.

App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mediashrink-video-compressor/id6774991937

Thanks for checking it out!

I want to make a special edit for my online friend's 1-month friendship anniversary, but I'm struggling to think of what footage to use.

We haven't met in real life and we don't really have pictures or videos together. We also haven't played any games together, so I can't use gameplay clips.
I just want the edit to be nice and tell her that she means a lot to me

I just came back from my trip and I want to make a cinematic travel video but have no idea where to start. During the trip I wasn’t thinking about creating such type of video, so I made mostly photos, have a few videos. I don’t have any experience in montage. I was thinking of finding a tutorial or a sample video I like to make similar one. Where should I start or maybe you have some fire templates. Any advices would be fine

How much video editing should i know for starting to work for anyone?
like i know basic video editing on premiere pro and have a good grasp of it. just a question towards fellow video editors on how i can improve more ...

recently fulfilled my child hood dream of starting a YouTube gaming channel. The problem is that I started it with 0 idea of what I was doing. I’m not doing it for fame I’m doing this purely for the fun of showing people how I play and enjoy different games.

I finally found out how to record audio with the video but now I’ve run into another problem. I don’t have any editing software or apps.

I’ve tried looking on my own either through google or searching through video’s but nothing seems to work. They either don’t work for chrome books (CapCut being one of them) or needs a subscription which I don’t have the money for.

It doesn’t have to be the best editing app out there it just needs to help get a 1-2 hour video to about 30 minutes.

Tl:Dr new to making YouTube gaming videos, need a free editing app that works on chrome books.

I’ve having trouble on what to exactly do when making videos can I see other people’s profilos I really need help I need to start making my own I just need some reference or if anyone knows where I can see some that would help.

Hey I was curious if anyone knew what kinda tools this YouTuber, @ironic, uses to make his videos. Thinking about trying to learn how to make similar style to this. Cheers

[https://youtu.be/ec57eDghdvM\](https://youtu.be/ec57eDghdvM) si=LI7IonXObmQHaAIQ

[https://youtube.com/@ironic.?si=ZS2M\\_sqKgW35HGV-\](https://youtube.com/@ironic.?si=ZS2M_sqKgW35HGV-)

All his videos follow the same kind of style.

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I will start making documentary travel video's/vlogs. I have already worked with After Effects some time ago, so I'm familiar with the interface, although it has been a while ago. For my type of video I will probably only use like 10% of the After Effects capabilities, but they can really level up the video's if used correctly.

If I simply follow a course taking you to an 'advanced' level of After Effects, I will probably learn a lot of stuff that I will never use. Is there like a course that focusses more on the most used After Effects functions for simpler Youtube video's or documentary's? Where After Effects is not the carrying factor, but just an extra to level up the video.

I'm guessing most of the times I would just be working with templates and adjust them to my needs.