The Real Secret to PRO Level Editing
I go on an adventure as I tell you all about the key to good YouTube editing
Hey guys!
This month, I’ve done something a little different with my new video, mixing presentation and tutorial while taking you on a mini-adventure.
In the video, I go over what I’m calling the “secret” to good editing, specifically the type of YouTube editing that so many of you are doing.
But before you watch, for any gamers out there, just know that we wrote and filmed the introduction weeks before the Oblivion Remaster was released… the timing was just serendipitous.
I really believe smoothness is the key to good YouTube editing. Too often, I see videos out there with PNGs rigidly coming on to the screen, transitions that abruptly start, and harsh zooms that take you out of the video. It just looks unprofessional.
When creating effects from scratch, I always play with the velocity graphs in Premiere Pro. It’s a difficult art to master, as there are so many different ways to have your velocity spike – you need to play around and discover what looks good for you, but above all, make sure it’s smooth.
You can play with the speed of things in DaVinci Resolve. There’s been a new software update recently (DaVinci Resolve 20) that lets you play with keyframes on the main edit page, which is super useful and means spending a lot less time in the daunting Fusion tab.
(Of course, if you want smoothness like on my channel, you can buy my presets for both Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve, including pre-made smooth animations, zooms, and transitions.)
Now, a little on the making of the video. Those beginning, sweeping aerial shots were filmed with a DJI drone, which was fun to do, even if the battery life was not great. It’s always slightly nerve-wracking going out in public wearing a costume, but we got the shots we needed, and the intro feels pretty epic as a result.
Later on in the video, I do some presenting to camera that was filmed using a gimbal. Funnily enough, we’ve owned both the drone and our gimbal for ages, but never really used them for our YouTube content. However, we wanted this video to feel big, and we needed to use all the tools at our disposal to achieve that feeling. Plus, the gimbal is super-smooth, which was the entire point of the video. We’re really happy with how it all came out, so expect to see more cool gimbal shots in the future.
And if you want to know how we made the thumbnail, well… you’ll just have to wait until next month… Now, get out of here and get editing!
Finzar