Have you ever heard films or TV shows referred to as “moving pictures, or motion pictures?”  Maybe, maybe not, but it helps to know the meaning behind the term if you want to learn how to make videos yourself. When film was first invented, people were absolutely enthralled with the magic new technology, so “moving

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If you are looking for an all-purpose, in the cloud video editing platform, one option you could choose is Ssemble.  This post will explain Ssemble and give examples of how it distinguishes itself as a video editing platform. As a person who began film editing using a razor blade and scotch tape, the fact that

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Final Cut Pro 10 is still a popular video editing program after being in the market for over a decade.  Honestly, I’m shocked.  It seemed like the worst marketing debacle since New Coke at the time, which was June, 2011. FCPX introduction was met with outrage by most of the professional video editing community, which

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Easy Video Editing and Sharing with Motion Box Are you searching for easy video solutions?  Most Video Production Tips readers are, so I like to point them out when I find them. MotionBox is a new online video editing platform that’s certainly worth a look.  I hope this humble review will help you know what

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Computers completely revolutionized video editing. Before computers, video editing was more expensive and much slower.  It took a whole roomful of high-dollar machines if you got into big-budget production.  Simple productions like news used less expensive edit systems that could only do cuts, so lower-budget productions had to do without any special effects. The skills

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Split-screen is a technique that essentially adds two shots together to make one.  This special effect is often used in order to have one actor play two parts. As you can see in the above picture, the same actor is playing two characters, one is supposed to be him from a future time.  He is

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Composite video editing using a tool called Light Leaks creates a gorgeous stylized effect that enhances your video quality. See how easily you can add awesome special effects using this tool. Free download.

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? Video editing is probably the single most powerful skill to perfect if you want to tell a good story with video. Compared to all the other tasks needed to make a professional-quality video and using all the techniques available to the filmmaker, editing is where much of the magic happens.  It’s the icing on

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A boatload of info on all aspects of video editing. Tutorials on several video editing programs as well as information on video file formats and how to convert video files.

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A new in-the-cloud video editing system called WeVideo can make it easier and less expensive for you to get your videos edited. Here is a review of their service demonstrating how it works.

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