Background music for social media videos and YouTube is one of my favorite topics because there are so many confusing options for royalty-free music! MOST people think what they’re looking for is free background music, and trust me, I get it–but if everyone keeps using the same free songs over and over, how do your …
Video Editing
If you’re new here or didn’t notice yet, Video Editing is my jam! I love doing it and teaching others how to edit video!
If you’re TOTALLY new to video editing, I have a page with some video editing software options and my thoughts on each one. It’s like choosing a car, you kinda have to check it out and get a feel for it before you commit.
On this page, you’ll find all of my posts and videos for video editing, but if you’re looking for tutorials for video editing software, here are my video editing software categories:
Adobe Premiere Elements (one of my favorites!), iMovie (great for beginners), Adobe Premiere Pro (my #1 favorite), VSDC, PowerDirector, Filmora, or here are some Video Editing Apps to look at too.
LumaFusion Tutorial for Beginners
You’ve asked for a LumaFusion tutorial for beginners, and I promised it was coming but I wanted to wait until LumaFusion 2.0 was released! This is your LumaFusion 2.0 Beginners Guide and in this video, you will learn how to use LumaFusion on an iPad, which is very similar to LumaFusion for the iPhone (it’s …
Best Video Editing Software for Social Media
We talk a lot about video editing software here, but usually with a focus on YouTube or Facebook videos. But the time has come to branch out and talk about all of the other social media platforms taking part in the video medium. It’s not uncommon to experience horizontal videos, vertical videos, square videos on …
Adobe Premiere Rush – iPhone Tutorial
Adobe Premiere Rush is a new video editing app for iPhone and desktop computers that makes it easy to edit videos on multiple devices, to share on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, or save for later. With the Adobe Premiere Rush iPhone app, you can start an edit on your phone, and sync your edits to Creative …
How to Edit Videos on iPhone
I’m giving away a GoPro Hero7 Black! For more details and to enter, click this link: https://gleam.io/t26D4/win-a-gopro-hero7-black Curious how to edit videos on iPhone? I don’t typically edit videos on my iPhone… but lately, I’ve been doing more and more editing on my iPhone X (especially with Luma Fusion). While there are several video editing …
GoPro Hero 7 Video Editing
So what do you actually do with all the clips you shoot on your GoPro Hero7? In this post and video, I’m doing to cover how to edit your Hero7 videos and the “best” editing software out there. GoPro Hero 7 Video Editing isn’t very complicated, but it’s good to know where to start!
How to Edit Vertical Video – LumaFusion Tutorial
With the release of IGTV, I’ve been asked about how to edit vertical video for IGTV. Many Instagram-savvy folks are utilizing their iPhone for all-things-social these days, and when it comes to editing videos on an iPhone, it gets tricky. Luckily, there are some great video editing apps for iPhone, including LumaFusion. I created this …
Motion Tracking in Adobe Premiere Elements 2018
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Color Correction in Adobe Premiere Elements 2018
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How To Edit Videos for YouTube in Premiere Pro
I have been using Adobe Premiere Pro for my YouTube videos since I started on YouTube, and although it took some time to learn, figuring out how to edit videos for YouTube in Premiere Pro is one of the best decisions I ever made! In this Premiere Pro tutorial, I’m going to take you on a …
How to Make a Video Look Professional with iMovie (collab with Holly Gillen)
When you’re new to YouTube or video editing with iMovie, it can be hard to know how to make a video look professional with iMovie. If you take a look at professional-looking videos on YouTube, there is a good chance that the magic is in the tiny little details.
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How to Repurpose Instagram Stories for YouTube
Instagram Stories are now one of my favorite ways to create (and consume, let’s be real) social media, but they’re gone in 24 hours! As a YouTuber, I like my content to stick around for a while. I collaborated with Jessica Stansberry on her channel with a tutorial on how to repurpose Instagram stories for …
Premiere Elements 2018 – How To Make A Great Family Video
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How to Organize Video Files
When I started creating videos for fun, how to organize video files was the furthest thing from my mind. But now that I’ve been using the same “system” for years, I think my way is the fast and easy way to organize video footage for editing.
How to Edit Videos – Video Editing for Beginners
Many people realize they want or need to learn how to edit videos when they notice they have videos or clips they need to combine or merge. While video editing is a really broad topic, this post is strictly for beginners who aren’t sure how to edit videos or where to even start! For those …
GoPro for Kids and other Kids Camera Options
A GoPro for kids… is there such a thing? There are several reasons why a GoPro camera makes an excellent family camera, but does it make a good kids camera? (The links in this post are affiliate links, and VidProMom will be compensated when you make a purchase by clicking these links.) In this digital …
Fix Action Cam Footage and Edit GoPro Videos in Adobe Premiere Elements 2018
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Epidemic Sound – Good YouTube Background Music
YouTube background music isn’t hard to find, but Epidemic Sound makes it easy and affordable to find the best background music for your project. Every epic video needs an epic background music track, am I right? Adding good background music is an easy, fun way to spice up YouTube videos, GoPro Edits, family movies… but …
Why do Videos Look Bad on Facebook?
Why do videos look bad on Facebook, to begin with? It’s all about compression, but let’s look more into ways to improve Facebook video quality.
5 Ways to Add Special Effects to GoPro Videos, Family Movies, and YouTube Videos
I don’t go crazy with special effects in my GoPro videos and family movies, and I keep effects to a minimum here in my YouTube channel. But I’ve been browsing some motion graphics and sound effects over on productioncrate.com… and this could be a little bit of a rabbit hole! So I want to give you …
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