lancecarr12 's List: This Week's Picks

If live streaming is your thing and you are operating on a Windows machine or an Android device then this is the video for you. We can all say lots of things about the whole "Covid thingy" but one thing is for certain. That event certainly kicked live streaming into gear and since then the development of software around it has kept going at a steady pace. So in light of that here's an up to date over view of the live streaming situation for PC and below that for Android.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbyePwAvaQ0

Android Live Steaming Apps.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzhAmSul2zs

This is a pretty straightforward "How to" tutorial using keyframing in CyberLink PowerDirector. I guess the problem is that with most video editing software these days no matter what it is that you want to do you can assume it can do it. Although that doesn't really sound like a problem it becomes one when you try to work out hOW to do it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn8obB25wvM

One of the least discussed topics in the area of video editing is the cut. When do you go from one shot to the next and how do you do that. There are a ton of videos on transitions, effects and all sorts of fancy stuff but at the end of the day any video is going to live or die on the basis of the cuts. In this video that's exactly what is being discussed and is totally worth watching.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT8AAKufk-8

Filmora 13.3 was released last week with a few interesting new features. In the video below Jacky goes through most of them so you can check it out to see if you are interested.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keQHfyqYCNk

Never mind the catchy title, these "Influence Kits" are actually sets of pre-made fully customizable intro sequences you can use in your projects. One of the easiest ways of cutting down your production time is to create intros and outros that you can use over and over. I do this with most of my projects depending on who I am doing for and it means I can cut the new footage to how I like then simply insert the intro at the front of the timeline and the outro at the back an I am done.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ksw8gB6qCJ8

Whilst LUTs can be a great way of applying an overall feel to your video projects they are not as simple as just set and forget. In order to use them effectively you need to first color correct accurately then apply the right LUT. On top of that you may then need to go back into the correction stage to adjust or even adjust the LUT itself to get a great result. In the end the results can be worth it but the reality is that unless you are very familiar with the process, you can get lost pretty easily! Filmora have just introduced some A.I. driven LUTs that take a lot of the guesswork and post production work out of using LUTs to obtain a look or feel to your projects. Worth checking out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6UsDXcn5wA

In the years I have been following Aiden Robbins on his journey to becoming quite a skilled video maker it has been interesting to watch his journey. Over time he has moved away from shooting pretty straight up "How to" videos to making mostly his own work. His tutorial videos are few and far between these days although when he does one it tends to be an extreme deep dive! The video below is no different where he covers in enormous detail his process for creating dark, moody videos. I don't really expect most of my readers to be operating at this level on all the aspects of the process he mentions. I do however think that there is a lot to be learned here and even incorporating just a few of the tips in there you can move your own video making journey a few steps along.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1GolqBo790

This week DaVinci released version 19 into the wild and as is usual with them they call this a "beta" version. With most software that means it is not fully baked and only good for advanced users with similarly advanced computer skills. Not so with the guys from DaVinci! They tens to call every version a "beta" version! It is quite possible they have commitment issues. Anyway in light of that Casey Faris has released a newly updates beginners walkthrough of the program all the way from soup to nuts. If you are interested in Resolve and have found the interface of this fully professional video editing and post production solution a little daunting then check this one out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeufwfIxYnQ