Video QuickTips

At least that is what Auston Wilson the creator of this video says it will cost. He doesn’t add in the cost of the tripod head, and I haven’t checked current prices, but this looks like a pretty easy build and quite functional. All parts available at your local big box home improvement center.

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I was recently asked how to tape two actors in one scene so it could be easily edited with different shots. So I bribed two of my daughters to be my actors and did a little example. In Episode 47 of Video QuickTips, I also talk about teh 180 degree rule in addition to what [...]

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Ever wonder how you put a watermark on your video? Or maybe you want to put a logo in the lower right corner like the TV networks. It’s really not all that hard, and Episode 43 of Video QuickTips shows you how. We explain how in Magix Video Pro X and its very similar [...]

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Subtitling your video is a good idea for a number of reasons, not least of which is that it makes your work accessible to those who are deaf or hearing impaired. It can also help in noisy locations where sound may not be easily understood.
How do you do it? Episode 41 of Video QuickTips [...]

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Everything we see is a reflection of light. Proper lighting of your scenes makes for better video. Three Point Lighting is the industry standard for video interviews etc. And as we always say, once you learn the rules you can break them to make it better. In Episode 38 Video QuickTips delves into the [...]

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