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As the title suggests. Does anyone here have video editing experience? I'm loosely thinking of doing a video for my exit at my current job. I'm looking for information on apps/programs and help.
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I have been learning video editing for the better part of the last year. What are you looking to know?

I've used Apple's iMovie (and found it to be surprisingly capable), but I usually edit with DaVinci Resolve, which is free to use (there's a paid pro version, but the free version will more than likely be way more than you need).

If you have a Windows computer, I definitely recommend DaVinci.

The basic process I follow is:
  • Develop the concept for the movie in advance. It helps organize how you want to sequence the clips you have.
  • Import all of your clips into the media pool (most video editing programs call it something like media pool), which is just a collection of the audio and video clips you're going to use
  • Create a timeline (sometimes called sequence) for your video. The timeline is essentially your video laid out as a sequence of video and audio clips. The timeline is usually created on a "Cut" or "Edit" tab.
  • Choose music for your video. If you're posting online to YouTube or something, you'll want to look at royalty-free music. There are a lot of different sites for this, such as pixabay.com. If it's just something for your office, then you can use whatever music you want.
  • Lay your clips and music out in the order you want them on the timeline.
  • Trim and edit your clips (zoom, slow down/speed up, add transitions, stabilize, color match, etc.) to the music. If you don't want to use the audio associated with your source videos, you can unlink it from the clip and then just delete it (or trim it so you only hear certain sections).
  • Watch the full video once you think you're done - make any last adjustments.
  • Export/Deliver the video for viewing. It probably makes sense to export as Full HD 1920 x 1080 or whatever the default is, but it depends a little on what camera you used to make the video. The FPS will be dictated by your timeline, which will likely be synced with the speed of your source clips. So, for example, if you used a GoPro, the default is 60FPS. 24FPS gives a more cinematic feel, but 30FPS and 60FPS will likely look just fine.
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