It's great to be here!

[EditingFan12]

Hello,
I am so glad to be joining VideoHelp! I have been wanting to join the video editing industry since I was a kid, and it seems over the past few years, I've been gaining skill!

[super8rescue]

I started editing reel to reel audio tapes in 1965 as an enthusiastic kid, tunes I had recorded from the radio, with a microphone against the radio loudspeaker.
No line out in those days

A china pencil and razor blade to make my music edit at three and a quarter inches per second in mono on a 5" reel of EMI tape.

Valves in the tape recorder always smell nice after a few hours.

In the 70's I was editing Super8 cine film for my teenage hobby. Cement Joins.

I was lucky enough to be paid large sums of money in the 80's to edit broadcast audio reels for radio station jingle packages and and pre recorded radio shows.

I learned video tape editing in the early 80's with two machines and an edit controller with buttons and jog wheels.

I've used FCP and Imovie at work but not keen on either

I have used Cubase for audio editing for around 25 years, it is amazing what can be done with the click of a mouse compared to razor blades and a chinagraph pencil

When I got my first pc in 1998 I cut my teeth on movie maker....my first pc had 4gb of hard drive...

As computers evolved, so did my editing skills. I bought some cheap edit software and progressed, learning about bit rates and aspect ratios and video for internet over dial up connections.

Audacity came along and is still with us, great for recording and editing, the new version of Audacity is truly cool now with some new features.

These days I edit video for my youtube channel and teach my undergraduate students the basic principles of audio/video editing so they can edit on thier laptops

During the first lockdown in 2020 I taught myself to use davinci resolve using nothing but youtube tutorials for basic video edits on my YT content. Today I made my first 4K upload.

I don't do any motion graphics or 'sexy flashy edits' like a pro might do, not my cup of tea.

I met Neil Smith one time, he directed Descent and Hellboy 3 among other things, I was Tech Op for a conference for him, talking about his films.

He made a point I will never forget.

When he was at Uni studying film, there were only two edit suites. Video Tape edit in those days.

One edit suite would do the fancy video wipes and one suite would only do basic cut edits.

He had to choose which one to use for his University degree film.

He chose the basic edit suite because He considers that basic cuts work.

I have taken that principle with my edits, i really dislike flashy edits and wipes and daft effects that distract from the picture.


Study what other people do, learn from them and then use that knowledge to apply to your unique style of work

You need to be different to everyone else to make a mark imo.

Editing is a lot of fun. Get yourself a YT channel for your editing, start making tutorials or showing off your work.

People can earn some good money editing youtube videos for other creators who simply don't have the time.

Unless you have a 'shop window' for people to see your work, you won't get as many options as other creators today.

I think it's unlikely you will 'just walk in to a well paid editing job' these days, but if you do, good luck to you.

One thing video editing has taught me... patience. Frame by Frame patience.

[TreeTops]

Good write-up super8rescue. Very inspirational and it gave me some hope in my editing endeavors.

[EditingFan12]

I started editing reel to reel audio tapes in 1965 as an enthusiastic kid, tunes I had recorded from the radio.
A china pencil and razor blade.

In the 70's I was editing Super8 cine film for my hobby. Cement Joins.

I was lucky enough to be paid large sums of money in the 80's to edit broadcast audio reels for radio station jingle packages and and pre recorded radio shows.

I learned video tape editing in the early 80's with two machines and and edit controller.

I've used FCP and Imovie at work but not keen on either

I have used Cubase for audio editing for around 25 years, it is amazing what can be done with the click of a mouse compared to razor blades and a chinagraph pencil

When I got my first pc in 1998 I cut my teeth on movie maker....my first pc had 4gb of hard drive...

As computers evolved, so did my editing skills. I bought some cheap edit software and progressed, learning about bit rates and aspect ratios and video for internet over dial up connections.

Audacity came along and is still with us, great for recording and editing, the new version of Audacity is truly cool now with some new features.

These days I edit video for my youtube channel and teach my undergraduate students the basic principles of audio/video editing so they can edit on thier laptops

During the first lockdown in 2020 I taught myself to use davinci resolve using nothing but youtube tutorials for basic video edits on my YT content. Today I made my first 4K upload.

I don't do any motion graphics or 'sexy flashy edits' like a pro might do, not my cup of tea.

I met Neil Smith one time, he directed Descent and Hellboy 3 among other things, I was Tech Op for a conference for him, talking about his films.

He made a point I will never forget.

When he was at Uni studying film, there were only two edit suites. Video Tape edit in those days.

One edit suite would do the fancy video wipes and one suite would only do basic cut edits.

He had to choose which one to use for his degree.

He chose the basic edit suite because He considers that basic cuts work well in films

I have taken that principle with my edits, i really dislike flashy edits and wipes and daft effects that distract from the shot.


Study what other people do, learn from them and then use that knowledge to apply to your unique style of work

You need to be different to everyone else to make a mark imo.

Editing is a lot of fun. Get yourself a YT channel for your editing, start making tutorials or showing off your work.

People can earn some good money editing youtube videos for other creators who simply don't have the time.

Unless you have a 'shop window' for people to see your work, you won't get as many options as other creators today.

I think it's unlikely you will 'just walk in to a well paid editing job' these days, but if you do, good luck to you.

One thing video editing has taught me... patience. Frame by Frame patience.

Thanks for the welcome!

By the way, video editing is some sort of pastime for me.

[super8rescue]

Very inspirational and it gave me some hope in my editing endeavors.

Thank You for your kind words. I wish 2022 will bring you lots of good mouse clicks.

[super8rescue]

By the way, video editing is some sort of pastime for me.

Pastimes are what make you you.

[rrats]

I've used "live" movie maker back when i was 9 years old