Last Updated on March 5, 2019 by Larious
Video editing is not known for being easy. In fact if anything it is quite the opposite – and is widely regarded as being difficult and complicated.
While it is true that it takes a great deal of skill and experience to edit videos well, everyone needs to start somewhere. That is why it can be useful to know some of the easier ways that you can start editing and improving your videos:
- Use automated color correction tools
Color correction can help to improve your videos by leaps and bounds and fix many issues with the exposure and color temperature to make them look more like the scene actually did in real life. In most video editors there should be automated tools that can help improve the white and color balance – making it an easy place to start.
From there you can experiment with the manual color parameters and fine-tune the results. That can be a bit trickier, but it is important that you try.
- Stabilize shaky video footage
If your video is a little bit shaky you may want to try stabilizing it to make it look smoother and much more professional. Once again your video editor should have an automated feature to stabilize videos, and at most, there may be a manual adjustment that you can set based on how shaky your video is.
Keep in mind that as useful as video stabilization can be – there are limits to what it can do. It should help to correct videos that are slightly shaky, but the more vigorous the camera movement, the less effective it will be.
- Try different types of cuts
Although a bit more complicated, it can help to try different types of cuts when transitioning between clips in your videos. A good place to start is with match cuts and action cuts that can help make your video smoother by giving viewers movement to focus on.
Aside from that, you should also try using L and J cuts to make sure the audio flows smoothly and isn’t disjointed by the timing at which you cut the video.
Regardless of whether you want to learn how to make a YouTube video short social media clip or just a personal video for your own use – you should start with the steps described above. All you’ll require is a simple video editor, and for example, you can use Movavi Video Editor if you need one.
Make no mistake there are other easy options that you could use to edit your videos as well, such as by applying filters, trimming the video, and inserting captions. In fact, it is definitely going to be worth your while to explore the features in the editor that you’re using fully and experiment with what they can do.
At the end of the day the more you edit videos and try to improve them, the better you’ll get at it and the more effectively you’ll be able to do it in the future.
