tech set up question time!

[lola]

Hi all! It's time to talk about technology! We always like to crowdsource our knowledge and use this as a place we can figure things out together.

For those of you have already decided on your editing software, what are you planning to use? If you’ve edited before, anyone planning on switching editing softwares and trying something new?

And for those of you just starting out, what hardware are you planning on using (Mac, PC, chromebook, ipad)? Have you tried any editing software before?

Here are some resources we shared last year.... let's update this list as we go! (We've also added a few specific tutorials for some of the vexercises...)

Some lists of software options:

• Free
• Full list with prices listed
• Davinci Resolve Lola has used this and loved it. It's free, and just as powerful as Premiere, but felt more intuitive. I’ve (Yvette) started playing around with it myself and I am considering switching - I’ve been having a ton of issues with Premiere Pro and DVR feels really streamlined and I agree with Lola - it’s much more intuitive. I also really like the colour coding on the tracks on the timeline and a bunch of other things (oh and the fact it’s free, haha)
• Wondershare Filmora A somewhat affordable and intuitive first step video editing software.

Some decent tutorials on YouTube:

• Excellent Davinci Resolve Tutorial
• Another good Davinci Resolve
• This is a great Da Vinci Resolve tutorial playlist

• Yvette and Lola both endorse this vlogger for Premiere Pro
• A whole tutorial playlist on Filmora
• LumaFusion Tutorial for Beginners

Additional Resources

There are some great affordable tools for screengrabbing and downloading (like, from YouTube).

• 4K downloader (stellar tool) for getting HQ files and mp3’s from YouTube, though I'd recommending getting premium to get the 1080p HD files...
• Movavi is great for screencapturing things, well, playing on your screen

We can add to this list as we find more and get a sense of what software folks are using!

Comments

[smilebackwards]

Dang, it sounds like everyone is using some really cool stuff! I'm still using iMovie and I find it pretty easy except it drives me crazy that I can't hold stuff in a specific place on the timeline. Like I have to vid linearly or put in placeholder clips and then fix a lot of timing at the end. Really interested to try DaVinci Resolve!

[nu_breed]

This is the only problem with iMovie! (I learned to vid using it and it's great in many other ways) I do know at least one vidder who has used it for many years though so maybe there are workarounds with that, I wonder if anyone else knows of ways around this issue and can chime in!