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Video editing software - how to add these types of effects

by Bkelly301
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Hey I'm sure some of you use YouTube as you're main marketing technique, and many of you probably use software to make professional looking videos. I know nothing about video editing software...

Basically I'm trying to find the best software that would allow me to make a video like this one (watch the first 2 minutes and see all the popups and static images in the video...that's the stuff I'm looking to do).

Otherside - Red Hot Chili Peppers (aula de violão simplificada) - YouTube

Thanks!
#add #editing #effects #software #types #video
  • Profile picture of the author Cobaki
    You can use a video editing software as simple as Corel Video Studio and something a bit more advanced like Adobe Premiere Pro or Sony Vegas. The effects are very simple and you just need to overlay the .jpg or .png images that you need to show alongside with the video.
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  • Profile picture of the author Bkelly301
    So basically you're saying any video editing software can do that stuff...it's like a basic functions that I'm looking to do?

    Sorry I've never messed with video editing before and I want to make sure I spend my money wisely.
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  • Profile picture of the author Cobaki
    Well, you can just invest in something that you can use for a long time. Adobe Premiere Pro has never failed me and it is very flexible. It depends upon your video editing needs, too, you know. But if this is what will answer your question, yes, Adobe Premiere Pro is the software that can help you achieve the effects from the video that you have there.
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    • Profile picture of the author coffeeguy
      Final Cut. I've used premier and Final Cut. Since I'm assuming your a beginner final cut is pretty easy to catch on to. of course setting parameters on effects can get tricky. But it's all trial and error. and with Youtube university, you can have a PhD by next week in video editing
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  • Profile picture of the author Cobaki
    It is not really that hard to look for a good editing software for beginners. There are written and video tutorials that you can find everywhere. But the thing I like the most about Adobe Premiere Pro is that it is very responsive and I get no problems exporting/importing files and rendering.
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  • Profile picture of the author RabbitAnimate
    that intro video created with Adobe After Effects. As far as I know.

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  • Profile picture of the author Kurt
    Sony Vegas would work, and is inexpensive. PowerPoint could even handle the popups.

    Bascially, you'd want to create the popups as gifs or pngs using transparent backgrounds, which is really the key. Then simply add them to, and remove them from, the video at the appropriate times.
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    • Profile picture of the author Cobaki
      Originally Posted by Kurt View Post

      Bascially, you'd want to create the popups as gifs or pngs using transparent backgrounds, which is really the key. Then simply add them to, and remove them from, the video at the appropriate times.
      Yes. If you do not want those images to appear with those boxes of plain colors, separate the subject from its background. This is something that can be easily done with Photoshop. Then just import those .png images to your workplace on the video editing software that you will be using.
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  • Profile picture of the author Bkelly301
    Thanks everyone. I've read a ton about it since I wrote this thread, and I like the sounds of adobe premium. Its pretty expensive, but you get what you pay for! I'll keep shopping around, but I'm pretty sure that's the program I will be going with.
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    • Profile picture of the author Cobaki
      Originally Posted by Bkelly301 View Post

      Thanks everyone. I've read a ton about it since I wrote this thread, and I like the sounds of adobe premium. Its pretty expensive, but you get what you pay for! I'll keep shopping around, but I'm pretty sure that's the program I will be going with.
      Adobe Premiere Pro is really flexible and it is very fun to use. And yes, it can be expensive but it will be worth it. It is a good training, especially if you want to step up your game sooner or later and decide to use Adobe After Effects which is more complicated to use.
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      • Profile picture of the author ValCDesigns
        Fireworks and Camtasia are 2 other options you may want to look into. There's a ton of tutorials on Youtube on using these 2 and to be honest they're not that hard to work with.
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  • Profile picture of the author Cobaki
    Just choose the best one for you. What I really hate about other video editing software out there is that there are some that unreasonably crash no matter what model or unit of laptop and desktop you may be using. They just do and they crash during the rendering stage -- something that will really make you cry, especially if you have been sleepless for three straight nights working on a 20-minute video documentary.
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    • Profile picture of the author Bkelly301
      Originally Posted by Cobaki View Post

      Just choose the best one for you. What I really hate about other video editing software out there is that there are some that unreasonably crash no matter what model or unit of laptop and desktop you may be using. They just do and they crash during the rendering stage -- something that will really make you cry, especially if you have been sleepless for three straight nights working on a 20-minute video documentary.
      That's exactly why I want to go with adobe. I heard it's very stable. However, I'm just looking to be able to do what the guy in that video is doing, and I'm sure there's open source software that will allow me to do that, but I like having options, stability, customer support, and knowing that many file types will work.
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      • Profile picture of the author Cobaki
        Originally Posted by Bkelly301 View Post

        That's exactly why I want to go with adobe. I heard it's very stable. However, I'm just looking to be able to do what the guy in that video is doing, and I'm sure there's open source software that will allow me to do that, but I like having options, stability, customer support, and knowing that many file types will work.
        Yes, it is very stable. Also, because it is among the most common choices on video editing software, you would not really have a hard time troubleshooting minor problems that you will encounter while you edit because you can get help anytime just by Google-ing what happened to you. Others have very limited sources.
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  • Profile picture of the author newtonguywoodiii
    Hello,

    I agree with you that there are people who rely on YouTube as their main marketing technique. Of course, who wouldn't want to take advantage on YouTube - a site where there are too many active users.

    Anyway, if you want to make professional videos for making promotional videos, I suggest you use Corell. It is very easy to use and it can be downloaded for free.
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