Video Editing Help and the Next Step
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2016 6:13 am
Alright, so, long story short: I've hit a point in my YouTube channel's growth where I need to start actually performing video editing more complicated than what YouTube naturally provides. Thanks to some help from a Cohhilition member and a lot of self-teaching, I've manged to learn how to do audio editing on Audacity with basic proficiency. But I've hit a huge roadblock again and all of the next steps are littered with scams, virus traps, and dismissive responses.
Now that the summary is done, here's my problems:
1) I cannot find a single decent video editor within an affordable price range. The cheapest one is hundreds of dollars, and my current editing tools (mostly ffmpeg) limit me to only cutting video, merging video, removing audio, and putting audio back.
2) I cannot figure out how to obtain a basic intro animation or outro screen without having a dedicated artist. The elements I can find online that show some amount of promise...well, they lead me to point number three.
3) All tools and guides I can find online through searching are littered with malicious content. I've yet to find an actual Blender template that isn't through fifteen different sites that set off my antivirus programs without fail, and no, I cannot get Sony Vegas Pro 12 for free. Heck, they don't even sell the program anymore as far as I can find.
4) While I've finally learned some basic ways of modifying text in GIMP, I feel like there's some aspect I'm missing in my thumbnail design. More dynamic text options would be nice, but this is incredibly minor in comparison to points 1-3.
I don't have unrealistic expectations for an intro or outro or a video editing program. All I need is for my intro to be more than simple 2-D single color text, my outro could be a still image for all I care as long as it has two spaces for showing linked videos, and my video editing program just needs to let me occasionally inset an image or video clip, splice video and audio with more precision than a plain ffmpeg fusion, and allow me to do fade transitions.
I've tried searching and posting topics on Reddit, and most YouTube videos obtained in searches lead to malicious sites or view clickbait with no content.
So, basically, does anyone know of how YouTubers generally get past these hurdles? I've tried sending messages to various other channels, but I don't get replies or just get told to "Use Google lol". And yes, that quotation is taken directly from a reply I got. That was the entire reply. Needless to say, I unsubscribed. I also have scoured most legitimate subredddits and tried posting a few topics, and Google's a damn minefield. So I really don't know where to go for help on this one. I'm missing tools, and the skills I'd need to use the tools I do have would take years to learn to make something mediocre at best.
I'll take any and all advice.
Now that the summary is done, here's my problems:
1) I cannot find a single decent video editor within an affordable price range. The cheapest one is hundreds of dollars, and my current editing tools (mostly ffmpeg) limit me to only cutting video, merging video, removing audio, and putting audio back.
2) I cannot figure out how to obtain a basic intro animation or outro screen without having a dedicated artist. The elements I can find online that show some amount of promise...well, they lead me to point number three.
3) All tools and guides I can find online through searching are littered with malicious content. I've yet to find an actual Blender template that isn't through fifteen different sites that set off my antivirus programs without fail, and no, I cannot get Sony Vegas Pro 12 for free. Heck, they don't even sell the program anymore as far as I can find.
4) While I've finally learned some basic ways of modifying text in GIMP, I feel like there's some aspect I'm missing in my thumbnail design. More dynamic text options would be nice, but this is incredibly minor in comparison to points 1-3.
I don't have unrealistic expectations for an intro or outro or a video editing program. All I need is for my intro to be more than simple 2-D single color text, my outro could be a still image for all I care as long as it has two spaces for showing linked videos, and my video editing program just needs to let me occasionally inset an image or video clip, splice video and audio with more precision than a plain ffmpeg fusion, and allow me to do fade transitions.
I've tried searching and posting topics on Reddit, and most YouTube videos obtained in searches lead to malicious sites or view clickbait with no content.
So, basically, does anyone know of how YouTubers generally get past these hurdles? I've tried sending messages to various other channels, but I don't get replies or just get told to "Use Google lol". And yes, that quotation is taken directly from a reply I got. That was the entire reply. Needless to say, I unsubscribed. I also have scoured most legitimate subredddits and tried posting a few topics, and Google's a damn minefield. So I really don't know where to go for help on this one. I'm missing tools, and the skills I'd need to use the tools I do have would take years to learn to make something mediocre at best.
I'll take any and all advice.