Best Video Editor for Beginners Filmora 9

NEW Learning Mode Feature + Rewards | Two Minute Tip

 Best Video Editor for Beginners Filmora 9

Welcome back to two-minute tips. This is the series where we teach you an editing trick in two minutes or less. In this two-minute tip, I'm going to show you the new learning mode in Filmora9 version 9.5 Alright, let's go! To make your first time editing easier and your editing process faster, we've added a learning mode in version 9.5.

You can find it in the top right corner when opening Filmora9. See that icon of an eye in a circle? There it is! You can also win yourself a reward by completing the challenge. The "Get Started" tab can be really helpful if you're editing for the first time.

 Going through the steps will help you create your first video. Let's make a video following the steps now. By completing all the steps in the "get started" tab, you can get one Film stock video effects to pack for free. In the advanced challenge tab, our YouTube videos are provided as tutorials in each mission. These missions, if you choose to accept, will help you jazz up your videos.

For instance, a green screen can add a sci-fi vibe to your video, and a split-screen can add more fun if you're making a music video. By completing all missions in the "advanced challenge" tab, you can get seven days free access to the Filmora stock standard plan. And that's how you can learn and improve your editing skills with the new learning mode in version 9.5, and win some awards along the way. If you haven't downloaded the latest update for Filmora9, you can in the description below. Thank you for watching, until next time, keeps creating.

Zoom Through Text Effect in Filmora9! | Two Minute Tip

At the end of this video, you’ll know how to create and design a zoom-through text effect using Filmora9. Hey everyone, it’s Elliot from Filmora, here to empower your inner video creator. Welcome back to two-minute tips.

This is the series where we teach you a new editing trick in two minutes or less. In this two-minute tip, I’m going to show you how to make a zoom-through text effect in Filmora9. Alright, let’s get to it. T-minus two minutes starting now. To start, go to “sample colors” in the media library and add the black one to your timeline. Now we need to add text.

Let’s go to the title section and add this default text title to the layer above the black sample colour. I want to change what this title text says so let’s double click it and then select “advanced”. Change the text to whatever you feel like.

I’m also going to change the font to something different to make it bolder and larger. Once you’ redone with your title, take a snapshot of the text. To do that, click the camera icon under the preview window and then delete the black solid and title from the timeline. Put the snapshot of the title on the second layer of the timeline.

Now we’re going to animate our zoom. Right-click on the snapshot and select “crop and zoom”. A new window will pop up. Click on the “pan and zoom” tab, change the size of the “end” square, and make it smaller, but make sure what you zoom into covers the entire frame in white text. Also, make sure to keep the aspect ratio the same as your sequence. Let’s adjust this a little more so the white text covers the entire end frame. That should do it.

To check if it does, play it back. This will work. We’re good to move on, so let’s click “OK”. Now let’s add our footage to the layer underneath the title. Then, double-click on the title snapshot so its property shows up. Find the compositing section and change the blend mode to “multiply”. Alright, let’s check it out. This looks pretty good. And that’s how you make a zoom-through text effect.

Fade In and Fade Out: How to Make Audio Transitions in Filmora9

How easy it is to fade in and out of the audio in Fillmore 9 and show you the other audio editing upgrades. We’ve added if you don’t already have Fillmore 9 feel free to go down to the link below to download and install it so let’s get started adding a smooth fade in and fade out on your audio can help set the tone for your video and now in Fillmore 9 you can do it right in the timeline now.

I know a highly requested feature was the ability to see your audio waveforms more clearly on the timeline and in Fillmore 9 we’ve done that now when you drop in your clips you can see the audio waveform right below it and see it in more detail you can even zoom in on it by increasing the height of your tracks or zooming in on your timeline hover over the audio waveform at the beginning of your video and you’ll see a marker icon.

If you want a more specific fade in or fade out on your audio as well as if you need to duck your volume at certain points, so I’ve got a couple of clips on my timeline here and I want to add to it. so I’m going in drag my into a new track and just you know inform or 9 you can add up to 100 audio tracks which are just crazy.

, so we’ve got our place now and it’s pretty good I’ll just play it back right now [Applause] but as you can tell it’s really hard to hear my voice over the, so we’re going in have it duck when my voice comes in to do this we’re going in need to use audio keyframes so I’m going to go over to our audio waveform and I’m gonna right-click it and hit adjust audio so what we’re going in do is to create a new keyframe we’ll go up to our little mixer up here, and we’re going in hit this tiny little dot up here and this is going to create a brand new keyframe.

It’s the circle over here we’re going in create one more and then at the very end of our clip, we’re going to create a couple more alright so our next step is we’re going to go down to the line on our audio track, and we’re going to just drag it down and as you see the audio now fades way down when I start speaking let’s listen back to that time-lapse involves capturing a series of photos over some time and the cool thing with audio keyframes is that you can move them around on the timeline.

Wherever you want and you can also make a new keyframe by adjusting this fader up here so that’s audio keyframing in film or a 9 it’s extremely powerful and I highly recommend you try it out you can download it and install film or 9 for free by heading to film or wondershare com let us know what you think and what other tutorials you’d like our team to make us hope you found this video helpful and you give the audio features a try don’t forget to like this video and subscribe to this channel for more video editing techniques and tips see you next time so let’s get started.

Editing B-Roll Fast and Other Multi-Track Tips | Filmora9 Tutorial

hey, everybody, it's a leaf from filmora and this channel is all about empowering your inner video creator we just launched Fillmore 9 which is our latest version update and it has a ton of new features did you know with the more 9 you can add up to a hundred video tracks and you can add more filters transitions titles and other effects so you are no longer limited to one track.

Which means unlimited possibilities for your videos who a slowdown though even though you can have as many tracks as you want it's important to stay organized especially if you do have a lot of footage so in this video I'm gonna show you.

How to use multi-tracks and edit your view roll footage faster and I'm gonna highlight a couple of other ways you could use multi-tracks including multi-camera and multi-screen let's go if you're shooting a video with b-roll which you should because it'll hold your viewers’ attention better multitask editing is a lifesaver especially if you want to move the footage around to see where it fits the best start by placing your main footage or your main angle in the timeline.

I like to call this the roll next, you can start adding V roll footage to the tracks above your a rolling track won't be affected at all but when you play it back you can see the cut to the b-roll as the play head rolls pass if you don't like where you have it simply move it around shooting with multiple the camera allows you to create a more dynamic video that allows you to hold the audience attention see let's say you have three cameras shooting at three different angles with a single track you have to go one by one through the different clips pulling the parts you want to incorporate in your final video piecing it together like a jigsaw puzzle with multi-tracks all you have to do is drop the three clips into the timeline on different tracks sync it up and as you play through the video.

if you feel like you're ready to switch to another angle simply use the cut tool and chop off the clip just like that you're on another angle this will give you a lot more flexibility when you're editing and save you a lot of time now let's talk about multi-screens instead of cutting away as we did in multi the camera let's say you want to show your audience a few angles at the same time put each clip on its own respective track and have it all synced up then.

we will need to do a bit of transformation let's transform our first clip we're going to scale it down and reposition it you can do that in the control panel under the transform menu or directly in the preview panel by double-clicking on the track in the timeline I like to use the preview panel because it allows me to see instantly as I adjust the size and position now let's do the same thing to the next clip but we will position it in another frame there you go we will continue until all the clips are in the frame this looks pretty good now let's play it and see it all come together so those are just a few ways to use multi-tracks on film or a nine now you have all the space you need to make your awesome videos.

Compositing: Editing Green Screen Video | Filmora9 Tutorial

Hi everyone its Elliott from Filmora and I’m here to empower your inner video creator we launched four more nine last month and it has a ton of new features.

If you haven’t tried it out yet there’s a link below click install and downloads it and give it a shot if you didn’t know already from the morning has up to a hundred video tracks and that means you have more space to use your green screen and blue screen compositing effects.

What is compositing simply put compositing is when you take two or more clips and you combine it into one that’s how green or blue screen works so you want to see how we achieve this effect let’s get started let’s say you want to composite these two clips together.

The first clip is with your actor performing in front of a green screen the second clip is your background footage first you want to place your background footage in the first track anything you place above this track will be shown above it if you have many tracks stacked on top of each other the top one will be the one in the foreground and the bottom one will be the one in the back next.

We will place the green screen and blue screen footage on the track above now that we have the clips aligned we will use the chroma key to get rid of the green screen you can do this by right-clicking on the clip in the timeline selecting green screen and checking the chroma key green screen feature after that you could tweak the setting until it looks right offset tolerance and alpha channel allows.

You to adjust the clarity of your background while edge thickness and edge feather enable you to fix the edges of your subjects I think this looks pretty good you will often find that your frame will capture a part of your set that isn’t a part of the subject or the green screen as you can see here in the example there is stuff in the frame that you don’t need you cannot key it out.

But you also don’t want it in your final video here’s how you do it right-click on your green screen footage in the timeline then select crop and zoom here you can crop out the extra space or the object by grabbing one of the corners and adjusting it so that it is out of the frame after that playback the video and make sure your subject never leaves the new smaller area that you have propped once it looks good click OK there you go I hope you go out and make some green and blue screen videos.

6 Video Editing Keyboard Shortcuts in Filmora9

hey everyone its Elliott from filmora here to empower your inner video creator editing can take hours which is why many editing software have keyboard shortcuts to help you speed up the process using shortcuts might feel uncomfortable.

When you start but the more you use it the more familiar you will become and the more time you'll save but what are these shortcuts in this video I'm going to share with you six shortcuts for film or 9 to help you become a more efficient video editor.

Let's go split to split your selected clip on your timeline align the play head where you want to cut and click ctrl B for Windows or command V for Mac if you don't have any clip selected and you have more than one clip stacked on top of each other hitting the shortcut will split all the clips so be careful.

You can always undo a split by hitting ctrl Z for Windows and command set for Mac adding markers will help you organize your workflow so you know when where to go back and edit a specific part of your video to add a marker click M on your keyboard clicking M will add a marker at the top of your timeline you can also add markers on specific Clips by clicking the clip navigating to where you want to add a marker and clicking as a bonus you can also change the name colour and even add comments to a marker by hitting.

When the play head is on top of the marker you want to edit to delete a marker all you have to do is right-click on the marker and hit delete zoom in and zoom out you can zoom in and out of the timeline without having to drag the zoom slider at the top of the timeline by hitting ctrl + to zoom in and control - to zoom out this is the same on a Mac but instead of control press and hold the command button jump to next or previous edit to jump forward to your next edit or back to the previous one in your project.

Just hit the up and down arrows on your keyboard this is useful for moving forward and backwards and the Edit quickly without dragging the play full screen when I edit my videos sometimes I like to view it in full screen the shortcut for this is clicking all to enter on a Windows or option return on a Mac to exit out of full screen just click the Escape key detach audio you can easily detach your audio from your selected video clip by pressing ctrl all D for Windows and command option D on a Mac there you are and these are just a handful of shortcuts available on Fillmore 9 if you're using a PC and you want to see more shortcuts simply right-click on the clip and your shortcuts will be displayed on the side of your menu items for a Mac the shortcuts will be displayed beside the menu item in the menu bar. 

How to Make Videos for Instagram and Facebook | Filmora9 Tutorial

How to create videos for Instagram and Facebook so you can attract more views using Fillmore 9 all right let's go so the key to attracting an audience when your video is on mute is by adding text allows your viewers to get an idea of what the video is about even without audio let's open up the morning and start a new project next take the video you want to publish on Facebook and Instagram and import it into Fillmore 9 keep in mind that.

You can only upload up to 60 seconds of video on Instagram Facebook has a max length of 45 minutes but depending on your project it's best to keep your video under three minutes drop it into the timeline a message may pop up letting you know that the resolution will change don't worry about that just click don't change because we are going to switch it in the project settings go up to file and at the bottom of the drop-down menu you'll find project settings and you.

'll be able to change the resolution I'm going to go into the resolution drop-down menu and select 1080 by 1080 or one to one square which is the resolution most compatible for social media videos you will notice that there are black bars at the top and bottom of my video this gives it an extra edge and cinematic feel let's try changing the colors of the black bars all you need to do is import a background colour or texture of your choice.

I want the colour to be white I'll move the video to the track above and I'll place the background colour on the track below unless your background colour image is perfect 1080 by 1080 you'll need to do a bit of adjusting you could do that by double-clicking on the image in the timeline you can simply increase the size by adjusting the scale now let's put some text into the empty bars.

I'm going to pick this one from the category of the title and drag it onto the timeline I'm going to put it on the third track but it just so happens that the text is white so I'm going to have to change this let's double click on the title tracks on the timeline and once again a settings menu will pop up here is where you can edit the text then I'm going to move it into the empty bars from the preview window click on the line of text you want to edit in the preview window you can tell it's the line selected.

When you can see the modification box around it then go into the colour setting and pick a colour you want to use I'm going to make it black and type something meaningful into the text box above let's playback okay so we see that the title text is animated we don't want that we want it to be static click on advanced and another screen will pop up then in the top left corner click on animation and select no animation you can also change the animation to something else.

You want but I want no animations, oh and if you know you'll be making a lot of videos and you don't want to do this step every time you can save it as a preset feel free to play around with the fonts and add text to the bottom bar if you're adding subtitles simply duplicate the edited title track and adjust it where the speech changes then simply edit the text as we did before one suggestion you can write is to tell your viewers to visit your YouTube channel like comment and subscribe once you have your text decided it's time to export if you're posting it to Instagram you will have to transfer to a smartphone but if you're posting it to Facebook you could do it on a desktop or a smartphone hope this video helps you get more engagement and followers to your social media channel so Instagram or Facebook.

How to Make a BOOMERANG Video WITHOUT Instagram | Filmora9 Tutorial

How to make a better boomerang video did you know you could turn any video into a boomerang and even customize music effects and more without using the boomerang app or Instagram in this video?

I am going to show you how to make a video like this and turn it into a boomerang-like this with film or 9 first you'll need to import the video into your media library the best kind of boomerang videos are the ones with action before getting started.

I'm going to change the aspect ratio of the project by clicking file at the top menu then project settings and then changing the aspect ratio to 9 by 16 portrait now add the video to the timeline what you need to do next is copy the video and paste it right next to the first clip do this two more times.

So you have four of the same clip on the timeline in the second one right click and click speed and duration than in the custom speed editor window check the reverse speed box another way you could get this effect is by clicking the adjust speed button on the toolbar and then hitting reverse this will reverse the playback of the video.

Do the same with the fourth video on the timeline play it back and boomerang if your video has audio the reverse will also play the audio backwards you can remove the audio or mute the video by selecting Clips and hitting ctrl shift M for PC or command ship M for Mac or right-click and choose mute now you can get creative the morning also has a collection of music that you can add to your videos you could jazz up your newly made boomerang with some music text and even sound effects.

The Morton also has a library of filters and overlays that you can add including Instagram like filters go to love that Valencia and you're done and that is how you make a boomerang with an existing video and Fillmore 9.

Make EPIC Lyric Videos with Motion Graphics | Filmora9 & FilmoraPro Tutorial

Hey everyone, this is Jony from Filmora here to empower your inner video creator. What do tech ads, slam-poetry videos, and lyric videos all have in common?

They all use motion graphics! We animated those motion graphics entirely in Filmora9 and Filmora Pro, and today we're going to show you how we did it so you can go out and make your very own killer motion graphics. So let's get started! I made this first part of our motion graphics in Filmora9.

Here's how I tackled it. So the first thing you want to do when working on narrated motion graphics or lyric videos is to look at your audio. It'll be important to identify when different words are being said. Let's zoom in and take a closer look at that.

If we really want to lay it out, we can create new markers by hitting the M key every time a new word appears so let's head over to titles and we want to grab a simple centered one for this example.

 I'll grab this one here and drag it into our timeline and double click on it I want to get rid of this smaller title so let's hit "Advanced" and click on that title and then hit the trash icon. next Let's take this larger text and change it to "Motion Graphics. Under "Customize" let's hit the center icon beside "position" to center our title. Finally, let's give this phrase a cooler animation Let's go to animation and select "typewriter".

Let's hit OK Let's make it go by a little bit faster by trimming down the clip a bit. There we go. next let's make a similar title for when the word "mograph" comes in by copying our current title and pasting it later in the timeline. Let's move it to our marker that we made. First I'll change the text. And now I want to animate it with a different technique.

 Instead of using one of these animations I'm going to go under "animation" and select "no animation". Next let's go to our effects and under "shake" drag "chaos 2" onto the track above our "mograph" title. Next let's bring down our effect a little bit by double-clicking it, bringing down the frequency a bit and unchecking RGB separate.

 Now we have a nice shaking animation for "mograph". Finally, let's use a simpler technique for our other words Let's copy our "mograph" title, and let's animate it on a track above everything else. Let's write the word "or" for this title and select a less bold font and move it up a bit... and then let's duplicate this layer again and write "for short". And let's make sure the word "or" goes all the way on a track above our chaos effect and move the "for short" text onto a higher track as well.

[example audio] Alright, that sounds pretty good and last but not least let’s grab some music in to accompany my talking. Alright, there we go. And that's how we did the first section of motion graphics in Filmora9. Next we're going to show you how we did the second section in Filmora.

 FilmoraPro really shines when it comes to motion graphics because of its versatile text and its keyframing features. Now if you're not familiar with keyframing I'd recommend you check out our "Animation 101 Tutorial" first before you go into this. So just like we did in Filmora9, we'll use our audio waveform as a guide to where we should have our words come in We can create an add text in FilmoraPro by clicking the text tool in the viewer panel and clicking directly in our viewer. 

Let's write out our first line... We can change up the font in the text panel and center our line by going to the layout panel and clicking this button under "Alignment". Let's say we want to animate this line so that each word comes in as it's being said. An easy way to do this is to duplicate our text so that there are as many objects as there are words. For this first piece of text, let's highlight everything except for the first word and click this square to make it all transparent.

We'll go to our next object and make everything except for the second word transparent and do the same for the rest of these objects... Next let's line them all up on different tracks, so that each one comes in when a new word is set And now all of our words should come in as they're being said. [example audio] Let's fast-forward and say we've used this technique on the rest of the lines of text. We've also placed these really nice bold words: "GRAPHICS" and "MOTION" to really emphasize them. That said let's animate these two words further.

First, for the word "Motion" let's animate this word so that it comes in from off the bottom of the frame using keyframes. With our "Motion" text selected let's go to our "controls" tab and create a position keyframe at the beginning and another one 5 keyframes in Going back to our first keyframe, let's take our position's y-value and drag it so that our text drops off at the bottom of the frame.

 Finally, let's right-click the second keyframe and select "smooth in" and under clip properties check the "motion blur" button. If you want to see this motion blur while you're editing you'll want to go to your playback quality and set it to final Now we have a nice and impactful animation Next for the word "Graphics", let's have it swing in with a 3D-looking effect. Let's gra

b our "perspective warp" effect and make sure that the "warp X" and "warp Y" are set to "no".

 Next, go to "latitude" and like with our last animation create a couple keyframes. Let's go to the first keyframe and slide the latitude values so that the object is swung all the way up... ... and set the second keyframe to smooth in. Finally let's animate our opacity at the beginning so that it fades in from nothing at the very start Let's take a look at that... Finally, let's move on to this last part. [example audio] I want to add a more playful animation to the word "fun".

What we'll do for this one is go to the "fun" text object's "scale" property and create a keyframe right at the start. A second one about five frames in, and a third one about another five frames in. Let's set our first keyframe to zero and our second one to 105 percent. Finally let's turn our middle keyframe into a smooth keyframe, and our last one into a smooth in keyframe.

Now we get this really playful bounce effect. Rinse and repeat for the word "exciting" and you've got our final product. So that's how to create motion graphics in Filmora9 and in Filmora Pro. Motion Graphics is something you really need to practice and experiment with to get better at. If you want to experiment for yourself, whom I highly recommend you do, You can try out Filmora9 and Filmora Pro for free by heading to filmora.wondershare.com I hope this video was helpful and it inspires you to make your very own motion graphics and lyric videos. See y'all next time. Keep creating.

How to Record Voice Over FAST with Filmora9

Hey everyone its Elliot from Filmora here to empower your inner video creator. Today, we're going to be talking about recording voiceovers. Whether you're narrating a travel vlog or hosting a tutorial Voiceovers are a great way to tell your story or offer instructions without interfering with the visuals. There are two ways to approach voiceover recording.

You can edit your video first, and then record your voiceover after, or you can record the voice over and then edit the video around it. We recommend recording the voiceover first as you will sound the most natural. This way, you won't be chasing the visuals or feeling rushed to keep up. Nervous you won't know what to say? Write out a script or an outline and rehearse it a few times so you'll feel comfortable. In Filmora9, recording a voiceover is as simple as a few clicks.

Here's how you do it. Start by connecting your microphone to your computer. If you have an internal mice, you can use that but I always recommend using an external microphone like this one. Then, open Filmora9. Now that you are ready to record, you can find the voiceover button on the right hand side of the timeline toolbar It looks like a microphone.

Click it and the record audio window will pop up. Here you can pick the device you want to record from. Select the external microphone. If you want to record your voice over after you have edited your video, you can mute the project to avoid picking up the sounds already on the video. That's all the setup necessary now hit the red microphone button in the middle.

You will have a three-second countdown to prepare yourself, and then it is recording. Once you're done, hit the red button again to stop recording. Click OK and you will see that the voiceover is now in both the media panel and the timeline. You can edit the voiceover track like you would any audio track. There you go. That's how you record voiceover and Filmora9.

If you found this tutorial helpful, don't forget to leave us a like and if you want more tips and tricks on editing with Filmora9, hit that subscribe button! I'll see you in the next video. Keep creating.

How to Screen Record on Windows and Mac with Filmora9

Hey everyone, it's Elliot from Filmora, here to empower your inner video creator. So you want to show your audience what is happening on your computer screen, whether you're creating a tutorial, or recording yourself playing a game. Did you know you could do that in Filmora9? That's right! You can, and here's how. Open up Filmora9 and create a new project. Go up to the top menu, and click "File" You will then see "Record Media" in the drop-down menu.

Hover over that and you will see "Record PC". You might also notice a new window that has popped up that says "Filmora Scrn". Here you can customize the size of your frame you want to record.

You can change the recording size by entering your desired dimension in the Width and Height parameters, or by grabbing the handles on the corners or side and adjust it to the browser or the screen you want to capture. There's more! You can choose whether to record audio and which device you want to record it from.

If you're going to be showing an on-screen tutorial then you want to see where your mouse is clicking. You can do this by going over to settings and enabling the mouse click and audio. Once you have the settings you like, it's time to start recording! Hit the red button, and you'll see a countdown. And now, you are screen recording. To stop the recording, you'll see the stop button on the desktop menu. If you want, you can pause the recording, and restart it as well.

Ok, let's say that you're done and hit "stop". Your screen capture will be saved as a video file in your Filmora9 screen capture folder and is available in your Filmora9 media panel. Here, you could simply drag your screen capture to the timeline and start editing.

Because the screen capture will record bits and pieces from the beginning and the end that you might not want in your final version, you can do a bit of trimming here. There you go! You've created your first screen capture with Filmora9. But wait, we're not done yet. I'm going to show you how to add picture-in-picture to your screen capture to show off your personality, and... your beautiful face. Let's say you have footage of yourself going over a tutorial or gaming and you want to add that to your video. No problem.

There are two ways you can achieve this effect You can do it as you're creating your screen capture by selecting "Record from Camera simultaneously" in the settings. Here, you can link your webcam, you can see your camera recording at the corner of your screen after you click record. If you don't like where it's positioned, just click, and drag it to the spot you want. After you're done, your screen recording will include your camera footage as well, right there Picture-in-Picture! Easy! But let's say you have separate footage that you want to add on top of your screen recording. Here's how you could do it fast with Filmora9.

Now that you have your screen capture and placed it on the timeline import the footage you want as your Picture-in-Picture. Drag it onto the timeline on the track above the screen capture. To adjust the size, select the Picture-in-Picture clip by double-clicking it in the preview screen. You should see the handles on the sides and the corners. Grab one corner, and bring it to the size you want. Grab anywhere on the clip to position it to the spot you want. You can use the transform setting in the editing option to adjust the size as well. But I find it easier to see where it's positioned in the preview screen. Just like that, you've created screen capture and picture-in-picture all in one place. So, what are you going to screen capture next? 

6 Creative TIPS for LOOKBOOK Videos | Filmora9

Before doing anything have a shot list and plan your transition before you shoot. This will make things easier and organized when you go out filming. For shots like this, we should have the list on paper. So we decided to write ours down and this is what it looks like. I'll include the short list in the description box below just in case you guys need a cheat sheet while filming.

So once you get your shots down, it's time to go out and film. So the first transition we have for you is the hand transition. To achieve this transition, you want to get a clean shot of your subject then move closer to them and once you're close enough, make sure to tell your subject to extend their hand to cover the lens fully until the viewfinder goes black.

Now get your subject to change outfits. Once your subject is in a new outfit have them cover the lens fully again. Then move out from their hand and shoot the new outfit. You got that now for the editing part, open Filmora9 and import your clips and add them to your timeline.

Go through the first clip you shot and cut once the screen goes black. Go to the next clip and cut the black frames before the subject moves their hand to reveal their new outfit. It should look something like this: Our next transition is transitioning into the foreground.

How we achieved this transition is the same concept as the last transition we mentioned. Find a wide enough object for the lens to go behind for the transition. We found this wall from the location and decided to create a transition around it. First, get clean coverage of your subject just standing and modelling the clothing. Then move your camera so close into the object in the foreground until the viewfinder goes dark. Then once your subject changes outfits find another foreground object to create the second half of your transition.

To put this transition together cut out the frame where the clip ends in black and then cut at the beginning of the second clip where it begins in black. And that's how you create a foreground transition move.

The last transition we're going to show you is the rotating transition. Start with the close-up of your subject and then move out to reveal the outfit at a hundred and eighty degree motion and then move your lens into their shoulder or hair until the viewfinder turns to black and again you will continue where you stopped in the first clip, but just a word of caution, make sure you discuss this transition with your subject beforehand, You don't want to potentially hurt your subject by bumping into them with your camera.

Kind of might ruin the shot and you might lose a friend. Not fun. To make your transitions flow smoothly, go through the footage and cut the clip into three different parts. The first is of your subject. The second is the midpoint from the end of the first clip to right before the transition happens, and The third is a part where the clip goes into the transition.

Leave the clip of your subject in normal speed. Make the middle clip two or four times faster and then make the transition eight times faster. Do this to the second half of the transition but in reverse order. This will make the video move smoothly and cut from the boring dark screen faster.

So now that you put your key shots together it's now time to pick the music that go with your transitions. So take your time with this because you want to make sure that the music that you pick is going to match not just a transition. But also the mood of your video for example, the music can vary depending on the type of clothing you're trying to showcase. Like filming swimwear will have different music than if you were showcasing accessories or winter clothing.

We found a royalty-free song that goes well with our shots, and we're going to be using it to plan where our transitions are going to go. A trend that we've seen for look books is layering your footage on top of each other like this. Let's say you want to highlight an insert of the outfit. What you can do to bring attention to details is cropping the footage using the crop tool.

But then you'll be left with uninteresting black screen in the back. What you can do to add interest in the background is insert some b-roll footage you captured on location. Next is adding text and fonts to complement your footage. Well, we've noticed a trend amongst fashion bloggers is using white text. It looks clean and minimalistic while still looking cinematic.

To achieve this look you will need to give your light text a dark enough background to stand out. Otherwise, it will blend into the shot. So when you're out filming make sure to get shots with a darker background. Our final step is improvising, It's important to plan your shots. However, it's also important to take in your missteps or mistakes because it can happen everyone. So if your transitions or shots aren't working here some of the ways that you can save your edit.

To extend your video or to make it look like you have more clips and you actually do, copy and paste your clip. Then click on it and head over to the "adjust speed" button. This will give you the option to speed up slow down or reverse your footage. Let your clip play a normal speed first then reverse the second one, that's it. And there you have it, six ways to improve your Look book videos. What's your favorite tip from the list? And how are you going to use it? Let us know in a comment section below.

Creative Blend Mode Tricks to Try | Filmora9

Hey, do you guys know about blend modes? You might have found them in Filmora9 or any other photo editing software and wondered "what are they for?" If you've ever tried applying them, the results might have looked extreme or kind of weird. You want to know how these blend modes can actually be creative and practical? Hey everyone, It's JJ from Filmora, here to empower your inner video creator.

If you apply a layer or an image in Filmora9, you can apply a blend mode on the top layer so that you can change the way the two layers interact with each other.

I'm going to show you four creative ways on how to use blend modes and explain why they work. If you have a black piece of text or a black logo on a white background you can spice it up by using blend modes. First, you need to find a video you want to fill the text with or use as a background.

You can use an actual video footage or find an exciting background pattern like I'm using in this example. Drag your text into video track 2 and your video into video track 3. Then, double click on your footage to open up the image menu and look under the compositing menu to find the blend modes. The two blend modes we're going to focus on are linear dodge and multiply.

They're usually thought of as opposites because one removes black pixels from the layer its applied to and the other removes the white pixels. If we apply linear dodge to the video footage you'll see how the black pixels of the text vanish and are replaced by the video underneath. Now I have a more visually interesting piece of text. This is a great effect to use on a logo or our YouTube intro. The same goes for multiply. If I apply multiply you'll see how the black pixels of the text are unchanged, but the white pixels of the background vanish.

Overexposure is when you have too much white in a clip or image. You can fix this using color correction or if you want a quicker fix you can use the multiply blend mode. This is the same blend mode we use in the previous trick that removes white pixels from a layer. Drag your overexposed image or footage into your timeline twice; once into the video track 1, and once it to the video track 2.

Make sure it's lined up to overlap itself perfectly, and then double click on the clips and track 2 to return to the compositing menu. Apply the multiply blend mode and the overexposure of your final image is instantly reduced. In this trick we're going to change this overcast sky to a starry night sky using the blend mode darkens. When you apply "darken" to a clip, it analyzed each overlapping layer and keeps whichever is the darkest.

So if you layer an image on top of a white background and apply dark then nothing would happen. If you layer an image on top of a black background and apply "darken", your image would disappear. That's why you can use darken to substitute a darker sky. This works best of any object like trees or people against the sky are darker than the new sky that you want to add.

Otherwise, they'll disappear too. Here, I've got this video of palm trees against an overcast stormy sky and I want to change that to this starry sky. I've already got them in the timeline. So I just chose "darken" from the drop-down menu and there you go. If you're using a clip where you only want darken to affect the sky part of your image and not some of the things under the sky, you can combine the darkened blend mode with an image mask.

Go to sample colors and add the white background to the first video track. Apply "darken" to your main footage, then after you save, go to the effects tab and find the image mask in the utility folder. Apply it to your new sky, and then double click on the new sky so you can edit the affects you just added. Choose the mask where you want the portion of the bottom of your clip to cut off and then play with the Y slider to get it to the height you want.

If you're trying to sync two identical clips, sometimes it's tricky to see if you've got them exactly right. The blend mode difference could help with that. Double-click on your top layer and apply difference. If you've lined up two identical frames, the screen will turn black. If you're seeing dashes of white or color, those represent areas where the two images are different.

Keep working on lining the clips until you see black and then turn off the blend mode by unchecking the box next to the compositing. And there you have it: four creative ways to use blend modes without making your image look strange. But sometimes maybe you want to embrace the strange. For example: if you're making a music video or a horror montage, sometimes layering blend modes together can give you an awesome creative look. 

Save Time Editing With Auto Ripple | Two Minute Tip

Video editing takes a lot of time and one of the biggest time waster is all the manual clicking-and-dragging we have to do. Not only is it tiring, but I'm often not very precise, causing some clips to be cut off or worse, leaving a black space in between two clips. With Auto Ripple, a whole new feature to Filmora9, that tedious task is now history.

Hey everyone, it’s Elliot from Filmora, here to empower your inner video creator! Welcome to 2 Minute Tip, a series where we're going to teach you a video editing tip in two minutes or less- because your time is valuable.

So without further ado let’s get on to today's topic. Auto Ripple All right starts the timer... Here's a little project I'm working on. I have a lot of footage and my video is getting out of control. It's too long and I want to get rid of some clips. I delete them and suddenly there are gaps in my video Without Auto Ripple, I'll have to drag and drop all the remaining clips and align it that is going to take way too long.

I'm busy. I don't have time for that. Let's use Auto Ripple. You can find the Auto Ripple feature which is shaped like a chain in Filmora9 on the top left corner of the timeline. If you see a slash through it, that means it’s inactive. So let's give it a click and activate it.

Now let's start cleaning up my video with Auto Ripple. I don't want this particular clip anymore. So I'm going to select it and hit delete. The following clips will then move forward to fill in the gap saving me the time it would have taken to drag and drop.

Multiply that and you will save yourself a lot of time and prevent a lot of mistakes. If you're using markers to mark certain areas of your video and don't want them to move when you delete a clip with Auto Ripple, make sure that it is marked on the timeline and not the clip.

You could confirm that if you see the marker at the top of the timeline. If the marker is attached to the clip, it will move whenever a preceding clip is deleted with Auto Ripple in effect. There you have it that is how you use Auto ripple to save time while editing. Is there a video editing challenge that is too complex or is taking too long? 

EASY Stop Motion Animation Videos | Filmora9

Creating a stop-motion animation video takes time and patience, especially when it comes to editing the entire video together. Each frame needs to be the same length for a smooth animation. Otherwise, it can look choppy. And that's not good.

But how do you get each frame to be the same length for a smooth stop-motion animation? Hey everyone, it’s JJ from Filmora, here to empower your inner video creator. Stop-motion animation is a technique in animation to bring static objects to life. This is done by moving the objects on screen in increments while filming a frame per increment. When all frames are played in sequence, it shows movement. In Filmora9, you can set the duration of multiple photos to one frame making techniques like time-lapse and stop-motion easy.

In this video, I'm going to show you some stop-motion filming and editing techniques so you can make your very own stop-motion animation. Check this out. To film the stop-motion animation you will need a tripod, a camera, and maybe some lights. Like [with] a time-lapse, a tripod is a must so you can get a nice steady shot throughout your animation.

If your camera moves, even just a little, one frame or more may be out of line which will result in your animation looking off or not very polished. For your camera settings, have everything set in manual. For example your exposure and white balance should be set so it doesn't change between pictures. Also, one big thing is to make sure that your lens is set to manual focus. If you have it on auto focus, the focus may shift when you take a photo. It's fine to change the focus throughout the shoot. But it would be a real bummer for it to change and you didn't even know.

The last piece of equipment that I suggest is to have a light. Now, this is optional because you can use natural light, but just keep in mind that if you use natural light the light may change throughout the day and might change before you're done. So having a light will keep everything consistent and you can take all the time to make your animation.

For your animations, you're going to have to pick a frame rate. This will help you decide how many photos you need to take to get the right look and help time your animations. Since you have to move your object incrementally after each photo you take, this can help how far you move your subject and what actions the object will take in the animation.

For example if you want to shoot 24 frames per second, you will need to take 24 photos for one second of animation. Since you have to move your object incrementally after each photo you take, the frame rate will help decide how far you move your subjects.

So whatever you want you’re subject to do in a span of one second will have to be done in 24 photos or 30 photos for 30 frames per second 60 photos for 60 frames per second. You get it, right? For the sake of this tutorial we're going to use 24 frames per second.

However, we did shoot our animation in 12 frames per second. To edit your stop-motion animation in Filmora9, first go to the project settings and make sure that it's set to the frame rate you shot your animation since their animation isn't shot in any of the default selections. 

We will pick 24 frames per second. Now import your photos after you do that and go into your preferences. Under the editing tab, you will change the photo duration to 0.02 this will make it so that each photo that you drag in your timeline is one frame length. However, we shot our animation in 12 frames per second. Which half the amount is of images you in a 24 frame per second animation?

So in our case, we will set the photo duration to 0.04 Now drag and drop all the photos from your animation into your timeline and play it back. And voila, Mr. Camera! Stop motion animations are so fun! Are you guys going to make your own stop-motion animation or have you guys already made your own stop motion animation in Filmora9?

How to Get Basic Text in Filmora9 | Two Minute Tip

Sometimes a simple title is all you need in your video it's true so morning is full of creative titles and unique fonts and animation but all I want is a static text in a font of my choice customizable text is easy to create for more nine and I'm going to show you.

how hey everyone its Elliot from filmora here to empower your inner video creator and welcome back to another episode of two-minute tips the series where I show you an editing tip in two minutes or less because your time is valuable so let's get on to today's topic making basic text alright let's start the timer filmora 9 is full of pre-made animated titles credits and other unique text that you can drag and drop to easily apply to your video.

but maybe all you want is a basic text that doesn't move this is how you can do it here I have a video that I've been working on and I want to add text on top I want the text to be super simple so wouldn't take too much attention away from the video.

I'll start by clicking onto the title tab at the top of the interface I will scroll down and see some of the more basic options for titles number forty you will do the job now all I have to do is drag it onto the timeline now that it's on the timeline I could play it and see how it looks see there's still this animation that happens at the beginning.

I want to get rid of that and simply have the title appear I'll double click on the title clip in the timeline and this will open up the modification screen I will then click the advanced button which will open up the title inspector in the top left corner you will see the animation tab I'll click that and it will bring me to the animation menu I'll select the text that I want the animation removed by clicking it in the preview window on the right.

you can also select it by clicking it in the timeline below once I have the one I want selected I'll click no animation you can tell it to activate it when you see the teal box around it hit okay and now my text will not have any animation but let's say I want to change the font I'll double click on the title clip I want to edit again right here in the font section.

I can select the typeface I want to use and beneath that I could change the text color and even the size of the title let's take a look at the full video with the text now nice simple yet effective there you have it that is how you can apply some basic text to your video is there a video editing challenge that is too complex or is taking too long let us know in the comments below we'd love to help you out if you want more video editing tips and tricks be sure to subscribe until then keep creating and I'll see you next time hey there if you like.

How to Film Epic Trick Shots | Filmora9 Masking Effect

Hi everyone its Elliott from filmora here to empower your inner video creator and today I'm going to share with you four tips to help you make a better tricks hot video there are many types of tricks shot video but today we are going to focus on a classic style throwing something into something else in this case this pen into this pen holder our first tip camera perspective.

when making a trick shot video you want the audience to see the difficulty of what you are attempting and also the target in this case they need to see where I am the trajectory of the pen and the pen holder think about it like a sporting event you want your audience to have the best seat in the house by having all three elements in the frame do a few test shots to see.

Where the best place to position your camera is trick shots are difficult and you wouldn't want to nail your shot only to discover that the footage is less than spectacular tip number two multiple cameras having an extra camera to film your trick shot will make it more dramatic.

When you edit it together it will show different perspective of your shot and give you that instant replay feel and remember your phone can be your extra camera in our example we'll have one camera right behind the pen holder and we'll have one camera behind my shoulder when edited together we just show the distance of the throw and the result in close-up you can even use the split screen feature in filmor 9 to show the action simultaneously tip number three handheld shots.

If you don't want people to question the legitimacy of your trick shot film it handheld that will give you a more real life feel but it will require a friend to help you out and most likely be patient with you until you hit your shot but at least they'll get to witness your awesomeness live so those are three filming tips that you could use to capture your epic trick shot.

But let's say I don't have time to perfect my trick shot well here's a sneaky editing trick that you could to get the result without all the attempts tip for masking effect first set up the camera to the side so it captures the pen holder at one end and yourself in the other lock your camera on a tripod or place it on a level surface so it doesn't move you won't be able to use handheld for this editing trick unfortunately then film your attempt at getting the pen into the pen holder.

Get it as close as possible then act as if you got it in even if you didn't but don't overdo it though next get a shot of the pen going into the pen holder make it easier for yourself going closer but remember the angle of how you threw the pen previously you want to replicate that as best as possible the arc of the pen should be near identical.

 Now let's make our trick shot and four more nine on the bottom track will have the first clip with me throwing the pen then I'm going to add the second clip with me lobbing it into the pen holder and add it on top I'm going to match it as best as possible.

I'm going to cut the top clip right at the part where the pen is in the air falling into the pen holder all I need is to see it fall in now I'm going to add a mass to the top clip removing me and only having the pen hitting the target I'll do that by going up to effects and then go into the utilities folder here I will select shape mask a mask effect will now be added to the clip but I'll need to modify it I'll adjust it by double clicking on the clip in the timeline and scrolling down to the video effects section here.

I'm going to move it using the X and y-axis so it only focuses on the pen falling into the pen holder everything else in the clip is gone there you go nicely blended you can't even tell this to different clips there you go you just created a trick shot video with a bit of film or nine magic now go out and impress everybody whether you want to show off your awesome trick shot or your editing skills.

3 Creative Uses for Transitions: Flickering Strobe Effect & More | Filmora9

Transitions what if I told you we could use them for more than simply blending together two clips what am I talking about keep watching and I'll show you some interesting ways to spice up your next video with Fillmore 9 hi everyone its Elliot from filmora here to empower your inner video creator since the launch of Fillmore 9 transitions aren't just used for moving between clips in your main video track .

there's a lot of creative ways you can combine transitions with titles motion elements and media on the other tracks of your timeline in this video we're going to talk about three creative ways you can use the more nines built in transitions ready let's go first the stroke effect the strobe effect is a popular effect used in music and dance videos that mimic the look of a flashing strobe light you could create one easily in filmora 9 using.

Only the built-in sample colors and the flash transition first make sure whatever footage you want to add the strobe over is already sitting in video track 1 then go to file and open up the Preferences menu under the editing tab change the photo duration to 2 frames now go to sample colors and drag the black one into the second video track if you don't have a second video track drag it into the space above video track 1 and video track 2 will be created your black sample color is treated like a photo so its duration will be two frames double click on the black clip to open the image editing menu under.

Where it says compositing turn the opacity down to 60% so you can see your clip through the black click okay and then in your timeline copy the black clip and paste a copy next to it then go to the transitions menu and find the flash transition in the basics folder drag the flash between your two black Clips drag your cursor to select the two Clips and the transition as a unit then copy and paste that a few times.

If you have a long segment to cover you may want to recopy once you've got a bunch of them down this is a good time to click the render button because you'll want to make sure that the preview is smooth that's it now all you have to do is just watch a stroke effect back next we're going to talk about combining transitions with text the title effects in film or a nine all have preset animations but what if they aren't exactly what you need you can find all the great options in the animations tab but if you don't find the perfect one or.

If you want the entering and exiting animations to be different then you can also select no animation and head over to that transitions tab make sure to test out your transitions because while many transitions will affect the media they are applied to there are some that will always affect all the visible media underneath them you can choose either the same transition or a different one for the end of your text effect there you go a whole new transition for your title picture and picture or p IP.

When you have your main footage taking up most of your screen but you also have this smaller box with different footage by default a p IP clip will just appear or if you double click on it you'll see some animation options in the motion tab these motions are great for applying to graphics but for p IP clips they can be limiting because you cannot control how long the animations last instead of applying a motion try applying transitions to the beginning and end of your IP clip.

Make sure you choose a transition like line that only affects the image that's appearing and not a transition like fade that affects all your footage you can adjust the length of your transitions by dragging their edges or double-clicking on one to enter the specific duration pretty cool huh thank you for watching which one of these transition effects are you going to try first let us know in the comments.

filmora Green Screen Essentials

Hi everyone its Elliott from filmora 9 here to empower your inner video creator filming with the green screen is getting easier and easier anyone can do it but before you get started.

I want to share with you some do's and don'ts to help you get the best results ready start the timer there are many ways to set up a green screen but the most cost-efficient way is with a green fabric if you are using a green fabric as a DIY green screen then make sure.

 You steam or iron it out whether you're taping it to a wall or hanging it off a rack don't leave any wrinkles will make lighting the green screen a nightmare and uneven lighting will leave you with shadows and disappointing results what you should also do is pull the green screen tight so you get a seamless background the better you do with the setup the easier will be the key it out later it doesn't matter how nice your green screen is if you don't light it properly.

You won't get good results when lighting a green screen be aware of these things make sure there are at least six feet of space between you and your green screen so you're not casting a shadow that cannot be keyed out later remember any shadow on the green screen is bad the lighting on the screen should be flat even and one-dimensional meaning don't place the screen leaning at an angle because they'll make it harder to light evenly do light yourself and your background separately this will ensure your subject wouldn't bleed into the green.

Which will create a halo around them after you key out the green screen and lighting on your subjects should emulate the lighting from your final footage for example if you know sunlight is coming from the left light your subject from bad direction once your footage is good to go into film or nine import it into your timeline then double-click it to find the chroma key menu.

But don't stop there clicking the chroma key button is not enough to guarantee perfectly keyed footage so do play around with the offset tolerance edge thickness and edge feather dials and adjust it to make sure your edit looks as good as possible and those are some quick do's and don'ts for creating great green screen videos what will you use the green screen to create next. 

Filmora 9 Stranger things upside down effect

Welcome back to the homemade Hollywood series many of you have asked us about making effects from your favorite shows or movies in this series we'll show you how to recreate Hollywood scenes with a limited budget and film our 9 today we're going to demonstrate.

How we made this stranger things inspired look check it out cool right now the key to recreating a scene from a TV show or movie is recognizing the common themes looks and effects for instance in the stranger things upside-down world the setting has a muted blue tone and is very dark there are also particles floating around and the sky is stormy with a tint of red knowing this we experimented with some of the features in Fillmore 9 and the effects and film stocks to see.

How we can mimic the upside-down world here's how we did it first import your footage into your timeline to get the most accurate look make sure your footage isn't shot on a sunny day but more on an overcast day or during blue hour which is the hour and a half or so in the day when the Sun is on the edge of the horizon now the majority of this look comes from the color correction so let's go ahead and click this icon to open up our coloring tools the first thing.

I'm going to do is bring down the temperature so the overall look is more blue then adjust the tint to add a little bit more magenta to get that dark moody look let's play around with the exposure in the color and light settings play around with your footage dragging the exposure down overall and adding a bit of contrast I'm also going to add a little bit of vibrancies and saturation.

So when we work on the sky it'll really pop now to get our sky looking really red let's adjust the HSL tab this is where we'll really get the final look going what we want to do is change the hue of the sky from where it is now blue to red so let's click the teal circle and bring up the hue and boost the saturation to make that red really stand out pretty cool right now that we have our base look done let's add some effects for that we're going to use a variety of built-in effects in film or 9 and a few from film stocks go to the effects panel.

The first one I'm going to add is chromatic aberration to get that static VHS tape look I’m also going to add old video you can always double click on an effect it changes parameters over here let's bring down the fade parameters next let's add the static effect to get a vintage feeling to it these next few effects are from film stocks which you could download at WWF in stocks calm they are the blockbuster electricity pack the smoke volume to pack the martial arts pack and the snow pack to check them out click on the link below.

I'm going to add the smoked fog to effect from our smoke volume to pack let's double click on it and bring down the opacity of it next from our snow pack I'm going to add the snowfall one effect this will act as the floating bits in the upside-down world double click on the effect and go to the color tab I want to make the snowfall look black so I'll bring down its brightness saturation and contrast all the way to zero and then adjust the temperature a little so it's on the cooler side let's also change the blend mode to soft light and bring down the opacity next.

We're going to use our martial arts pack and apply the petals pink to effect on our timeline double click and change the blending mode to darken so it becomes darker and blends in with the background footage let's also bring down the opacity a tiny bit I also want these petals to be dark and colorless so let's bring down our brightness and saturation as well last but not least let's use the blockbuster electricity pack I want to add some intense lightning in the sky.

So I'll add the electricity 19 effect on the timeline and adjust it so it happens later in the shot let's double click on the effect and change the scale and position in the editing options so it's properly positioned in the sky then double click and change the blend mode to screen and lower the opacity a little now that I look at this I want to add more electricity effects let's go back and add electricity 9 and drop it into the timeline change the parameters for the scale and position to where you want it switch the blend mode.

To screen and drop down the opacity now that your footage is done you can go ahead and add music or even sound effects let's export this and watch our strange things video I think it looks pretty good what do you think about our version of the stranger things upside down world and is there a scene from a TV show or movie that you want us to remake let us know in the comments below.

Filmora 9 How to Fix Footage with Color Correction

Let's say that you filmed a whole bunch of b-roll for your video and you took some time to edit it, but it doesn't look quite right... like each clip was filmed by somebody else.

The most common reason why each clip looks off is probably the color.

The cause for this could be a number of reasons like improper white balance settings, using a different camera or lenses, changing of light situations, the list go on.

But it's a super easy fix and all you have to do is a little bit of color correction. So in this video I'm going to show you some tips on how to make your video look more cohesive with color correction in Filmora9.

Let’s get into it! The first thing I'm going to do in the sequence is see what clip I want to match my footage to. By looking at it, this clip is the nicest; it's probably one clip where the camera was set correctly. Now since I've chosen my clip let's take a snapshot of it.

To do that, go to the camera icon right below the preview window and take a snapshot and put it on the layer right above your sequence and stretch it so it covers the entire sequence. So if you're wondering why I'm doing this it's for me to reference the image.

I can toggle it on and off and compare my changes with the clip I want to match. You can also look at it while you do your color correction. All you have to do is make sure the reference layer is visible. When you want to select the clip you want the color correct, go to the advanced color correction tool and the window will pop up. Just move the window over and now you can see your reference image while you color correct. Now since this is all set up, let's do some color correction.

In order to master shots, you pretty much use of reference shots as the base for color correction so I'll use that to color correct too. I can tell for this clip it was way too orange and underexposed, so I have a feeling the white balance wasn't correctly set. To fix this, let's go to the white balance slider and lower the orange and make it look less orange.

Now let's increase the exposure so it's closer to our reference image. The image can also use a boost in color so I'm going to add some saturation just till there. The reference image also has more contrast so I'll definitely add some contrast. I also notice that the brightest points in the image (the highlights) are a little too bright so in the highlight section let's just bring those down so they're not as distracting. Not by much but it looks a lot better to my eye. For the second clip it will be a similar process but just adjusts accordingly... which is what color matching mainly is.

However don't assume that each clip will be corrected exactly the same let's make sure our reference image is up then go right back into the color correction tool. Once again the white balance looks off so let's find a frame to work with first. Since there's some white in this frame, let's use it. Now I'm going to warm up the white balance so that box looks white.

The image looks a little dark so let's increase its exposure as well. The color doesn't seem as vibrant as a reference image so let's increase the vibrancy. That looks pretty good however I do not really like how the blue on the table looks, I feel it could be a bit more vibrant in order for it to look more like the table in the reference image. So to edit let's go into our HSL meaning Hue, Saturation, and Luminance; this tool lets you edit the specific colors.

So we will select the blue icon and adjust the saturation to make it pop a little more. Lastly I'll add some contrast so the image doesn't look as flat. This looks pretty close so let's move on to the next clip. Just based on the first look we're going to need to do the same changes, so let's start off with fixing the white balance and now we'll increase our exposure.

It's likely that all these clips were shot a little underexposed in order to expose for the bottles in the shot. The shot looks flat so let's add contrast. I'll also increase the vibrance again. So this looks pretty close to our reference image however there's still a green tinge to it, so I have a feeling the reason why it's so gray is because of the angle.

We see a lot more light for the booth and the light from inside the booth is probably greener colored... so in order to fix this, let's adjust our tint. Let's slide our tint more to the magenta side. That looks better. All right now that we're done let's play and compare the before and after there's quite a difference Whooooaaaa.

And overall I feel the shots look and feel more color cohesive. And that's all you have to do to color correct and match your b-roll. Do you have a better way that you match your b-roll? Let us know in the comment section below. Thank you everyone for watching, don't forget to subscribe to our channel for more video editing tips and tricks. Until next time, make sure to stay safe, wash your hands, and keep creating.

Filmora 9 Create a SPLIT SCREEN Music Video

How to film and edit a split-screen music video with Filmora9. Stay tuned! Hey everyone it's JJ from Filmora, here to empower your inner video creator.

Before we get started, don't forget to subscribe to our channel, and hit that notification bell so you can get updated on our next video releases. Have you seen this type of music video lately?  A split-screen music video is a great way to show off your musical skills, bond with your family and friends, or try a new editing trick.

In this video, Joni’s going to teach you techniques on how to film this style of video. And then I'm going to show you how to edit it together using Filmora9. Hey guys, Jony here.

Today I'm going to show you how you can shoot your very own split-screen music video at home. So obviously you're gonna need a few things: You're gonna need room to shoot in, you're gonna need a camera, Ideally you'll have something like an audio recorder or a computer to record right into... If not, you can shoot with your camera just make sure that your audio is not overloading... maybe do a test run first to double-check to make sure it's sounding good.

And finally, the most important thing you're going to need is a metronome. Now, why do you need a metronome? Well, the reason is when you're shooting a split-screen music video, you need to be playing music in time with yourself. Now if you have a backing track that you're covering, this could help but otherwise, I recommend that you use your smartphone, you download a metronome app, you put your headphones in one ear, and you play in time with a tempo that you choose for your song. That way, everything will stay in sync when you bring it into Filmora9.

Anyway, let's get into shooting the video. The song we're going to be covering today is called "Love Games" by the artist NIIVA, who's a good friend of mine. She's a pop artist and... I suck at pop so instead, we're gonna be doing a rock version of it. One last reminder: make sure to use that metronome, it's very important. So let's get into it. Let's do the first part which is laying down the beat.   Alright so we're done our first part and now I'm going to switch to another instrument in another setup and we're going to record all our other parts this way.

Let's get into it alright, so we finished recording our song and we are now going to import all of our footage into Filmora9. Off to you, JJ. Thanks, Jony, now let's start the edit. It can be a little overwhelming to start editing a split-screen music video, so to make it easier, I began getting all my clips on the timeline. Now let's sync up our music video clips using their waveforms. Syncing the clips will make our lives easier when we start using the built-in split-screen function.

To sync up each clip let's take a look at the audio waveforms and see where they end. I use the playhead as a guide to sync the end waveforms of each track. So once the waveforms all line up with the playhead, I knew all my tracks were roughly synced. After you sync it up, play it back to make sure everything sounds alright.   It's a bit too loud so let's turn them all down a little so they don't peak. The amount you turn it down will depend on your audio.

To know when it's good just check the audio meter when you play the video. If it's not going into the red, it's all good. Now since your sound is good to go, edit your clip so they're all the same length and time. After that, we need to export each clip individually. I suggest you mute the other tracks to keep the individual audio and not a mix. That way you can cut to just that individual instrument. To mute one clip, right-click in the timeline and then hit "mute".

After each layer is muted, export a video using the export button? After it's done, repeat for the other instruments. You should have one instrument on each layer, and an individual video for each instrument after this. If you're exporting a video that has video layers above it, to hide the video track, just click the eye on the left side of the timeline. Also, don't forget to mute and unmute the correct layers to get an individual export.

And lastly, make sure to name your exported clips so when you bring them back into Filmora, you know exactly which clips to use. Each export is going to take a while, so let's jump to the part where they're all exported. After each clip is exported, unhide your layers but keep your clips muted. You'll see why soon. And then import the synced exported videos into Filmora.

Go up to the split-screen tab and select the split screen you like and put it on your timeline. Double-click it so its properties show up. Now click on the advanced button.

A new window will appear and this is where you can add your video clips and make some minor adjustments.

So let's drag our clips to the location where we want each clip and play it back... they're all synced up because of the work we did earlier.

If you want to make more audio edits, go up to the audio tab and then adjust however you need with the volume slider.

As you can see the framing of each split screen isn't that great. To adjust the framing, hit the video tab on the top of the window. Select which clip you want to adjust then use the controls in this tab. If you want certain clips to appear at a certain time or cut earlier, you can adjust our length in this window, just like you would in the timeline.

So it turns out the split screen is a still of each clip on it even though I want it to appear once the instrument starts playing. I want them to appear when they begin playing their music.

To do that click OK, and then go back to the timeline. To cover up a part of the split-screen we need a white solid so that the white lines of the split-screen aren't displayed. So let's get a sample color and lay it on top of each still that isn't plain.

To do that, go to the media library, then sample colors, and choose a white solid. Drag it to the layer above the split-screen. Double-click it so that the properties appear, and then adjust the scale and position. Do this for each section you don't want to see. Make sure to cut the split-screen for when the instrument begins to play or where you made the cut in the split-screen window.

The last thing I want to do is cut to full-screen shots of instruments. An easy way to do this is to put the split screen on the bottom layer and then sync the full-screen clips above it, then cut accordingly. Now let's check it out.   And that's it for our tutorial. There are so many ways that you can expand on this video so make sure to explore your creativity.  

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We've added audio keyframes so you can adjust the volume of any audio clip within the timeline and make multiple adjustments within one clip start projects in a Mac or PC version of film or a9 and continue working on them in either operating systems reduce the resolution of your video preview for a smooth editing experience without affecting.

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Filmora 9 EASY Hologram Video Effect

How to do a hologram effect like this in Filmora9. [JONY] JJ! It's Jony from the future! I need your help! Present-day Jony has become too powerful... and handsome.

He even has a laser blaster now. Please, I need you to help me, you're my only hope. Hey everyone, it's JJ from Filmora, here to empower your inner video creator and today I’m going to show you how to do a cool hologram effect and Filmora9 using a photo or video footage.

This kind of effect is great for sci-fi videos or sketches and can be an awesome addition to your vlogs. Okay, let's get started. You can use this tutorial to hologram any image or video clip, but if you want to have a hologram person as we did with Jony, make sure to film in front of a black backdrop. [JONY] JJ, I need you to stop him right now before he ruins the future... To start, drag the footage you want to add a hologram to into video track 1.

Then, place the footage or photo you want to make into a hologram above it in video track 2. Now double click on the media you added to track 2 to open up the editing menu and find "compositing" Under "compositing", set your blend mode to "Screen".

Once you've added your blend mode, click into the "color" tab and click "advanced". In the advanced window, make sure you're in the "adjust" tab. The first thing I want to do here is giving this hologram a cool blue color. To do that, we're going to go to the white balance and drag the temperature slider to the left to make the hologram look blue. Click "OK" to keep the changes you made in this window.

Now it's time to add effects. Let's click into the effects menu and look for "chromatic aberration", then drag that directly onto the hologram in the timeline. It adds some glitching and color separation, to sell a hologram look. Let's also add some "glitch distortion" to build that look up further. Now, let's find the "tilt-shift (linear)" in the utility folder, and add that too. This will further blur the edges of your hologram to add to that holographic look that we're going for.

These effects look alright as-is, but chromatic aberration and glitch distortion are a bit intense, and depending on the media you use, "tilt-shift" might need some adjusting. Double-click on your hologram in the timeline again and click into the image or video tab, then scroll down to video effects to make adjustments. Drag the sliders underneath the effect's name until you're happy with your preview. I recommend setting the alpha for the glitch distortion to about 50. This hologram effect looks pretty good now but I want it to look different from when it first appears compared to while it's just sitting on the screen. So I'm going to create a section where it appears.

Starting at the beginning of the hologram in the timeline, I'm going to use the right arrow keys to jump to 10 frames. Then, make a cut using the scissor icon. Now I'm going to add one more distorted effect to this intro to emphasize that a signal is just coming in. Either "VCR distortion" or "bad tv signal" will do. And that's how you make a hologram effect in Filmora9.

Are you gonna give this effect a try? What if all of our videos become holographic in the future? Will that change the way you create videos? Whatever you think, let us know in the comment section below.

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