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I Want to add Music to my Videos – How Do I Do That? (iPhone/iPad)

I’ve gotten this question from enough business owners / solopreneurs that I think it’s worth writing a blog to address it. Now, with all of the technology out there, everyone seems to have their own system. Some of us edit on Macs. Some on PCs. Some film and edit on phones or tablets, which leads …

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Three Ways to Turn your Vertical Photo into a Horizontal Image in Final Cut Pro X (video)

Vertical, Square, Horizontal… there are so many formats for our media nowadays! It’s hard to know what format you need when going into content capture mode. Good thing we can transfer between platforms and formats! In this Tutorial Tuesday video I’ll show you three ways to turn your vertical photo (this would work for vertical …

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Katie’s Top Ten Resources for Finding Music for Videos

So you make a cool video and you pop in your favorite song and try to upload it to Youtube… only for it to be BLOCKED. Because Youtube has determined that the content you used does not belong to you. Aaaaand because you used your favorite song that you don’t own nor have any ties …

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Thousands and thousands of dollars in equipment right there

Why and When would we use a Two Camera Shoot?

I just got asked this question “I’ve noticed a lot of people using two cameras including a shot of themselves on the side when they’re actually facing the other camera, why?” Great question! And it’s one I’ve taken for granted. My answer was, “I do it because it looks cool!” But that’s not entirely accurate. …

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Where can I find free royalty free music for my video projects? On Youtube of course! (VIDEO)

A video is a lot more dynamic with a soundtrack - but we can't use popular songs as we don't have the rights to them - still, we can find free music to use on Youtube!

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Tuesday Tip! Make sure you do this with your Video Projects.

This is stupid-simple, and it has gotten me out of trouble more than a dozen times. After editing and exporting your video, always, always, ALWAYS… watch it. I know these are usually tutorials, but I encountered this very issue with my video editing and projects and I thought it would be pertinent to share it …

Read moreTuesday Tip! Make sure you do this with your Video Projects.

Quick Tips: Final Cut Pro X for Mac How to adjust the length of your clips

Final Cut Pro X updated, and with it went some apperance changes. In order to grow the clips in both the timeline and clip archives, you must now click a new button, or use the shortcut Command +. To shrink the clips, use Command -. This shortcut makes each second of footage take up either …

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How-To edit a basic video on YouTube

I’ve been making tutorials, guys! For this one, if you don’t have video editing software but have a YouTube account, you can have an edited video!

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How to upload a video from your phone to Facebook or YouTube.

Super simple, super worth it.

Read moreHow to upload a video from your phone to Facebook or YouTube.

Tips from Experienced Videographers

Hey everyone! A couple weeks ago I met with two different videographers and was able to pick their brains! I’m going to highlight the most interesting tips I gleaned from them. 🙂 Tips from Trent If you need good equipment but don’t want to buy it, use LensRentals.com If you want to buy good equipment, …

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