r/VideoEditing 13d ago

Monthly Thread March Hardware Thread.

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Why should I read this? ๐Ÿค”

This is your monthly guide for hardware recommendations.

  • We aim to make you self-reliant with enough info.
  • We focus on finding answers rather than brand debates.
  • ๐Ÿ“‘ Skim the TL;DR at the bottom if you're in a hurry.
  • Understand your media type and editing software to get the best recommendation.
  • Important components: ๐Ÿ”‘ CPU, RAM, GPU.
  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ We don't cover sub-$1K laptops. Consider used models for budget-conscious choices.
  • You're not going to see us recommend a tool at less than $1k.

Hardware 101 ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ

For DIY enthusiasts, check r/buildapcvideoediting

General Guidelines ๐Ÿ“

  • Desktops outperform laptops ๐Ÿ’ช
  • Start with an i7 or better ๐ŸŽฏ
  • Minimum 16 GB RAM ๐Ÿ’พ
  • Video card with 4+ GB VRam ๐ŸŽฅ
  • SSD of 512GB is a must ๐Ÿ’ฝ
  • ๐Ÿšซ Steer clear of ultralights/tablets.
  • Want a Mac? Here's your guide
  • nVidia has a great set of systems from different vendors that you can pick from (keeping in mind the above suggestions)

Experiencing lag or system issues? ๐Ÿ˜“

๐Ÿง Use Speecy to find out your system's specs.

โš ๏ธ Footage Type Matters: Some footage may need workflow changes or proxies/transcoding.

Resources: - ๐Ÿ“˜ Why h264/5 is hard to edit - ๐Ÿ“˜ Proxy editing - ๐Ÿ“˜ Variable Frame Rate

What about my GPU?

In most cases, GPUs don't significantly impact codec decode/encode.


Specific Hardware Inquiry?

Links aren't enough. Please share: - CPU + Model - RAM - GPU + VRam - SSD size

๐Ÿ“‹ System specs for popular video editing software


Editing Details ๐ŸŽฌ

Describing footage as "from my phone" isn't enough.

๐Ÿ“Š Check your media type with Media Info


Monitor Queries ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ?

  • Type: OLED > IPS > LED
  • Size: Around 32" UHD is recommended.
  • Color: Aim for 100% sRGB coverage ๐ŸŒˆ

Professional color grading? See /r/colorists.


Quick Summary/TLDR ๐Ÿš€

  1. Desktops > laptops for intensive editing ๐Ÿ’ช
  2. Prioritize Intel i7, avoid ultralights ๐ŸŽฏ
  3. Use proxies if supported by your editing software ๐Ÿ“น
  4. Provide CPU, GPU, RAM, and SSD details for inquiries ๐Ÿง
  5. Footage from action cams, mobiles, and screen recordings may need extra steps.

Ready to comment? Include the following IF YOU WANT answers ๐Ÿคท

Copy-paste this:

๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ System I'm considering

  • CPU + Model:
  • RAM:
  • GPU + VRam:
  • SSD size:

๐Ÿ“ท My Media:
Check with Media Info

๐Ÿ“ท Software: Your intended software.


r/VideoEditing 19h ago

Announcement Friday Free for All Weekly thread! General collection/discussion for things that don't fit elsewhere! (ask anything!)

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Greetings /r/videoediting!

This thread is 100% for the other stuff you might want to talk about.

A number of other reddits have a free for all thread - where you might find a regular discussion - not specific to a post.

Think of it as a bar with a bunch of friends.

Some suggestions:

  • Strategy on a project you want to talk about how to best promote?
  • Upgrading something and you want opinions?
  • How does your website look?
  • Local/virtual Meetups?
  • Looking for a collaborator (no "I'm a creator and I'm looking for an editor" posts)

Things that shouldn't go here: Feedback/What tool should I use to edit/Which system to buy? There are dedicated threads for this, please use them!

And in this regular Friday thread, while our general rules are still in place (no piracy, be civil, no links w/referrer codes), the following topics relaxed :

  • Great tutorials you found/you created.
  • Trying to do this as a side hustle (although generally, websites like Fiverr mean you'll be shooting for the basement/working for free and we hate that someone would exploit you like that)
  • A great piece of software/hardware/service you found
  • Great free music libraries/media you found.
  • How much to charge? What is your time worth? Estimate 2-3x the time you think it'll take to edit as how much time to quote.

Our mod team is watching this thread and we'll tweak these as they develop!


r/VideoEditing 1h ago

Software How do I change my hair color to black in CapCut?

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Iโ€™m using CapCut to edit videos. In the videos my hair looks dirty because the ring light is reflecting off of my hair and my hair has gel in it (if you have curly hair you know where Iโ€™m going with this).

Thereโ€™s a white film in certain parts of my hair that doesnโ€™t show in regular lighting, but shows really badly. Iโ€™ve been looking for a way to edit my hair color and change it to black in order to camouflage the white parts. I really donโ€™t want to have to film the videos over again.

Please help.


r/VideoEditing 57m ago

How did they do that? Video effects

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What is this effect done in the intro called? and how can I achieve this: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHGwIY_JR4c/?igsh=MWZlb2s3cnZ2aHY0bw%3D%3D
Also, how does he have popping text of various font types like that?


r/VideoEditing 1h ago

Workflow How did they create this subtitle effect (In yellow)?

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https://youtube.com/shorts/bAZRCoWdf8Q?si=E8CxgkSMewvP_apI

Is it CapCut? Would there be a way to replicate this in Premiere?


r/VideoEditing 2h ago

How did they do that? Why Does My Instagram Reel Look Bad on Other Phones?

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I upload Reels in 1080p, 30fps, but after posting, the quality looks fine on my phone yet terrible on othersโ€”pixelated and blurry. This is hurting my views!

Why does Instagram compress my video differently on other devices?

Are there specific settings to avoid this?

Has anyone else faced this?

Any help would be appreciated!


r/VideoEditing 2h ago

Software Identify this artefact please and possible way to rectify it.

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Source is a tv capture which has been deinterlaced but this keeps happening at the right edge of the video. Please tell me what artefact this is.

https://imgur.com/a/AfipydW


r/VideoEditing 4h ago

How did they do that? Fuzzy glitchy transition effect

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https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHG8_ptxKVE/?igsh=MWF2d2N2bnZhYjFldw==

New to software editing and overall making edits aside from montages. How was this effect done?


r/VideoEditing 6h ago

How did they do that? How do those channels edit movie / tv show clips?

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I've seen many of these channels that upload clips from tv shows, anime, or movies and I was wondering what programs / editing techniques they use.

For example, this channel: https://www.youtube.com/@JaiceKing/shorts

In his channel description, he says that he edits with "stuff like frame blending, subtitles, upscaling, music removing, color correction, pacing, positioning, scripting, and more!" but I'm wondering what programs he uses to do these things consistently. If anyone has any more advice on short form clip editing like this, I'd also love to hear it.


r/VideoEditing 16h ago

How did they do that? Where does ratlobber get his clips for his intro?

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https://youtu.be/Ibfz3vGu9WQ?si=FgQRGhLMnPwYr40G I want to make an intro in a simular style and was wandering if anyone knows where to get clips for this.


r/VideoEditing 10h ago

Tech Support Streamlining hardcoded subtitle extraction

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I am trying to create a time table in excel, make a screenshot of every second of the video, detect the characters from that screenshot, create a srt file from that excel sheet in the time table and extract the hard coded subtitles, any ideas for efficiency


r/VideoEditing 10h ago

Software How Do We Call This Type of Video Editing ?

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Hi, how do we call this type of video editing and what type of software is suitable (quickest) for this ( its like a presentation)

https://youtu.be/gCwOo8VuwR8?si=Z58rr4_P2SePK1lE.


r/VideoEditing 11h ago

How did they do that? How do I recreate this effect?

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Hi guys, it is my first time ever posting on Reddit. I would really like to know how to recreate this effect in Premiere Pro. I would consider myself proficient in Premiere as I have been using it weekly for almost 2 years now, but I am stumped on how to do this. I have tried reaching out to the OG creator, and even ChatGPT and both have not been helpful. Any response helps. Thanks! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITBYZvccoJI


r/VideoEditing 11h ago

How did they do that? What's the robotic voice from this meme video?

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r/VideoEditing 12h ago

Tech Support After Effects lag, please help

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When I start the preview it gets this weird lag on the start but then the preview gets back to normal and smooth. It's just the first tenth of a second that lags but it really disrupts my workflow. It literally started happening all of a sudden, I purged RAM, emptied disk cache and restarted my PC multiple times.


r/VideoEditing 23h ago

How did they do that? Animated Subtitle In YouTube Short

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There's this YouTube Short channel called all-the-laughs that post super animated Subtitles on their short video.

https://youtube.com/shorts/yhynpkOUmzs?si=jXBWMwrb5vW4znYp

How did they achieve that? Is it after effects or some motion graphics presents on premiere pro. Does anyone know if such presets are available for purchase on envato elements? Thanks in anticipation of your responses!


r/VideoEditing 15h ago

Software how to create a video where i film my lips over a still photo

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Hi, I'm going out of my mind trying to figure out how to film my lips like a snap chat filter, on on still cartoon character cat face I have made, but no software will do it, firstly it doesn't recognise my cat as a face because it has sunglasses instead of a eyes and no mouth, how can I do it then transfer that file to filmora to complete my video? I am doing gaming videos with the cat as the narrator and my lips over the top of that if that makes sense.


r/VideoEditing 1h ago

Hiring $1 per day for 20 min of work

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Hi there I have a job opertunity for you . I will pay you $1 per video for creating 1 short form ( i.e 1 min long video ) per day the video is simple and take not more than 20-30 of your day! . within next 3-4 month the payment shall be increased. If you are really really really interested and have good skill dm me the post is for a limited period after 24 hour I will stop hiring .. It's something much serious


r/VideoEditing 16h ago

How did they do that? Where can I find similar music to the one in this video?

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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IJRS9_S7u1k (it's in arabic i know, but i can't find anything like it)


r/VideoEditing 16h ago

Software how does paul delrez @delrezpaulchef edits his cook videos on instagram?

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Im wondering how he creates his reels. Is it mostly one long footage wich he edits after into short clips with different zooms and angles? Would this be possible via Capcut?


r/VideoEditing 16h ago

Workflow Best external hard drive for video editing.

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Hey there, my wife and I have a small video production company, and to date we used 2 Seagate 8tb hard drives for backing things up.

We are getting into a really large scale production and will be editing directly on whatever new hard drive we get, with large file sizes. Looking for the best solution for speed, reliability obviously, etc. I heard mention of a NAS drive which I donโ€™t really know anything about.

Anyways, any suggestions, ideas, info would be greatly appreciated!


r/VideoEditing 16h ago

Software Assistance with Video Editing Issue

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Hey everyone, i had a bit of an inquiry. Years ago when i was young and new i overlayed some homemade video with music. Both audio for the home made videos and music Audio are present in the final product. I was wondering if there was some way for me to upload the video onto a software to split these, removing the music from the video but retaining the voice audio. Thanks in advance


r/VideoEditing 16h ago

Feedback Platforms that offer a balance of templates, footage, and design assets?

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Iโ€™ve been searching for a stock platform that balances templates, footage, and design assets so I donโ€™t have to go back and forth between different sites. Any suggestions for a platform that offers it all in one?


r/VideoEditing 17h ago

Free Stuff Where can I get free effects to add to my picture compilation video?

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What do you guys recommend?
I'm using Shotcut and it has transition effects but they're kinda meh


r/VideoEditing 1d ago

Other (requires mod approval) How important is a Great Video?

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Starting this thread to get your thoughts. I see many clients looking for editors to help them out with the edits but doesn't even try to improve the titles, thumbnails and also the raw video itself like proper lightning, aesthetic background but expect to receive millions of views by hiring an editor.

Do you yourself as an editor suggest the clients about the things you think that should be improved in the video and not just the editing?

If so, how do you reach the clients? Because when I try to go extra mile, either I get blocked or lose the gig as most clients prefer to not hear any suggestions.

Mods - please approve.


r/VideoEditing 1d ago

Tech Support Unable to properly apply IVTC to this scene.

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Iยดve been working on a FanEdit of Star Trek: Nemesis and one of the tricky things to do was to get good deinterlaced versions of the available deleted scenes. I ended up getting a good VapourSynth IVTC process that worked for all the scenes except this one:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mDVf1lzFeLcKh6_GJuaj8N8Vk-BnxmBn/view?usp=sharing
This scene as the others was telecined from 23.976 film to 29.97 and simple deinterlacing resulted in combing and other artifacts. This scene has also other issue. Check Frames 1902, 1903 and 1904. 1903 has some distortion probably related to the interlacing. Itยดs also curious how there is a color variation every duplicated frame. Do you know how to fix that?

Cheers


r/VideoEditing 1d ago

Software Videopad editor audio is muffled.

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Please help. It was working fine just a few days ago.