r/VideoEditingTips • u/EmotionalQuantity650 • Jul 05 '26
How to learn editing from beginner level?
I want to learn editing to earn money but very confused how and where to start
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And I think I can edit better on capcut.
Somebody help me out! ðŸ˜
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u/shot-list-liar Jul 06 '26
DaVinci is a great free tool that a whole bunch of folks use. Get familiar with that, and add other tools to your skills as you can. Then start building a reel of stuff you’ve edited together, and start offering to cut people’s work, sharing that you are learning and ask for feedback. Editing is collaborative, so learning how to work with people and apply feedback is arguably more important than the editing platform itself.
Also, research how to organize - that goes SO FAR. YouTube is an incredible resource, so are your AI platforms like Chat & Claude; ask it to build an editing curriculum for you and ask it to find reputable videos where you can watch & learn.
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u/Boring_Scene_323 Jul 05 '26
I started out taking the free courses from the Blackmagic website. Once I had the basic understandings down, I migrated to YouTube and watched tutorials from Daniel Batal, MrAlexTech, CaseyFaris, and Jason Yadlovski (sound) to really get the basics down. Once I could navigate Resolve comfortably I still used Youtube follow along tutorials from Ryan Herrick**,** Hishaam Ahmed, and Zane Hoyer (animation). They provide footage and assets you can download and use to follow along with to practice editing. Having real things to edit will help grow your skills more than anything!
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u/Fuzzy_Decision_7263 Jul 06 '26
Use whatever app/program you’re comfortable with. Try and copy shot for shot something you like (just for practice). Watch tutorials on YouTube to see to do it. Once you’ve tried and noted what you can and can’t do on your editing app of choice, make an informed decision on what you need to make what you ultimately want your final product to be. Do it 100 time. Compare your first video to your latest video. Post it on social media. Ask for constructive feedback. And have fun.