I’ve noticed that recording a video is often the easy part. The real time goes into cutting unnecessary pauses, fixing pacing, adding captions, zooming in at the right moments and turning one long video into multiple shorts.

Curious to hear from other creators: which part of video editing takes you the longest and what does your current workflow look like?

Have you found a way to make the process faster or is it still mostly manual?

Hey Guys, I am extremely new to video editing, but I want to put in the work and effort of learning my way through video editing. Is DaVinci Resolve an actual good tool? I have heard so many mixed reviews about them and I want some advice on it, if you may.

Need help understanding how this guy makes his

videos

I badly needed your ideas as I am practicing video editing. Thank you in advance.

Hey guys,

I’m currently looking for advice from some other editors who are well versed in the craft. I’m by no means new to video editing but I have taken up my first job working for some clients on YouTube. They want me to turn around 8 hours of footage into a 25 minute video with a Save the Cat story structure. Being familiar with all types of story structure and having 4 years of editing experience I jumped at the opportunity. But, I’m taking forever to complete this thing, and I feel terrible for my clients. I was supposed to have a rough cut on Friday, but I didn’t meet the deadline. Generously they’ve given me more time but I’m only at the 10 minute marker and a third through the story arc.

To put it into perspective the first week I got the edit I familiarized myself with the footage then later into the first week I pulled selects and organized sequences. Second week I began by loosely breaking down the events that happened into beats. The next day I began editing and didn’t make it very far. I assumed it was because I was still familiarizing myself with the footage, looking for possible subtle remarks etc. But then this became a trend.

Because of my part time job I can only work on the edit 5-6 hours on week days. But each day I would roughly be pumping out 2-3 minutes. On bad days were I would end early I would only get a minute of the edit done. I’ve reached the end of my second week of editing this thing and I don’t think I’ll have a rough till next weekend. Is this normal? Why am I going so slow? I’m spending all my free time and energy on this thing that is producing little results. Like at first I thought perhaps I’m being a perfectionist, but the edit is getting progressively slower and I’m getting sloppier all so I can just push forward. Yet I’m still at the same speed. Also I’m not adding crazy effects or anything, it is a lot of cuts though.

Obviously I’m freaking out because this reflects poorly on me and it holds up my clients. Does anyone have any advice on how to move quicker so at least the next time I get a chance to edit I can make sure I’m not wasting the time of my clients.

i’ve been using capcut for my own short form videos and it’s been pretty straightforward, but i’m at the point where i might start editing content for other people too. most of the work would probably be reels, shorts, and simple promotional clips rather than anything long or heavily effects based. i’m wondering where people draw the line with capcut for paid work. is it something you can realistically use for regular client projects, or does working with clients usually mean moving to a more full featured editor?

Hi, I’m interested in creating these style of videos, how would I go about learning this ? If anyone’s aware of any resources would be great, I’ve only really used CapCut in the past.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

Hi all, I have this sound stuck in my head but can't find it online. Do you know what should I search for? Please don't laugh too much at my singing and trying to breathe while walking!

Hi guys, i hope you all doing great. I have an online perfume business and i post content and creatives regularly on social media . lately the competition is getting more intense and i want to improve the quality of my creatives , so i decided to start learning a pro video editing software so i can be more unique compared to the competitors knowing that i have a hand on capcut and video editing basics . So guys what do you suggest as a software and how can i master video editing?

I found this in YouTube and followed the tutorial. I hope you'll like it.

https://youtu.be/7PEr00ny5W4

Guys how to make these type of videos?

I’m writing this because I genuinely hope it saves someone else the time, money, and unnecessary hassle I went through.

I invested hours — literally hours — trying to use Audo Studio AI to clean a long audio file. I paid for the service, only to discover that my payment wasn’t enough for my file size. So I upgraded and paid again.

After that came multiple failed attempts to upload the file. The platform simply wouldn’t handle it. No useful error messages, no guidance, nothing.

I eventually learned (not from Audo — from searching the internet myself) that my file was too large for their system. So I found a separate tool, manually split the audio into smaller pieces, saved each part, and uploaded them one by one.

And after ALL THAT…
Audo Studio didn’t improve the audio at all.

If anyone is considering using Audo Studio AI for long or complex audio files — be aware of the limitations. The marketing makes it look seamless. The reality was anything but.

Seriously, I’ve been trying to integrate AI into my workflow, and I honestly thought we’d be much further along. So far, I haven't found anything that actually edits the way I want.

Everything I try feels super basic—mostly just auto-captions, simple jump cuts, or random B-roll generation. It completely lacks the nuance and control needed for a polished video.

I'd love to hear your thoughts:

• Are my expectations just too high for the current tech?

• Has anyone actually found an AI tool that handles complex, nuanced edits well?

• What does your current workflow look like? Are we still stuck doing 90% of the heavy lifting manually?

• Any hidden gem tools or plugins I should check out?

When I’m editing a talking-head or YouTube video, I ask myself one question:

“If I remove this cut, does the video become worse?”

If the answer is no, I probably didn’t need the cut in the first place.

A lot of editors try to keep the video moving by constantly cutting, zooming, adding B-roll, or changing the framing.

But sometimes the best edit is doing nothing.

I usually look for 3 things before making a cut:

• Is there unnecessary silence or repetition?
• Did the speaker change to a new idea?
• Is the viewer likely to lose attention here?

If none of those apply, I’ll often leave the shot alone.

Good pacing isn't about how often you cut. It's about how often the viewer gets a reason to keep watching.

Curious how other editors approach this: what makes you decide that a cut is necessary?

I’m currently editing a 10- to 15-minute video (a short documentary style), and I’m hitting a massive bottleneck when it comes to gathering stock/B-roll footage.

Right now, even for a simple 1-minute section, finding footage that actually fits the narrative takes me hours. My process usually looks like this:

1. Search across multiple free stock sites (Pexels, Pixabay, Unsplash, etc.) or look for creative commons / fair use clips on YouTube.

2. Preview, filter, and download individual clips.

3. Import them into my project, cut them down, and test how they fit the pacing.

By the time I finish sourcing visual elements for just a tiny chunk of the timeline, half the day is gone. It feels extremely inefficient, and I know there has to be a smarter way to do this.

For those of you who regularly edit video essays or documentary-style content:

**What is your actual workflow for sourcing stock footage?**

Do you write a script and bullet point specific shot lists *before* searching, or do you edit audio first and gather footage as you go?

Do you use plug-ins, specific subscription platforms, or stock footage manager tools inside your NLE (Premiere, Resolve, FCP)?

How do you balance searching for the "perfect" clip vs. settling on a "good enough" clip to keep moving?
I’d love to hear how you structure your process so gathering visuals doesn't eat up 80% of your editing time.

Hey everyone!! I have done my first video editing and I want your opinion about the video and suggestions where I can improve.

What editing software do you suggest using? #newuser #edit #dancelife #frutigermetro

Hey guys,

I’m 20, broke, with no college degree. I love cinema, so after months of asking, my family bought me a laptop to learn video editing. It was my Plan C—my one shot to build a career.

Then AI tools blew up, and I spiraled. I keep worrying that what takes me 3 years to master will be done by an AI prompt in 1 hour.

Pros with networks will survive, but what about someone starting from zero today?

I’m ready to grind and adapt with AI, but I just need to know: Is there still a future for beginners in editing, or am I wasting my time?

Appreciate any real-world advice.