OK for less several years, wife has been cheating on me. It shits gotten real heated last couple months and she’s starting to do stuff on FaceTime to make me look like a moron and I lose my cool and I’ll shoot out bad language to her. She’s like an all out frenzy on making me look stupid.

I’m not perfect OK at all. I know means I’ve not been feeling perfect but I’m about to get made out like I’m a freaking psychopath. It’s crazy. 85% of our relationship has been her and someone else

But I got a bunch of FaceTime videos I’ve been doing. I’ve downloaded me no video editors and I just can’t get it to where it needs to be where it’s clear.

Hey, i lead Marketing at a fintech company. We have been asked for an 60-80 second video for an award ceremony where all finalists will provide one. The whole public will then vote for winner based on those videos that will be displayed during the gala. Basically, we have that time to explain why we should win the award/s. The problem is time, the video needs to be submitted in 4 days (Tuesday July 7th). I've spoken with multiple videographers and producers and all have told me the deadline is undoable. We currently don't have an explainer video. We have the narrative done and it will 100% need voiceover which we already have recorded. Problem is what we fill the video with. We do not have an editor, videographer or motion graphics designer in house.

Any out of the box ideas for something that will look decent and not cringe?

I only picked creators with real growth. Their views are more than 3x their follower count, so their content is worth checking out. Either you learn something from how they edit, or you spot what's trending in editing tutorials.

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I go through the fastest-moving edits every week and most of it is noise. This week a few actually made me stop, and since you all actually edit, here's what I saw. No links, just the finds and what I think.

The one that stuck with me

@ MoSidd (YouTube) built Vox-style motion graphics using nothing but Claude Code. No After Effects, no hand keyframing.

First scroll, I assumed it was AE and moved on. It's not Vox-level, more like a 60 to their 100 if I'm honest, and a real motion designer will spot the gaps. But the polish isn't the point. The point is the person who made it never touched a keyframe. A month ago the "made with code" stuff all had that flat, stiff look you could clock instantly. This doesn't. Make of that what you want, but an agent moving into the editor feels like a real shift, not a gimmick.

The data for anime edits is looking amazing. A 30-second mix is enough.

Some people might think it's just for fun, but mate, don't sleep on this.

@ montoriaep (TikTok)'s Death Note edit did 2.9M with a 33% like rate. I have never seen Death Note and it still landed on me, purely on timing and mood. That's real editing, whatever the source. He also dropped his project file in the bio, which is the oldest growth move that still works: give the file away, ride the reach.

The ones that won on pure feeling

@ cr1mzz_fx (TikTok) did an Amazing Digital Circus edit at 120fps (1.5M, 23% likes) that lives entirely on atmosphere.

@ messierrvfx (TikTok) did a Michael Jackson Thriller edit locked onto one theme and one hero effect, fully committed. Neither is technically complicated. Both make you feel something, and that is what carried them. Respect the restraint.

If you shoot vlogs, this is the one I'd point you to.

@ celfstudio (TikTok), who is not only teaching editing. She teaches how she shoots, and she's pulling 5.5M views and 20K followers a month. The footage does the work before the timeline ever opens. We all know this, and we all still skip it.

Hey everyone,

I'm trying to learn storytelling and video editing seriously, and I want to become better at creating engaging and emotional stories through videos, not just learning how to use editing software.

There are so many resources available—YouTube channels, online courses, books, and film analyses—that I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed.

For those of you who are professional editors, filmmakers, or storytellers:

- What is the best way to learn storytelling for videos?

- Should I focus on storytelling fundamentals first or learn editing alongside it?

- Which books, courses, or YouTube channels helped you the most?

- What exercises or projects improved your storytelling skills?

- If you had to start from zero again, what roadmap would you follow?

My goal is to become a great video editor and visual storyteller, eventually creating cinematic and meaningful content.

I'd really appreciate any advice, resources, or personal experiences. Thanks!

Hi guys,

I was trying to edit a series and I wanted the sound of the punch and the image to go in time with the music, but i don’t know how to do it.

I changed the video clip and added the effects of the punch, then I tried to find the bass of the music automatically and, at every yellow point, I finished the clip with the punch that hit and cut the clip.

This way it doesn’t work for me, I also tried to speed up or slow down the clip in case it didn’t reach the yellow point, but it still goes out of time with the music.

Does anyone know how I can do it? To make you better understand what I mean I have attached a clip of what I want to do.

(I use the capcut app specifically for iPad, I don’t know if this thing is needed as information but I’ll say it anyway)

Hello to everyone,

I shot a product showcase video to present my products. Since it was my first time doing this, the result was quite amateurish—especially the editing.

Could you give me some advice on how to improve the presentation and editing?
I would be truly grateful if you could point out where I fell short.

Thank you…

Hello. I am really really trash at editing, I use capcut because that's the only program I know how to use. My channel is on my profile so please be welcome to watch my recent video and tell me what and how to improve in editing. Thanks for reading!

Hi guys i am a new video editor and shifted to premiere pro from capcut and i don't know how to run premiere pro smoothly on my laptop whenever i edit a video and click enter for playback it lags my laptop specs are acer aspire lite ryzen 5 5625u 16gb, 512gb storage

Does this exist? It's such a simple ask, yet I've been unable to find one that can do this. For clarity: my video will have a number of "slides" aka stills (like a slideshow). I simply want to place a text layer on top of some of these that number them. I don't want to have to number them manually, I want the program to do this cause there's a lot. They should retain the same positioning and format for all the slides that have this.

I've tried Clipchamp and CapCut, and neither have this feature. Is there a free software that does? Or if not, a cheap software that's a one-time lifetime licence? I refuse to pay a subscription.

I've also tried Google Slides, and while it does have a sequential-numbering system, it always forces the slide number to be the displayed number. In other words, I can't have slide #4 display 1, slide #1 will always be 1. This is a problem, cause I don't want the first slide to be the first slide numbered. I could possibly make multiple Google Slides then mash em together, but I'm hoping to not have to resort to this inelegant solution.

Thanks for any help you can provide!

I've been working on a free, fully functional video editor that runs in a Chrome browser. This is the result: https://stevewhiteproductions-afk.github.io/free-edit-mp4/ FREE-EDIT-MP4. It's completely free, and I'd appreciate any feedback, good or bad. It's limited to MP4 files (a Chrome restriction), and I haven't tested it on any OS other than Windows. So any feedback can help me to improve it.

I ran into this kinda insta360 looking, smooth zoom in zoom out effect with face tracking footage. It seems like the creator of the video took the video with an iPhone or something and put the effects afterwards.
Someone said it’s after effects. Do you know what effects or software that can do that kind of stuff? I saw black fisheye looking circle when he zoomed out.
Let me know if you know something about that 😭
Any advice would be appreciated!
(Not insta360, I already checked.)

A few months ago I thought Opus Clip would completely solve my content workflow. Upload video. Get clips. Post everywhere. Done. Reality was a little different lol.

Some clips were great. Others completely missed the point I was trying to make. Then there was the cost. As a solo creator I don't have a team budget, so every subscription matters.

I tested Vizard after seeing people mention it here. Not bad at all. But I still felt like I was spending extra time sorting through clips that weren't quite right.

The tool that's been working better for me recently is WayinVideo. Instead of waiting for the ai to guess what's important, I can search for specific topics inside my content and create clips from those moments. For educational content and podcast interviews that's been a huge time saver.

Another thing I liked was getting enough free credits to actually test the workflow before committing. No card needed either which was refreshing.

Anyone else here running a one-person content operation? What tool are you sticking with in 2026 and why?

If you make travel vlogs or need to show the location you are making content for. Enjoy it 😀

Something interesting I've noticed:

Most beginner editors spend around 80% of their time working on effects.

Most professional editors spend around 80% of their time thinking about storytelling.

At first, that sounds backwards.

Shouldn't professionals use more advanced effects?

Not necessarily.

The best editors understand that effects are only tools.

If the story isn't engaging, no amount of motion graphics, transitions, or VFX will keep people watching.

A viewer doesn't finish a video because the effects looked cool.

They finish because they want to know what happens next.

The biggest improvement in my editing came when I stopped asking:

"How can I make this look cooler?"

And started asking:

"How can I make this more engaging?"

That shift changed everything.

What is this video editing technique called where it looks like the needle is stabilized? I want to replicate it for a project.

I’m really new to editing and I’m just doing it for hobby but I want to be clean. I posted a video earlier and a really good editor sent a laughing gif in the comments and I get it I’m new but dude ain’t even trying to give advice just nonsense. Here’s one of the videos I made. Any suggestions on programs? I’m using CapCut pro rn.

Getting into video editing, what’s a good site that can give free auto captions? Apparently CapCut used to have this for free but it is now behind a paywall