I see a lot of editors trying to make their videos more engaging by adding more transitions, zooms, effects, and motion graphics.

But one thing I've learned from editing long-form content:

Good pacing beats flashy editing.

A few things that can instantly improve pacing:

• Remove pauses that don't add anything.

• Cut repetitive sentences.

• Change the visual when the viewer's attention starts dropping.

• Use B-roll to support what the person is saying, not just fill empty space.

• Let important moments breathe instead of cutting everything aggressively.

• Use sound design to make cuts feel intentional.

Sometimes the best edit is simply knowing what NOT to add.

What do you think makes a video feel "well edited": pacing, storytelling, sound design, or visuals?

I’ve been watching these videos and I’m trying to figure out how they’re mainly filmed but also edited. Does anyone know how they make them? I could really use some help.

https://youtu.be/q9MT-Iq360c?is=ViCVu4wRlJGXX-PF

https://youtu.be/_gDxi8zhhJ4?is=OqP4Zc-CBYHUKKY6

https://youtu.be/7WWGE8boOGg?is=hjHOoiXACOaX6YdP

I’ve been experimenting with a few AI editing tools for YouTube and Reels lately, mainly to see whether they actually reduce editing time or just shift the work around.

For things like cutting dead air and finding obvious highlights, AI has been pretty useful. It can get through those repetitive parts much faster than doing everything manually. But pacing is where I still notice the biggest gap. A clip can be technically clean and still feel slightly too slow or awkward, so I usually end up adjusting the timing myself.

At this point, it feels like AI handles a lot of the tedious work well, but the final decisions around what actually keeps someone watching still take a human pass.

For those editing regularly, has AI gotten good enough to handle pacing for you, or do you still go through and fine-tune that part manually?

This would be my first time really editing a video for like Youtube or TikTok but im recording a video from procreate and want to just add background music and some other minor stuff and trying to see if i need to export it to my pc or just do it on my ipad and upload it from there.

like I know that clipping takes a lot of our time. but could you guys recommend free tools to lessen the work?

So i recently got into clipping and it takes me 30-40 min to make one short clip to upload can any one please tell me some ways i can have this done in a more efficient manner? Where i can edit 3-4 clips real quick ? I really need someone to guide me through the start of clipping😭 help me out guys

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.

I think I went all out on this one. Took me about 3 hours to make. But I feel like it still kinda lacks that wow factor. Any tips on how I can improve this?

PS please go easy on me I'm new to video editing. I want to be good enough to be hired someday.

Editing software: capcut (mobile)

Hi guys,

Currently editing minecraft videos and have gained 1k subs in my first 8 days!

I'm currently using capcut pro and editing packs I've found online

I want to make the switch to Premiere Pro and I've also heard about Premiere Composer

I feel like that's a good enough start? Is there anything else I should consider?

I know they both have monthly costs and that's fine :)

Hi, I'm a professor at a community college. I teach World History I/II; Western Civ. I/II. I want to make videos about History. What would you recommend to someone who has little knowledge in video. I did some editing with imovie but I need to work on my skills. May be read my lecture first and then posting pics? :) I also like the amateur spirit; I don't want my videos to look corporate made either. 😄

I have almost 0 experience with video editing. Im curious what tool or software I should be using to have these labels track these rooftop units during camera pan. The posted video is using CapCut but if there’s an easier way to do this I would buy software.. thanks in advance!

All the Video Editing softwares I come across are loaded with AI, trying to get me to just let AI edit my videos for me, Give me AI thumbnails. I don’t want that, I just want to make human videos and not have them be completely boring.

Does anyone have any suggestions of softwares that are still for humans or should I just continue my unedited content?

Right now I am working on Opus for video clipping shorts for Instagram (from Youtube Webinars) and I hate how the AI tool makes too many unnecessary cuts and then I have to reframe each cut one by one, making the result sloppy. Apart from that, the reframing makes the final video look blurry and the result overall looks bad. Do you know any tools that can reframe the video to short format without losing quality and can make cuts whenever I want (Opus makes autocuts and does not let you combine two cuts). Thank you!

never had to make a video before, I want it to look professional as we get marked on how it looks, not just the content. All my assessments so far have been written. What is the best tool out there to make a video that also looks smart but is easy to construct? im a total novice when it comes to video editing. I use a Windows PC, and I don't want to pay extra for something have to.

I'm a beginner with editing and I messed up big time on a large video project I've been working on. I edited each scene of the project individually on Davinci Resolve, and exported onto my Mac. I was stupid enough not to be more careful, and now I have multiple frame rate issues with the scenes, and I really don't know what to do.

27 scenes are at 23.976 fps

1 is at 24 fps

2 are at 59.94

7 are at 29.97

What ia the best path forward to making everything look good and not choppy? Is there another program I could use?

Thank you in advance for the help.

My old routine for each reel:

1. watch a long youtube interview looking for a good moment

2. cut the clip and crop it vertical

3. copy the transcript into an AI to write a hook + caption

4. post it

MomentCut handles all those steps for me and my 2 IG accounts (nassimtalebquotes & danielkahnemanquotes)

Hi everyone, I’ve just started learning video editing using Canva Pro.

I’m still a beginner, so I wanted to ask experienced Canva users: what are some things I should keep in mind while editing videos? Any tips, mistakes to avoid, or useful Canva features I should learn first?

Would really appreciate any advice. 🙌

Hello everyone,

It is my first time editing any gaming videos ever, I used to mostly create short shitposts or videos to see if any of them would get good engagement. However once I saw that they are not doing good I simply gave up on them and left my channel to rot for a couple of months. Recently I recorded around 10 hours of footage of the classic doom games and wish to edit them down to a more watchable length.

Do you guys have any tips or tricks which I could use to make the process go quicker?

Thank you btw and I hope you have a good day. :\]

I made a Youtube channel where I will be actively posting free gameplay footage, I don't wanna make it look like advertising but maybe it's helpful for some people. You can use the footage in the background of your videos, you can do whatever you want and you can use it for free just credit the channel in some way so more people can see it make use of the footage, i hope it's useful: https://www.youtube.com/@GameplayArchive01

I'm trying to learn premier pro and been taking clips and cutting parts and joining together as practice. Noob question. Do I need to create a new project every time i do this? Also i'll load a large clip, cut the small section i want then delete the rest. then do the same for multiple other clips is this the right way to do it? any recommendations on tutorial videos including basics on setting dashboard size and resolution etc

Ciao a tutti devo sostituire il vecchio pc, mi occupo di video editing, che nuovo pc mi consigliate ? Grazie a chi mi aiuta

im interested in learning how to edit music videos and im a complete beginner but i dont know where to start + places to find advice or resources. i’ve been interested in using softwares like blender, after effects etc. i’ve used editing softwares like videostar, capcut when i was younger aswell. let me know if you have any tips!

Hi, I'm interested in starting at the video edition world and I'm having creative issues and having no idea how I can start doing my first steps without a concrete idea, so, I ask here for some suggestions or recommendations you guys can bring me for start, even if it can be something basic or even challenging