Video Tools For Budding Editors

[Melinda Halliwell]

For anyone out there who are budding video editors or just starting out and want to get into this I thought I would share some tools I use which you can do yourself for creating fan made stuff, vlogging or other stuff in general.

All the tools are linked so people can download or browse and use them if they join up and register with them then. 

With colorings, transitions, overlays and effects etc make sure to credit owner after putting them into your videos if uploaded online.  

Video Editors

Shotcut Video Editor - shotcut.org/download/. Free open source video editing with lots of effects including things like chroma keys, text and resizing also that I use on numerous occasions especially for Charmed opening credits.

To know which version to download check your laptop or computers bit size first that either been 32 or 64 and then download said one accordingly. 

How To Use Shotcut Video Tutorial 

Explanation below on how to use editing software.



Sony Vegas Pro 18 - Latest free version on this highly used video editing software which can be downloaded here www.mediafire.com/file/hhswg1wmm188d5l/file and used for projects also which I've done myself and used also beside Shotcut as well then. 

The video clip below shows people how to install the software and use whenever they want. Make sure to follow accordingly or software won't register as free otherwise. 



Windows Movie Maker - Basic but trusted age old video editing software that came with Windows 7 and below that I still use today although I have Windows 10 which doesn't have that unfortunately. I download it from here download.cnet.com/Windows-Live-Essentials-2012/3001-20418_4-10805747.html and clicked on custom install and unclicked everything but photos and movie maker to install which works on Windows 10 for anyone who has that operating system.

If members have windows 7 or below then they don't need to download this of course.

Video Editing Effects - Overlays, Transitions, Colour Gradings, VFX Effects

For complicated things like adding people or effects into videos like smoke, explosions, magic, and text then these three websites are very good to find stuff for that which you can download and use effectively. 

TheSecretSlayers - This place thesecretslayersproduction.weebly.com/ is great for anyone wanting to make fan made opening credits as it has features here which you can download and use like colour gradings, overlays, effects and fonts that work well with Sony Vegas Pro or Shotcut to make videos look professionally done.

In terms of colour gradings the presets are made either for Sony Vegas Pro or Adobe Effects Premiere which are both labelled separately so one or the other software is best used for those naturally.

And for Charmed fans they even have an ultra pack to download thesecretslayersproduction.weebly.com/charmed-effects.html which has everything to make opening credits with which I used one of their colour gradings for my SDOW opening credits video. 

This pack also includes 30 New HD Flashes - 24 New HD Color Shapes - Original HD Flashes - Charmed HD Scritte - Organic Text Effect - Golden Waves Overlay - OLD Flashes,Color Shapes,Logos and Fonts from the show which all comes preset so people don't have to figure out how to set them themselves otherwise on their own.

Production Crate - A second go to website especially great for video overlays like magic, scifi, nature, and other things including royalty free music and sound effects, plus 3d graphics for video or photo editing softwares like Photoshop, Pizap and Fotoflexer naturally. 

You do have to join here www.productioncrate.com/ which can be done using email and password or existing Google and Facebook accounts whichever people have or want to use of course. 

If you love Doctor Strange you can get the portal effect here. For Flash fans they have the lightening effect. And Harry Potter fans or Harry's teleporting in the Charmed reboot the apparition effect. 

NOTE - Not all effects are free to download so to get those ones type free in the search bar and they'll all come up for you to choose whatever ones to use.  

Typito - This websites good for adding text into videos whether animated or standalone itself. 

Like Production Crate you do you have to join the website either email and password or Google and Facebook but it's well worth looking because you can also produce YouTube banners for you own channels and video card endings promoting other videos you've done.

NOTE - The free version will have the Typito watermark on their videos whereas the paid ones won't obviously. 

To input video effects into Sony Vegas Pro you need to download and use an accompanying software called 'Preset Manager' which can be got here. www.mediafire.com/file/23ykvxj0q4kr8ul/PresetManager.zip/file and installed.

How To Install Sony Vegas Pro Preset Manager And Use Software Tutorial

This also pertains to Sony Vegas Pro 17 but can be used on version 18 also then.



Fonts 

A good website for those to use in videos is this one here www.dafont.com/ which are all categorized according to whatever title they fall under.

For most common TV programmes talked about here I've linked the typography fonts below to make it easier for people to just download. Some websites will be differ from the above as the fonts not available on that of course. 

Doctor Who - www.dafont.com/doctor-who.font.

Supernatural Title Font - www.dafont.com/supernatural-knight.font.

Supernatural Post Credits Font - www.1001fonts.com/ghostwriter-font.html.

Charmed DVD Cover Font - www.dafont.com/a-charming-font.font.

Charmed Starring Font For Opening Credits - www.dafontfree.net/freefonts-mason-f133909.htm

Charmed Stars Name Fonts For Opening Credits www.ffonts.net/Charmed-Cast.font.

Arrow www.fontspace.com/bowarrow2-font-f29307.

The Flash - fontlot.com/185989/timetravel-display-font/.

Supergirl - fonts.google.com/specimen/Poppins.

Legends Of Tomorrow - www.dafont.com/strongarm.font?text=LEGENDS+OF+TOMORROW.

Batwoman - www.fontspace.com/gotham-womans-font-f34450.

Hercules The Legendary Journeys - www.dafontfree.net/freefonts-engravers-mt-f64766.htm.

Xena Warrior Princess - www.dafont.com/xena.font.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer - www.dafont.com/buffied.font.

Angel - www.dafont.com/angel.font.

Riverdale - www.dafont.com/varsity-2.font?text=RIVERDALE&psize=l.

Nancy Drew - fontsgeek.com/fonts/Compacta-Italic-Regular.

Star Trek - www.st-minutiae.com/resources/fonts/index.html. (Features all Star Trek Fonts from tv shows and films.)

The X-Files - fontsinuse.com/typefaces/1153/industria.

[Dark Avenger]

WOW! Thanks so much Melinda Halliwell this is one useful thread.

[Melinda Halliwell]

Your welcome Dark Avenger .

I hope this gives some members here or anyone joining the forum who already make videos or wants to start making them some useful software for them to produce things obviously.

These can also be used to make future SDOW opening credit videos also. 

[Dark Avenger]

Jan 6, 2021 15:37:45 GMT -5 Melinda Halliwell said:

Your welcome Dark Avenger .

I hope this gives some members here or anyone joining the forum who already make videos or wants to start making them some useful software for them to produce things obviously.

These can also be used to make future SDOW opening credit videos also. 

Lots of goodies here to help us or anyone joining the forum.

Very useful for making opening credits.

[Pia]

Thank you Melinda Halliwell for this wonderful thread.

[Tim]

Hey, thanks for these videos.

[Melinda Halliwell]

No worries guys. Hopefully they might be of some use to any of you some point obviously.

[Tim]

It will.

[Melinda Halliwell]

Glad to hear that Tim.

If anyone doesn't like the above video editors and want something different another software highly rated for beginner to intermediate people which can also be downloaded here www.mediafire.com/file/nntn1pins1crl5t/filmorapro_setup_full4622.rar/file is a precracked version of Filmora Pro that has an easy interface for folks to use. 

How To Install Filmora Pro Tutorial

This video will show you how to download and install the software and what password you have to use make it free then.



How To Use Filmora Pro Tutorial

To use this editing software follow the instructions in this video.



Another two things I use that people can download for video editing are one which can reverse a video backwards as if going back in time for anyone who has a character that can reverse that and want to use this software for power clips or for shots which zoom in and you want to zoom out instead.

www.videohelp.com/software/Video-Time-Reversal

You just upload whatever clip then click the two arrows facing one another and said software does the rest. 

For longer clips it'll take more time obviously. 

And finally another really good effects software I've used which is now called Boris Continuum is something that back then was called Particle Illusions which allowed you to add really cool effects into videos like water, and fire for instance.

What's so good about the version I use which can be downloaded here www.4shared.com/rar/GDLnid-A/Particle_illusion_304_HACKER_S.html is how it has Leo's orbing effect that can also double as the Star Trek transporter, effect Piper's exploding power plus Prue's astral projection effect using star trail then. 

Download And Installing Particle Illusion Tutorial Video

This video will help show you how to download and install Particle Illusion correctly. 



How To Use Particle Illusion Video Tutorial

And to know how to use Particle Illusion here are some video tutorials to help everybody.

Intro 



Blocker Deflector Force



Getting Started With Basic Effects



Converting Any file Into Small AVI Format



Insert Video Or Background Picture



Using Stencils



If Particle Illusion stops working or won't open because of an error just uninstall then redownload the software and install again. 

[Tim]

Thanks for these videos.

[Melinda Halliwell]

Your welcome again Tim.

Like the others hopefully they'll help people get creative and make up some stuff.

[Tim]

Me too.

[Melinda Halliwell]

I discovered this today www.unscreen.com/ which like the one I linked in another thread that can automatically remove picture backgrounds this one does the same with video clips and gifs images that's useful if you want to insert a clip of someone doing something into a different background obviously.

It works the same as mask features in video editors like Sony Vegas Pro without the need to cut each frame from clips although it does have slight problems with animals it seems.

Hopefully people get use out of this which further helps them with projects.

[Tim]

Hey, thanks for this

[Melinda Halliwell]

No worries Tim.

I was looking to see if there was any type of software that could do what I said thinking there wouldn't be anything but this came up which's nice for me and other folks then.