Chapter 6. Editing

What can I say? Editing is where it all comes together—all the care you took in shooting, all the organizing, all that cool equipment you bought. Editing may seem like the hard part, but it's really not that difficult, and you probably already know more about it than you think. We live in a video-literate culture, and you may well take to this skill like a duck to water. So get a hold of any editing software that you think suits your needs, and then dig in.

Who Needs Editing?

You need editing.

For home video, you need it for two primary purposes: to get rid of the bad stuff in the material you've shot, and to construct a little something with the remainder. Editing is the art and craft of doing these things. It can make the difference ...

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