Photo by chuttersnap on Unsplash When I was a teenager, I joined the scouts and went on many camping trips. One of the things I enjoyed the most yet felt the most pressured at the end of each camp, was the campfire. That is when we had skits, jokes, songs, and tell stories. For the skits, often times we don’t have enough people to play the characters. That required one person to play several characters in a single scene to hilarious effect. ...

Shotcut Version 18.10.08 has some new changes. In this version, there’s a new item in the main menu, grid in the viewer, and saving your own layout. Watch the video to find out more. If you have questions, feel free to leave them in the comments below. To learn how to use Shotcut, I have a detailed course. Even if you are a beginner, you should be able to make your own videos in a very short time. ...

HitFilm Express is a powerful, free video editor and visual effects compositor. Having used it for a few projects, I found that it is a very good video editor able to create some nice effects. From the name itself, you know that HitFilm is tailored towards film making. A lot of tutorials on the software itself teaches things like creating various type of effects in film like blaster effects, iron man suit, etc. ...

Shotcut tutorial 2018 - this tutorial gives some basics for beginners to get started with Shotcut video editor. Hope you enjoyed the video. To learn how to use Shotcut fast so that you can get started, check out the official Shotcut Training

Here’s my updated review on Shotcut. There are new features, and effects that you can use to make more creative videos. The video was edited with Shotcut. Download Shotcut here and here. Both sites work. If you need some help to get started, you can check out the official Shotcut training course. ...

I’ve been slowly migrating some services out of Google because I do not want to be overly dependent on one company. Read about why here. Part of the migration naturally involves email. Email encryption has been available for many years now, but it is rather difficult to implement. Most people find it too much of a hassle, and don’t bother. Even though I consider myself fairly adept at technical stuff, and always up for a challenge, I too gave up. That was several years ago. ...

Google rolled out a new Gmail with new interface, some useful new features, and moved some things around. In the video below, you can see what a top more important features that will change the way you use Gmail. In the future post, I’ll share with you an email service which puts privacy, and security as the main features. Something I feel a business owner will definitely appreciate. ...

Eventually, you will need a logo for your business. Logos can help your customers remember you. Here’s one way to get a logo if you don’t want to spend a lot especially when you are starting out. If you tried DesignEvo and managed to create a logo that is satisfactory, let me know. It will be interesting to see your logo you made. ...

One of the feature many have been waiting for is here on Shotcut Video Editor version 18.05.03. Yes, it is keyframes. Check out the video, and if you like, you can also get the Shotcut effects or filters cheatsheet.

Looking for a budget microphone to start making videos? Perhaps the microphone I mention in this video below might be just for you. tldw - too long, didn’t watch. The microphone is cardiod i.e. directional, with adequate side and rear noise rejection can be plugged in to smartphone, dslr, and audio recorder doesn’t require any battery I tested the microphone in windy conditions in the video below. ...