Learn how to edit videos with this complete beginner's guide to video editing for YouTube and other projects. Plus, we'll share some great video editing tips along the way!

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Best FREE Video Editing Software:
Free Mac/PC editing software: https://youtu.be/bt6rcboQcGc
Free iPhone/Android editing apps: https://youtu.be/VmNlT3Uc77I

Best Video Editing Software:
Mac: https://youtu.be/elDzLEmO76A
PC: https://youtu.be/Uk-bLwKMxvQ
Android: https://youtu.be/BWxnH33ZKd4
iPhone: https://youtu.be/6sIBE6OtMwI

Video editing guides:
Davinci Resolve: https://youtu.be/o-b1sXYnqq8
Final Cut Pro: https://youtu.be/tFL5WMfqhlo
Premiere Pro: https://youtu.be/2cdpBq5EYFI
Filmora: https://youtu.be/wesxQ4JWe4Y
VSDC: https://youtu.be/admhYajNOl4
Canva: https://youtu.be/AlrC-XaKwew
CapCut: https://youtu.be/1xEDL7ZF97c
UN Video Editor: https://youtu.be/yb7-ab-6MO8
Adobe Rush: https://youtu.be/YsGQ_Bwi6Zg

Royalty-free stock MUSIC to take your videos to the next level:
Epidemic: https://primalvideo.com/go/epidemicsound/?utm_sourceyoutube&utm_mediumdescription&utm_contentsTqEmGNtNqk
Art List: https://primalvideo.com/go/artlist/?utm_sourceyoutube&utm_mediumdescription&utm_contentsTqEmGNtNqk

Get custom animated images:
Post it: https://primalvideo.com/go/placeit/?utm_sourceyoutube&utm_mediumdescription&utm_contentsTqEmGNtNqk

Tools to take your videos to the next level:
Royalty-free stock video libraries for great B-roll and footage:
ArtGrid: https://primalvideo.com/go/artgrid/?utm_sourceyoutube&utm_mediumdescription&utm_contentsTqEmGNtNqk
Story blocks: https://primalvideo.com/go/videoblocks/?utm_sourceyoutube&utm_mediumdescription&utm_contentsTqEmGNtNqk

FREE GUIDE to the ULTIMATE Video Editing Process:
https://primalvideo.com/primal-video-method/?utm_sourceyoutube&utm_mediumdescription&utm_contentsTqEmGNtNqk

Timestamps:
00:00 Video Editing (COMPLETE Beginner's Guide to Video Editing!)
01:24 How do you create a project?
03:20 How to edit footage
06:50 Add B-roll
09:28 Add titles
11:36 Add effects and transitions
14:07 Add music
15:43 Adjust audio levels
18:56 How to color your grade
21:22 How to export
23:52 How to edit faster!

Music:
“Futuristic cliché” – Curtis Cole
Art List: https://primalvideo.com/go/artlist/?utm_sourceyoutube&utm_mediumdescription&utm_contentsTqEmGNtNqk

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— Complete Beginner's Guide to Video Editing! —

If you're new to video editing, you might be wondering how exactly to edit videos for YouTube or other projects. Once you've finished filming your footage, it can be a little overwhelming to open your video editing software and start editing…

With this video editing guide for beginners, you'll learn the exact editing steps that will help you edit faster and more efficiently. You can use this process no matter what video editor software you use on a Mac or Windows PC!

In this video editing guide, I will share our step-by-step video editing method. This is exactly how I edit my YouTube videos! Even if you're a seasoned video editor, you'll learn some useful video editing tips that will help you create better videos faster.

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— Related content —

– Create a YouTube video intro (Placeit tutorial): https://youtu.be/r7hULM1qRf4
– Best royalty-free music sites: https://youtu.be/0bCjahQvai4
– TOP sites for royalty-free stock images!: https://youtu.be/yVXwyrUm61s
– Our video creation workflow (How to make YouTube videos faster!): https://youtu.be/NUochGYM2AA

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