I have watched many videos on key frames, but I never understood them in the simplest terms until I watched your videos. Just understanding that opens up a lot of doors for me to use them now. Thanks
Hi Bill, I like your technique. I will try it out in my current video as I have a lot of verbal junk that I could do without. I usually end up cutting an chopping me edits to get rid of them. This looks way better. Thank you for sharing. Kind regards Paul from 48 Spokes 🇬🇧
I actually learned something with your video, although I was looking for a tutorial to improve audio quality in shotcut, still searching. I've only find the ones talking about the volume filter to make it higher or lower, but I'm looking to improve the quality of the audio, make it clearer, not louder or quieter. Very well explained, thank you.
I like Shotcut a lot because its very easy to use. Unfortunately, it only does basic audio filters and there's not much automation. However, Audacity (free, open source www.audacityteam.org/download/) does a terrific job with audio. It has tons of filters and noise reduction tools. Maybe that will help you out.
Thanks very much, Bill. It would be really nice if one could double-click to add or delete a keyframe (you can do that in Reaper, the DAW I use). That would make things much easier and quicker. Maybe Shotcut has added that functionality - I will check.
Depending on the filter you're using you can double click. You can do it with the gain filter. I was just taking it slow, to illustrate. Normally, I'll rip through gain on the fly and it's pretty quick.
Hi I have a problem with adding keyframes. I don't have the button that you use to add keyframes in the little section to the left. When I add a filter like volume, I get only one keyframe and I can't add any. Any advice?
From your description, I'm not sure what's going on. However, watch this video, ua-cam.com/video/O1fbzX-lR8Q/v-deo.html its unlisted and short, but I very slowly go through the process of adding the gain filter and keyframes. If you tell me at what point you can't do something, maybe I can figure out what's off.
@@BillKnowsStuff Thanks for the reply. In this video (the unlisted one), at 0:52, you click the little clock button to add keyframe. I don't have that little clock button. I have discovered, however, that I can double click to add a keyframe, and that solution has worked out well enough for me, though I guess it would be nice to learn how to configure settings so I can get it, if I can.
That is unusual. I run an almost stock menu and I've never had to do anything to configure that. I will try and duplicate that to see if I can find a work around for you.
At last I found what I was looking for. I'll have to watch this video a few times to really understand it, but if it prevents my chopping up the video, it is worth it. Thank you. Can I also adjust the brightness using keyframes?
Yes, a lot of the filters can be modified on the fly with key frames. I use brightness regularly to bring out details when the video is a darker than I like.
Side question: How do you get your voice to sound so professional just sitting in a home office? My voice sounds like I'm recording in a hospital hallway with absolutely no rich quality. Is it your software?
I'm not using any special software, but a good microphone helps 100%. Also, using the expander filter when you record will help eliminate a lot of the noise you don't intend to make. (I tend to exhale at the wrong time, this helps with that.) Here's the condenser microphone I use currently. Very reasonable cost and good quality. amzn.to/3YRGfQi (Full disclosure, this is an Amazon Associate Link, so I might get a buck if you bought one.) Lastly, where you record can have an impact on the recording. Small rooms with no sound suppression or a lot of glass, will sound very "tinny" no matter what you do. Larger spaces often sound better.
I have watched many videos on key frames, but I never understood them in the simplest terms until I watched your videos. Just understanding that opens up a lot of doors for me to use them now. Thanks
You're very welcome. Glad I was able to help.
ah sweet this improved my video by like at least 12% man thank you!
Glad I could help. I use it all the time, cause invariably I'll exhale at just the wrong time. f
@@BillKnowsStuff yeah same im like breathing all day sometimes i swear to god
Much thanks Bro from Trinidad 🇹🇹 Respect always 💯 🙏
Glad I could help. Thanks for watching.
Fellow Trini!! waz D scene?!! good video ent?!
@@sesimie Respect always
@@oscarjackson6849 yeah bruddah...daz wha we talkin' bout!
Thank you! Great tutorial!
Glad I could help. Thanks for watching.
Hi Bill, I like your technique. I will try it out in my current video as I have a lot of verbal junk that I could do without. I usually end up cutting an chopping me edits to get rid of them. This looks way better. Thank you for sharing. Kind regards Paul from 48 Spokes 🇬🇧
I used to chop mine into bits getting rid of sound I didn't want. This definitely makes it easier to move around.
@@BillKnowsStuff it certainly does and this has now become part of my final pass through on my editing. 👍
I actually learned something with your video, although I was looking for a tutorial to improve audio quality in shotcut, still searching. I've only find the ones talking about the volume filter to make it higher or lower, but I'm looking to improve the quality of the audio, make it clearer, not louder or quieter. Very well explained, thank you.
I like Shotcut a lot because its very easy to use. Unfortunately, it only does basic audio filters and there's not much automation. However, Audacity (free, open source www.audacityteam.org/download/) does a terrific job with audio. It has tons of filters and noise reduction tools. Maybe that will help you out.
Thanks very much, Bill.
It would be really nice if one could double-click to add or delete a keyframe (you can do that in Reaper, the DAW I use). That would make things much easier and quicker.
Maybe Shotcut has added that functionality - I will check.
Depending on the filter you're using you can double click. You can do it with the gain filter. I was just taking it slow, to illustrate. Normally, I'll rip through gain on the fly and it's pretty quick.
Thanks very much, Bill. @@BillKnowsStuff
Hi I have a problem with adding keyframes. I don't have the button that you use to add keyframes in the little section to the left. When I add a filter like volume, I get only one keyframe and I can't add any. Any advice?
From your description, I'm not sure what's going on. However, watch this video, ua-cam.com/video/O1fbzX-lR8Q/v-deo.html its unlisted and short, but I very slowly go through the process of adding the gain filter and keyframes. If you tell me at what point you can't do something, maybe I can figure out what's off.
@@BillKnowsStuff Thanks for the reply. In this video (the unlisted one), at 0:52, you click the little clock button to add keyframe. I don't have that little clock button.
I have discovered, however, that I can double click to add a keyframe, and that solution has worked out well enough for me, though I guess it would be nice to learn how to configure settings so I can get it, if I can.
That is unusual. I run an almost stock menu and I've never had to do anything to configure that. I will try and duplicate that to see if I can find a work around for you.
I'm not able to duplicate the missing keyframe icon, but I do have a work around. Let me know if this helps. ua-cam.com/video/GmZzE5sjtuA/v-deo.html
At last I found what I was looking for. I'll have to watch this video a few times to really understand it, but if it prevents my chopping up the video, it is worth it. Thank you. Can I also adjust the brightness using keyframes?
Yes, a lot of the filters can be modified on the fly with key frames. I use brightness regularly to bring out details when the video is a darker than I like.
nice one thanks
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
I subscribed 👍🙂
Thanks! I can always use more friends.
@@BillKnowsStuff you're welcome, I started my channel recently and only have 2 subscribers.
My channel is about the unruly bus drivers .
Side question: How do you get your voice to sound so professional just sitting in a home office? My voice sounds like I'm recording in a hospital hallway with absolutely no rich quality. Is it your software?
I'm not using any special software, but a good microphone helps 100%. Also, using the expander filter when you record will help eliminate a lot of the noise you don't intend to make. (I tend to exhale at the wrong time, this helps with that.)
Here's the condenser microphone I use currently. Very reasonable cost and good quality. amzn.to/3YRGfQi (Full disclosure, this is an Amazon Associate Link, so I might get a buck if you bought one.)
Lastly, where you record can have an impact on the recording. Small rooms with no sound suppression or a lot of glass, will sound very "tinny" no matter what you do. Larger spaces often sound better.