Workflow Efficiency: How long does it take you to edit?

[whiskthrot]

Update: I decided to sit and grind out 16+hrs of footage and compiled it down into around 30 minutes of usable footage. Using a technique that revolved around "save when I'm speaking, cut when I'm not" for the most part, and then only including a *few* spots of pure footage, it took me roughly three hours to bang out two videos.

 

[Drakhen99]

Update: I decided to sit and grind out 16+hrs of footage and compiled it down into around 30 minutes of usable footage. Using a technique that revolved around "save when I'm speaking, cut when I'm not" for the most part, and then only including a *few* spots of pure footage, it took me roughly three hours to bang out two videos.

That's awesome! Congrats!

-John

 

[SighBored]

Depending on how simple the edit is.. Usually the most time consuming would be if there is any blurring/masking or putting subtitles involved.

The other have mentioned, try to sync up all your sources at the beginning so you don't get lost midway in your edits.

 

[Drakhen99]

Depending on how simple the edit is.. Usually the most time consuming would be if there is any blurring/masking or putting subtitles involved.

The other have mentioned, try to sync up all your sources at the beginning so you don't get lost midway in your edits.

Heck yeah! I sync up my stuff as Job 1, then do the edit - makes it much easier, and I have the source synced up in case I screw up the timeline too bad [it's happened].

-John

 

[Meifesto]

I'm getting the old pc from the gf, which I can upgrade with my own ram.
So with a bit of luck Davinci will work again. And that cuts 20% of editing time down hopefully

 

[LucianoDon]

It takes me a few hours per video on average. That includes a few breaks and some puttering around time, I could probably edit faster if I really wanted to but I'm a "casual" video editor, lol.

Some of my longer and more fancy videos have taken much longer to edit. I'm also way too fussy about choosing what to cut and what to keep, much of my editing time is sitting with my arms crossed while thinking...

yeah exactly, same happens in my case

 

[ShadowRide]

I'm still struggling with what to leave in and what to leave out, but it can take anywhere from a few hours to a few days. I'm finding that the videos taking a few hours often outperform the longer ones that take days.

I use Adobe Premiere because I'm most familiar with Adobe Products and I get a free subscription through affiliation with other things. The learning curve with it is what I would consider steep, so that adds to the time.

I have Adobe Rush. It's an extremely stripped down version of Premiere. It really speeds things up and I can do it anywhere from my phone. If you can forego fancy edits, I'm starting to really lean towards this type of editing.

 

[tomstc]

All depends, about an 1hour at a guess but due to family life I tend to flip back and fourth in my last vlog I was a bit destracted so didnt chat much and decided to make a little music video section. That took me an hour just to do that!

 

[Drakhen99]

All depends, about an 1hour at a guess but due to family life I tend to flip back and fourth in my last vlog I was a bit destracted so didnt chat much and decided to make a little music video section. That took me an hour just to do that!

Oh yeah, the music sections can take forever, if you're doing any special effects, cutting to the beat, that sort of thing... I totally feel your pain.

I edited a 7-minute "engine noise" video over the last 2 nights, and it took me 3-4 hours total.

-John

 

[MotoWolfUK]

You’re making me feel super lazy aha! I just slap a 2min song on loop when doing music bits, but to be fair - my music bits only last around 2-5mins so it’s not too harsh

 

[Drakhen99]

You’re making me feel super lazy aha! I just slap a 2min song on loop when doing music bits, but to be fair - my music bits only last around 2-5mins so it’s not too harsh

Oh man, don't feel lazy... you're just doing it your way, and that's just fine.

My music sections are usually a minute or less, but I can have 1-5 of them in a video, and I have a bunch of tracks already downloaded that I like to use, so I see what best fits the footage and then roll with it - but I also like to edit to the beat and add effect overlays [inverted colors, zoom blur, things like that], and all that takes time.

-John

 

[motonomad]

I'm new to this, but my videos are super simple lol. I just throw on a LUT filter, cut content, match audio, slightly boost saturation and play around with sharpness (if need be) on top of ND filters and call it a day (so about 15-25 minutes)

 

[MotoWolfUK]

I'm new to this, but my videos are super simple lol. I just throw on a LUT filter, cut content, match audio, slightly boost saturation and play around with sharpness (if need be) on top of ND filters and call it a day (so about 15-25 minutes)

Oh yep. Doesn’t feel like a job that way and makes it fun still ‍

 

[motonomad]

Oh yep. Doesn’t feel like a job that way and makes it fun still ‍

Exactly!

 

[Meifesto]

I may or may not have something that films 360.
So I need to see how I will start editing that when I have used it for the first time


Do you guys edited that before you actually edit your vlogs, as not many editing problems can handle the 360 footage?

 

[Drakhen99]

I may or may not have something that films 360.
So I need to see how I will start editing that when I have used it for the first time


Do you guys edited that before you actually edit your vlogs, as not many editing problems can handle the 360 footage?

I only export my GoPro Max footage from the .360 file format to .MP4 [using GoPro Player] and then reframe it in Davinci Resolve.

I didn't see the need to go through all the footage and find the angles I want and keyframe them, only to then edit and use 10% or less of the footage I took. Also, I find myself tweaking the reframing quite a bit while editing the vlog, so that's like triple the work, no thanks.

[and for anyone who hasn't seen it, I've done a few videos on my channel showing how I edit my 360 footage in Davinci Resolve]

-John

 

[Meifesto]

Yeah, I still plan to check your video's out about reframing in Davinci, as that was the first way I was thinking about doing it.

Also need to empty the pc a bit more, need more storage now xD

 

[Drakhen99]

Cool! I highly recommend storing your footage on SSDs, at least while in editing. The huge data pull is hard for HDDs to handle.

-John

 

[Hippo-Drones]

I am a simple man, I edit my 360 footage first on the free Insta360 software, then add it to my main editor with my other footage. I don't do any fancy editing or panning/tiny planet/etc stuff with my 360 footage though, I just use the "invisible selfie-stick" angle unless making a short, where I only use the 360 footage

 

[scooterwuf]

I generally go through my main footage with audio commentary to get an idea of what I’m riding by, commenting on or talking about. Once I have a good idea I edit my 360 footage in a separate editing program
( I have a Rylo 360 cam). I switch to angles that may not be covered in my other camera shots, or pan/tilt to reveal something interesting, but hopefully it supports or follows what I’m saying in my helmet cam footage.
Once I export it I add it to my time line in Premiere and set up a multi-cam sequence, and then take it from there.

The high res size of the 360 footage, and the other camera shots - 1080p 60fps - force me to play back at 1/4 quality, and to dump my media cache at least once every 15-30 minutes. It can be slow, but worth it if all of the footage is synched together.

- Wolf