Video Essay Resources and Editing Guides
Tutorials: LinkedIn Learning Guides
More on Specific Editing Programs
iMovie (Mac)
- iMovie Overview
- Getting Started with iMovie
- Creating a Movie project
- Adjust Audio (lower or remove audio on a clip)
- Record a Voice Over / Narration
- Titles and Credits
- Exporting Your Video (we recommend the highest resolution and quality options)
Clipchamp (Windows)
- How to Videos (YouTube)
- Getting Started
- Video Editing and Editor Interface
- Exporting Your Video: Click on the ‘Export’ button and select the 1080p size option for best quality. The video will then be rendered (which might take a while depending on your hardware), encoded in MP4 format and saved to your computer.
- Saving Your Video to Your Computer
Premiere Pro (Mac or Windows)
Additional Resources: Royalty Free Music & Getting a Creative Commons License
- Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org (you will need to create an account to download music files)
- More Free Music: incompetech.com/music
- Getting a Creative Commons License