15 Years of Video Editing Advice in 14 Minutes

[@Brad_West]

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[@TheFinalCutBro]

I’m here in the comments letting you know that I enjoy this format of us just hanging out.

[@DroseMr]

Saweet🎉Thank You

[@Brad_West]

Haha good to know! Thanks homie 😄👊🏼

[@pal2tech]

This is fast becoming one of my favorite KZbin channels. Outstanding job, Brad. Man, I wish I could edit 1/4 as good as you do!

[@Brad_West]

Wow, that is high praise! Thanks so much Chris 😄🙏🏼

[@outdoorhabits]

Yes yes yes! More of these video! AUTHENTIC!

[@Brad_West]

Thanks so much for the feedback. More to come 😄🤙🏼

[@iamericlenz]

Brad I really appreciate hanging out, but I much rather hang out in real life again. :D This is such a valuable video man. 15 years is crazy! Thank you so much for giving all of these information out for free! 👏

[@Brad_West]

Haha, yeah in person is way better! 😄🙌🏼 I will have to come visit you in Germany at some point. Thanks for watching dude 😄👊🏼

[@TheFinalCutBro]

Lesson #13 - Subscribe to Brad. Crazy he’s giving this advice out for free!

[@Brad_West]

Lesson #14, Also subscribe to Dylan 😂🙌🏼

[@TheFinalCutBro]

@@Brad_West yeah Dylan John is the best! Definitely go subscribe to him.

[@brucekennedy5274]

Aw, Bro sharing the love! Agreed 👍

[@Brad_West]

😂😂 I’ve been putting it off. But maybe I should.

[@Kleslye2]

More like this, it is always great to pick up experience-based knowledge from pros

[@Brad_West]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@artlist_io]

Total yes to everything you said here! We're here for the genuine and authentic hangout, and these lessons are super invaluable! Thank you so much for sharing your gems with us and the community

[@Brad_West]

Thanks so much! I had fun with this format. I will definitely be doing more of these! 😄🙌🏼

[@TomWhoASMR]

I've been editing for about 8 years now using FCP and these are all solid, great tips.

[@Brad_West]

Great to hear Tom! Appreciate you watching 🙌🏼

[@jonomarais6367]

That 1000 Commercials line gave me a small Panic Attack 😅

[@Brad_West]

Haha! Dude, come November we would activate BEAST MODE! 😆 I learned so much from you man! 👊🏼

[@Badersaaj]

Thank you for advice

[@Brad_West]

You're welcome 😊

[@AmericanAdventuresInJapan]

Bro, thanks a ton. I’ve been in the background for a long time. You guys, and you know who you are, have truly made a difference in people’s lives. I started editing from Premiere 1.0. Then was convinced 18 years ago to go Mac. But now, like before, seeing what I want to do with my life now, I have these resources. Usually I bang my head on my wall, desk… well, anything nearby, but you confirmed that I still think as a programmer. I still find avenues that’ll increase productivity and quality. Thanks guys. I’m still pushing to get a true first customer. But, still pushing on. Stay cool.

[@Brad_West]

I’m so glad to hear that! And I’m glad you have enjoyed the videos from the Final Cut fam 😄👊🏼

[@tomdownes6961]

Excellent video, thank you for sharing your experience. The single pass through is a gem, and the pursuit of getting 1% better keeps it fresh.

[@Brad_West]

Glad you enjoyed it! Yeah the idea of single passes saves me a ton of time on every single edit!

[@ivanruiz2218]

Thank you for sharing this. This is wisdom. Thank you

[@Brad_West]

Thank you! Glad it was helpful!

[@missv7689]

First off the editing on this video is top notch, I can tell when it’s professionally edited. Which this looks good and amazing. Also, I get that most KZbinrs now only post videos with sponsorship and I get it but it’s so cringy, but I understand money has to be made, but yours didn’t feel like a product you was trying to sell. You smoothly added your sponsons gave a an example of iT. I usually skim through people sponsored parts of videos it’s like watching tv with commercials, but yours I listened and watched Great work

[@Brad_West]

Thanks so much for the feedback. I appreciate that. 😄🙏🏼

[@johnserviss]

This was so helpful! Enjoying the format!

[@Brad_West]

Awesome! Thank you for the feedback! I think I'll be doing more of these kinds of videos in the future. 😄

[@ekphotography]

Making Hot keys is Key, no pun intended, are essential/ I have made many. A good one is mapping the Option + ] or [ to G and H , that way no extra keystrokes are needed when editing fast. Just hit one Key and it trims the video from the left or right.

[@Brad_West]

Yeah that’s great advice! I’ve left the Shortcuts as default shortcuts, partly to make it easier to create tutorials, but also, because I have my monogram console where I’ve assigned multi-key shortcuts to single buttons.

[@BenettGraezer]

Love your lessons, Brad. I’ve learned so much from you, especially about workflow. I used to save everything in the Final Cut Pro library and create different events for each YT episode within the Library, which made finding media difficult. A year ago I started to create a library for each KZbin video, organize my media in folders, and leave them in place. Game changer. Thanks for that!

[@Brad_West]

I’m so happy to hear that you’ve found the tips helpful! Appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment 😄🙌🏼

[@CAMAS_7]

I love this! I’ve picked up a few of these tips, but nice to have some validation

[@Brad_West]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

[@ideguimaraes5485]

Thanks Brad, good stuff.

[@Brad_West]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@carlmooneyfcpx]

Thanks, great video as always, some really excellent advice 👏

[@Brad_West]

I’m glad you liked the advice. Thanks for watching Carl!

[@expressvideoediting]

This video is a goldmine of practical advice! The tip about editing in passes is a game-changer for maintaining focus and flow. Also, learning J and L cuts really makes a difference in the smoothness of the edits. I appreciate the emphasis on good audio; it's so true that people will forgive average visuals if the audio is great. Thanks for sharing your 15 years of experience so concisely :)

[@Brad_West]

Glad it was helpful!

[@tube-master]

Thanks for these tips from your experience. Awesome ✌️

[@Brad_West]

My pleasure! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment 😄🙏🏼

[@tube-master]

@@Brad_West my pleasure

[@JimLangley1]

This is great Brad, thank you🙏

[@Brad_West]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching Jim!

[@sam_tropez]

thx for the video!!! keep going mister brad west!!

[@Brad_West]

Thanks Sam! You bet!

[@krstudioz7678]

So much helpful. Thank u

[@Brad_West]

Glad it was helpful!

[@nguyenviethung2702]

thank you for the advices

[@Brad_West]

My pleasure!

[@mlindikasa5789]

Thank you man,as an Final Cut editor myself I find this video very informative. Can you do avideo about the new Final Cut updates

[@Brad_West]

Glad you found it helpful. My most recent video is on the updates: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l326apWObc6hqdk 😄

[@SerdarSuyun]

great advice. thanks.

[@Brad_West]

Glad you found it helpful! 🙏🏼

[@RafaelLudwig]

Great Advice Brad! Thanks for sharing!

[@Brad_West]

Thanks Raf! I would love to hear the lessons you have learned over the years too 😄🙌🏼

[@aNkHoProduction]

awesome Brad

[@Brad_West]

Thank you!

[@JasonRamasami]

Thankyou.

[@Brad_West]

You're welcome Jason!

[@FromAverageToWarrior]

Great video 🔥

[@Brad_West]

Thanks 🔥

[@notrottenapple]

another banger from my goat

[@Brad_West]

Glad you liked it 😄🙏🏼

[@snells-window]

terrific advice Brad. Thank you

[@Brad_West]

You're very welcome!

[@DroseMr]

Done did BRO🤪 Jammed w Valuable Content.🎉ThaNk Yo

[@Brad_West]

Awesome, thank you! 😄🙏🏼

[@chezchezchezchez]

Need REAL words on your chapters buddy! Thanks!

[@Brad_West]

As soon as you select the chapter it will show you exactly what the lesson is with the on-screen title 😄

[@2kime]

Hi Brad, I have an issue whit fcp 10.8. I want to do crossfades between clips for easing transitions, also with remove camera clicksounds. How do I procede? Thanks, for your tutorials, Frans

[@Brad_West]

You can create short audio crossfades by selecting your clips and hitting Option T. Is that what you are looking for?

[@yasinvfx]

Hi. How to make auto-resizing text boxes like Instagram-style captions? (with corner round) Is there such a plugin?

[@Brad_West]

I think LenoFX and MotionVFX have a few different variations of that in their packs.

[@Badersaaj]

🫶🏻👍🏼❤️

[@Brad_West]

🙏🏼

[@lacaraja]

You put Color Finale under the custom lut?

[@Brad_West]

Yes, in this case it was the last effect in the chain and all I had on the Color Finale layer was a sharpen effect.

[@yasinvfx]

Hi. How can I arrange video roles in Final Cut Pro just like audio roles? Is it possible ?

[@Brad_West]

Yeah if you use the Index window to edit roles, you can arrange both video and audio roles.

[@Brad_West]

It won't adjust the layering order on the timeline though.

[@abdullah1412otb]

Is it possible to make a project Final Cut Pro timeline

[@Brad_West]

Do you mean like an editing template or a template for reusable assets?

[@abdullah1412otb]

@@Brad_West This is exactly what I meant kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYSmfoqgd7F0r9ksi=9xoz6a6SNH7pkYh6

[@now_next]

But how do you start a career in video editing when you know nobody?

[@Brad_West]

Freelance sites like Upwork or approach small business and ask to shoot and edit a video for them so you can practice, build your skills and then have something to show potential paying clients what you can do 😄👊🏼

[@llMick]

Thanks always Brad!

[@Brad_West]

My pleasure!