From Slow to Pro: Beginner-Friendly Tips to Speed Up Your Video Edits

If you want to finish more videos, publish more content, and make more money with your skills as a video editor or content creator, you need to EDIT VIDEOS FAST! In this video, we'll go over some tips, tricks, and methods of how you can speed up your video editing immediately!
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Table of Contents:
0:00 - Intro
0:39 - Housekeeping
1:07 - Tip #1: Culling Methods
3:07 - Tip #2: The Audio Waveform
4:50 - Tip #2.5: Recut (sponsored)
6:19 - Tip #3: Ripple Functions
7:56 - Tip #4: Stacked Timelines
8:41 - Tip #5: Edit Backwards
9:10 - Tip #6: Organize First!
10:14 - Final Thoughts
10:37 - Dunna Being Strange
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[@dunnadidit]

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[@EmmaCruises]

This is so useful, thank you!

[@dunnadidit]

Glad you think so!!

[@HamedEmine]

On a semi-related note, as a newbie film editor, I found out the hard way that the best life hack to speed up the editing process is to make sure you're present during the filming and to understand the director's vision so you can pin point the issues that would/will happen during the editing process...

[@graphikeye]

The stacked timelines is such a game changer. I'm always moving clips from my dailies to my main timeline and it was really inefficient switching between timelines

[@Taylor-qb1vk]

The stacked timeline is a game changer. I don't know how I didn't know about this before..... I can't wait to give this a try! This would be especially helpful when editing multiple 'scenes' together. Sometimes it's overwhelming having a massive timeline; but editing each scene or sequence in its own timeline, then appending it to the proper place in the 'final' timeline is clutch!

[@dunnadidit]

Stoked that you found it helpful! Stack em up!!

[@Fahem.Podcast]

for me too

[@MachiningandMicrowaves]

Oh yes! Editing in reverse is something I've been doing instinctively, good to know it's a thing. I can definitely spot the "errrrms" in the audio waveform! I'm moving to Resolve from PowerDirector and the ability to mark in/out on clips is something I'm looking forward to being able to use. Super helpful video as usual, thanks.

[@ThisIsTechToday]

I love ReCut. One of the things from the audio DAW world that I wanted in an NLE for so long. So glad it's around!

[@johnpaulikoskimaa3819]

Really concrete, real-world workflow stuff here - exactly what I was looking for. Subscribed! Thanks man!!

[@nasriima8305]

Honestly, such videos have helped me level up my music video editing skills, which has really helped me get subscribers a bit faster than before

[@croppixelmedia]

Love the tips. For someone who's switched to DR and also just getting back into photo/video work, these workflow tips are surely going to come in handy. I've been binge watching a bunch of your videos and making sure I can hit the ground running. Always love the straight forward tips, and great content!

[@dunnadidit]

Thanks so much Dustin! Glad to hear they were helpful!

[@Ytsejammer08]

As someone who has followed you for a while, and learned a lot from you, it brings me great joy to watch this and say to myself "I'm doing that already!" makes me feel like i'm on the right path the more I learn! Appreciate you Dunna!

[@dunnadidit]

That’s so great to hear! Appreciate you too!!

[@davidschlais]

Awesome tips, thanks bro

[@sidebysidegear3329]

Wow! This is really helpful, didn't know that there is this keyboard shortcuts. I appreciate you sharing this valuable info🤩

[@jflo343]

Awesome video Dunna! I recently started using Davinci Resolve and will be 100% using the stacked timelines from now on! Thanks for the 🔥tips!

[@JamieTresor]

Thanks! Great tips and big help.

[@The1andOnlyJonas]

Thanks for the intro to Recut! Awesome tool!

[@t2trix1]

Editing audio clips backwards is genius, thank you 🙏

[@emanategoodness]

Great tips! Beginner here making the switch to DaVinci from Premiere Pro. Thanks for making such helpful and enjoyable videos :)

[@sockswayup]

I’ve watched a lot of content creators in this niche. My goodness your approach is easy to follow and motivating!!! Downloading recut right now!

[@dunnadidit]

Thanks so much!!

[@malcomowenflood]

Stacked Timeline was something I had no idea about, thank you for that knowledge bomb! Also, stoked to try Recut!

[@dunnadidit]

Glad to hear there was something in there for ya!

[@davidschlais]

Bought with your link, appreciate you bro!

[@JauneMacReady]

Great video. Lots of tips for me. Thank you 🙂👍

[@teamprogrammer9650]

Great tips! Thanks!

[@dunnadidit]

Cheers!

[@matthewjamesduffy]

I've been working with and learning FCPX and this video was very helpful Dunna, thank you!

[@dunnadidit]

Glad to hear it dude! Now you can put out more content to make me hungry!

[@sherules5005]

Great tips. Im learning video editing online 😀

[@choboruin]

Great video!

[@MinoDebnar]

Thank you for lots of useful tips in Davinci :) cheers

[@raynjpg]

I greatly appreciate the idea of helping beginner video editors find tips that will help them, but honestly I was expecting a lot more from this video.

[@dunnadidit]

Sounds like maybe this one was just a bit basic for you! Check out some of my other videos too!

[@raynjpg]

@@dunnadidit I'll take a look at them, thanks!

[@Greinerdavid]

nice video! I like youre videos. youre a great teacher Dunna

[@dunnadidit]

Thanks, Cheers!

[@Shadow_Li]

good work dun

[@leoquesto9183]

Just a helpful bit here, “Selects” is not an interchangeable term with “Rough Cut”. Selects are used to build a Rough Cut.

[@Building_a_dream]

I love your tips! Someone said that the easiest way to edit is to have great film material.... But if I try to film with that in mind, I'll just end up with way too much footage!😂 So now I'm more mindful of cutting and editing (-time!) while filming as well!

[@dunnadidit]

Yeah that’s definitely a tricky balance to find!

[@KristianRoald]

You had me in the FIRST tip. Thank you! :)

[@dunnadidit]

Haha I love that!

[@halalogy]

Cutting from backward is brilliant! For me, I'm working on travelog video and usually I have already organize them into different folders for each date, location, either a roll or b roll. Then I will create several sequence like intro, activity 1, 2, 3 and so on and outro and one main sequence consists of those sub-sequences. Then I'll dump all the clip into timeline of each sequence and do rough cut like you did. I used color label & chapter markings too as the video is very long it would get very confusing to know which one is which.

[@dunnadidit]

Nice! I love this!

[@wildlyimaginable]

Dunna! Dunna! Dunna! Ya did it. I’m fairly new to DR and am now using every single of these tips. Thanks! (ripple functions tip was game changer)

[@dunnadidit]

That’s so great to hear! What are you loving most about DR?

[@wildlyimaginable]

@@dunnadidit It’s really intuitive to use. Reminds me of when I got my 1st Apple computer years ago, just opened it up and started using. I’ve tried using both APP and FCP and could never get the hang of either one as easily as I’ve done with DR. Plus there’s the colour grading.

[@Alanwking]

I usually edit my videos to the audio waveform. I got in the habit of doing that since I edited the podcast episodes at my previous job. The habit stuck and it's made editing so much easier and quicker. I rarely use the stacked timeliness u less I'm creating a highlight reel. I color coded my clips for a documentary I shot and edited. It was so much easier seeing who I might've left out of the story.

[@natefromhome]

Super helpful 👏🏼

[@dunnadidit]

Glad to hear it Nate!

[@Juicington]

Just starting some video editing and you've been an absolute goldmine of knowledge! One question though, where'd you get that sleek mug from? Haha

[@EyeonFGC]

Tip 1: Didn't know that ... THANKS Tip 3: Ripple Trim/Delete is my Favorite thing to use. Nice I didn't know about stacked time lines I think I am gonna start using that.

[@oakiewoodsman]

Thanks again. Subbed!

[@dunnadidit]

Thank you for subscribing! I'm glad I was able to help!

[@oakiewoodsman]

@@dunnadidit you sure have! My editing has sped up and improved due to your videos!

[@Tips4_Trips]

Great video

[@dunnadidit]

Thanks!!

[@Grimes247]

This was a great video thank you. I'm not sure how good you are with the "Spline Tool" in fusion but I do a lot of beat sync montage videos and would like to learn how to use the spline tool to do cool smooth time remamping. I prefer to edit in Davinci but I usually use After Effects for my time remamping because the graph feature similar to the spline tool is really easy to use. I have used the spline tool but I find it very tedious compared to After Effects. This could also be because I dont know how to properly use it?

[@joe7949]

Creating shortcut keys!

[@dunnadidit]

Bam!!!

[@trixartss]

thank you

[@dunnadidit]

You're welcome

[@SamTavrs]

Thanks, Dunna - You did it 😅

[@chaliyanmallu547]

pls upload a small project workflow 🤩

[@samlebricoleur]

Personally I leave the video running while editing, I use speed x2 or x4 for preview, and I cut everything at that speed. I don't even need to understand what I'm saying because it is myself talking and I know what I'm talking about (I combine it with reading audio & going directly to the last part). I would use x2 if it was footages from someone else.

[@dunnadidit]

Love this!

[@SnazzyVeganLife]

I'm totally here for more time for naps! 🤣

[@_oh_johny]

I would rename the original files and not inside of the editing software, because if you move folders and the software tries to find the files again it's easier if they have the same name.

[@MiguelLegault]

In addition to your culling method: instead of regrouping your shots after cutting heads and tails, just chop chop chop and then select all the clips and press “g”. All the gaps will disappear automatically :)

[@Fahem.Podcast]

talking about speeding up, you definitely should use templates 😉

[@Brii_Lynn]

Great video!! What was the main editing software you were using?

[@dunnadidit]

It’s called Davinci Resolve

[@Brii_Lynn]

Thank you !

[@zxcycle]

thanks for the tips.. One thing to add is invest in a proper editing machine so when you edit a large files your machine won't restart or slow down so you can finish your work fast 😅

[@MIMCKMedia]

How do you make the digital zoom in and outs for your talking head shots?

[@dunnadidit]

I just made a video about that! kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6WzcquardeAorc

[@MIMCKMedia]

@@dunnadidit I see. I'm currently in the process of switching to davinci but just for colour grading for now. Need this for Premiere Pro 🤔

[@danielefoglino]

I've made more money with my editing process! Great video

[@MachiningandMicrowaves]

I just edited down 4 hours of interview footage. Days of my life lost... I decided I'd NEVER do interviews again, but maybe Recut will make it more bearable! What's the best replacement for the Accusonus ERA plugins now new customers can't get them?

[@owlwoodworks]

I assumed by the thumbnail this video was gonna be about Dracula or vampires 😂

[@dunnadidit]

I did try to make the concepts easy to sink your teeth into

[@crazycornishcrafter]

The editing backwards clip is my fave. TFS. Question, how do I select multiple clips from one file?

[@dunnadidit]

Are you referring to selecting multiple clips while they're already on the timeline?

[@crazycornishcrafter]

@@dunnadidit I mean extracting multiple clips from one video file ergo multiple in/out points.

[@dunnadidit]

Ah I see! This one is a bit tricky, my best answer would be that you can set your in/out and then drag the clip to its own media bin so you end up with that separate piece kind of being it’s own clip. Unfortunately I don’t think there’s a way to set multiple in/outs on the same clip though.

[@crazycornishcrafter]

@@dunnadidit Thank you. That's actually helpful. xx

[@dunnadidit]

My pleasure!

[@oleksandrakedrovska1810]

kinda proud of myself for already doing all of these, kinda scared that i still have no way of speeding up from here hahah...guess i'll have to try and stop reacting to every notification on my phone then..damn

[@arjun_7228]

Can you please help me with how to get downloaded effects and transition into Davini resolve?

[@BlackIceNails]

I can recognise my ""ummmm"s on the waveform now xD

[@ankitkhanduja6749]

The name of your font plzz.. 🥺

[@twistedelegance_]

I just want a program that is as easy to use as Filmora, but comes with a ton of effects and text/tile animations included, instead of forcing me to create an animated text from scratch. Like Adobe for example.

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your version of the link in the description trigged two of my antivirus, AND My Nighthawk Defender o_O...

[@dunnadidit]

Interesting! Thanks for the heads up!

[@EmbraceMaking]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who screws up the same line 20+ times while filming lol... unless that was staged for this video

[@SVFILMES]

💯💯💯💯💯💯🇧🇷🇵🇹

[@dunnadidit]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@Rolliapocx]

7:32 - 7:55

[@bandwagonbull]

Dunder Mifflin 😅

[@dunnadidit]

Haha someone is watching right to the end

[@bandwagonbull]

@@dunnadidit Hah guilty!

[@bandwagonbull]

@@dunnadidit Also, Recut looks magical, can't believe I've never found something like this before 😅

[@dunnadidit]

Right!! I was pretty excited to share this one!

[@txr3]

Just do a one-shoot video and you don't have to cut anything.

[@dunnadidit]

Great Tip lol 😂

[@PETERFRITZPHOTO]

Thanks for this. Super helpful - especially the ripple functions. 🦘

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News channel ku editor venumaam... kathukuttu poga poren.... neenga konjam fast ah editing mudikkurathuku help a erukum nu thaa tag poten... luv u ttf eh @TwinThrottlers_TTF