Phantom & Mavic Editing school - edit like a pro!

Organize your media before editing by using workspaces in premie, labeling clips, and creating a folder structure in the assembly workspace to streamline editing.

Learn how to edit 4k footage by proxy in Premiere Pro, enabling proxies, creating proxy files, and toggling proxy for smooth scrubbing and efficient workflow.

Cut out your best footage by watching all clips in the source monitor, selecting only the strongest moments, and assembling a two-to-three minute final cut using in/out points and timeline.

Discover how to edit footage by shortening, extending, and repositioning clips using sequences, scale to frame size, ripple edits, and time saving shortcuts.

Learn to create a smooth acceleration and deceleration effect by adjusting clip speed with keyframes and time remapping, then sync it to music.

Learn to add a zoom effect by animating scale with keyframes, choosing the right resolution, and balancing zoom strength to preserve hd quality while enhancing framing.

Apply a mask on an adjustment layer to selectively correct sky exposure in aerial footage, using fast color corrector and a free draw bezier mask, then fine-tune with keyframes.

Learn the basics of color correction using the Maytree color tool in Premiere, guided by color scopes, white balance, exposure, and saturation adjustments to elevate flat log or art footage.

Master look-up tables (LUTs) to color grade footage quickly. Apply Falcon and Phoenix looks, then fine-tune intensity, exposure, contrast, and saturation in Premiere Pro or Resolve.

Apply a final color look using an adjustment layer and LUTs, adjust exposure, temperature, and tint on the layer, then fine-tune each clip for a cohesive park tone.

Learn how to choose music that fits your project and plays well on YouTube, using royalty-free options, YouTube Audio Library, and the policy checker to test songs against your video.

Learn to edit to music by syncing visual transitions to the beat, using ripple edits and inflection points to align video with audio rhythm.

Create and edit titles in Premiere using the title tool, adjust font, color, and styles, align within title and action safe, and add fades and multiple titles with shared attributes.

Export your project using Premiere Pro export settings, compare YouTube and Fouquet presets, explore match sequence or match source options, and adjust bitrate with one-pass or two-pass encoding.

Conclude the Adobe Premiere section by viewing the final cut of the produced video. Explore DaVinci Resolve as a powerful, free editing tool taught by Elbit.

Learn to edit your footage like a pro with cutting, merging, transitions, effects, color grading, time speed changes, and LUTs in the free version of DaVinci Resolve.

Cut your footage in Davinci Resolve by preparing media, adding clips to the project bin, and creating subclips with mark in/out. Optimize media and use playback shortcuts to speed editing.

learn how to edit with the DaVinci timeline by adding media, applying cinematic transitions, using render cache for smooth previews, and performing basic trim, cut, and delete operations.

Master inserting between two shots in Davinci Resolve with in/out marks, and explore insert, overwrite, replace, ripple overwrite, and trim edit techniques like ripple, roll, slip, and slide.

Master acceleration effects in DaVinci by changing clip speed and using the retime curve and retime speed with control points for smooth slow-motion and precise timing, including cake shot.

Explore dynamic zoom in DaVinci, using transform and crop controls, keyframes, and the curve editor to craft smooth zooms, pans, and rotations from 4K to 1080.

Apply DaVinci's three-node workflow (RAW, BASICS, SKY MASK) to correct exposure with sky and ground masks, using tracking to adapt to camera motion.

Master color correction in DaVinci Resolve for log footage, using waveform scopes, color wheels, curves, and node-based adjustments to shape exposure and contrast.

Master DaVinci color correction basics with saturation, hue, and white balance, and apply precise masking using qualifiers, gradients, and power windows to shape skies, greens, and skin tones.

Master DaVinci Resolve color correction from raw footage to basic node adjustments—lift, gamma, gain, and offset—then apply a six-step drone workflow for professional graded footage.

Install and apply a 3D LUT in DaVinci Resolve to turn DJI log footage into 709, using Ground Control LUTs and Falcon packs, then build a reusable LUTs template.

Group aerial, Osmo, and DSLR clips in DaVinci Resolve, apply Peacock LUT to groups, then refine with manual retouching and color matching across the timeline.

Build a robust music and sound effects library for videos, navigate copyright on YouTube, and use free music sources to match mood with visuals and enhance storytelling.

Align clips to musical phrases to craft a three-act video in DaVinci, using audio waveforms, track management, speed changes, zoom, and volume fades.

Add titles and text captions in DaVinci by choosing font types, adjusting properties in the inspector, and animating with keyframes, shadows, and backgrounds, then export the final video.

Export a project in DaVinci using the deliver page to set frame rate, resolution, bit rate, and codec for a 1080p, 24 fps video.

Master the final cut on DaVinci to edit Phantom and Mavic footage with professional precision, completing a pro-level drone editing workflow.

Learn to tame tricky exposure in Premiere Pro by using an adjustment layer with capacity ramps to balance blacks and highlights across the clip, guided by the color scopes.

Learn to handle gradual exposure changes in a single clip using dynamic keyframes in DaVinci Resolve, balancing shadows, highlights, and gamma for a smooth, uniform look.

Download royalty-free music legally from licensed sites with annual subscriptions and organize tracks in Excel by genre, mood, tempo, and duration for easy video editing.

Match colors across shots from different cameras using a color checker classic and color chart in Resolve, then align the grid for consistent colors.

Learn the edit reveal effect in Premiere Pro CC by cropping the top clip to reveal the edited bottom clip. Adjust direction and timing to control the reveal.

Explore how to create reveal transitions in DaVinci by animating left, right, top, bottom curtains, plus center openings and once‑upon‑a‑time effects, with color correction and cropping using keyframes.

Learn how to create the dolly zoom, or vertigo effect, in Premiere Pro by matching the foreground subject size while the background changes, using an adjustment layer, grid, and keyframes.

Learn to create the dolly zoom (vertigo) effect in postproduction using davinci, by combining dolly and zoom, matching the bell tower’s size and position while the background expands.