Hello, welcome to this video! In just 12 minutes we are going to see
how to use Wondershare Filmora, one of the best video editors for Windows
and MacOS to make outstanding videos! You can get it with either a
perpetual license or a subscription plan.
Filmora opens with a Startup window showing several options to start
working. You get the list of your most recent projects and several ways to
perform specific projects with Filmora. With Instant Mode you can pick and
use ready-made templates to make a professional videos in no time; with
Screen Recorder you can record your desktop screen and with Auto Reframe
you crop a video by tracking the subject automatically and using a selected
aspect ratio. Moreover with Auto Beat Sync you can make a video by matching
your media files with the rhythm of your music.
To start your own video you can go to New Project, selecting the proper
aspect ratio above. The project opens on the main interface with several
features on the left, the Video Preview on the right and the timeline at
the bottom, where you work and build your video.
You can import videos, images and sound files by dragging and dropping
these into the timeline from any folder or from Stock Media and Audio in
the top left corner. All these samples are royalty-free!
You can also click on Voiceover on the right to record with your
microphone!
All these files are shown as blocks called clips with file name, visual
thumbnails and audio waveforms. They are also listed under Media, Project
Media above.
Visual and audio content are collected within rows such as Video and Audio
Tracks. You can zoom in and out on the timeline by clicking and dragging
over it and scroll in time with your mouse wheel plus ALT (or Shift) key.
The Video Preview on the right shows the project where the red marker is.
Click on the timeline to check any specific frame in time and drag the
marker to check multiple frames together.
Use the player below the Preview for a complete playback. You can also
adjust its quality if it is not smooth enough and click on Change Project
Aspect Ratio to set the playback options such as aspect ratio, video
resolution and frame rate.
On the extreme left you can manage the content for each Track. With Lock
Track you block any modification on the current track; with the speaker and
the eye button you can mute audio or hide visual content. Right-click on
the tracks to add or remove these.
To edit any clip click on it to select it and drag it to move it, in time
or in another track. If clips overlap, the clip placed on the top Video
Track is shown in front of all the other clips.
When dragging videos with audio, frames and audio are moved together,
unless you make these independent by right-clicking and going to Detach Audio.
To cut, copy and paste any clip select it and use CTRL (or CMD) and X, C
and V. You can cut any clip to remove it quickly and use CTRL (or CMD) and
Z to undo any action.
Pay attention when Auto Ripple is ON. This automatically covers the time
gap left by removed clips by moving all the following ones. You can disable
this option if you do not need it.
To adjust the duration of any clip just drag it from its edges. This cuts
content on videos and sound files. Whereas to split any clip place the red
marker and click on its scissors button.
To adjust the clips appearance and sound you can double-click on these and
edit their complete properties in the top left corner, divided in sections
that change according to the kind of clip selected. You can correct any
property by using the slide bars or typing inside, applying with the Enter
key. You can also enable and disable properties with their buttons on top.
When selecting a video or an image and go to Video or Image, Basic you get the
Transform section to set the clip size, position and inclination with
Rotate or even flip it. You can also set blending mode, transparency with
Opacity and enable Drop Shadow to drop shadow behind the clip, in
particular when it stays in front of another.
You can also click once on the preview to move, scale and rotate the clip
directly.
The Mask section is completely new! This allows you to crop the clip with
different shapes, including the classic rectangle. On the Video Preview you
can move the mask, resize it and rotate it. On the left adjust its
properties and add some blur.
Switch to AI Tools for amazing AI features. Enable Chroma Key to remove a
specific background color you can pick by clicking anywhere with the
eyedropper. This is very useful on green screens, making the background
color transparent to apply other media.
AI Portrait is similar, removing even complex backgrounds from portraits.
You can also enable Smart Cutoff to directly brush on the subject to
separate it from the background.
With Motion Tracking you can move any media by tracking motion from the
current clip. First of all click on Motion Track and then place the target
box on the subject to track. Run again the analysis and import the media
file to be moved on Link Element.
Below use Stabilization to reduce the video shakiness and Lens Correction
to correct lens distortion.
Under Animation double-click to add any animation on the selected clip,
such as opacity, position, size and inclination values changing in time.
This is applied on the clip through two keyframes, one to set where the
animation starts and another where it ends. You can click and drag any
keyframe to set when the animation must start or end and also its duration
and speed - fixed by the time distance between the two keyframes.
You can also customize the properties saved on each keyframe by selecting
it and editing its values under the Transform section.
Switch to Audio to adjust audio volume, balance stereo channels, add volume
fades or correct its pitch. You can also apply different audio filters with
Equalizer, reduce noise, enhance speech and remove wind or reverb.
With Color you can correct colors with Temperature and Tint, adjust
exposure, brightness and contrast levels and set color intensity with
Saturation. You can also adjust the lights on different ranges including
highlights, shadows, whites and blacks. Switch to HSL to set hue, intensity
and luminance for each color channel and open Curves to apply a custom
color curve.
On Speed you can adjust the speed rate for the selected clip or even
reverse it or change its pitch. New in Filmora is the Speed Ramping, which
changes the speed rate in time. You can also customize its curve as you
like most!
In addition you can add text, transitions and effects from the top
left corner.
Click on Titles to add text by dragging and dropping any template on the
timeline, which can be composite or made by single pieces of text.
Double-click on the text clip to modify its content and properties,
selecting what to edit above. Set font family, size, color, style and
distribution. You can adjust the text placement by clicking and dragging
from the box edges on the preview.
Under Transitions you can drag and drop visual transitions to any clip
edge or between two adjacent clips. You can move and edit transitions as
you do with standard media clips.
Click on Effects to get the complete collection of effects for visual
content, including professional ones from NewBlue FX and Boris BCC! Drag
and drop any effect on the clip, using CTRL (or CMD) and Z to undo. You can
change the effect properties under the dedicated Effects section.
To save your project go to File, Save Project As... This is saved as a .wfp
file or go to Archive Project to also store its assets under a .wfpbundle
file. This project is also listed in the Startup page with the possibility
to upload it to the new Wondershare Drive cloud, so that you can download
and work on it anywhere.
To render your project into a video go to Export in the top right corner.
On top select how to export your video, selecting Local to render in your
computer; Device to render for smartphones, tablets or consoles, or select
between YouTube, TikTok and Vimeo to render and upload online directly.
For example under Local select a ready template on the left and set video
name, destination and adjust resolution and frame rate. You can also upload
it on the newest Wondershare Drive cloud.
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