Advanced video editing

Discover tools and techniques in the excellent LumaFusion app

REQUIRES

iOS 11 or later, LumaFusion

you will learn

How to insert and overwrite clips, create picture–in–picture effects, and play with sound edits

IT WILL TAKE

15 minutes

In the pre–digital days of tape–to–tape video editing, an editor had to press multiple buttons on a controller to set the In and Out points on a video player before copying the clip onto a recorder. This way of stitching shots together in a linear fashion was a slow process.

Today’s non–linear desktop editing apps can construct a program much more quickly. The added bonus of editing video on your iPad is that you can interact with your media in a way that is both natural and organic.

For example, in LumaFusion you can set an In point simply by swiping downwards on the Preview pane. Play the clip and then swipe upwards on the pane to set the Out point. This method enables you to work surprisingly quickly.

If you’re familiar with editing footage in iMovie for iOS, you’ll quickly be able to select, trim, and add clips to LumaFusion’s timeline. You can then build on your basic non–linear editing skills by using LumaFusion’s more advanced editing tools, as we’ll show you in our walkthrough.

LumaFusion offers tools and techniques that Final Cut Pro X users enjoy on the Mac, such as the ability to edit multiple layers of footage together. LumaFusion’s multi–track timeline enables you to produce more sophisticated–looking programs and add creative effects such as picture–in–picture.

In this walkthrough, we’ll show you ways to speed up your editing workflow using a variety of tips and apply some advanced post–production techniques, such as creating split sound edits. By detaching a clip’s audio channel you can make its sound start before you see the footage. This type of audio cut helps transition between two video clips in a smoother, slicker way. George Cairns