Editing Summer 2018 video

Summer 2018 video is first video in long time I made new music for. It is also first video edited with DaVinci Resolve 15. But that is not all. It is also first video with drone footage. And first with new microphone. So there is lot of new. I will start with DaVinci Resolve 15.

I moved to DaVinci Resolve when 14 was released. It was first version which didn't require too much from computer. At some point I added Fusion to setup. Now it is included to Resolve. I can't comment on that because I didn't use it this time. Maybe next time. Resolve 15 was familiar to use and it had one minor improvement on one very frustrating feature of 14. I like to do cross fades. I do them as I edit. Problem with 14 was that these fades stayed with clips when I changed order of the clips. In 15 fades disappear when I move clips to new locations. I can't tell how much easier this made the editing.

Fairlight was unstable when you used VSTs. I learned to save often and stop playback when opening VSTs. I am not sure if it was fixed in this because I kept those habits. Now Fairlight has own effects. I will still use VSTs but it is nice to have those audio effects there in case you need them. I don't have reverb plugins on video editing computer. Having build in Reverb plugin is useful when you need something like that. I am not so sure how useful chorus effect is for dialog. I hope having own effects has made Fairlight more stable with other effects.

I bought DJI Mavic Air this summer. I have planned to buy drone for some time. DJI released Mavic 2 drones soon after I got my Mavic Air. I don't regret not waiting. I wanted small drone I can easily take with me. Mavic 2 drones are bigger than Mavic Air which is just small enough to go into big pockets. Batteries last about 15 minutes if you don't want to try your luck and run out of power when drone is in air. Fly more combo is the way to go. You need more than one battery.

You can expect more drone footage in future. I probably should have had all the video drone footage. I wanted to have one joke but it probably doesn't work as well as I wanted. I am not sure if difference between super sharp drone footage and mirrorless footage with small depth of field is as big to other as it is to me. Next time I know not to be too cinematic when combining other footage with drone footage.

Youtube needs real competition

I am just tired. You might have heard latest thing Youtube has done. Their golden boy caused controversy and Youtube decided show they are serious by taking monetazition away from all the smaller channels. Like we who have followed the rules and haven't done anything stupid are the cause of Youtube's problems. Probably no channel causing problems will be hit by this last action.

This makes me reconsider what I will do with Youtube. I haven't got money from them but in future there is no hope of getting any. Lately I have got more money but never hit the threshold for payments. When I check my traffic sources most viewers come from social media. Only traffic Youtube seems to give my channel are synth videos which are so niche there is almost no competition. Then they can show my channel.

Probably my content isn't suitable for all the click bate and people doing stupid things videos. I think Vimeo would be better suited but there is not similar monetazition. If there is no monetazition in Youtube for channels like mine I can as well upload my videos for more suitable platforms too. I will upload videos to Youtube because it is still the place to be. I don't know how long. I can't be only one feeling this way. I will probably watch less Youtube if I am only good for bringing audience for others to make money of.

Too bad Vid.me has already closed. They might have got new users after Youtube's latest thing. Youtube is lucky they don't have real competition yet. Maybe Facebok's videos will change that. If Facebook gives similar monetazition I would upload my videos there. Others would do the same. There should be something but it doesn't work for me. I can't even open page which tell the requirements.

Lux Helsinki 2016

I would be lying if I said I planned the video to look like this. I didn't know how one setting on camera worked when I shot this. It looked good enough to be published. It might look like it is planned but it wasn't. I will be doing video using same technique in near future. That time style will be planned.

Lux is my favorite event to shoot. There is always something cool looking and light installations tend to be close each others. Lux 2016 was plagued with cold weather. This video was shot last day of Lux. It wasn't much warmer than previous day but I couldn't wait any longer.