LibGuides: Video Creation Guide: YouTube

Getting Started with a YouTube Project

YouTube offers a very basic built-in editor. You can use this editor to trim portions of your uploaded video or to add music to it. A handful of effects are also available:

Auto-fix lighting & color
Stabilize shaky camera motions
Apply slow motion
Apply time lapse
Rotate the view
Apply filters
Custom blurring
Blur faces

Trimming a Video slideshow

The slides below will show you how to trim a video in YouTube. Click through each slide to advance to the next step.

YouTube Creator Academy Courses

These YouTube produced courses cover the planning stage of a video project as well as the nuts and bolts of the actual recording.

Pre-Production
Bring your idea to life, Tips for scripts, Why storyboard, and Plan your shots
Production
Create videos on a budget, Design your production, Compose your shots, Use lighting effectively, Record great sound, Source great sound effects, Add the right music, Utilize frame rates

Continue to Publishing Your Video for YouTube