Video editing news, and what to do about it
When a platform changes how Shorts are ranked or how captions are judged, the useful question is what to change in your edit. Each post here takes one piece of news, says what actually happened with the sources linked, and then walks through the edit that answers it.
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LinkedIn Video Specs: Size, Length and CaptionsLinkedIn now pays some creators for ads on their videos. Its limits for posts and for ads, which shape to pick, and how to handle captions.Read the post4 min readHow Long to Pause Between Sentences in a VideoWhat research says about natural pauses at commas and full stops, which ones to keep in an edit, and how to turn that into silence settings.4 min readSpotify Video Podcast Requirements, ExplainedSpotify's new memberships let podcasters sell exclusive video. What its video specs ask for, and how to prepare an episode that meets them.4 min readWhere Captions Go: The YouTube Shorts Safe ZoneYouTube publishes no pixel safe zone for Shorts. What it does say, the margins Meta publishes for Reels, and where captions sit in 1080 x 1920.4 min readBurned-In Captions vs Closed Captions: Which to UseOpen captions are part of the picture; closed captions are a track viewers can switch off. What each does well, and which to use where.4 min readHow to Edit Video Without Uploading It AnywhereWhy online editors upload first, why browsers can now edit locally, and a five-minute test that shows whether any editor sends your video away.5 min readHow to Make Jump Cuts for Talking Head VideosHow tight to cut a to-camera video, what to leave in, and how to handle the jump itself, with the silence settings that do most of the work.5 min readA Free CapCut Alternative That Keeps Footage LocalCapCut's licence over user content, read carefully and fairly; a checklist for any editor's terms; and a browser editor that never uploads your video.5 min readHow to Remove Long Pauses From Podcast VideoWhich pauses to cut from a video podcast and which to keep, what silence removal cannot do, and the threshold, gap and padding settings that work.6 min readHow to Turn Horizontal Video Into Full-Screen ReelsFacebook is testing a Reels-first app and Instagram a Reels-first option. What is confirmed, and how to reframe landscape footage for a vertical feed.5 min readHow to Edit Auto-Generated Captions Before You PostX now lets creators edit captions before posting. Why auto captions miss names and numbers, and a correction pass that works on any platform.5 min readHow to Add Captions and Overlays to Instagram ReelsInstagram's new Reels guide splits captions from text overlays and suggests length bands. What it says, and a caption-first edit for Reels.5 min readHow to Turn Long Videos Into Original YouTube ShortsYouTube's 1 October Shorts update favours original clips. What it says, what it leaves open, and a cut-down workflow for your own footage.6 min read
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