Basic Video Editing in CS6 and Above

Quick reference

• 00:04 Video editing in Photoshop CS6 has gotten a complete overhaul, but
• 00:08 what's even better is full on video editing is no longer limited to
• 00:11 the extended version of Photoshop.
• 00:14 Anybody who owns Photoshop CS6 has the ability to edit their videos, and
• 00:18 boy is it awesome.
• 00:19 Importing a video into Photoshop is just as easy as opening up a photo.
• 00:23 You can use the File > Open option or
• 00:25 you can simply drag the video right into Photoshop.
• 00:28 When the video is loaded,
• 00:29 the super simple to use timeline will appear at the bottom of your workspace.
• 00:33 Let's take a look at what you can do with your videos.
• 00:36 Everything on the timeline is nicely laid out for you to start your editing.
• 00:40 You start with one video and one audio track, but
• 00:43 of course, you can add additional video tracks if you need them.
• 00:45 We'll get into that in a moment.
• 00:47 Above your tracks, you have a few simple buttons.
• 00:49 The first four buttons are your navigation buttons.
• 00:52 These are used to return to the beginning of the track, advancing frame by frame and
• 00:56 of course the Play/Stop button.
• 00:58 To the right of these four buttons,
• 01:00 you have the option to mute the audio when playing back your video.
• 01:03 Now this does not mute the audio for
• 01:05 the final export, you'll see how you can do that shortly.
• 01:08 Now we come to editing,
• 01:10 the Scissors icon allows you to split your clip where ever the playhead is.
• 01:14 If I were the move the playhead right around here,
• 01:16 pressing the Scissors icon will split the clip right at this point.
• 01:20 We also have the ability to trim our clips.
• 01:23 Moving your mouse to the beginning or
• 01:24 end of a clip allows you to drag away the portion you don't want.
• 01:28 A nice overlay pops up showing you exactly what your new starting or
• 01:31 ending point will be.
• 01:33 Now that we have two clips on our timeline, let's add a transition.
• 01:37 Adding transitions in Photoshop CS6 could not be any easier.
• 01:40 Beside the Scissors icon, we can click to view the available transitions.
• 01:44 Adding one is as simple as dragging.
• 01:47 Place it right in between two clips to create the transition.
• 01:50 At any point during your edit, you can right-click on the transition to
• 01:53 change the duration or even the type of transition.
• 01:56 This also applies for video and audio files as well.
• 01:59 Right-clicking on your Video clip in your timeline will bring up a mini Properties
• 02:03 panel, allowing you to adjust different aspects of your video and audio.
• 02:07 Under the Video section, you can change the duration or
• 02:09 length of the clip, and you can also adjust its speed.
• 02:12 A lower percentage will slow the clip down,
• 02:14 while a higher percentage speeds it up.
• 02:17 In the Audio section, you're able to change the volume,
• 02:20 fade the clip's audio in or out and completely mute it if you wish.
• 02:23 For this video, let's go ahead and mute the audio of both clips.
• 02:27 Now what if you want to add additional video or audio clips?
• 02:30 You have a few options.
• 02:31 If you're looking to add an additional video clip to the end of
• 02:34 your current clip, or you wanna add an audio track,
• 02:36 you can use the plus buttons on the right side of your timeline.
• 02:39 As you can see when I select a new video file,
• 02:41 it adds it right at the end of my current clip.
• 02:44 The same goes for audio.
• 02:45 Let's add a nice Kevin MacLeod song to spice up this video.
• 02:49 Now what if you want to add your new video clip on top of your current video?
• 02:52 Maybe you want to create a cutaway but you don't wanna split up the original video.
• 02:55 Well you can do that.
• 02:56 Once you have added a new video clip to your timeline, in your Layers panel,
• 03:00 simply move it above the current video group.
• 03:02 Now you can slide it anywhere you like on top of your current clips.
• 03:06 Now that we've done some basic editing to the video, what else can we do?
• 03:09 Here's something really cool.
• 03:11 Just like you can apply filters to your photos,
• 03:13 you also have the ability to apply them to your videos.
• 03:16 However, if you were to visit the Filter menu,
• 03:18 you may notice that they're all grayed out.
• 03:20 In order to start applying filters to your video,
• 03:22 you first have to convert the video layer to a smart object.
• 03:24 This is gonna be done in your Layers panel by right-clicking on
• 03:27 the video layers you want to add filters to, and choosing Convert to Smart Object.
• 03:32 Once converted, you can apply a number of filters to your video,
• 03:34 like the new Oil Paint filter, just like smart objects for
• 03:37 photos, not all filters will be available to use.
• 03:40 In addition to filters, you can also add adjustment layers to your video projects.
• 03:44 At the bottom of your Layers panel, click the Create New Fill or
• 03:47 Adjustment Layer icon, select the adjustment you wish to add and
• 03:50 tweak it's settings till you're happy with the results.
• 03:52 When you start adding filters and
• 03:54 adjustment layers, playback of your video will become painfully slow.
• 03:57 This is because Photoshop needs to render each frame before it
• 04:00 can output a smooth video.
• 04:02 You can either play the video and
• 04:03 wait until it renders, or you can save it to your computer.
• 04:06 At the bottom left of the timeline, you'll find the Render button.
• 04:09 It looks like an arrow pointing to the right.
• 04:11 This window allows you to name your file, choose the export location, and
• 04:14 the compression method.
• 04:16 If you're looking for high quality exports while keeping the file size low,
• 04:19 I'd suggest using the H.264 format.
• 04:22 Once the video renders and
• 04:23 exports, you should be left with a pretty snazzy looking video.
• 04:26 All edited inside a Photoshop CS6.

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