Hello,
I am uncertain where to place this topic, so please feel free to relocate it if I have placed it in the incorrect location.
As of last Thursday, I have created a TikTok account and have now posted three videos.
I am seeking advice on how to avoid having Voiceover speak over me during recording and also, which video editing software is the most suitable for someone like me who is new to video editing: iMovie or Final Cut Pro.
I currently use REAPER on my PC for this purpose, but I am also seeking a mobile-friendly option that I can use while on the go.
This mobile option should be accessible with Voiceover and budget-friendly.
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Start with iMovie.
First, I'm not sure if Final Cut Pro will run on a phone. Assuming there's a mobile version, it might be like Logic, which only runs on iPad. Second, FCP is definitely not budget friendly. I don't know what it would be for mobile, but on Mac it's like $200. It's probably a lot cheaper on mobile, but still.
There doesn't appear to be Final Cut Pro for mobile, there's something called Final Cut Camera, but the blurb on the app store mentions multiple camera setups. I wouldn't just ignore it, but probably more than you need, right at first. Also just because I looked apparently FCP is $350 for Mac, so yeah. I thought it would be around the same price as Logic, but i guess not.
Oh yeah, to add some stuff I forgot:
If you don't want VO to speak, you've got a couple of options.
1. Headphones without a microphone. You'll hear it if it speaks, nobody else will.
2. Turn off VO just before hitting record. If you're lucky the same button stops as well and it will stay on that button.
3. If you can make sure VO doesn't speak during the video, just start it, leave a bit of space, do whatever you're doing for your video, leave some space at the end, and stop it. The spaces are, obviously, to leave room so you can cut off that extra stuff in editing.
I should add that a lot of video people seem to have a remote control of some sort to stop and start their videos. That won't help with VO speaking during the videos but it should help you start and stop them cleanly.
I had trouble with iMovie
Hi,I’ve used iMovie before without issue, but newer versions have changed the layout & now, I can't figure it out.
Final cut pro is subscription-based on iPad & is an iPad exclusive app.
Your device must have an m1 chip or newer to run the creative media apps, like Final cut & Logic.
As far as cost for Final cut, you can either pay $4.99/month or $49.99 annually.
If I like it, I may eventually purchase the mac version, which is a onetime cost of $299.
Another Tip for Not Recording VoiceOver Speech
Something I just discovered tonight, if you use the Camera app to record a video, you can use the 2-Finger Double-Tap gesture to start and stop video recording. So the workflow is:
iMovie Is Good
I use iMovie to edit my videos. I take separate videos of different things, then I use iMovie to paste them all together, then I locate the clip using explore-by-touch after hitting pause, then double-tap it. Locate the controls at the bottom of the screen (I tend to locate them by using the bottom right corner, and flick left over to Split Clip. It might be worth doing a podcast over this process, because I already know that typing these instructions out is probably going to sound even more confusing.
Also, another tip for recording videos, once you mute VO and your face is lined up (if you care about that, I don't usually), you can click one of the volume buttons to start and stop. It's cleaner than double-tapping with two fingers, especially when you stop the video because people will hear the thump of your fingers on the screen if you don't edit it out.
I hope some of this information helps, I know it sounds confusing in writing, and even in practice it's really clunky.
I use my volume buttons to take pictures and video all the time
Hi,
I use my volume buttons to take pictures & video all the time.
It's very handy.
I plan to use either Final cut or iMovie to edit out things, like Voiceover speech or button clicks.
I rarely need to use multiple videos to accomplish my task, whatever that may be at the time.
I have a friend, who is fully sighted. She's watched my recent Tiktok videos & states that there is a delay of about 30 seconds, between when the video starts & I begin talking.
I checked on my end & everything is fine. There is no delay.
What could be causing this for her & how should I advise her to fix it?