Capturing the Globe: From Novice to Experienced Travel Videographer

How To Become A Travel Vlogger | The Ultimate Guide of Travel Vlogging

Richard Bennett

Oct 26, 2023• Proven solutions

Want to become a travel vlogger?

Traveling around the world is one of life’s most exciting experiences – just ask anyone who has caught the travel bug. It is no wonder that travel videos are a big hit on YouTube. Any viewer can be instantly transported to another part of the world, all from the comfort of their seat.

With all the high-quality cameras and video editing software that are much more accessible to the general public now than even a few years ago, it has never been a better time to make a travel vlog.

Below, I have prepared a comprehensive guide on how to become a travel vlogger.

Table of Contents PART 1: TRAVEL VLOGGING EQUIPMENT 1.1 Travel Vlogging Cameras How To Choose A Travel Vlogging Camera Cameras That Are Good For Travel Vlogging Lenses That Are Good For Travel Vlogging 1.2 Travel Vlogging Accessories Camera Accessories That Are Good For Travel Vlogging Smartphone Accessories That Are Good For Travel Vlogging Camera Mounted Shotgun Microphone For Travel Vlogging Other Useful Travel Vlogging Accessories PART 2: TRAVEL VIDEO IDEAS PART 3: TRAVEL VIDEO EDITING Video Editing Software Travel-Themed Video Effects Music Libraries Sound Effects PART 4: TRAVEL VLOGGING TIPS

Create Your Travel Vlog with Wondershare FilmoraX

Wondershare FilmoraX is a video editing application that offers a lot of editing features that can be used both by a beginner and professionals alike. You can easily cut, split and trim your video, and apply transitions, filters, and texts, etc. to your travel vlog. What’s more, its advanced color grading settings and audio keyframing will add a unique flavor to your travel vlog. Just get started and make your video go viral!

PART 1: TRAVEL VLOGGING EQUIPMENT

In order to make travel videos, you’re going to need camera equipment. Below, I’ve prepared a comprehensive list of cameras and accessories that would be good for travel vlogging.

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1.1 Travel Vlogging Cameras

How To Choose A Vlogging Camera

When it comes to travel vlogging, you should look for a camera that ideally has the following eleven qualities:

It has a fully articulated screen (flip screen)
It has good continual autofocus while recording video
It has good focus priority through face recognition
It has touched to focus
It has good low-light performance
It has an external mic jack and a hot/cold shoe bracket
It has optical image stabilization
It is lightweight and portable
It has a good battery life
It is durable and weather-sealed
It has hyper-lapse/timelapse/slow-motion shooting modes

For more information on why a lot of these features are ideal to have in a vlogging camera, check out my post on the Top 15 Best Cameras for Vlogging 2020 .

Cameras That Are Good For Travel Vlogging

Considering my list on what to look for in a travel vlogging camera, I’ve prepared a table below of thirteen cameras I’d recommend for travel vlogging:

Camera	Camera Type	Flip Screen	Mic Port	Price
CanonEOSM50	February2018	Mirrorless	Fully Articulated	Yes	$-
PanasonicLumixDC-GH5S	January2018	Mirrorless	Fully Articulated	Yes	$$$
GoProHero6 Black	September2017	Action Camera	No	Yes	$-
CanonEOSM100	August2017	Mirrorless	Flip-Up	No	$
CanonEOS6D Mark II	June2017	Mid-size SLR	Fully Articulated	Yes	$$
CanonEOS RebelSL2	June2017	Compact SLR	Fully Articulated	Yes	$
CanonEOS RebelT7i	February2017	Mid-size SLR	Fully Articulated	Yes	$-
CanonEOSM6	February2017	Mirrorless	Flip-Up	Yes	$
SonyCyber-Shot DSCRX 100 V	October2016	Compact	Flip-Up	No	$-
PanasonicLumix DMCG85	September2016	Mirrorless	Fully Articulated	Yes	$-
PanasonicLumix DMCLX10	September2016	Compact	Flip-Up	No	$
CanonEOS80D	February2016	Mid-size SLR	Fully Articulated	Yes	$$
CanonPowerShotG7 X Mark II	February2016	Compact	Flip-Up	No	$

Lenses That Are Good For Travel Vlogging

Every travel vlogger should have a wide-angle lens. Wide-angle lenses fit much more of a scene into your camera frame, making it ideal for capturing establishing shots. You’ll also need a wide-angle lens if you plan on holding your camera out in front of yourself with an extended arm to get selfie footage.

As a travel vlogger, you’ll also want to show some close-up shots of the various subjects in your scene. If you don’t mind walking up to these subjects, the lens I recommend for this is a standard lens.

If, however, you want to be able to shoot these close-up shots from a farther distance, you’ll need a telephoto lens.

But you probably don’t want to carry and switch so many lenses as you travel, right? A convenient solution is to get a zoom lens that covers a wide range of focal lengths. For example, travel vlogger Sam Kolder shoots with a Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 lens – that’s a wide-angle lens, standard lens, and telephoto lens all in one lens!

If most of your travel video shooting will be done handheld, you should also definitely look for a lens equipped with optical image stabilization.

Check out my Best Camera Lens for YouTube to gain a more in-depth understanding of lenses and how they work.

1.2 Travel Vlogging Accessories

Camera Accessories That Are Good For Travel Vlogging

	1. Tripod Record stabilized shots and timelapse footage with a tripod.
	2. GorillaPod SLR-Zoom with Ballhead Wrap your camera around structures that your regular tripod can’t stay on. You can also hold out your camera further away from you using the GorillaPod as a selfie stick to fit in more of your background into your selfie shot.
	3. Stabilizing Gimbal Get super-smooth shots with a stabilizing gimbal.
	4. On-Camera LED Light Is there not enough light? Add an LED light to your camera’s hot/cold shoe.
	5. Neutral Density (ND) Filters Is it too bright outside to have your aperture wide open but you still want to get that cinematic look ? You can add ND filters to your lenses so that you can do just that in very bright conditions.
	6. Camera Cleaning Kit While traveling, you can get all kinds of unwanted substances on your lens and in your camera like dust, dirt, fingerprints, raindrops, snow, and sand, to name a few. If you bring along a portable camera cleaning kit with you on your travels, you can remove those things immediately so that your shots won’t be affected.
	7. Drone When it comes to travel vlogging, wide shots that establish the scene and setting are important. Drones are great for taking these kinds of wide shots from high places that you would not be able to get to by foot.

Smartphone Accessories That Are Good For Travel Vlogging

Using your smartphone as a travel vlogging device is a great idea! Your smartphone is a light and portable piece of equipment that you likely have with you at all times. Upgrade your smartphone travel vlogging setup with any of these 9 Best Smartphone Camera Accessories For Vloggers:

RAVPower Portable Charger
Arkon Tripod Mount
Mega Tiny Anti-Gravity Case
FLII Selfie Ring Light
Rode VideoMic Me
Aukey Optic 3-in-1 Smartphone Lens Set
iOgrapher Go for Android and iPhone
Manfrotto TwistGrip System
Zhiyun Smooth-Q 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer for Smartphones

Read more about each one of these items in my post The 9 Best Smartphone Camera Accessories For Vloggers .

Camera Mounted Shotgun Microphones for Travel Vlogging

These four shotgun microphones can mount directly onto your camera’s hot/cold shoe:

Rode VideoMic Go
Shure VP83
Rode VideoMic Pro+
Sennheiser MKE 440

Read more about each one of them in our post about The 19 Best YouTube Microphones 2020 – Options for Music, Voiceovers, Vlogging, and more!

Other Useful Travel Vlogging Accessories

Camera backpack
Extra batteries
Memory cards
External hard drive
Power plugs and cables
USB card reader
Universal plug
D-ring clips (to prevent your equipment from slipping out of your grasp)
Smartphone SD card tray key (if you’re storing your recorded footage in your SD card)

PART 2: TRAVEL VLOGGING IDEAS

If you’re needing some travel video ideas either to get you started or to bring some fresh content into your channel, here are ten travel video ideas that you can try.

1. Travel Vlog

Travel vlogging, the kind where you film yourself just going about your day in a different part of the world, is a great way to not only document your travel moments and memories for yourself, but also a great way to share your experience with others.

Rather than being too picky with your video shots and possibly ending up with a lack of footage to work with, shoot as much as you can.

Try to capture your thoughts and feelings around the things you taste, smell, see and hear. Sharing these details can help your viewers feel more like they’re with you on your travels.

2. Tips or Tricks for Traveling

Although learning from mistakes during your travels can be a rewarding experience, most people want to avoid them and, rather, enjoy their trip as much as they possibly can. After all, travel, for most people, happens in intervals that seem too short. You can help this sizable group by offering travel tips and tricks.

Prepare a list of tips and tricks, a shot list of all the footage you’ll need to go along with those tips, and then capture all your footage. As you go through your list, you can then cut away to your associated travel shots.

3. Video Tour of a Location

Many people are curious about different parts of the world and would love to join a tour without the high cost of flights, hotels, meals, and admission tickets. Give them that experience by making a video tour.

4. Review An Attraction or Experience

A lot of travelers having a limited amount of time and money to enjoy their chosen travel destinations want to know which attractions and experiences to prioritize and which ones to skip. Help them make their decision by making a video review.

5. Timelapse Videos

All you need in addition to your camera is a tripod to get started with making timelapse videos. Your tripod stabilizes your shot as your camera captures all the changes that take place in a given location.

When your footage is sped up, your viewers can appreciate all the changes that take place that they may not have had the patience to sit through in real-time. It’s also interesting to observe the passage of time in a different way.

6. Average Daily Cost

Before going on a trip, many people try to make a budget and figure out how much money to exchange into foreign currency. Making a good budget and getting just enough foreign cash, though, requires you to know how much, on average, things cost.

Make a helpful video on the average cost of daily expenses including meals and transportation like Paolo did in the above video “Average Daily Cost in Tokyo Japan | Is it Expensive?.” His video actually helped me a lot when I was trying to come up with a budget for my recent trip to Japan.

7. Interview Locals

People don’t travel only to see popular attractions. A lot of people travel to connect with and understand people from different parts of the world.

Interviewing locals and sharing their thoughts can help to provide that kind of connection.

8. What’s in My Backpack?

Packing for a trip can say a lot about who you are as a person because it involves prioritizing items based on your personal values.

For your next trip, share a little part of yourself with your audience through a video about the things you’ve packed in your bag.

9. Talk About Your Own Home City

When you’ve lived in your own home city for so long, you might forget that people all over the world may marvel at the things you take for granted because all those things just happen to be at your doorstep.

Take advantage of the expert that you already are in your own home city and make an informative video for others who are taking a trip there.

10. How To Become a Travel Vlogger

After you’ve done a lot of travel vlogging and learned so much along the way, you can make a video about how to be a travel vlogger.

In the above video, Andrew Santos teaches how to make a travel video, all while hilariously poking fun at many of the cliché trends in the travel genre.

PART 3: TRAVEL VIDEO EDITING

Video Editing Software

When it comes to editing your travel video together, there are different kinds of software you can do that with.

FREE VIDEO EDITING SOFTWARE	PAID VIDEO EDITING SOFTWARE
OpenShot Video Editor (Windows, Mac, Linux) ShotCut (Windows, Mac, Linux) Hitfilm Express (Windows, Mac) VideoPad Video Editor (Windows) Lightworks (Windows, Mac, Linux) VSDC Video Editor (Windows) Machete Video Editor Lite (Windows) Avidemux (Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD) Read more about each software in our post about The Best Free Video Editing Software for YouTube – Top 8 Reviews .	Wondershare Filmora X (Windows, Mac) - start at $49.99 for one year license and Free trial Final Cut Pro (Mac) - $299.99, Free trial Vegas Movie Studio (Windows) - $49.99

Travel-Themed Video Effects

If you use Filmora Video Editor, you can also take advantage of a variety of travel-themed video effects packs, like the one shown in the above video, filled with titles, transitions, filters, overlays, and other visual elements.

For my recent trip to Japan, I actually used Filmora Effects’ Japanese set.

At the 2:10 mark of the above video, I used an overlay of falling cherry blossom leaves. At the 3:03 mark of the same video, I used an anime-themed overlay.

At the 2:48 mark of the above video, I used a shoji door transition.

Music Libraries

Music is an important component of a lot of travel videos. Here’s where you can get them:

ROYALTY-FREE MUSIC LIBRARIES	PAID MUSIC LIBRARIES	PAID SUBSCRIPTION MUSIC LIBRARIES
Audionautix Bensound dig.ccMixter Free Music Archive Free Stock Music Incompetech Josh Woodward Moby Gratis Musopen Purple Planet Music TeknoAXE YouTube Audio Library	Premium Beat Audio Jungle	Audio Network Audio Blocks Epidemic Sound

Sound Effects

Free Sound Effect Sites

PART 4: TRAVEL VLOGGING TIPS

Vlog/Life Balance

Give yourself more time at each location if you want to have a good balance between getting the shots you need and enjoying your present moment.

Theft Prevention

Carry a backpack that doesn’t have zippers on the outside that thieves can easily get to.
If you’re shooting with a flashy smartphone, make it look less appealing to thieves with a grotesque smartphone case, like an Otterbox.
In locations with high crime, pre-plan the shots you want to capture and take your SLR camera out of your bag only to take those shots. Otherwise, keep your SLR camera concealed.
Never leave your equipment unattended in a visible area, not even in a locked car.

Pre-Production and Planning

Before shooting, make a shot list of all the footage you need.
Have all your filming equipment that needs to be calibrated all calibrated and ready to use.

Onscreen Performance

Look into your lens, not the projected image of yourself on your camera’s flip screen.
Show a lot of energy as you film yourself.
If you’re nervous about talking to the camera in public, keep your talking head clips short and gradually build your way up to longer clips. You can break up longer sentences by saying a few words from one scene, saying a few more in another, and finishing off your last words, again, in another scene. Later, in editing, you can stitch all of those clips together to make one fluid sentence.
If you’re nervous about talking to the camera in public, you can capture your talking headshots later when you find a more secluded space.

Audio Recording

Silence everything you don’t want your mic to record.
Put your mobile phone in airplane mode.
Block wind from reaching your mic with windscreens and dead cats.
Upgrade your mic.
Adjust your levels.
Get close to the sound you are wanting to record.

Check out 10 Recording Tips to Get The Best Sound From Your Microphone for more audio recording tips.

Filming

To avoid crowds, wake up early and grab your footage early while everyone else is still sleeping or getting ready.
Capture wide shots, medium shots, and close-up shots for better coverage.
Use the Sun Seeker app to set up your sunrise/sunset shots better.
If your camera can record 4K footage, record in 4K all the scenes that you want to zoom in closer later in editing without losing quality (your video project in editing has to be at 1920p x 1080p for this to work).

Stabilization

If you’re trying to get shots with movement by walking, rather than walking as you normally would walk with your knees bent for steadier shots.
If you’re shooting something in front of your handheld, lean your arm against your own body for steadier shots.
Use a stabilizing gimbal with your camera.

Timelapse/Hyperlapse

Select scenes where you can see a lot of change over time (not a still building in front of a cloudless smoggy sky).
Set longer intervals for scenes that change very slowly over time.
Pre-set your focus. Turn autofocus off.
Shoot time-lapses/hyper-lapses in manual mode to prevent the flickering that occurs with changing light conditions in automatic settings.
If your camera is set on a tripod in a fixed position, turn your optical image stabilization off.
If you aren’t holding onto your camera as it’s in the middle of making a timelapse video, at least keep your camera and tripod attached by some kind of leash mechanism.
For moving time-lapses or hyper-lapses, try to keep one point of reference in the same position within your camera frame.

Slow Motion

Shoot slow-motion videos when there is plenty of light.
For actions that are as slow as walking, slowing down your footage to 50% of the original speed looks good enough. If your video editing project is in 30 fps, shooting your video in 60 fps will give you a 50% slow-motion video. If your video editing project is in 60 fps, shooting your video in 120 fps will give you a 50% slow-motion video. Any slower is overkill for slowing down the speed of walking.
For actions that are as fast as water splashing, slowing down your footage as little as 15% of the original speed can look good. For a video editing project in 30 fps, you would need a camera that can shoot at up to 240 fps to slow your footage down this much.

Storage and Back-Up

If you’re using a phone that can store images and videos on a separate SD card, take advantage of that and record your travel footage onto your SD card. Later, you can easily get to your travel media as it will all be in one place.
If you have your laptop on you, regularly transfer your media files from your cameras to your external hard drives.
If you don’t want to bring your laptop on your trip and plan to video edit once you’re back home, use a USB memory card reader that connects with an app on your phone to transfer your files into your external hard drive.
If you have access to a reliable internet connection and you leave your laptop at your place of accommodation, have your computer upload your files onto cloud storage while you are out to travel vlogging.
Take advantage of Google Photos’ free, unlimited cloud storage for video files up to 1080p.

Video Editing

If you’re editing a video project with videos from multiple different cameras, make sure to set the correct time and date on all of them before you start filming. Later, in editing, you can import all your image and video files and sort them in the exact order that they were taken.
If your video editing software can work with proxies, transcode all your video files into proxy files for much faster editing.

Posting On YouTube

Choose a title that people will search for. Keep your target keywords at the beginning of your title. “S01E01: My Summer Backpacking Trip” is not an effective title. Instead, a title like “Going Up The Eiffel Tower… Beautiful View of Paris!” would be better.

Ready to Become a Travel Vlogger?

Here in this article, I shared travel vlogging cameras &accessories, travel video ideas& resources, and travel vlogging tips. Did you get more hints to become a travel vlogger? Stay tuned and start your own travel vlog! Leave your comments below if you have any suggestions about this travel vlogger guide.

This past year has been a challenge, so if you want to make a #travelanywhere video without traveling, you can try Wondershare Filmora X video editor.

Richard Bennett

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Richard Bennett

Oct 26, 2023• Proven solutions

Want to become a travel vlogger?

With all the high-quality cameras and video editing software that are much more accessible to the general public now than even a few years ago, it has never been a better time to make a travel vlog.

Below, I have prepared a comprehensive guide on how to become a travel vlogger.

Create Your Travel Vlog with Wondershare FilmoraX

PART 1: TRAVEL VLOGGING EQUIPMENT

In order to make travel videos, you’re going to need camera equipment. Below, I’ve prepared a comprehensive list of cameras and accessories that would be good for travel vlogging.

Filmstock Stock Media Library ](https://filmstock.wondershare.com/creative-theme-tourism?spm=rs.filmora%5Fweb&source%5Fchannel=seo%5Farticle )

1.1 Travel Vlogging Cameras

How To Choose A Vlogging Camera

When it comes to travel vlogging, you should look for a camera that ideally has the following eleven qualities:

It has a fully articulated screen (flip screen)
It has good continual autofocus while recording video
It has good focus priority through face recognition
It has touched to focus
It has good low-light performance
It has an external mic jack and a hot/cold shoe bracket
It has optical image stabilization
It is lightweight and portable
It has a good battery life
It is durable and weather-sealed
It has hyper-lapse/timelapse/slow-motion shooting modes

For more information on why a lot of these features are ideal to have in a vlogging camera, check out my post on the Top 15 Best Cameras for Vlogging 2020 .

Cameras That Are Good For Travel Vlogging

Considering my list on what to look for in a travel vlogging camera, I’ve prepared a table below of thirteen cameras I’d recommend for travel vlogging:

Camera	Camera Type	Flip Screen	Mic Port	Price
CanonEOSM50	February2018	Mirrorless	Fully Articulated	Yes	$-
PanasonicLumixDC-GH5S	January2018	Mirrorless	Fully Articulated	Yes	$$$
GoProHero6 Black	September2017	Action Camera	No	Yes	$-
CanonEOSM100	August2017	Mirrorless	Flip-Up	No	$
CanonEOS6D Mark II	June2017	Mid-size SLR	Fully Articulated	Yes	$$
CanonEOS RebelSL2	June2017	Compact SLR	Fully Articulated	Yes	$
CanonEOS RebelT7i	February2017	Mid-size SLR	Fully Articulated	Yes	$-
CanonEOSM6	February2017	Mirrorless	Flip-Up	Yes	$
SonyCyber-Shot DSCRX 100 V	October2016	Compact	Flip-Up	No	$-
PanasonicLumix DMCG85	September2016	Mirrorless	Fully Articulated	Yes	$-
PanasonicLumix DMCLX10	September2016	Compact	Flip-Up	No	$
CanonEOS80D	February2016	Mid-size SLR	Fully Articulated	Yes	$$
CanonPowerShotG7 X Mark II	February2016	Compact	Flip-Up	No	$

Lenses That Are Good For Travel Vlogging

If, however, you want to be able to shoot these close-up shots from a farther distance, you’ll need a telephoto lens.

If most of your travel video shooting will be done handheld, you should also definitely look for a lens equipped with optical image stabilization.

Check out my Best Camera Lens for YouTube to gain a more in-depth understanding of lenses and how they work.

1.2 Travel Vlogging Accessories

Camera Accessories That Are Good For Travel Vlogging

	1. Tripod Record stabilized shots and timelapse footage with a tripod.
	2. GorillaPod SLR-Zoom with Ballhead Wrap your camera around structures that your regular tripod can’t stay on. You can also hold out your camera further away from you using the GorillaPod as a selfie stick to fit in more of your background into your selfie shot.
	3. Stabilizing Gimbal Get super-smooth shots with a stabilizing gimbal.
	4. On-Camera LED Light Is there not enough light? Add an LED light to your camera’s hot/cold shoe.
	5. Neutral Density (ND) Filters Is it too bright outside to have your aperture wide open but you still want to get that cinematic look ? You can add ND filters to your lenses so that you can do just that in very bright conditions.
	6. Camera Cleaning Kit While traveling, you can get all kinds of unwanted substances on your lens and in your camera like dust, dirt, fingerprints, raindrops, snow, and sand, to name a few. If you bring along a portable camera cleaning kit with you on your travels, you can remove those things immediately so that your shots won’t be affected.
	7. Drone When it comes to travel vlogging, wide shots that establish the scene and setting are important. Drones are great for taking these kinds of wide shots from high places that you would not be able to get to by foot.

Smartphone Accessories That Are Good For Travel Vlogging

RAVPower Portable Charger
Arkon Tripod Mount
Mega Tiny Anti-Gravity Case
FLII Selfie Ring Light
Rode VideoMic Me
Aukey Optic 3-in-1 Smartphone Lens Set
iOgrapher Go for Android and iPhone
Manfrotto TwistGrip System
Zhiyun Smooth-Q 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer for Smartphones

Read more about each one of these items in my post The 9 Best Smartphone Camera Accessories For Vloggers .

Camera Mounted Shotgun Microphones for Travel Vlogging

These four shotgun microphones can mount directly onto your camera’s hot/cold shoe:

Rode VideoMic Go
Shure VP83
Rode VideoMic Pro+
Sennheiser MKE 440

Read more about each one of them in our post about The 19 Best YouTube Microphones 2020 – Options for Music, Voiceovers, Vlogging, and more!

Other Useful Travel Vlogging Accessories

Camera backpack
Extra batteries
Memory cards
External hard drive
Power plugs and cables
USB card reader
Universal plug
D-ring clips (to prevent your equipment from slipping out of your grasp)
Smartphone SD card tray key (if you’re storing your recorded footage in your SD card)

PART 2: TRAVEL VLOGGING IDEAS

If you’re needing some travel video ideas either to get you started or to bring some fresh content into your channel, here are ten travel video ideas that you can try.

1. Travel Vlog

Rather than being too picky with your video shots and possibly ending up with a lack of footage to work with, shoot as much as you can.

Try to capture your thoughts and feelings around the things you taste, smell, see and hear. Sharing these details can help your viewers feel more like they’re with you on your travels.

2. Tips or Tricks for Traveling

3. Video Tour of a Location

4. Review An Attraction or Experience

5. Timelapse Videos

6. Average Daily Cost

7. Interview Locals

People don’t travel only to see popular attractions. A lot of people travel to connect with and understand people from different parts of the world.

Interviewing locals and sharing their thoughts can help to provide that kind of connection.

8. What’s in My Backpack?

Packing for a trip can say a lot about who you are as a person because it involves prioritizing items based on your personal values.

For your next trip, share a little part of yourself with your audience through a video about the things you’ve packed in your bag.

9. Talk About Your Own Home City

Take advantage of the expert that you already are in your own home city and make an informative video for others who are taking a trip there.

10. How To Become a Travel Vlogger

After you’ve done a lot of travel vlogging and learned so much along the way, you can make a video about how to be a travel vlogger.

In the above video, Andrew Santos teaches how to make a travel video, all while hilariously poking fun at many of the cliché trends in the travel genre.

PART 3: TRAVEL VIDEO EDITING

Video Editing Software

When it comes to editing your travel video together, there are different kinds of software you can do that with.

FREE VIDEO EDITING SOFTWARE	PAID VIDEO EDITING SOFTWARE
OpenShot Video Editor (Windows, Mac, Linux) ShotCut (Windows, Mac, Linux) Hitfilm Express (Windows, Mac) VideoPad Video Editor (Windows) Lightworks (Windows, Mac, Linux) VSDC Video Editor (Windows) Machete Video Editor Lite (Windows) Avidemux (Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD) Read more about each software in our post about The Best Free Video Editing Software for YouTube – Top 8 Reviews .	Wondershare Filmora X (Windows, Mac) - start at $49.99 for one year license and Free trial Final Cut Pro (Mac) - $299.99, Free trial Vegas Movie Studio (Windows) - $49.99

Travel-Themed Video Effects

For my recent trip to Japan, I actually used Filmora Effects’ Japanese set.

At the 2:10 mark of the above video, I used an overlay of falling cherry blossom leaves. At the 3:03 mark of the same video, I used an anime-themed overlay.

At the 2:48 mark of the above video, I used a shoji door transition.

Music Libraries

Music is an important component of a lot of travel videos. Here’s where you can get them:

ROYALTY-FREE MUSIC LIBRARIES	PAID MUSIC LIBRARIES	PAID SUBSCRIPTION MUSIC LIBRARIES
Audionautix Bensound dig.ccMixter Free Music Archive Free Stock Music Incompetech Josh Woodward Moby Gratis Musopen Purple Planet Music TeknoAXE YouTube Audio Library	Premium Beat Audio Jungle	Audio Network Audio Blocks Epidemic Sound

Sound Effects

Free Sound Effect Sites

PART 4: TRAVEL VLOGGING TIPS

Vlog/Life Balance

Give yourself more time at each location if you want to have a good balance between getting the shots you need and enjoying your present moment.

Theft Prevention

Carry a backpack that doesn’t have zippers on the outside that thieves can easily get to.
If you’re shooting with a flashy smartphone, make it look less appealing to thieves with a grotesque smartphone case, like an Otterbox.
In locations with high crime, pre-plan the shots you want to capture and take your SLR camera out of your bag only to take those shots. Otherwise, keep your SLR camera concealed.
Never leave your equipment unattended in a visible area, not even in a locked car.

Pre-Production and Planning

Before shooting, make a shot list of all the footage you need.
Have all your filming equipment that needs to be calibrated all calibrated and ready to use.

Onscreen Performance

Look into your lens, not the projected image of yourself on your camera’s flip screen.
Show a lot of energy as you film yourself.
If you’re nervous about talking to the camera in public, keep your talking head clips short and gradually build your way up to longer clips. You can break up longer sentences by saying a few words from one scene, saying a few more in another, and finishing off your last words, again, in another scene. Later, in editing, you can stitch all of those clips together to make one fluid sentence.
If you’re nervous about talking to the camera in public, you can capture your talking headshots later when you find a more secluded space.

Audio Recording

Silence everything you don’t want your mic to record.
Put your mobile phone in airplane mode.
Block wind from reaching your mic with windscreens and dead cats.
Upgrade your mic.
Adjust your levels.
Get close to the sound you are wanting to record.

Check out 10 Recording Tips to Get The Best Sound From Your Microphone for more audio recording tips.

Filming

To avoid crowds, wake up early and grab your footage early while everyone else is still sleeping or getting ready.
Capture wide shots, medium shots, and close-up shots for better coverage.
Use the Sun Seeker app to set up your sunrise/sunset shots better.
If your camera can record 4K footage, record in 4K all the scenes that you want to zoom in closer later in editing without losing quality (your video project in editing has to be at 1920p x 1080p for this to work).

Stabilization

If you’re trying to get shots with movement by walking, rather than walking as you normally would walk with your knees bent for steadier shots.
If you’re shooting something in front of your handheld, lean your arm against your own body for steadier shots.
Use a stabilizing gimbal with your camera.

Timelapse/Hyperlapse

Select scenes where you can see a lot of change over time (not a still building in front of a cloudless smoggy sky).
Set longer intervals for scenes that change very slowly over time.
Pre-set your focus. Turn autofocus off.
Shoot time-lapses/hyper-lapses in manual mode to prevent the flickering that occurs with changing light conditions in automatic settings.
If your camera is set on a tripod in a fixed position, turn your optical image stabilization off.
If you aren’t holding onto your camera as it’s in the middle of making a timelapse video, at least keep your camera and tripod attached by some kind of leash mechanism.
For moving time-lapses or hyper-lapses, try to keep one point of reference in the same position within your camera frame.

Slow Motion

Shoot slow-motion videos when there is plenty of light.
For actions that are as slow as walking, slowing down your footage to 50% of the original speed looks good enough. If your video editing project is in 30 fps, shooting your video in 60 fps will give you a 50% slow-motion video. If your video editing project is in 60 fps, shooting your video in 120 fps will give you a 50% slow-motion video. Any slower is overkill for slowing down the speed of walking.
For actions that are as fast as water splashing, slowing down your footage as little as 15% of the original speed can look good. For a video editing project in 30 fps, you would need a camera that can shoot at up to 240 fps to slow your footage down this much.

Storage and Back-Up

If you’re using a phone that can store images and videos on a separate SD card, take advantage of that and record your travel footage onto your SD card. Later, you can easily get to your travel media as it will all be in one place.
If you have your laptop on you, regularly transfer your media files from your cameras to your external hard drives.
If you don’t want to bring your laptop on your trip and plan to video edit once you’re back home, use a USB memory card reader that connects with an app on your phone to transfer your files into your external hard drive.
If you have access to a reliable internet connection and you leave your laptop at your place of accommodation, have your computer upload your files onto cloud storage while you are out to travel vlogging.
Take advantage of Google Photos’ free, unlimited cloud storage for video files up to 1080p.

Video Editing

If you’re editing a video project with videos from multiple different cameras, make sure to set the correct time and date on all of them before you start filming. Later, in editing, you can import all your image and video files and sort them in the exact order that they were taken.
If your video editing software can work with proxies, transcode all your video files into proxy files for much faster editing.

Posting On YouTube

Choose a title that people will search for. Keep your target keywords at the beginning of your title. “S01E01: My Summer Backpacking Trip” is not an effective title. Instead, a title like “Going Up The Eiffel Tower… Beautiful View of Paris!” would be better.

Ready to Become a Travel Vlogger?

This past year has been a challenge, so if you want to make a #travelanywhere video without traveling, you can try Wondershare Filmora X video editor.

Richard Bennett

Richard Bennett is a writer and a lover of all things video.

Follow @Richard Bennett

Richard Bennett

Oct 26, 2023• Proven solutions

Want to become a travel vlogger?

With all the high-quality cameras and video editing software that are much more accessible to the general public now than even a few years ago, it has never been a better time to make a travel vlog.

Below, I have prepared a comprehensive guide on how to become a travel vlogger.

Create Your Travel Vlog with Wondershare FilmoraX

PART 1: TRAVEL VLOGGING EQUIPMENT

In order to make travel videos, you’re going to need camera equipment. Below, I’ve prepared a comprehensive list of cameras and accessories that would be good for travel vlogging.

Filmstock Stock Media Library ](https://filmstock.wondershare.com/creative-theme-tourism?spm=rs.filmora%5Fweb&source%5Fchannel=seo%5Farticle )

1.1 Travel Vlogging Cameras

How To Choose A Vlogging Camera

When it comes to travel vlogging, you should look for a camera that ideally has the following eleven qualities:

It has a fully articulated screen (flip screen)
It has good continual autofocus while recording video
It has good focus priority through face recognition
It has touched to focus
It has good low-light performance
It has an external mic jack and a hot/cold shoe bracket
It has optical image stabilization
It is lightweight and portable
It has a good battery life
It is durable and weather-sealed
It has hyper-lapse/timelapse/slow-motion shooting modes

For more information on why a lot of these features are ideal to have in a vlogging camera, check out my post on the Top 15 Best Cameras for Vlogging 2020 .

Cameras That Are Good For Travel Vlogging

Considering my list on what to look for in a travel vlogging camera, I’ve prepared a table below of thirteen cameras I’d recommend for travel vlogging:

Camera	Camera Type	Flip Screen	Mic Port	Price
CanonEOSM50	February2018	Mirrorless	Fully Articulated	Yes	$-
PanasonicLumixDC-GH5S	January2018	Mirrorless	Fully Articulated	Yes	$$$
GoProHero6 Black	September2017	Action Camera	No	Yes	$-
CanonEOSM100	August2017	Mirrorless	Flip-Up	No	$
CanonEOS6D Mark II	June2017	Mid-size SLR	Fully Articulated	Yes	$$
CanonEOS RebelSL2	June2017	Compact SLR	Fully Articulated	Yes	$
CanonEOS RebelT7i	February2017	Mid-size SLR	Fully Articulated	Yes	$-
CanonEOSM6	February2017	Mirrorless	Flip-Up	Yes	$
SonyCyber-Shot DSCRX 100 V	October2016	Compact	Flip-Up	No	$-
PanasonicLumix DMCG85	September2016	Mirrorless	Fully Articulated	Yes	$-
PanasonicLumix DMCLX10	September2016	Compact	Flip-Up	No	$
CanonEOS80D	February2016	Mid-size SLR	Fully Articulated	Yes	$$
CanonPowerShotG7 X Mark II	February2016	Compact	Flip-Up	No	$

Lenses That Are Good For Travel Vlogging

If, however, you want to be able to shoot these close-up shots from a farther distance, you’ll need a telephoto lens.

If most of your travel video shooting will be done handheld, you should also definitely look for a lens equipped with optical image stabilization.

Check out my Best Camera Lens for YouTube to gain a more in-depth understanding of lenses and how they work.

1.2 Travel Vlogging Accessories

Camera Accessories That Are Good For Travel Vlogging

	1. Tripod Record stabilized shots and timelapse footage with a tripod.
	2. GorillaPod SLR-Zoom with Ballhead Wrap your camera around structures that your regular tripod can’t stay on. You can also hold out your camera further away from you using the GorillaPod as a selfie stick to fit in more of your background into your selfie shot.
	3. Stabilizing Gimbal Get super-smooth shots with a stabilizing gimbal.
	4. On-Camera LED Light Is there not enough light? Add an LED light to your camera’s hot/cold shoe.
	5. Neutral Density (ND) Filters Is it too bright outside to have your aperture wide open but you still want to get that cinematic look ? You can add ND filters to your lenses so that you can do just that in very bright conditions.
	6. Camera Cleaning Kit While traveling, you can get all kinds of unwanted substances on your lens and in your camera like dust, dirt, fingerprints, raindrops, snow, and sand, to name a few. If you bring along a portable camera cleaning kit with you on your travels, you can remove those things immediately so that your shots won’t be affected.
	7. Drone When it comes to travel vlogging, wide shots that establish the scene and setting are important. Drones are great for taking these kinds of wide shots from high places that you would not be able to get to by foot.

Smartphone Accessories That Are Good For Travel Vlogging

RAVPower Portable Charger
Arkon Tripod Mount
Mega Tiny Anti-Gravity Case
FLII Selfie Ring Light
Rode VideoMic Me
Aukey Optic 3-in-1 Smartphone Lens Set
iOgrapher Go for Android and iPhone
Manfrotto TwistGrip System
Zhiyun Smooth-Q 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer for Smartphones

Read more about each one of these items in my post The 9 Best Smartphone Camera Accessories For Vloggers .

Camera Mounted Shotgun Microphones for Travel Vlogging

These four shotgun microphones can mount directly onto your camera’s hot/cold shoe:

Rode VideoMic Go
Shure VP83
Rode VideoMic Pro+
Sennheiser MKE 440

Read more about each one of them in our post about The 19 Best YouTube Microphones 2020 – Options for Music, Voiceovers, Vlogging, and more!

Other Useful Travel Vlogging Accessories

Camera backpack
Extra batteries
Memory cards
External hard drive
Power plugs and cables
USB card reader
Universal plug
D-ring clips (to prevent your equipment from slipping out of your grasp)
Smartphone SD card tray key (if you’re storing your recorded footage in your SD card)

PART 2: TRAVEL VLOGGING IDEAS

If you’re needing some travel video ideas either to get you started or to bring some fresh content into your channel, here are ten travel video ideas that you can try.

1. Travel Vlog

Rather than being too picky with your video shots and possibly ending up with a lack of footage to work with, shoot as much as you can.

Try to capture your thoughts and feelings around the things you taste, smell, see and hear. Sharing these details can help your viewers feel more like they’re with you on your travels.

2. Tips or Tricks for Traveling

3. Video Tour of a Location

4. Review An Attraction or Experience

5. Timelapse Videos

6. Average Daily Cost

7. Interview Locals

People don’t travel only to see popular attractions. A lot of people travel to connect with and understand people from different parts of the world.

Interviewing locals and sharing their thoughts can help to provide that kind of connection.

8. What’s in My Backpack?

Packing for a trip can say a lot about who you are as a person because it involves prioritizing items based on your personal values.

For your next trip, share a little part of yourself with your audience through a video about the things you’ve packed in your bag.

9. Talk About Your Own Home City

Take advantage of the expert that you already are in your own home city and make an informative video for others who are taking a trip there.

10. How To Become a Travel Vlogger

After you’ve done a lot of travel vlogging and learned so much along the way, you can make a video about how to be a travel vlogger.

In the above video, Andrew Santos teaches how to make a travel video, all while hilariously poking fun at many of the cliché trends in the travel genre.

PART 3: TRAVEL VIDEO EDITING

Video Editing Software

When it comes to editing your travel video together, there are different kinds of software you can do that with.

FREE VIDEO EDITING SOFTWARE	PAID VIDEO EDITING SOFTWARE
OpenShot Video Editor (Windows, Mac, Linux) ShotCut (Windows, Mac, Linux) Hitfilm Express (Windows, Mac) VideoPad Video Editor (Windows) Lightworks (Windows, Mac, Linux) VSDC Video Editor (Windows) Machete Video Editor Lite (Windows) Avidemux (Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD) Read more about each software in our post about The Best Free Video Editing Software for YouTube – Top 8 Reviews .	Wondershare Filmora X (Windows, Mac) - start at $49.99 for one year license and Free trial Final Cut Pro (Mac) - $299.99, Free trial Vegas Movie Studio (Windows) - $49.99

Travel-Themed Video Effects

For my recent trip to Japan, I actually used Filmora Effects’ Japanese set.

At the 2:10 mark of the above video, I used an overlay of falling cherry blossom leaves. At the 3:03 mark of the same video, I used an anime-themed overlay.

At the 2:48 mark of the above video, I used a shoji door transition.

Music Libraries

Music is an important component of a lot of travel videos. Here’s where you can get them:

ROYALTY-FREE MUSIC LIBRARIES	PAID MUSIC LIBRARIES	PAID SUBSCRIPTION MUSIC LIBRARIES
Audionautix Bensound dig.ccMixter Free Music Archive Free Stock Music Incompetech Josh Woodward Moby Gratis Musopen Purple Planet Music TeknoAXE YouTube Audio Library	Premium Beat Audio Jungle	Audio Network Audio Blocks Epidemic Sound

Sound Effects

Free Sound Effect Sites

PART 4: TRAVEL VLOGGING TIPS

Vlog/Life Balance

Give yourself more time at each location if you want to have a good balance between getting the shots you need and enjoying your present moment.

Theft Prevention

Carry a backpack that doesn’t have zippers on the outside that thieves can easily get to.
If you’re shooting with a flashy smartphone, make it look less appealing to thieves with a grotesque smartphone case, like an Otterbox.
In locations with high crime, pre-plan the shots you want to capture and take your SLR camera out of your bag only to take those shots. Otherwise, keep your SLR camera concealed.
Never leave your equipment unattended in a visible area, not even in a locked car.

Pre-Production and Planning

Before shooting, make a shot list of all the footage you need.
Have all your filming equipment that needs to be calibrated all calibrated and ready to use.

Onscreen Performance

Look into your lens, not the projected image of yourself on your camera’s flip screen.
Show a lot of energy as you film yourself.
If you’re nervous about talking to the camera in public, keep your talking head clips short and gradually build your way up to longer clips. You can break up longer sentences by saying a few words from one scene, saying a few more in another, and finishing off your last words, again, in another scene. Later, in editing, you can stitch all of those clips together to make one fluid sentence.
If you’re nervous about talking to the camera in public, you can capture your talking headshots later when you find a more secluded space.

Audio Recording

Silence everything you don’t want your mic to record.
Put your mobile phone in airplane mode.
Block wind from reaching your mic with windscreens and dead cats.
Upgrade your mic.
Adjust your levels.
Get close to the sound you are wanting to record.

Check out 10 Recording Tips to Get The Best Sound From Your Microphone for more audio recording tips.

Filming

To avoid crowds, wake up early and grab your footage early while everyone else is still sleeping or getting ready.
Capture wide shots, medium shots, and close-up shots for better coverage.
Use the Sun Seeker app to set up your sunrise/sunset shots better.
If your camera can record 4K footage, record in 4K all the scenes that you want to zoom in closer later in editing without losing quality (your video project in editing has to be at 1920p x 1080p for this to work).

Stabilization

If you’re trying to get shots with movement by walking, rather than walking as you normally would walk with your knees bent for steadier shots.
If you’re shooting something in front of your handheld, lean your arm against your own body for steadier shots.
Use a stabilizing gimbal with your camera.

Timelapse/Hyperlapse

Select scenes where you can see a lot of change over time (not a still building in front of a cloudless smoggy sky).
Set longer intervals for scenes that change very slowly over time.
Pre-set your focus. Turn autofocus off.
Shoot time-lapses/hyper-lapses in manual mode to prevent the flickering that occurs with changing light conditions in automatic settings.
If your camera is set on a tripod in a fixed position, turn your optical image stabilization off.
If you aren’t holding onto your camera as it’s in the middle of making a timelapse video, at least keep your camera and tripod attached by some kind of leash mechanism.
For moving time-lapses or hyper-lapses, try to keep one point of reference in the same position within your camera frame.

Slow Motion

Shoot slow-motion videos when there is plenty of light.
For actions that are as slow as walking, slowing down your footage to 50% of the original speed looks good enough. If your video editing project is in 30 fps, shooting your video in 60 fps will give you a 50% slow-motion video. If your video editing project is in 60 fps, shooting your video in 120 fps will give you a 50% slow-motion video. Any slower is overkill for slowing down the speed of walking.
For actions that are as fast as water splashing, slowing down your footage as little as 15% of the original speed can look good. For a video editing project in 30 fps, you would need a camera that can shoot at up to 240 fps to slow your footage down this much.

Storage and Back-Up

If you’re using a phone that can store images and videos on a separate SD card, take advantage of that and record your travel footage onto your SD card. Later, you can easily get to your travel media as it will all be in one place.
If you have your laptop on you, regularly transfer your media files from your cameras to your external hard drives.
If you don’t want to bring your laptop on your trip and plan to video edit once you’re back home, use a USB memory card reader that connects with an app on your phone to transfer your files into your external hard drive.
If you have access to a reliable internet connection and you leave your laptop at your place of accommodation, have your computer upload your files onto cloud storage while you are out to travel vlogging.
Take advantage of Google Photos’ free, unlimited cloud storage for video files up to 1080p.

Video Editing

If you’re editing a video project with videos from multiple different cameras, make sure to set the correct time and date on all of them before you start filming. Later, in editing, you can import all your image and video files and sort them in the exact order that they were taken.
If your video editing software can work with proxies, transcode all your video files into proxy files for much faster editing.

Posting On YouTube

Choose a title that people will search for. Keep your target keywords at the beginning of your title. “S01E01: My Summer Backpacking Trip” is not an effective title. Instead, a title like “Going Up The Eiffel Tower… Beautiful View of Paris!” would be better.

Ready to Become a Travel Vlogger?

This past year has been a challenge, so if you want to make a #travelanywhere video without traveling, you can try Wondershare Filmora X video editor.

Richard Bennett

Richard Bennett is a writer and a lover of all things video.

Follow @Richard Bennett

Richard Bennett

Oct 26, 2023• Proven solutions

Want to become a travel vlogger?

With all the high-quality cameras and video editing software that are much more accessible to the general public now than even a few years ago, it has never been a better time to make a travel vlog.

Below, I have prepared a comprehensive guide on how to become a travel vlogger.

Create Your Travel Vlog with Wondershare FilmoraX

PART 1: TRAVEL VLOGGING EQUIPMENT

In order to make travel videos, you’re going to need camera equipment. Below, I’ve prepared a comprehensive list of cameras and accessories that would be good for travel vlogging.

Filmstock Stock Media Library ](https://filmstock.wondershare.com/creative-theme-tourism?spm=rs.filmora%5Fweb&source%5Fchannel=seo%5Farticle )

1.1 Travel Vlogging Cameras

How To Choose A Vlogging Camera

When it comes to travel vlogging, you should look for a camera that ideally has the following eleven qualities:

It has a fully articulated screen (flip screen)
It has good continual autofocus while recording video
It has good focus priority through face recognition
It has touched to focus
It has good low-light performance
It has an external mic jack and a hot/cold shoe bracket
It has optical image stabilization
It is lightweight and portable
It has a good battery life
It is durable and weather-sealed
It has hyper-lapse/timelapse/slow-motion shooting modes

For more information on why a lot of these features are ideal to have in a vlogging camera, check out my post on the Top 15 Best Cameras for Vlogging 2020 .

Cameras That Are Good For Travel Vlogging

Considering my list on what to look for in a travel vlogging camera, I’ve prepared a table below of thirteen cameras I’d recommend for travel vlogging:

Camera	Camera Type	Flip Screen	Mic Port	Price
CanonEOSM50	February2018	Mirrorless	Fully Articulated	Yes	$-
PanasonicLumixDC-GH5S	January2018	Mirrorless	Fully Articulated	Yes	$$$
GoProHero6 Black	September2017	Action Camera	No	Yes	$-
CanonEOSM100	August2017	Mirrorless	Flip-Up	No	$
CanonEOS6D Mark II	June2017	Mid-size SLR	Fully Articulated	Yes	$$
CanonEOS RebelSL2	June2017	Compact SLR	Fully Articulated	Yes	$
CanonEOS RebelT7i	February2017	Mid-size SLR	Fully Articulated	Yes	$-
CanonEOSM6	February2017	Mirrorless	Flip-Up	Yes	$
SonyCyber-Shot DSCRX 100 V	October2016	Compact	Flip-Up	No	$-
PanasonicLumix DMCG85	September2016	Mirrorless	Fully Articulated	Yes	$-
PanasonicLumix DMCLX10	September2016	Compact	Flip-Up	No	$
CanonEOS80D	February2016	Mid-size SLR	Fully Articulated	Yes	$$
CanonPowerShotG7 X Mark II	February2016	Compact	Flip-Up	No	$

Lenses That Are Good For Travel Vlogging

If, however, you want to be able to shoot these close-up shots from a farther distance, you’ll need a telephoto lens.

If most of your travel video shooting will be done handheld, you should also definitely look for a lens equipped with optical image stabilization.

Check out my Best Camera Lens for YouTube to gain a more in-depth understanding of lenses and how they work.

1.2 Travel Vlogging Accessories

Camera Accessories That Are Good For Travel Vlogging

	1. Tripod Record stabilized shots and timelapse footage with a tripod.
	2. GorillaPod SLR-Zoom with Ballhead Wrap your camera around structures that your regular tripod can’t stay on. You can also hold out your camera further away from you using the GorillaPod as a selfie stick to fit in more of your background into your selfie shot.
	3. Stabilizing Gimbal Get super-smooth shots with a stabilizing gimbal.
	4. On-Camera LED Light Is there not enough light? Add an LED light to your camera’s hot/cold shoe.
	5. Neutral Density (ND) Filters Is it too bright outside to have your aperture wide open but you still want to get that cinematic look ? You can add ND filters to your lenses so that you can do just that in very bright conditions.
	6. Camera Cleaning Kit While traveling, you can get all kinds of unwanted substances on your lens and in your camera like dust, dirt, fingerprints, raindrops, snow, and sand, to name a few. If you bring along a portable camera cleaning kit with you on your travels, you can remove those things immediately so that your shots won’t be affected.
	7. Drone When it comes to travel vlogging, wide shots that establish the scene and setting are important. Drones are great for taking these kinds of wide shots from high places that you would not be able to get to by foot.

Smartphone Accessories That Are Good For Travel Vlogging

RAVPower Portable Charger
Arkon Tripod Mount
Mega Tiny Anti-Gravity Case
FLII Selfie Ring Light
Rode VideoMic Me
Aukey Optic 3-in-1 Smartphone Lens Set
iOgrapher Go for Android and iPhone
Manfrotto TwistGrip System
Zhiyun Smooth-Q 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer for Smartphones

Read more about each one of these items in my post The 9 Best Smartphone Camera Accessories For Vloggers .

Camera Mounted Shotgun Microphones for Travel Vlogging

These four shotgun microphones can mount directly onto your camera’s hot/cold shoe:

Rode VideoMic Go
Shure VP83
Rode VideoMic Pro+
Sennheiser MKE 440

Read more about each one of them in our post about The 19 Best YouTube Microphones 2020 – Options for Music, Voiceovers, Vlogging, and more!

Other Useful Travel Vlogging Accessories

Camera backpack
Extra batteries
Memory cards
External hard drive
Power plugs and cables
USB card reader
Universal plug
D-ring clips (to prevent your equipment from slipping out of your grasp)
Smartphone SD card tray key (if you’re storing your recorded footage in your SD card)

PART 2: TRAVEL VLOGGING IDEAS

If you’re needing some travel video ideas either to get you started or to bring some fresh content into your channel, here are ten travel video ideas that you can try.

1. Travel Vlog

Rather than being too picky with your video shots and possibly ending up with a lack of footage to work with, shoot as much as you can.

Try to capture your thoughts and feelings around the things you taste, smell, see and hear. Sharing these details can help your viewers feel more like they’re with you on your travels.

2. Tips or Tricks for Traveling

3. Video Tour of a Location

4. Review An Attraction or Experience

5. Timelapse Videos

6. Average Daily Cost

7. Interview Locals

People don’t travel only to see popular attractions. A lot of people travel to connect with and understand people from different parts of the world.

Interviewing locals and sharing their thoughts can help to provide that kind of connection.

8. What’s in My Backpack?

Packing for a trip can say a lot about who you are as a person because it involves prioritizing items based on your personal values.

For your next trip, share a little part of yourself with your audience through a video about the things you’ve packed in your bag.

9. Talk About Your Own Home City

Take advantage of the expert that you already are in your own home city and make an informative video for others who are taking a trip there.

10. How To Become a Travel Vlogger

After you’ve done a lot of travel vlogging and learned so much along the way, you can make a video about how to be a travel vlogger.

In the above video, Andrew Santos teaches how to make a travel video, all while hilariously poking fun at many of the cliché trends in the travel genre.

PART 3: TRAVEL VIDEO EDITING

Video Editing Software

When it comes to editing your travel video together, there are different kinds of software you can do that with.

FREE VIDEO EDITING SOFTWARE	PAID VIDEO EDITING SOFTWARE
OpenShot Video Editor (Windows, Mac, Linux) ShotCut (Windows, Mac, Linux) Hitfilm Express (Windows, Mac) VideoPad Video Editor (Windows) Lightworks (Windows, Mac, Linux) VSDC Video Editor (Windows) Machete Video Editor Lite (Windows) Avidemux (Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD) Read more about each software in our post about The Best Free Video Editing Software for YouTube – Top 8 Reviews .	Wondershare Filmora X (Windows, Mac) - start at $49.99 for one year license and Free trial Final Cut Pro (Mac) - $299.99, Free trial Vegas Movie Studio (Windows) - $49.99

Travel-Themed Video Effects

For my recent trip to Japan, I actually used Filmora Effects’ Japanese set.

At the 2:10 mark of the above video, I used an overlay of falling cherry blossom leaves. At the 3:03 mark of the same video, I used an anime-themed overlay.

At the 2:48 mark of the above video, I used a shoji door transition.

Music Libraries

Music is an important component of a lot of travel videos. Here’s where you can get them:

ROYALTY-FREE MUSIC LIBRARIES	PAID MUSIC LIBRARIES	PAID SUBSCRIPTION MUSIC LIBRARIES
Audionautix Bensound dig.ccMixter Free Music Archive Free Stock Music Incompetech Josh Woodward Moby Gratis Musopen Purple Planet Music TeknoAXE YouTube Audio Library	Premium Beat Audio Jungle	Audio Network Audio Blocks Epidemic Sound

Sound Effects

Free Sound Effect Sites

PART 4: TRAVEL VLOGGING TIPS

Vlog/Life Balance

Give yourself more time at each location if you want to have a good balance between getting the shots you need and enjoying your present moment.

Theft Prevention

Carry a backpack that doesn’t have zippers on the outside that thieves can easily get to.
If you’re shooting with a flashy smartphone, make it look less appealing to thieves with a grotesque smartphone case, like an Otterbox.
In locations with high crime, pre-plan the shots you want to capture and take your SLR camera out of your bag only to take those shots. Otherwise, keep your SLR camera concealed.
Never leave your equipment unattended in a visible area, not even in a locked car.

Pre-Production and Planning

Before shooting, make a shot list of all the footage you need.
Have all your filming equipment that needs to be calibrated all calibrated and ready to use.

Onscreen Performance

Look into your lens, not the projected image of yourself on your camera’s flip screen.
Show a lot of energy as you film yourself.
If you’re nervous about talking to the camera in public, keep your talking head clips short and gradually build your way up to longer clips. You can break up longer sentences by saying a few words from one scene, saying a few more in another, and finishing off your last words, again, in another scene. Later, in editing, you can stitch all of those clips together to make one fluid sentence.
If you’re nervous about talking to the camera in public, you can capture your talking headshots later when you find a more secluded space.

Audio Recording

Silence everything you don’t want your mic to record.
Put your mobile phone in airplane mode.
Block wind from reaching your mic with windscreens and dead cats.
Upgrade your mic.
Adjust your levels.
Get close to the sound you are wanting to record.

Check out 10 Recording Tips to Get The Best Sound From Your Microphone for more audio recording tips.

Filming

To avoid crowds, wake up early and grab your footage early while everyone else is still sleeping or getting ready.
Capture wide shots, medium shots, and close-up shots for better coverage.
Use the Sun Seeker app to set up your sunrise/sunset shots better.
If your camera can record 4K footage, record in 4K all the scenes that you want to zoom in closer later in editing without losing quality (your video project in editing has to be at 1920p x 1080p for this to work).

Stabilization

If you’re trying to get shots with movement by walking, rather than walking as you normally would walk with your knees bent for steadier shots.
If you’re shooting something in front of your handheld, lean your arm against your own body for steadier shots.
Use a stabilizing gimbal with your camera.

Timelapse/Hyperlapse

Select scenes where you can see a lot of change over time (not a still building in front of a cloudless smoggy sky).
Set longer intervals for scenes that change very slowly over time.
Pre-set your focus. Turn autofocus off.
Shoot time-lapses/hyper-lapses in manual mode to prevent the flickering that occurs with changing light conditions in automatic settings.
If your camera is set on a tripod in a fixed position, turn your optical image stabilization off.
If you aren’t holding onto your camera as it’s in the middle of making a timelapse video, at least keep your camera and tripod attached by some kind of leash mechanism.
For moving time-lapses or hyper-lapses, try to keep one point of reference in the same position within your camera frame.

Slow Motion

Shoot slow-motion videos when there is plenty of light.
For actions that are as slow as walking, slowing down your footage to 50% of the original speed looks good enough. If your video editing project is in 30 fps, shooting your video in 60 fps will give you a 50% slow-motion video. If your video editing project is in 60 fps, shooting your video in 120 fps will give you a 50% slow-motion video. Any slower is overkill for slowing down the speed of walking.
For actions that are as fast as water splashing, slowing down your footage as little as 15% of the original speed can look good. For a video editing project in 30 fps, you would need a camera that can shoot at up to 240 fps to slow your footage down this much.

Storage and Back-Up

If you’re using a phone that can store images and videos on a separate SD card, take advantage of that and record your travel footage onto your SD card. Later, you can easily get to your travel media as it will all be in one place.
If you have your laptop on you, regularly transfer your media files from your cameras to your external hard drives.
If you don’t want to bring your laptop on your trip and plan to video edit once you’re back home, use a USB memory card reader that connects with an app on your phone to transfer your files into your external hard drive.
If you have access to a reliable internet connection and you leave your laptop at your place of accommodation, have your computer upload your files onto cloud storage while you are out to travel vlogging.
Take advantage of Google Photos’ free, unlimited cloud storage for video files up to 1080p.

Video Editing

If you’re editing a video project with videos from multiple different cameras, make sure to set the correct time and date on all of them before you start filming. Later, in editing, you can import all your image and video files and sort them in the exact order that they were taken.
If your video editing software can work with proxies, transcode all your video files into proxy files for much faster editing.

Posting On YouTube

Choose a title that people will search for. Keep your target keywords at the beginning of your title. “S01E01: My Summer Backpacking Trip” is not an effective title. Instead, a title like “Going Up The Eiffel Tower… Beautiful View of Paris!” would be better.

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Our mission here at Filmora is to help millions of video lovers like you do what they love, seek SUPER EASY tips to find out the best YouTube video editor, and make an impact through the power of video. While these tips don’t exactly teach you how to make edits to your video clips, they can help reduce your trial-and-error cost of trying numerous video editors and help you produce better results in the end.

Equipment List for Shooting Videos
Types of Video Shooting

Backup Your Original Video

Backup Your Existing YouTube Videos
Backup New Videos to Google Drive

The Ultimate Video Editing Fundamentals
32 Best YouTube Video Editing Tools Solutions (2022 Review)

Top 12 YouTube Video Editing Software to Check Out
Top 12 YouTube Video Editing App to Check Out
Top 10 YouTube Video Editor Online to Check Out

Export & Share Your YouTube Video

In-depth Exporting for Any Screen or Device
Previewing, Sharing, Managing, and Exporting the Videos
How Can You Get Support?

Optimize Video and Grow Your YouTube Channel

Add Multiple Ad Breaks
Add Optimal Description
Add Optimal Tags
Add Optimal Title Length
Respond to Comments
Script Your Videos
Tips for More Ad Revenue

Wrap Up – Bonus Tips

Part 1: Shoot Your YouTube Video Content

YouTube Video Editor

1. Equipment List for Shooting Videos

You need the following equipment to shoot a perfect video for your YouTube channel:

2. Types of Video Shooting

With regards to shooting video, there are three fundamental sorts:

True to Life
Activity
Screencast

Surprisingly realistic recordings are costly to deliver and can be hard to shoot well. Notwithstanding, they are exceptionally captivating and can make a strong close-to-home association with watchers.

Part 2: Backup Your Original Video

1. Backup Your Original Video

YouTube has been known to erase recordings for an assortment of reasons. That is the reason it means a lot to reinforce your current YouTube recordings.

2. Backup New Videos to Google Drive

Here are the steps to take:

Step 2Click on the New button in the top left corner of the screen

Step 3Select File Upload

Step 4Select the video files you want to upload

Step 5Click on Upload

Upload Video to Google Drive

Part 3: The Ultimate Video Editing Fundamentals

How to decide which youtube video editing software is best in various basic choices available today? Take a look at this quick checklist for all the video editing fundamentals you’ll ever need so your blockbusters will never miss a step again.

Part 4: 32 Best YouTube Video Editing Tools Solutions (2022 Review)

1. Top 12 YouTube Video Editing Software to Check Out

A. YouTube Official Video Editor

YouTube database stores so many videos without running out of storage space. You can also edit them on YouTube and the Official Video Editor is free and easy to use, but it’s not as powerful as other video editors. The Official Video Editor can be used to accomplish basic editing tasks. However, if you are looking for more features like adding text overlays or merging two different clips, this might not be the right editing tool.

Youtube Studio Editor

B. Top 5 YouTube Video Editing Software for Beginners

01of 05VSDC

An enormous arrangement of in-vogue video impacts, channels, and changes. Fundamental instruments like zoom, graphs, 360 video altering, and a variety of amendments. Advantageous commodity profiles that make saving recordings for different gadgets a snap.

Note: Most reduced framework prerequisites conceivable - VSDC works even on obsolete PCs!

VSDC

Cost: Free of cost; however, it comes with a premium version also.

OS: The best part about this video editing tool is that it is compatible with the older versions of Windows.

Rating & Review: As per the G2 reviews, VSDC scores a 4-star rating.

Features

Non-linear editing.
Chroma key feature.
Text editing in the video.
Creating split-screen videos.

Pros

Compatible with older versions of Windows.
Easy to use interface.
Amazing blending modes are available.

Cons

Some features like audio waveform, video stabilization, etc. are missing.
The free version lacks some important video editing features.
It’s not compatible with resolutions of more than 1080 pixels.

Tips

1. Easy-to-Use

You can easily create both linear and non-linear videos using VSDC.

2. Download the Free Version

You can easily download the free version from its official website.

3. Powerful Editing

It facilitates powerful editing of HD videos even on low-end computers.

02of 05Windows Video Editor

For fast and simple single-clip editing, you can use the Video Editor app.

Windows Video Editor

Cost: Free

OS: Windows 10 and higher versions of Windows.

Rating & Review: G2 reviews - 4 stars

Features

Easy to edit, trim, and create slideshows.
You can add slo-mo.
You can draw your creative designs on the videos

Pros

It has easy-to-use and creative editing tools.
You can add 3D text effects using this tool.

Cons

It lacks many premium features for professional video editors.
It doesn’t support Multicam and screen recording.

Tips

1. Automatically Create Slideshow

You can use it “Make a video for me” tool to automatically create a slideshow of the selected pictures.

2. Import Backup

It has an additional feature named “Import Backup” for importing backup videos and continuing editing them.

03of 05Wondershare Filmora

Filmora video editor works on cutting-edge highlights to save your time and exertion. It’s straightforward in Filmora. It is the most used YouTube video editor to create mind-blowing videos.

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Cost: Free to use but need to take the premium subscription to remove the watermark.

OS: Windows & macOS

Rating & Review: G2 reviews - 4.4 stars

Features

It supports a number of video and audio formats.
It delivers quick and amazing results.
4K editing support.
Noise removal.
Audio equalizer.

Pros

You can easily increase or decrease the consistency of the layers.
Contains a wide range of effects, text styles, and background music.
There’s no point in virus interactions while installing the software.
Easily download it from the official website.

Cons

The size of the file increases tremendously after editing.
Free version users cannot remove the watermark.

Tips

1. Online and Offline Mode

Filmora allows you to add a white border to your videos both n online and offline mode.

2. Insert Logos in the Videos

You can use Filmora to insert logos in the videos for marketing and branding purposes.

04of 05Blender

Blender is a free and open-source 3D PC designs programming toolset utilized for making vivified films, special visualizations, workmanship, 3D-printed models, movement illustrations, intelligent 3D applications, computer-generated reality, and, previously, computer games.

Blender

Cost: Free.

OS: Windows & macOS

Rating & Review: G2 reviews - 4.5 stars

Features

Contains a wide range of amazing tools for modeling, animation, video editing, etc.
Used for game creation.
Improved shadows, ray-tracing, and subsurface scattering.

Pros

It is a great tool for beginners.
It is one of the best tools for digital drawing creation.
Available to beginners at no cost.

Cons

Prone to bugs and glitches.

Tips

Shortcut Convenience

1. Use the shortcut “Ctrl + R” to repeat the last command.

2. You can use the shortcut “Ctrl + O” to activate the light alignment camera.

05of 055. Kdenlive

Kdenlive is an open-source video manager. The venture was begun around 2003. Kdenlive is based on Qt and the KDE Frameworks libraries. The greater part of the video handling is finished by the MLT Framework, which depends on numerous other open-source projects like FFmpeg, freir, movit, ladspa, sox, and so on.

Kdenlive

Cost: Free and open-source YouTube editor.

OS: Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Rating & Review: G2 reviews - 4.4 stars.

Features

Offers non-linear and multi-purpose video editing.
It allows you to add slow-motion effects.
It also offers automatic audio and video management.

Pros

Supports all video and audio formats.
Easy to use and great for beginners.
You don’t need deep knowledge about video editing to use this software.
Great video editing tool for new startups.
It is versatile.

Cons

Sometimes it delivers work at a much slower speed.
Multi-frame video editing is not possible with this editor.

Tips

1. Non-multi-frame Video Editing

Multi-frame video editing is not possible with this editor.

2. Easily Retard the Clip

You can easily retard the clip by rotating the mouse wheel.

C. Top 7 YouTube Video Editing Software for Advanced Users

01of 07Apple iMovie

With iMovie, make proficient-looking recordings without an altering degree. Effectively add photographs and recordings to projects, trim clasps with your finger, add consistent advances and blur sound like a star. You can likewise import and alter ProRes video 2 and add Apple ProRAW pictures to your films and trailers.

Apple iMovie

Cost:

Free

Features

It enables modifying and enhancing color schemes.
It offers stabilization of unstable and shaky videos.
You can easily change the speed of different video clips.

Pros

It allows you to share the videos directly on different social media platforms.
It has an easy-to-use user interface.
It comes with a wide range of effects and enhancements.
You can even operate it through your phone.
It is available to use free of cost.

Cons

It takes a large space.
The size of the video increases tremendously after editing.

Tips

1. Supports 4K

It supports a 4K video format.

2. Crop Tool

You can use the crop tool to zoom in on the video.

3. Detach Audio

You can detach audio and add any soundtrack of your choice.

02of 07Adobe Premiere Pro

Premiere Pro is the main video altering programming for making extraordinary recordings quick. Try not to simply make content — share your vision. Look at proficient formats or tweak your own enlivened illustrations and titles. Shift tones to suit your mindset. Also, give your story an extraordinary sound with sound devices and music tracks.

Adobe Premiere Pro

Cost:

$20.99 per month

Features

It enables VR editing of both audio and video.
You can directly upload the video on YouTube with Adobe Premiere Pro.
It can work on different projects simultaneously.

Pros

It is compatible with any type of operating system.
It supports a large number of audio and video formats.
It supports virtual reality.

Cons

It supports virtual reality.
It is an offline tool and is not available free of cost.

Tips

1. Shortcut Convenience

Use the shortcut “Shift + 2” to cycle the recent video in the source monitor.

2. Adjustments Layers

The proper use of adjustment layers delivers great results.

3. Color Coding

You can even use color coding for your video clips.

03of 07Lightworks

Lightworks is a non-direct altering framework (NLE) for altering and dominating computerized video. It was an early engineer of PC-based non-direct altering frameworks and has been being developed beginning around 1989. Lightworks won a 2017 EMMY Award for being one of the first to make advanced nonlinear altering programming.

Lightworks

Cost:

$23.99 per month

Features

It is a professional film editing software.
It is generally used for editing large-scale feature films.
It allows you to export your videos directly on YouTube.

Pros

It is available to download free of cost.
The free version of Lightworks doesn’t leave any watermark on the final clip.
Generally, all the tools are available to use in the free version.

Cons

The free version restricts certain output formats.
Users can sometimes face software crashes.

Tips

1. Backup for Work

Always create a backup of your work.

2. Keyboard Shortcuts

Learn all the keyboard shortcuts to get results faster and efficiently.

04of 07HitFilm Express

HitFilm Express is free video altering programming with proficient grade VFX apparatuses and all that you want to make amazing substance, movies or gaming recordings. Ideal for amateurs, film understudies, gamers, YouTubers, or any inventive without a financial plan. All of this from there, the sky is the limit, for nothing.

HitFilm Express

Cost:

$299

Features

It supports all types of video formats.
It supports 4K resolution videos.
It offers 360 degrees animation feature.

Pros

It is a free video editing software.
It offers a wide range of customizable video effects.
It comes with great and professional VFX tools.

Cons

It comes with great and professional VFX tools.
Not many transitions and effects are stored in the library.

Tips

1. Drag and Drop

Use the drag and drop feature to create effects easily.

2. Keyboard Shortcuts

Learn the use of keyboard shortcuts for better results.

05of 07Adobe After Effects

Adobe After Effects is an advanced special visualization, movement illustrations, and compositing application created by Adobe Systems and utilized in the after-creation interaction of filmmaking, computer games, and TV creation. In addition to other things, After Effects can be utilized for keying, following, compositing, and liveliness.

Adobe After Effects

Cost:

$20.99 per month

Features

It supports virtual reality.
It comes with a variety of editing tools like crop, trim, shape, mask, etc.
It is suitable for motion graphics.
Comes with a chroma key feature.

Pros

You can add animated text effects to your videos.
The layer animation feature helps in giving special effects.

Cons

Only experienced video editors can use it efficiently.
Expensive software.
It comes with the limited option of 3D animation.

Tips

1. Keyboard Shortcuts

Use keyboard shortcuts like “A” for animation, “B” for blur, etc.

2. Easy and Helpful

Duplication of different layers is easy and helpful.

06of 07Camtasia

Camtasia by TechSmith is straightforward, across-the-board video altering and screen recording programming program. It is also a good YouTube video editing software. Worked considering amateurs, Camtasia permits architects to make proficient preparation recordings rapidly and effectively. It is accessible for the two Windows and macOS.

Camtasia

Cost:

$299.99 per user

Features

It has around 75+ transition effects.
It has great features like motion blur effect, corner rounding effect, etc.
It supports a wide range of video formats.

Pros

You can make easy and quick transitions using Camtasia.
It allows screen recording.
It allows the creation of wonderful presentations for school and college projects.

Cons

It allows the creation of wonderful presentations for school and college projects.
It is buggy and often crashes.

Tips

1. Storyboard

You can easily create a storyboard using Camtasia.

1. Customizable Templates

It has many customizable templates. Use them to create great videos more efficiently.

07of 07Final Cut Pro

Final Cut Pro is a YouTube video editing app for making, altering, and delivering the greatest video. Finished product Pro joins elite execution advanced altering and local help for practically any video design with simple to-utilize and efficient elements that let you center around narrating.

Final Cut Pro

Cost:

$299.99

Features

It supports VR editing effects.
You can even edit the background noise of the video.

Pros

It can edit videos effortlessly.
It allows adding both 2D and 3D titles.
It is easy to learn.

Cons

It is relatively expensive.
Its user interface creates frequent stuttering.
It is harder to store a large number of clips.

Tips

1. Hard to Store

It is harder to store a large number of clips.

2. Shortcut

Use “Shift + Z to fit something into a window.

2. Top 12 YouTube Video Editing App to Check Out

A. The Best 6 YouTube Video Editing Apps for Beginners

Filmmaker Pro The best easy-to-use app for creating videos with 1 billion downloads.	Filmora The best video editing app for YouTube, suitable for both beginners and advanced users.
Specifications System: iPhone Cost: $39 yearly subscription 4k Support: Yes Ratings: Filmmaker Pro scores an overall rating of 4.6 stars. Direct YouTube Export: No	Specifications System: iPhone and Android Cost: Free but an in-app purchase 4k Support: Yes Ratings: 5 stars Direct YouTube Export: Yes
Reasons to buy It works on both web and mobile phones. You can edit the whole video in manual editing mode. Provides decent image quality.	Reasons to buy Filmora supports both ios and android versions. You can use it on a PC as well as on a mobile phone. There are multiple editing options for creating great video clips for different social media platforms.
Reasons to avoid A free version of Filmmaker pro leaves a watermark on the edited videos. The free version is restricted to the usage of certain features.	Reasons to avoid It lags while editing big video content. You need a premium version to get rid of the watermark and unlock some of the amazing editing features.
You can edit shaky footage and stabilize it using Filmmaker Pro. Keep editing simple to attract your audience.	Customize the slow motion and fast motion effects easily with Filmora. Use the video effects as per your choice to make your video clip look great.
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Movavi It offers a wide assortment of mixed media programs.	LumaFusion The head proficient video altering and impacts application for you.
Specifications System: ios and Android Cost: ios and Android 4k Support: Yes Ratings: 4.7 stars Direct YouTube Export: Yes	Specifications System: ios Cost: $29.99 4k Support: No Ratings: 4 stars Direct YouTube Export: No
Reasons to buy It scores an overall rating of 4.8 stars. Great for creating social media video clips.	Reasons to buy Compatible with both web and mobile phones. Compatible with Mac os, Windows, ios, and Android versions. Its robust and user-friendly features are great for beginners.
Reasons to avoid Not suitable for professional editing. It contains some underdeveloped features. Slow video rendering of heavy files.	Reasons to avoid Sync between different devices is not possible. Prone to software crashes.
It lets you add personalized watermark and logo. It provides high-quality output and time lapse videos.	Use an SSD to work efficiently with 4K and other high-resolution files. The premium version of LumaFusion comes with a feature of directly exporting videos on YouTube.
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Capcut A free across-the-board video-altering application that assists you with making fantastic recordings.	VivaVideo It can be utilized to make a slideshow of photographs that have text craftsmanship and vivified text.
Specifications System: Android and ios Cost: Free 4k Support: No Ratings: 4.5 stars Direct YouTube Export: No	Specifications System: Android and ios Cost: Free but in-app purchases 4k Support: Yes Ratings: 4.4 stars Direct YouTube Export: Yes
Reasons to buy It is very to use with no deep knowledge of video editing. It helps in creating great cinematic videos.	Reasons to buy It comes with in-app camera. It allows social media integration. It offers 60+ video effects to create amazing videos.
Reasons to avoid It lacks advanced color effects. Doesn’t support higher frame rate.	Reasons to avoid It offers 60+ video effects to create amazing videos. Free version lacks some advanced features.
You can easily cut, reverse, and change the speed with help of keyboard shortcuts.	Learn to use the “J-cut” feature for giving natural effects to your videos.
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B. The Best 6 YouTube Video Editing Apps for Advanced Users

Adobe Premiere Rush The free versatile and work area video altering application for inventiveness in a hurry.
Specifications System: Android and ios Cost: Free but in-app purchases for better functions 4k Support: Yes Ratings: 5 stars Direct YouTube Export: No
Reasons to buy Its free trial is great for beginners to understand the tools and commands. Keyboard shortcuts make it easier to edit videos with less time consumption.
Reasons to avoid It doesn’t contain storyboard templates. It has a limited edition of transitions.
Master the adjustment of monitor size for a better experience. Don’t use colorful titles; it will ruin the look of your clip.
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Splice Smoothen out the divided course of making and sharing music, liberating performers to invest on the inventive approach.	Vimeo Create Effectively and immediately make video from stock recordings, photographs, and individual recordings.
Specifications System: ios and Android Cost: Free but in-app purchases 4k Support: No Ratings: 4.9 stars Direct YouTube Export: Yes	Specifications System: Android and ios Cost: Free but in-app purchases 4k Support: No Ratings: 4.5 stars Direct YouTube Export: No
Reasons to buy Compatible with ios and Android. You can easily use it on both the web and phone. The Premium version includes numerous samples and presets.	Reasons to buy It has great customizable features. It makes uploading the videos easier.
Reasons to avoid Generally, the samples and presets are overused. Record labels do not approve of some of the songs and music.	Reasons to avoid Basic users cannot access stock photos, advanced templates, etc. It costs money for uploading videos.
It is a great choice for discovering social media trends. Follow the social media guidelines before creating the videos.	You can use Vimeo to earn money with help of Tip Jar. Check your content before uploading, it should be web-friendly.
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Adobe Spark Adobe Spark empowers you to recount stories and offer thoughts rapidly and delightfully.	Videoshop A FREE and simple video proofreader with quick altering instruments, channels, and numerous different impacts for customizing recordings.
Specifications System: Android and ios Cost: 14 days free trial 4k Support: No Ratings: 4.6 stars Direct YouTube Export: No	Specifications System: Android and ios Cost: Monthly subscription is $3.99 4k Support: No Ratings: 4.6 stars Direct YouTube Export: Yes
Reasons to buy It comes with a large variety of templates. It has an easy to use interface for better and more efficient working.	Reasons to buy It is quick and saves a lot of time. It is easy to use even for beginners.
Reasons to avoid Not affordable by all. Requires expensive hardware connections.	Reasons to avoid Watermark is available in the free version. It is buggy.
It allows you to remove unwanted sections from the templates. You can also experiment with fonts as per your choice.	You can also use this YouTube video editing software to record your videos. It enables various vertical and horizontal transitions.
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3. Top 10 YouTube Video Editors Online to Check Out

A. The Best 5 YouTube Video Editors Online for Beginners

01of 05InVideo

InVideo is a strong, YouTube video editor online. It comes loaded with 5000+ formats, iStock media, music library, channels, advances, and substantially more. It is an online application; therefore, no download is required.

InVideo

Best for: YouTubers and content creators

Cost: $30 per month

Ratings: 4.3 stars

Features

It provides access to millions of images and clips.
It provides multi-lingual support.
It comes with completely customizable video templates.

Pros

The availability of video templates makes video editing easy for beginners.
It is a time-saver tool for video editing.

Cons

The free version contains a watermark on the edited videos.
You need a stable internet connection to work properly.
Switching between templates is not possible.

Note: Watch your clips carefully before editing and use transitions where needed.

02of 05Media.io

Use Media.io internet-based instruments to alter, convert, or pack video/sound/picture documents in 3 simple tasks.

Media.io

Best for: Beginners who want to improve editing skills

Cost: Free but an in-app purchase is $9.99 per month

Ratings: 3.5 stars

Features

It supports multiple audio and video formats.
It comes with a screen recorder and webcam recorder.

Pros

It supports an AI lab.
It allows you to remove the background easily.

Cons

It allows you to remove the background easily.
It is sometimes buggy and glitchy.

Note: Use Media.io audio remover to remove the background noise. You should have the correct knowledge of video, audio, and image files.

03of 05PowToon

PowToon is the main video and visual correspondence stage sent off in 2012. PowToon’s main goal is to enable people, groups, and organizations to accomplish quantifiable outcomes by changing correspondences into visual encounters that get their crowd to mind, interface, and act.

PowToon

Best for: Creating educational and training videos.

Cost: For free trial, you have to sign up. And the pro plan costs $3.63 per month

Ratings: 4.4 stars

Features

Helps in creating great animation effects.
You can even create GIFs in PowToon.

Pros

Unique features and easy to use
It comes with a wide range of customizable video templates.

Cons

It doesn’t have any downloadable version.
Exporting videos is very tricky.

Note: Record your narration before animating the video clip. Keep a check on the video timings.

04of 05DaVinci Resolve

It is the world’s just arrangement that consolidates altering, variety amendment, enhanced visualizations, movement designs and sound after creation across the board programming apparatus! Its rich, current point of interaction is quick to learn and simple for new clients, yet strong for experts.

DaVinci Resolve

Best for: Advanced level editors and video creators

Cost: $337.4

Ratings: 4.7 stars

Features

It supports 4K quality.
It offers a great color scheme.

Pros

It is a great choice for video editors.
It provides advanced color corrections.

Cons

It doesn’t come with any free trial or free version.
Keyboard shortcuts are a bit confusing.

Note: You can achieve a better playback performance using the proxy mode. You can speed up the work by changing the video format to a lower value.

05of 05ClipChamp

Clipchamp is presently our go-to video creation and altering suite. Unquestionably simple to use with phenomenal usefulness and a broad stock library, text, and variety altering suite, Clipchamp has empowered me to add another income stream to our computerized advertising office. Extraordinary help and a fabulous item.

ClipChamp

Best for: Creating presentations and social media videos, simple and basic video editing.

Cost: Sign up for a free trial, the creator level costs $72 per year and the business level costs $156 per year.

Ratings: 4.5 stars.

Features

It allows you to add filters and integrate audio in the clips.
You can edit, trim, crop, etc. using Clipchamp.

Pros

It has great video templates that help in creating amazing videos within no time.
You don’t require in-depth knowledge of video editing to use this application.

Cons

You can’t export high-quality videos without a watermark in the free version.
It can be glitchy and the editing becomes slow, consuming a lot of time.

Note: Speed up your video using ClipChamp. You can also add an outro to your video clips.

B. The Best 5 YouTube Video Editor Online for Advanced Users

01of 05VEED

VEED simplifies proficient video creation. It offers online video altering, recording, facilitating and sharing. Key elements incorporate a single tick captioning, interpretation, sound decrease, trimming, advances, custom marking, pressure and configuration change. VEED is great for groups as it is cloud-based. Keep away from slow document moves and PC stockpiling issues. All things being equal, keep all your video projects on the web and available. Permit various YouTube video editors to chip away at a similar task. Share recordings by means of URL.

VEED

Best for: Making tutorials, marketers, social media managers, etc.

Cost: Comes with both free and premium versions. Basic costs $5.97 per month and Pro costs $9.87 per month

Ratings: Scores an overall rating of 3.9 stars.

4k Support: No

Direct YouTube Export: No

Include Templates: No

Features

It offers direct social media sharing.
It comes with many collaboration tools.
It offers support for editing HD and 4K videos.

Pros

Automatic generation of captions.
It works well on different versions of Windows.
It is a great video editing tool with the simple user interface.

Cons

It can sometimes be glitchy.
Software crashes are common.

Note: VEED makes it easier to add subtitles in any language with its automatic translator. Use VEED to edit your YouTube videos like a pro.

02of 05Wideo

Wideo utilizes layouts to assist you with making proficient recordings for promoting, inner interchanges, and virtual entertainment and that are just the beginning. (Think: Squarespace or Minted, however for recordings).

Wideo

Best for: A great online platform that is used to edit and animate videos.

Cost: Sign up for free for a 1-minute video. The basic plan costs $19 per month and the pro costs $35 per month.

Ratings: Overall rating of 4 stars.

4k Support: No

Direct YouTube Export: Yes

Include Templates: Yes

Features

It also allows creating presentations.
You can add different text effects using Wideo.
It allows you to share the videos directly using the URLs.

Pros

Wideo is completely free of cost to use.
It makes animation and video editing very easy and simple.
It comes with more than 250 free video templates.
It is a great platform for marketing professionals and digital agencies.

Cons

Completely online application.
It is prone to glitches and bugs.

Note: Use a keyboard shortcut to get the desired results faster. Make the original video with plenty of lights.

03of 05Kapwing

If somebody had any desire to begin a YouTube channel today, there’s a ton that goes into making the main video. Arranging out a story, shooting cuts, and teaming up with different makers is adequately hard - also the numerous years it can take to gain proficiency with conventional video altering programming.

Kapwing

Best for: Both beginners and experts

Cost: Free for basic functions. The Pro plan costs $16 per month

Ratings: 4.7 stars

4k Support: No

Direct YouTube Export: No

Include Templates: Yes

Features

It provides multi-lingual support.
It comes with a default configuration with social media networks.
It has great and amazing editing features.

Pros

It has a great easy to use interface.
Auto subtitles are available.
It comes with great video editing templates.

Cons

It is glitchy sometimes.
The free version provides a low-quality output.

Note: Click outside the canvas on the right-hand side to view and customize the video quality. Use the ripple mode to edit your videos to avoid keep the gaps in the layers.

04of 05Renderforest

Renderforest gives you the most exceptional advertising devices to make broadcast-quality recordings and movements, notorious logos, and expert sites easily. Leisure time-saving development of advertising instruments to succeed: great recordings, movements, mock-ups, logos, introductions, SMM illustrations, and an expert site.

Renderforest

Best for: Advanced level creators and animators

Cost: Free version with limitations. The Lite version costs $11.67 per month and the pro version costs $15.56 per month.

Ratings: 4.8 stars.

4k Support: Yes

Direct YouTube Export: No

Include Templates: Yes

Features

It offers 3D animation.
You create multiple effects using this software.
It supports a large number of audio and video files.

Pros

It comes with a wide variety of templates.
It facilitates faster video creation.
The customer care team provides great support.

Cons

The free version contains a watermark.
The cost of the premium version is relatively high and it is not affordable to many people.

Note: Use Renderforest to create amazing graphics without any deep knowledge about graphic designing. It is used to create professional YouTube videos to attract a large number of audiences.

05of 05WeVideo

Make like a professional right away by any means. Add highlights like a green screen for a major financial plan look without the expense or trouble. Alter recordings with zero transfer stand-by time utilizing our free web-based video manager. Browse different configurations to stand apart via online entertainment, web, and portable showcases.

WeVideo

Best for: Both beginners and experienced video editors.

Cost: $4 per month

Ratings: 4 stars

4k Support: Yes

Direct YouTube Export: Yes

Include Templates: Yes

Features

It allows you to upload the videos directly on YouTube.
You can easily share the edited videos on different platforms using Wevideo.
It is available for both web and mobile versions.

Pros

Different color schemes, themes, fonts, effects, etc. allow you to experiment with your creation.
Chroma key feature is also available.

Cons

Its direct sharing feature is somewhere a threat to your privacy.
Free version of this software allows you to download a clip with a maximum length of 5 minutes.

Note: Create digital storyboards using this software. Use WeVideo to create collaborative projects.

There are a couple of ways of imparting your YouTube video to individuals who don’t have YouTube accounts. You can trade the video and offer it on your site or blog, or you can install the video on another site.

1. In-depth Exporting for Any Screen or Device

The following are a couple of tips to kick you off:

This will assist with keeping your arranging steady regardless gadget you’re focusing on.
Each screen and gadget are unique, so you’ll have to as needs be tailoring your substance.
Utilize responsive plan standards to make remarkable designs.

While reviewing a video, you can either watch it completely or utilize the thumbnail view to get a brief look at what’s going on with the video. In the thumbnail view, you can likewise perceive the amount of the video that has been watched. This is useful for deciding if individuals are really inspired by the substance.

3. How Can You Get Support?

There are a couple of ways of getting support for your YouTube video, and it means quite a bit to know what they are and how to utilize them.

Part 6: Optimize Video and Grow Your YouTube Channel

You can use the following ways to optimize your videos and grow your YouTube channel:

1. Add Multiple Ad Breaks

Sign in to YouTube Studio.
From the left menu, select Videos.
Choose a video, then select Monetization.
If you haven’t already, enable monetization for the video.
Beneath “Location of video ads”, check the box next to “During video (mid-roll)”.
Select MANAGE MID-ROLLS.
Add an ad break: Click + ADD BREAK. Enter the start time of the ad, or drag the vertical bar to the desired time.
Delete an ad break: Click Deletenext to the ad break.

2. Add Optimal Description

Be specific.
Do keyword research.
Use searchable keywords.
Know how to use keywords.
Know where to use your keywords.
Track which keywords work for you.
Find out what else your audience is watching.
Offer value.

3. Add Optimal Tags

Picture result for how to add the best labels for YouTube recordings. The best put to search for catchphrases is on YouTube, however, you ought to likewise utilize more conventional watchword research apparatuses (like Google Search Console, SEMrush, SEOProfiler, Moz or others.) YouTube permits you to incorporate “tags” to assist with arranging your video by watchword, yet it restricts the number of labels you can incorporate.

4. Add Optimal Title Length

While you can use upwards of 100 characters in your YouTube title, the ideal length is 70 characters (counting spaces) as anything over that will anyway be abbreviated. At the end of the day, just the initial 70 characters will be noticeable to the audience.

5. Respond to Comments

Reply: Click Reply to respond to comment directly.
Heart: Select the heart beneath a comment to show appreciation.
Like: Select thumbs up to like a comment.
Dislike: Select thumbs down to dislike a comment.
Pin: Select More.

6. Script Your Videos

Start with a brief.
Use your brief to write an outline.
Introduce yourself and/or the topic at the beginning of your script.
Start writing your script, section by section.
Support any B-roll with the proper callouts in your main narrative.
Be as concise as you can.

7. Tips for More Ad Revenue

Join the YouTube Partner Program.
Sell your own merch.
Create sponsored content.
Become an affiliate partner.
Get your fans to pay you directly.
Use crowdfunding.

Wrap Up – Bonus Tips

Summarize: Use the following points to choose the best video editing app

1. Convenience

iMovie. Apple items are known for their convenience and are for the most part easy to get and begin utilizing as they are calibrated for use by amateurs.

2. Impacts

Filmora. Filmora’s preset impacts are unparalleled by some other amateur altering stage. With movement preset and adjustable video and sound impacts, Filmora’s contributions are matched impeccably for another proofreader hoping to enliven their recording.

3. Utilization

Filmora. Filmora is presented for clients running Windows, Linux, and Mac working frameworks and is, subsequently, more generally open by a wide cluster of editors.

Backup Your Existing YouTube Videos
Backup New Videos to Google Drive
The Ultimate Video Editing Fundamentals
32 Best YouTube Video Editing Tools Solutions (2022 Review)

Top 12 YouTube Video Editing Software to Check Out
Top 12 YouTube Video Editing App to Check Out
Top 10 YouTube Video Editor Online to Check Out

Export & Share Your YouTube Video

In-depth Exporting for Any Screen or Device
Previewing, Sharing, Managing, and Exporting the Videos
How Can You Get Support?

Optimize Video and Grow Your YouTube Channel

Add Multiple Ad Breaks
Add Optimal Description
Add Optimal Tags
Add Optimal Title Length
Respond to Comments
Script Your Videos
Tips for More Ad Revenue

Wrap Up – Bonus Tips

Part 1: Shoot Your YouTube Video Content

YouTube Video Editor

1. Equipment List for Shooting Videos

You need the following equipment to shoot a perfect video for your YouTube channel:

2. Types of Video Shooting

With regards to shooting video, there are three fundamental sorts:

True to Life
Activity
Screencast

Part 2: Backup Your Original Video

1. Backup Your Original Video

YouTube has been known to erase recordings for an assortment of reasons. That is the reason it means a lot to reinforce your current YouTube recordings.

2. Backup New Videos to Google Drive

Here are the steps to take:

Step 2Click on the New button in the top left corner of the screen

Step 3Select File Upload

Step 4Select the video files you want to upload

Step 5Click on Upload

Upload Video to Google Drive

Part 3: The Ultimate Video Editing Fundamentals

Part 4: 32 Best YouTube Video Editing Tools Solutions (2022 Review)

1. Top 12 YouTube Video Editing Software to Check Out

A. YouTube Official Video Editor

Youtube Studio Editor

B. Top 5 YouTube Video Editing Software for Beginners

01of 05VSDC

Note: Most reduced framework prerequisites conceivable - VSDC works even on obsolete PCs!

VSDC

Cost: Free of cost; however, it comes with a premium version also.

OS: The best part about this video editing tool is that it is compatible with the older versions of Windows.

Rating & Review: As per the G2 reviews, VSDC scores a 4-star rating.

Features

Non-linear editing.
Chroma key feature.
Text editing in the video.
Creating split-screen videos.

Pros

Compatible with older versions of Windows.
Easy to use interface.
Amazing blending modes are available.

Cons

Some features like audio waveform, video stabilization, etc. are missing.
The free version lacks some important video editing features.
It’s not compatible with resolutions of more than 1080 pixels.

Tips

1. Easy-to-Use

You can easily create both linear and non-linear videos using VSDC.

2. Download the Free Version

You can easily download the free version from its official website.

3. Powerful Editing

It facilitates powerful editing of HD videos even on low-end computers.

02of 05Windows Video Editor

For fast and simple single-clip editing, you can use the Video Editor app.

Windows Video Editor

Cost: Free

OS: Windows 10 and higher versions of Windows.

Rating & Review: G2 reviews - 4 stars

Features

Easy to edit, trim, and create slideshows.
You can add slo-mo.
You can draw your creative designs on the videos

Pros

It has easy-to-use and creative editing tools.
You can add 3D text effects using this tool.

Cons

It lacks many premium features for professional video editors.
It doesn’t support Multicam and screen recording.

Tips

1. Automatically Create Slideshow

You can use it “Make a video for me” tool to automatically create a slideshow of the selected pictures.

2. Import Backup

It has an additional feature named “Import Backup” for importing backup videos and continuing editing them.

03of 05Wondershare Filmora

Filmora video editor works on cutting-edge highlights to save your time and exertion. It’s straightforward in Filmora. It is the most used YouTube video editor to create mind-blowing videos.

Wondershare Filmora

Wondershare Filmora 11 The Best video editor that makes your editing experience efficient and playful.

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Cost: Free to use but need to take the premium subscription to remove the watermark.

OS: Windows & macOS

Rating & Review: G2 reviews - 4.4 stars

Features

It supports a number of video and audio formats.
It delivers quick and amazing results.
4K editing support.
Noise removal.
Audio equalizer.

Pros

You can easily increase or decrease the consistency of the layers.
Contains a wide range of effects, text styles, and background music.
There’s no point in virus interactions while installing the software.
Easily download it from the official website.

Cons

The size of the file increases tremendously after editing.
Free version users cannot remove the watermark.

Tips

1. Online and Offline Mode

Filmora allows you to add a white border to your videos both n online and offline mode.

2. Insert Logos in the Videos

You can use Filmora to insert logos in the videos for marketing and branding purposes.

04of 05Blender

Blender

Cost: Free.

OS: Windows & macOS

Rating & Review: G2 reviews - 4.5 stars

Features

Contains a wide range of amazing tools for modeling, animation, video editing, etc.
Used for game creation.
Improved shadows, ray-tracing, and subsurface scattering.

Pros

It is a great tool for beginners.
It is one of the best tools for digital drawing creation.
Available to beginners at no cost.

Cons

Prone to bugs and glitches.

Tips

Shortcut Convenience

1. Use the shortcut “Ctrl + R” to repeat the last command.

2. You can use the shortcut “Ctrl + O” to activate the light alignment camera.

05of 055. Kdenlive

Kdenlive

Cost: Free and open-source YouTube editor.

OS: Linux, macOS, and Windows.

Rating & Review: G2 reviews - 4.4 stars.

Features

Offers non-linear and multi-purpose video editing.
It allows you to add slow-motion effects.
It also offers automatic audio and video management.

Pros

Supports all video and audio formats.
Easy to use and great for beginners.
You don’t need deep knowledge about video editing to use this software.
Great video editing tool for new startups.
It is versatile.

Cons

Sometimes it delivers work at a much slower speed.
Multi-frame video editing is not possible with this editor.

Tips

1. Non-multi-frame Video Editing

Multi-frame video editing is not possible with this editor.

2. Easily Retard the Clip

You can easily retard the clip by rotating the mouse wheel.

C. Top 7 YouTube Video Editing Software for Advanced Users

01of 07Apple iMovie

Apple iMovie

Cost:

Free

Features

It enables modifying and enhancing color schemes.
It offers stabilization of unstable and shaky videos.
You can easily change the speed of different video clips.

Pros

It allows you to share the videos directly on different social media platforms.
It has an easy-to-use user interface.
It comes with a wide range of effects and enhancements.
You can even operate it through your phone.
It is available to use free of cost.

Cons

It takes a large space.
The size of the video increases tremendously after editing.

Tips

1. Supports 4K

It supports a 4K video format.

2. Crop Tool

You can use the crop tool to zoom in on the video.

3. Detach Audio

You can detach audio and add any soundtrack of your choice.

02of 07Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe Premiere Pro

Cost:

$20.99 per month

Features

It enables VR editing of both audio and video.
You can directly upload the video on YouTube with Adobe Premiere Pro.
It can work on different projects simultaneously.

Pros

It is compatible with any type of operating system.
It supports a large number of audio and video formats.
It supports virtual reality.

Cons

It supports virtual reality.
It is an offline tool and is not available free of cost.

Tips

1. Shortcut Convenience

Use the shortcut “Shift + 2” to cycle the recent video in the source monitor.

2. Adjustments Layers

The proper use of adjustment layers delivers great results.

3. Color Coding

You can even use color coding for your video clips.

03of 07Lightworks

Lightworks

Cost:

$23.99 per month

Features

It is a professional film editing software.
It is generally used for editing large-scale feature films.
It allows you to export your videos directly on YouTube.

Pros

It is available to download free of cost.
The free version of Lightworks doesn’t leave any watermark on the final clip.
Generally, all the tools are available to use in the free version.

Cons

The free version restricts certain output formats.
Users can sometimes face software crashes.

Tips

1. Backup for Work

Always create a backup of your work.

2. Keyboard Shortcuts

Learn all the keyboard shortcuts to get results faster and efficiently.

04of 07HitFilm Express

HitFilm Express

Cost:

$299

Features

It supports all types of video formats.
It supports 4K resolution videos.
It offers 360 degrees animation feature.

Pros

It is a free video editing software.
It offers a wide range of customizable video effects.
It comes with great and professional VFX tools.

Cons

It comes with great and professional VFX tools.
Not many transitions and effects are stored in the library.

Tips

1. Drag and Drop

Use the drag and drop feature to create effects easily.

2. Keyboard Shortcuts

Learn the use of keyboard shortcuts for better results.

05of 07Adobe After Effects

Adobe After Effects

Cost:

$20.99 per month

Features

It supports virtual reality.
It comes with a variety of editing tools like crop, trim, shape, mask, etc.
It is suitable for motion graphics.
Comes with a chroma key feature.

Pros

You can add animated text effects to your videos.
The layer animation feature helps in giving special effects.

Cons

Only experienced video editors can use it efficiently.
Expensive software.
It comes with the limited option of 3D animation.

Tips

1. Keyboard Shortcuts

Use keyboard shortcuts like “A” for animation, “B” for blur, etc.

2. Easy and Helpful

Duplication of different layers is easy and helpful.

06of 07Camtasia

Camtasia

Cost:

$299.99 per user

Features

It has around 75+ transition effects.
It has great features like motion blur effect, corner rounding effect, etc.
It supports a wide range of video formats.

Pros

You can make easy and quick transitions using Camtasia.
It allows screen recording.
It allows the creation of wonderful presentations for school and college projects.

Cons

It allows the creation of wonderful presentations for school and college projects.
It is buggy and often crashes.

Tips

1. Storyboard

You can easily create a storyboard using Camtasia.

1. Customizable Templates

It has many customizable templates. Use them to create great videos more efficiently.

07of 07Final Cut Pro

Final Cut Pro

Cost:

$299.99

Features

It supports VR editing effects.
You can even edit the background noise of the video.

Pros

It can edit videos effortlessly.
It allows adding both 2D and 3D titles.
It is easy to learn.

Cons

It is relatively expensive.
Its user interface creates frequent stuttering.
It is harder to store a large number of clips.

Tips

1. Hard to Store

It is harder to store a large number of clips.

2. Shortcut

Use “Shift + Z to fit something into a window.

2. Top 12 YouTube Video Editing App to Check Out

A. The Best 6 YouTube Video Editing Apps for Beginners

Filmmaker Pro The best easy-to-use app for creating videos with 1 billion downloads.	Filmora The best video editing app for YouTube, suitable for both beginners and advanced users.
Specifications System: iPhone Cost: $39 yearly subscription 4k Support: Yes Ratings: Filmmaker Pro scores an overall rating of 4.6 stars. Direct YouTube Export: No	Specifications System: iPhone and Android Cost: Free but an in-app purchase 4k Support: Yes Ratings: 5 stars Direct YouTube Export: Yes
Reasons to buy It works on both web and mobile phones. You can edit the whole video in manual editing mode. Provides decent image quality.	Reasons to buy Filmora supports both ios and android versions. You can use it on a PC as well as on a mobile phone. There are multiple editing options for creating great video clips for different social media platforms.
Reasons to avoid A free version of Filmmaker pro leaves a watermark on the edited videos. The free version is restricted to the usage of certain features.	Reasons to avoid It lags while editing big video content. You need a premium version to get rid of the watermark and unlock some of the amazing editing features.
You can edit shaky footage and stabilize it using Filmmaker Pro. Keep editing simple to attract your audience.	Customize the slow motion and fast motion effects easily with Filmora. Use the video effects as per your choice to make your video clip look great.
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Movavi It offers a wide assortment of mixed media programs.	LumaFusion The head proficient video altering and impacts application for you.
Specifications System: ios and Android Cost: ios and Android 4k Support: Yes Ratings: 4.7 stars Direct YouTube Export: Yes	Specifications System: ios Cost: $29.99 4k Support: No Ratings: 4 stars Direct YouTube Export: No
Reasons to buy It scores an overall rating of 4.8 stars. Great for creating social media video clips.	Reasons to buy Compatible with both web and mobile phones. Compatible with Mac os, Windows, ios, and Android versions. Its robust and user-friendly features are great for beginners.
Reasons to avoid Not suitable for professional editing. It contains some underdeveloped features. Slow video rendering of heavy files.	Reasons to avoid Sync between different devices is not possible. Prone to software crashes.
It lets you add personalized watermark and logo. It provides high-quality output and time lapse videos.	Use an SSD to work efficiently with 4K and other high-resolution files. The premium version of LumaFusion comes with a feature of directly exporting videos on YouTube.
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Capcut A free across-the-board video-altering application that assists you with making fantastic recordings.	VivaVideo It can be utilized to make a slideshow of photographs that have text craftsmanship and vivified text.
Specifications System: Android and ios Cost: Free 4k Support: No Ratings: 4.5 stars Direct YouTube Export: No	Specifications System: Android and ios Cost: Free but in-app purchases 4k Support: Yes Ratings: 4.4 stars Direct YouTube Export: Yes
Reasons to buy It is very to use with no deep knowledge of video editing. It helps in creating great cinematic videos.	Reasons to buy It comes with in-app camera. It allows social media integration. It offers 60+ video effects to create amazing videos.
Reasons to avoid It lacks advanced color effects. Doesn’t support higher frame rate.	Reasons to avoid It offers 60+ video effects to create amazing videos. Free version lacks some advanced features.
You can easily cut, reverse, and change the speed with help of keyboard shortcuts.	Learn to use the “J-cut” feature for giving natural effects to your videos.
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B. The Best 6 YouTube Video Editing Apps for Advanced Users

Adobe Premiere Rush The free versatile and work area video altering application for inventiveness in a hurry.
Specifications System: Android and ios Cost: Free but in-app purchases for better functions 4k Support: Yes Ratings: 5 stars Direct YouTube Export: No
Reasons to buy Its free trial is great for beginners to understand the tools and commands. Keyboard shortcuts make it easier to edit videos with less time consumption.
Reasons to avoid It doesn’t contain storyboard templates. It has a limited edition of transitions.
Master the adjustment of monitor size for a better experience. Don’t use colorful titles; it will ruin the look of your clip.
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Splice Smoothen out the divided course of making and sharing music, liberating performers to invest on the inventive approach.	Vimeo Create Effectively and immediately make video from stock recordings, photographs, and individual recordings.
Specifications System: ios and Android Cost: Free but in-app purchases 4k Support: No Ratings: 4.9 stars Direct YouTube Export: Yes	Specifications System: Android and ios Cost: Free but in-app purchases 4k Support: No Ratings: 4.5 stars Direct YouTube Export: No
Reasons to buy Compatible with ios and Android. You can easily use it on both the web and phone. The Premium version includes numerous samples and presets.	Reasons to buy It has great customizable features. It makes uploading the videos easier.
Reasons to avoid Generally, the samples and presets are overused. Record labels do not approve of some of the songs and music.	Reasons to avoid Basic users cannot access stock photos, advanced templates, etc. It costs money for uploading videos.
It is a great choice for discovering social media trends. Follow the social media guidelines before creating the videos.	You can use Vimeo to earn money with help of Tip Jar. Check your content before uploading, it should be web-friendly.
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Adobe Spark Adobe Spark empowers you to recount stories and offer thoughts rapidly and delightfully.	Videoshop A FREE and simple video proofreader with quick altering instruments, channels, and numerous different impacts for customizing recordings.
Specifications System: Android and ios Cost: 14 days free trial 4k Support: No Ratings: 4.6 stars Direct YouTube Export: No	Specifications System: Android and ios Cost: Monthly subscription is $3.99 4k Support: No Ratings: 4.6 stars Direct YouTube Export: Yes
Reasons to buy It comes with a large variety of templates. It has an easy to use interface for better and more efficient working.	Reasons to buy It is quick and saves a lot of time. It is easy to use even for beginners.
Reasons to avoid Not affordable by all. Requires expensive hardware connections.	Reasons to avoid Watermark is available in the free version. It is buggy.
It allows you to remove unwanted sections from the templates. You can also experiment with fonts as per your choice.	You can also use this YouTube video editing software to record your videos. It enables various vertical and horizontal transitions.
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3. Top 10 YouTube Video Editors Online to Check Out

A. The Best 5 YouTube Video Editors Online for Beginners

01of 05InVideo

InVideo

Best for: YouTubers and content creators

Cost: $30 per month

Ratings: 4.3 stars

Features

It provides access to millions of images and clips.
It provides multi-lingual support.
It comes with completely customizable video templates.

Pros

The availability of video templates makes video editing easy for beginners.
It is a time-saver tool for video editing.

Cons

The free version contains a watermark on the edited videos.
You need a stable internet connection to work properly.
Switching between templates is not possible.

Note: Watch your clips carefully before editing and use transitions where needed.

02of 05Media.io

Use Media.io internet-based instruments to alter, convert, or pack video/sound/picture documents in 3 simple tasks.

Media.io

Best for: Beginners who want to improve editing skills

Cost: Free but an in-app purchase is $9.99 per month

Ratings: 3.5 stars

Features

It supports multiple audio and video formats.
It comes with a screen recorder and webcam recorder.

Pros

It supports an AI lab.
It allows you to remove the background easily.

Cons

It allows you to remove the background easily.
It is sometimes buggy and glitchy.

Note: Use Media.io audio remover to remove the background noise. You should have the correct knowledge of video, audio, and image files.

03of 05PowToon

PowToon

Best for: Creating educational and training videos.

Cost: For free trial, you have to sign up. And the pro plan costs $3.63 per month

Ratings: 4.4 stars

Features

Helps in creating great animation effects.
You can even create GIFs in PowToon.

Pros

Unique features and easy to use
It comes with a wide range of customizable video templates.

Cons

It doesn’t have any downloadable version.
Exporting videos is very tricky.

Note: Record your narration before animating the video clip. Keep a check on the video timings.

04of 05DaVinci Resolve

DaVinci Resolve

Best for: Advanced level editors and video creators

Cost: $337.4

Ratings: 4.7 stars

Features

It supports 4K quality.
It offers a great color scheme.

Pros

It is a great choice for video editors.
It provides advanced color corrections.

Cons

It doesn’t come with any free trial or free version.
Keyboard shortcuts are a bit confusing.

Note: You can achieve a better playback performance using the proxy mode. You can speed up the work by changing the video format to a lower value.

05of 05ClipChamp

ClipChamp

Best for: Creating presentations and social media videos, simple and basic video editing.

Cost: Sign up for a free trial, the creator level costs $72 per year and the business level costs $156 per year.

Ratings: 4.5 stars.

Features

It allows you to add filters and integrate audio in the clips.
You can edit, trim, crop, etc. using Clipchamp.

Pros

It has great video templates that help in creating amazing videos within no time.
You don’t require in-depth knowledge of video editing to use this application.

Cons

You can’t export high-quality videos without a watermark in the free version.
It can be glitchy and the editing becomes slow, consuming a lot of time.

Note: Speed up your video using ClipChamp. You can also add an outro to your video clips.

B. The Best 5 YouTube Video Editor Online for Advanced Users

01of 05VEED

VEED

Best for: Making tutorials, marketers, social media managers, etc.

Cost: Comes with both free and premium versions. Basic costs $5.97 per month and Pro costs $9.87 per month

Ratings: Scores an overall rating of 3.9 stars.

4k Support: No

Direct YouTube Export: No

Include Templates: No

Features

It offers direct social media sharing.
It comes with many collaboration tools.
It offers support for editing HD and 4K videos.

Pros

Automatic generation of captions.
It works well on different versions of Windows.
It is a great video editing tool with the simple user interface.

Cons

It can sometimes be glitchy.
Software crashes are common.

Note: VEED makes it easier to add subtitles in any language with its automatic translator. Use VEED to edit your YouTube videos like a pro.

02of 05Wideo

Wideo

Best for: A great online platform that is used to edit and animate videos.

Cost: Sign up for free for a 1-minute video. The basic plan costs $19 per month and the pro costs $35 per month.

Ratings: Overall rating of 4 stars.

4k Support: No

Direct YouTube Export: Yes

Include Templates: Yes

Features

It also allows creating presentations.
You can add different text effects using Wideo.
It allows you to share the videos directly using the URLs.

Pros

Wideo is completely free of cost to use.
It makes animation and video editing very easy and simple.
It comes with more than 250 free video templates.
It is a great platform for marketing professionals and digital agencies.

Cons

Completely online application.
It is prone to glitches and bugs.

Note: Use a keyboard shortcut to get the desired results faster. Make the original video with plenty of lights.

03of 05Kapwing

Kapwing

Best for: Both beginners and experts

Cost: Free for basic functions. The Pro plan costs $16 per month

Ratings: 4.7 stars

4k Support: No

Direct YouTube Export: No

Include Templates: Yes

Features

It provides multi-lingual support.
It comes with a default configuration with social media networks.
It has great and amazing editing features.

Pros

It has a great easy to use interface.
Auto subtitles are available.
It comes with great video editing templates.

Cons

It is glitchy sometimes.
The free version provides a low-quality output.

Note: Click outside the canvas on the right-hand side to view and customize the video quality. Use the ripple mode to edit your videos to avoid keep the gaps in the layers.

04of 05Renderforest

Renderforest

Best for: Advanced level creators and animators

Cost: Free version with limitations. The Lite version costs $11.67 per month and the pro version costs $15.56 per month.

Ratings: 4.8 stars.

4k Support: Yes

Direct YouTube Export: No

Include Templates: Yes

Features

It offers 3D animation.
You create multiple effects using this software.
It supports a large number of audio and video files.

Pros

It comes with a wide variety of templates.
It facilitates faster video creation.
The customer care team provides great support.

Cons

The free version contains a watermark.
The cost of the premium version is relatively high and it is not affordable to many people.

Note: Use Renderforest to create amazing graphics without any deep knowledge about graphic designing. It is used to create professional YouTube videos to attract a large number of audiences.

05of 05WeVideo

WeVideo

Best for: Both beginners and experienced video editors.

Cost: $4 per month

Ratings: 4 stars

4k Support: Yes

Direct YouTube Export: Yes

Include Templates: Yes

Features

It allows you to upload the videos directly on YouTube.
You can easily share the edited videos on different platforms using Wevideo.
It is available for both web and mobile versions.

Pros

Different color schemes, themes, fonts, effects, etc. allow you to experiment with your creation.
Chroma key feature is also available.

Cons

Its direct sharing feature is somewhere a threat to your privacy.
Free version of this software allows you to download a clip with a maximum length of 5 minutes.

Note: Create digital storyboards using this software. Use WeVideo to create collaborative projects.

1. In-depth Exporting for Any Screen or Device

The following are a couple of tips to kick you off:

This will assist with keeping your arranging steady regardless gadget you’re focusing on.
Each screen and gadget are unique, so you’ll have to as needs be tailoring your substance.
Utilize responsive plan standards to make remarkable designs.

3. How Can You Get Support?

There are a couple of ways of getting support for your YouTube video, and it means quite a bit to know what they are and how to utilize them.

Part 6: Optimize Video and Grow Your YouTube Channel

You can use the following ways to optimize your videos and grow your YouTube channel:

1. Add Multiple Ad Breaks

Sign in to YouTube Studio.
From the left menu, select Videos.
Choose a video, then select Monetization.
If you haven’t already, enable monetization for the video.
Beneath “Location of video ads”, check the box next to “During video (mid-roll)”.
Select MANAGE MID-ROLLS.
Add an ad break: Click + ADD BREAK. Enter the start time of the ad, or drag the vertical bar to the desired time.
Delete an ad break: Click Deletenext to the ad break.

2. Add Optimal Description

Be specific.
Do keyword research.
Use searchable keywords.
Know how to use keywords.
Know where to use your keywords.
Track which keywords work for you.
Find out what else your audience is watching.
Offer value.

3. Add Optimal Tags

4. Add Optimal Title Length

5. Respond to Comments

Reply: Click Reply to respond to comment directly.
Heart: Select the heart beneath a comment to show appreciation.
Like: Select thumbs up to like a comment.
Dislike: Select thumbs down to dislike a comment.
Pin: Select More.

6. Script Your Videos

Start with a brief.
Use your brief to write an outline.
Introduce yourself and/or the topic at the beginning of your script.
Start writing your script, section by section.
Support any B-roll with the proper callouts in your main narrative.
Be as concise as you can.

7. Tips for More Ad Revenue

Join the YouTube Partner Program.
Sell your own merch.
Create sponsored content.
Become an affiliate partner.
Get your fans to pay you directly.
Use crowdfunding.

Wrap Up – Bonus Tips

Summarize: Use the following points to choose the best video editing app

1. Convenience

iMovie. Apple items are known for their convenience and are for the most part easy to get and begin utilizing as they are calibrated for use by amateurs.

2. Impacts

3. Utilization

Filmora. Filmora is presented for clients running Windows, Linux, and Mac working frameworks and is, subsequently, more generally open by a wide cluster of editors.

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How To Become A Travel Vlogger | The Ultimate Guide of Travel Vlogging

Richard Bennett

Create Your Travel Vlog with Wondershare FilmoraX

PART 1: TRAVEL VLOGGING EQUIPMENT

1.1 Travel Vlogging Cameras

How To Choose A Vlogging Camera

Cameras That Are Good For Travel Vlogging

1.2 Travel Vlogging Accessories

Other Useful Travel Vlogging Accessories

PART 2: TRAVEL VLOGGING IDEAS

PART 3: TRAVEL VIDEO EDITING

Video Editing Software

Travel-Themed Video Effects

Music Libraries

Sound Effects

PART 4: TRAVEL VLOGGING TIPS

Ready to Become a Travel Vlogger?

Richard Bennett

Create Your Travel Vlog with Wondershare FilmoraX

PART 1: TRAVEL VLOGGING EQUIPMENT

1.1 Travel Vlogging Cameras

How To Choose A Vlogging Camera

Cameras That Are Good For Travel Vlogging

1.2 Travel Vlogging Accessories

Other Useful Travel Vlogging Accessories

PART 2: TRAVEL VLOGGING IDEAS

PART 3: TRAVEL VIDEO EDITING

Video Editing Software

Travel-Themed Video Effects

Music Libraries

Sound Effects

PART 4: TRAVEL VLOGGING TIPS

Ready to Become a Travel Vlogger?

Richard Bennett

Create Your Travel Vlog with Wondershare FilmoraX

PART 1: TRAVEL VLOGGING EQUIPMENT

1.1 Travel Vlogging Cameras

How To Choose A Vlogging Camera

Cameras That Are Good For Travel Vlogging

1.2 Travel Vlogging Accessories

Other Useful Travel Vlogging Accessories

PART 2: TRAVEL VLOGGING IDEAS

PART 3: TRAVEL VIDEO EDITING

Video Editing Software

Travel-Themed Video Effects

Music Libraries

Sound Effects

PART 4: TRAVEL VLOGGING TIPS

Ready to Become a Travel Vlogger?

Richard Bennett

Create Your Travel Vlog with Wondershare FilmoraX

PART 1: TRAVEL VLOGGING EQUIPMENT

1.1 Travel Vlogging Cameras

How To Choose A Vlogging Camera

Cameras That Are Good For Travel Vlogging

1.2 Travel Vlogging Accessories

Other Useful Travel Vlogging Accessories

PART 2: TRAVEL VLOGGING IDEAS

PART 3: TRAVEL VIDEO EDITING

Video Editing Software

Travel-Themed Video Effects

Music Libraries

Sound Effects

PART 4: TRAVEL VLOGGING TIPS

Ready to Become a Travel Vlogger?

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Part 1: Shoot Your YouTube Video Content

1. Equipment List for Shooting Videos

2. Types of Video Shooting

Part 2: Backup Your Original Video

1. Backup Your Original Video

2. Backup New Videos to Google Drive

Step 1Open Google Drive and sign in

Step 2Click on the New button in the top left corner of the screen

Step 3Select File Upload

Step 4Select the video files you want to upload

Step 5Click on Upload