Get started editing your videos with Shotcut Video Editor.
I designed this course to help you start video editing fast using Shotcut.
This is what you will learn in this training.
- A quick overview of Shotcut’s interface and tools, what they’re for
- Basic edits like how to trim, split, rearrange and join video clips.
- How to add and adjust transitions from one scene to another.
- How to add text like titles and annotation to your video
- Adding images and overlays to your video to create watermarks or logo
- How to add and remove audio like music and voiceovers
- Multi track editing to create Picture-in-Picture and also green screen effect.
Each video lesson is kept short so that you can zoom into a particular lesson in the event you forgot how to create a certain effect. That way you save time without having to watch a lengthy video just to get to the part you want.
You should be able to create your video in about 60 minutes even if you are new to making videos. Once you are ready, there are also more advanced lessons to show you how to create videos with more effects.
Review from the lead develop of Shotcut.
“As the lead developer of Shotcut, I reviewed the entire course, and I think it is very good. James clearly and accurately explains many thing from basics to more advanced techniques such as picture-in-picture, chroma keying, and using custom HTML.
The lessons are sequenced in a nice progressive manner, but you can also directly visit specific topics ~ Dan Dennedy
Review from past trainees.
“Compared to individual YouTube tutorials, this course lays out in a menu-like format all you need to know about the software, which makes it so easy to know where you are, where you’ve been, and where you’re going.” ~ André
“Okay. I'm thrilled, so far. Your videos are bite-sized, allowing me to comfortably learn without overwhelming me. I am so happy I bought this course. Thank you for being thorough and taking the time and effort needed to make it comprehensible for me. I was completely overwhelmed and intimidated by the Shotcut interface until watching you first two video chapters of this course.”
“This course got me up and running with Shotcut in no time” – Dave Ives
"Let's just say, within a day I was doing more with video than the goal I had set for myself. I started with one video prior to this course to over 30 plus, less than a week. Thanks for bringing a newbie into focus.” – Johnny Baker
“His instruction is very methodical and clear.” – David Varnau
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Top Rated
Very happy with the support
The reason I wanted to try Shotcut was because I was getting tangled up in technicalities while using much fancier editing software called Adobe Premiere Pro. Shotcut was the third editing package I tried after Premiere and I was about to dump it along with the others when I came across James Woo's tutorials. As other people have said, they are very well-organised, clear and easy to follow, so that nothing seems overwhelming and unlike a lot of YouTube video series if you get lost or distracted, you can find all the previous steps waiting for you to go back to. I can't say I've mastered Shotcut yet because I'm still using Premiere for some projects, but the knowledge that with a little more effort I could make perfectly decent videos with this much simpler programme is very encouraging. And having James's intelligent, patient support at the end of an email makes all the difference.
Excellent after sales support
I am new to Shotcut and I have found the course very helpful so far. I have contacted James several times with questions and have received excellent and very prompt support from him. I highly recommend this course!
Well organized, clear, and supported
This is an excellent way to learn to use Shotcut. Each video is clear and sequenced in a logical way. I began the course already in the middle of a project, so I have skipped around in the videos and it has been pretty easy to find what information I needed. When I had a question, James made an explanatory video right away that was quite helpful. While I haven't been through all the advanced topics yet, I am looking forward to learning more editing techniques. Thank you to James for making such a helpful course.
James Woo"s "Shotcut Video Editor" Tutorials.
I have recently purchased a GoPro action cam and wanted to learn how to composite multiple video clips in order to make videos of my trips so I bought the "Shotcut Video editing Software" I was not aware at that time of Jame's course so I spent alot of time searching the internet for "How-to" videos .Then I saw James's courrse and purchased it. All tutorials in one place so I spent my time learning and not searching. The lessons are short concise and to the point. They make learning the video editing software so very easy and fun. You will quickly learn to master the software. The courses are neatly ordered to take you through beginner to intermediate to advanced levels and allow you to quickly make your first videos. I highly recommend the Shotcut Video editing Software and James Woo's course they are both GREAT !
Outstanding! This Course Does Not Disappoint
I was pleased with how well the videos explained the subject matter. Even though they were short and to the point, they offered detailed easy-to-master instructions of how to complete your objectives. James is excellent at making learning something that you've never done before easy. He is great with following-up with you to see if you have questions after you have begun the course. I've never seen anyone do that before. The money spent is so worth it. I'm so glad I did it and have already created several high quality videos with no previous experience with this program. Do yourself a favor & sign-up. You will not be disappointed either.
I love this course!
This course is fantastic, the course is divided into tasks, which makes it very easy to study and also to use as reference material. James is an amazing teacher and I am very grateful for is work.
Happy Student
James has laid out this Shotcut course in an organized and comprehensive manner. As someone who has always struggled with retention skills, the "segmentation" of this course outline and the ability to "revisit" individual course segments is invaluable. James is also very conscious of reaching out to his students to see how they are progressing and offering support and inspiration. This course is well worth the modest fee and James is an excellent instructor.
Very good course and teacher
I went from knowing almost nothing to editing my own videos with this course. The course is easy to understand and follow. Would 100% recommend.
Well organized course
The small chunks are good to quickly answer the questions you have when you're using Shotcut. If you want to tour everything before starting you can, but if you want to start a project and learn along it's easy too.
An excellent course, an easy-to-use reference, a thoughtful teacher
James is an excellent teacher, he is clear and concise. I like the way he designed the course to cover one function at a time, which makes it easy to find and replay specific topics. I sent James an email about how to navigate the course, and he responded within hours with a video that he made to show me how to do what I needed. So excellent support as well. Thanks for doing this, James, and for a reasonable price.
Outstanding course with an outstanding teacher!
I purchased James Woo's course because I wanted to learn to use Shotcut. After I watched all of the videos in the course, more than once, I realized his videos were clear, concise, and in the order they need to be to properly learn how to use Shotcut. After watching his videos, I started to watch other videos from other people that were"sharing" their knowledge and they didn't even come close to fully explaining the some of the features and why those features did what they did in Shotcut. James Woo did - Thank You! Thank you such great learning videos on how to use Shotcut. I'm glad I made the purchase and you will too!!
An outstanding course for the focused beginner!!!
This course is a diamond for a beginner looking to achieve their goal. It is very simple and easy to understand! It is a key piece in laying the building blocks of your foundation in video editing. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Excellent Teacher. Great Course For Beginners
James' course is quick and easy. Neat tricks and tips for those who are in the dark as to video editing.
I just finished the course for the first time.
I am going to do the course again, not because I did not understand something, but the course gave me a lot of great ideas that I am going to use.
Excellent Intro to ShotCut
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