Learning Video Editing

[Zivilyn Bane]

So yeah, I'm self-teaching my self video editing. Using mostly random Youtube shorts that are like "How to add a transition..." etc. I'm using Pinnacle Studio HD, primarily because it came free with my Dazzle. My crew is working towards making a compilation combo video feature our crew members. This video is rather short, and took me about an hour, starting with absolutely zero knowledge of video editing. Tips, advice, critiques, insults, or whatever. Please let me know what you think.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=Dh6T1mmOzUQ

 

[-Philip Coast Philip-]

Can't' really say I have any 'tips' per se... but some aesthetic touches you could try are shortening your transition time (the time the clockwise wipe takes to finish... by just a quarter of a second) or lengthening the end of the ko-scene so the audience can take in the combo for a slight bit longer (...by just half a second). And the ending could finish more quickly, I suppose - though it can be tough to guess how fast your audience is going to read any given scene. You didn't post much, but even those small of details can make a good difference. Otherwise, looks good for just an hour. I'm sure you can pull something off that's over a minute long next time... heh.

That's cool that you're trying Pinnacle, I have it, but never used it.