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How to edit TikTok videos: the seven edits that work.Here's the thing: a good TikTok isn't about knowing where the buttons are. It's about seven edits. Let me show you each one, in a real 56-second short.Short-form video · October 29, 2026How to edit a YouTube video: step by step.Seven takes, 33 minutes filmed on an iPhone, and a 9-minute film at the end. Let me show you how a YouTube video gets edited, layer by layer, with the real one.YouTube editing · October 29, 2026Jump cut: what it is and how to use it.A jump cut is the edit you can see: one shot, a piece taken out, and you jump forward in time. Let me show you how to use one, on a real video with 216 of them.Talking-head videos · October 29, 2026Cutaway shot: what it is, with real examples.A cutaway shot leaves the main action for a moment, shows something else, and comes back. Let me show you what that means in a video of you talking, with two real ones.Talking-head videos · October 29, 2026Video editing tips: 12, and most you can see in real videos.Most video editing tips are rules. Here are twelve, and ten of them you can actually see working in a real video.Video editing for beginners · October 29, 2026Retention editing: what it is and how to do it.Everybody lists the moves. Nobody shows them on a finished video. So let's take one real 56-second short and go through it, move by move.YouTube editing · October 29, 2026Jump cut vs match cut: what's the difference?A match cut hides the cut. A jump cut shows it. Here's the difference, the famous examples, and which one a video of you talking actually needs.Talking-head videos · October 29, 2026How long does it take to edit a YouTube video: the real answer.Everybody says « it depends ». Sure. But on what? Here's the rule of thumb, and one real 9-minute YouTube film, counted cut by cut.YouTube editing · October 29, 2026Smash cut vs jump cut: what's the difference?One cut jolts you into another scene. The other skips ahead so quietly you barely see it. Here's the difference, the famous examples, and which one a video of you talking needs.Talking-head videos · October 29, 2026Remove filler words: how to cut the ums from your videos.The ums are the easy part. Here's how to remove filler words, pauses and retakes from a video of you talking, and how to keep the cuts from showing.Talking-head videos · October 29, 2026