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Editing and
Enhancing Your
Videos

Few videos are YouTube-ready out of the box, even those
produced by professionals. No, you probably want to cut
out the boring parts, trim the whole thing down to no
more than two or three minutes (less is probably better),
and convert the video to a YouTube-friendly file. You
might even want to add titles, onscreen graphics, scene
transitions, and other special effects.
Does that sound like a lot of work? It doesn’t have to be—
assuming that you have a well-powered personal com-
puter and the right video-editing software.