Capturing raw footage is only part of the story. Preparing it for public consumption is possibly even more important than the shooting.
Luckily, video editing isn’t the black art it used to be. Most computers include an editing application: iMovie for Macs, Windows Media Player for many other machines. YouTube even has editing tools that allow the boring stuff to be cut before the video is published.
Robert Angelo—Emmy-winning co-creator of Jay Leno’s Garage, curator of the “Roads & Rides” YouTube channel, and director of several cable shows and car commercials—offered a few basic tips for increasing trail-video watchability:
“First, check your camera’s settings. White balance is probably the most important. If you can adjust it, set white balance for 5,600k outdoors and 3,200k indoors. Also, many cameras now come…