How To Edit Your Videos Faster (And Save Time For Netflix)

Hey! I’m a creative who loved finding clever ways to get work done. Today, I want to share my experiences editing videos for social media or just for fun. this is about saving time so you can watch Squid Game instead of trimming videos forever.

The boring editor

Let me paint you a picture. before I started using this process, here’s how editing videos went:

Add your video to the editor timeline.
Start cutting it up to keep the good stuff.
Then, you need to find the perfect background music, sound effects, or B-roll.

Now, here’s the annoying part. picking the right sound effect or B-roll takes forever. You’d have to drop the entire audio or video file into your editor, start trimming again, delete the useless parts, and finally keep the part you need. It’s like repeating the whole steps again x 3.

Maximize your time

I had to say “Enough” and find a solution, I already had a tool that’s like a library of sounds and music where you can quickly trim music and sound affects and use them, it was perfect but it doesn’t accepts any other files because it’s a sound affect library not a file management tool so I though why there isn’t something similar but for other files, it’s when I found eagle but it didn’t have a quick way to trim videos and audios, it’s as well when I though, why not make it? eagle allows me to create plugins and can use them super fast so I made a video and audio trimmer plugin where you can just cut what you need and drag-and-drop it straight into your favorite editor.

Imagine this: picking your B-roll or sound effect, already trimmed to the perfect length, in no time. Boom! Job done. Now you can spend that extra time watching Squid Game or whatever else Netflix throws at you.

Oh, and guess what? This plugin has over 500 downloads in a week! (Yeah, I’m bragging a little. Let me have this.)

example

You can grab the plugin in the https://eagle.cool/ app. If you don’t know what Eagle is, well, you’re probably as unproductive as I used to be ;)

Eagle: My File Management Savior

Before I discovered Eagle, my files were a disaster. Seriously, they were scattered all over the place with no organization whatsoever. Every time I needed a file, I had to search by name (and pray I’d named it something logical not just a dot or three letters because I’m lazy). Worst of all, there was no quick preview so I had to open each file to make sure it’s what I wanted.

The amount of time I wasted searching for files? Let’s just say I could’ve finished two seasons of Squid Game.

But after I used https://eagle.cool/, it’s a game-changer, NO JOKE, I can:

Organize files of all types in a single place, and if the type isn’t supported you can create a plugin to support it.
Preview files instantly without opening them, HELPS A LOT, when trying to find specific audio or a video or an image.
Add tags, folders, and even color-code my files for ultimate organization, when I need specific file I just find it, it’s MAGIC.

Honestly, Eagle is so good that I even store random JavaScript code snippets there. (But that’s a story for another day.)

Final Thoughts

If you’re tired of wasting time on file management or video editing, I highly recommend checking out https://eagle.cool/. It’s a lifesaver, and you’ll thank me later when you have extra time to binge-watch your favorite shows.

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