How I edited a travel vlog with 3m views with

[@elizabethacker]

All I can say is WOW! I can't believe how much work goes into your videos - this explains why I enjoy them so much. I can't wait to see what you produce in Canada!

[@mariemiller8985]

I loved this. Thanks for sharing your expertise. Will look at your videos with more care and attention now 😃

[@CarryOnMonkey]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@seankenny2153]

Hi Paul
Thank you, I’d like to echo the sentiments of others, proof of your artistry, reflections on your destinations and your humour is the dedicated following you have built.
Looking forward to your Canadian video.

[@CarryOnMonkey]

Thank you Sean, much appreciated!

[@sayhi2neil]

Canada video was one of the best

[@CarryOnMonkey]

Yup. My personal fave.

[@nadefaz]

You are definitely doing what you’re meant to do and we benefit from what is clearly a ton of work on your part. You have pulled the curtain back on the magic that is Suitcase Monkey

[@FreshRichi]

This is great, bro! I enjoyed watching 😊💙🙏🏾
Bless!!!

[@CarryOnMonkey]

Thanks dude

[@robertbl7500]

Hi 👋 Thanks for the behind the scene in how the magic comes together! ! You have earned your breakdown !! ✌️

[@CarryOnMonkey]

😂

[@niteshandsonal]

Thank you for taking us through your process, you clearly spend a lot of time thinking about the details and it really pays off, so well done! 😁👍🏾

[@GlennaRedcliffe]

Very nice! The Vietnam video is one of my favorites. We could tell how much work was put into it. The editing turned out beautifully. Thanks for sharing!

[@CarryOnMonkey]

Thank you so much for saying! Haha

[@liettevandermerwe6962]

Thank you for all the effort you put into the videos and sharing the process. It gave me a deep appreciation for your work and will definitely pay more attention to the finer details. ❤

[@CarryOnMonkey]

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed

[@johndoherty1336]

A fabulous video. Sharing you expertise and tacit knowledge is a wonderful gift for viewers. I have watched all of your SM travel videos and I know how hard it is to make your travel videos look easy. You do have “something “: which makes your travel videos unique and watchable and not just a one off watch for me and my wife. By the way I’m the guy whose been “nagging “ you about Canada , looking forward to what yiu have produced.
You may already have done this and if you have I’ve missed it, but an out-takes of your “ special” moments. In the meantime that’s for what you do and share k/r John

[@CarryOnMonkey]

Thank you for your kind words! I don’t really have outtakes to be honest but will keep in mind!

[@ourfamilyadventures_04]

This is an awesome video, thank you so much for sharing!! I use Final Cut too and feel the same struggles when it comes to editing 😂 but in the end it works out! Good tips too, thank you!! Looking forward to your Canada video 🎉

[@CarryOnMonkey]

Editing requires such patience!

[@actuallyalexis]

Wow! You can tell by the quality of your videos that you put a lot of work into editing. Thanks for taking the time to give us some tips on how you do it, I definitely learned a lot!

[@CarryOnMonkey]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@melaniek6714]

I remember watching that video the first time thinking the motorbike going through the video title was a really nice touch :)

[@CarryOnMonkey]

Yeah took me ages but was worth it!

[@rita.loves.travel]

Great video! Would love to see more of those.

[@CarryOnMonkey]

Thank you

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

Editing is the bane of my existence! I watched a video of yours a couple years ago where you mentioned that you had shot 4000 video clips on a trip and ended up using 1000 of them for a video. I think it was Japan? Anyway, that comment haunts me on an almost daily basis! Lol

[@CarryOnMonkey]

Haha. Yeah I think it was the 2nd 14 days in Japan video. I’ve got no better

[@where-the-wind-blows]

We also do travel videos, but much smaller channel. Before I pull down the videos from the iPhone to the laptop, I watch them multiple times and delete what seems repetitive 🙂
Stan.

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

That makes sense! Good to be efficient 👍

[@carolinaa.4407]

I know nothing about editing so this was eye opening as to all the work one video takes 😮 the time and effort shows though, the quality of your videos is unparalleled

[@malthausgames]

This is really cool to see! I always wondered how you edit and this is a cool insight. I would definitely be interested to more videos like this.

[@em8r]

Great video!

[@CarryOnMonkey]

Thank you

[@user-sn8oo8ds5w]

Loved the video. I’m trying to collate mine for personal use but was wondering where and how did you get the moving dot map to plot your journey? Keep up the awesome work 👍🏼

[@CarryOnMonkey]

Hey thanks. I use keynote

[@ANobodysHerstory]

This video was so useful! I’m a fairly new vlogger and I was actually inspired by your channel a lot so seeing your thought process behind your videos is really useful 😊 I’d be interested in your link for the music site you recommended please!

[@CarryOnMonkey]

Hey thanks. Sorry I hadn’t realised I did add the link to the music library in the description. You get two months free through this bit.ly/2rvWCEy

[@ANobodysHerstory]

@@CarryOnMonkey thank you so much!

[@bobkrist1]

Great info, thanks for sharing. Are you using some kind of stabilizer with your iPhone? Your stuff is very smooth!

[@CarryOnMonkey]

Hey. No, it’s all handheld. If you search suitcase monkey iPhone I made a video all about how I film…

[@bobkrist1]

@@CarryOnMonkey Will do, thanks!

[@MagentaOtterTravels]

I dread finding music because it is so time consuming... and because I have to do it as the last part of my video editing process, I'm always just dying to have the video done and published by then! 🙄

[@IonaMacinnes]

Hi, fabulous video. How much storage do you have on your phone? Do you download your videos each day to a laptop for saving them then delete off of your iPhone for the next day? I’m going to Vietnam in March and would love to make a wee video. Thank you.

[@CarryOnMonkey]

Great questions! I have a 256 phone which is plenty (maybe even 128 could be) as everything goes into iCloud so if the phone gets full the photos get optimised freeing up the space. So the only time this wouldn’t be good is if you didn’t have internet for a long time. But 30/40gb is usually more than enough for a trip. I have a fast USB C hard drive I can plug into the iPhone 15 pro to transfer if I need to back up. Backing up is always important (not that I’ve needed to but in case I lost the footage). So I use that if I haven’t backed up to iCloud. I only delete the footage from the phone once edited to free up the space on iCloud and I archive the editing library to another hard drive. Hope that helps

[@CarryOnMonkey]

I’ve just looked. I still have 150gb free on this phone…

[@rebeccaw9656]

Question🙋‍♀️. I’ve just watched your incredibly useful videos on iPhone skills and editing, however can I ask what spec your Mac is, or what minimum spec you’d recommend for video editing with Final Cut Pro? I currently have an M1 Mac Mini, stock standard 8g with 512g memory and wondering if this is adequate to at least start/learn with, and upgrade as I gain in skill…

[@CarryOnMonkey]

Hey. If you have an M1, this will be fine, no worries. Especially if starting. I have the 14 inch MacBook Pro which is M2 and I went up from M1. It is better but not essential. Nowadays the M1s are so good a MacBook Air is good enough for editing. Anything else let me know.

[@CarryOnMonkey]

Also. If you haven’t bought FCP already I’d usually suggest starting with iMovie and moving away from that to fcp when you outgrow it. That’s what I did after about two years. It eases you into editing without feeling overwhelmed. But depends on how you like to work I guess and the end goal

[@rebeccaw9656]

@CarryOnMonkey thank you so much. It is greatly appreciated 🙏

[@Pereranorm]

Your videos are not about editing! It’s the story content. Can I know how do you write the story? Please

[@CarryOnMonkey]

hey! I disagree. They are both. I just write them.

[@user-sn8oo8ds5w]

Loved the video. I’m trying to collate mine for personal use but was wondering where and how did you get the moving dot map to plot your journey? Keep up the awesome work 👍🏼

[@CarryOnMonkey]

Thanks. There’s better software out there for animations but I always use Keynote as it’s free and I know how to use it then just export as a movie.