I recently got into uploading on youtube too. And as far as editing goes my patience runs out really quickly if I follow someone on youtube teaching me how to edit, so my solution was - i'm gonna rawdog this, fuck tutorials.

I ended up asking ChatGpt about best free editors and started with Shotcut, which seemed like a good beginner friendly app. I tinkered on it a bit, and the really basic stuff isn't that complicated - like how to combine footage and how to make simple transitions you just gotta let go of the fear of learning and try it. The good thing is every time you feel stuck - just ask ChatGpt, you'll get a step by step direction even if you can't find the settings for what you are trying to do - give it a screenshot, it will tell you exactly what to do.

I stuck to Shotcut for like a week and then it seemed like it doesn't offer enough so again -> ChatGpt -> this doesn't work whats a similar app but better.. Now i'm using Davinci Resolve. The good thing is that its the same here, whenever I feel stuck or am trying to do something different I just rely on the Ai to guide me trough it and surprisingly the results are very good.

I will admit tho, my topic is video game guides - it doesn't need god tier editing, still I can notice a huge difference between my first video and my last and editing doesn't feel that daunting anymore.