1. Use Hitfilm free version
2. Drag all media sources (images, vid clips) to timeline.
- Select all images&vidclips on timeline:
- Right-click > duration > transform>match height
- Right-click > Duration > 3 seconds
3. Curate vid clips on timeline:
Go to each vid clip, stretch them to full length, then watch, crop to leave only the parts u want on the timeline
4. Remove the multiple gaps btwn images and vidclips
Create a plane, drag plane onto new empty video track (Track Video 2), stretch plane to span the entire duration (from first to last clip)
On Track Video 1, select all images and vidclips.
Hold CTRL and drag images&vidclips from Track(Video1) to Track(Video2). This will make a copy of images&vidclips onto NewPlane1, within TrackVideo2.
Hit DELETE. This remove images&vidclips, and remaining is NewPlane1 with gaps, within TrackVideo2.
Select all of NewPlane1, then drag down vertically from TrackVideo2 to TrackVideo1. This will fill the gaps of images&vidclips in TrackVideo1 with NewPlane1.
Right-click on any part of NewPlane1 within TrackVideo1, then select "Ripple Delete Clip (Alt+Del)". This will remove bits of NewPlane1 within TrackVideo1, and make the bits of images&vidclips join together.
Source https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLO1RET6y98
5. Now only do you insert background audio
6. Export the final video montage.
