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The time a viewer spotted my editing mistake in a recipe video
I posted a cooking video last month showing how to make a cream sauce and one commenter pointed out that I added salt twice in the same shot. I went back and checked and sure enough, the clip of me pouring salt appeared both at 1:30 and again at 1:35 from a different angle. Now I watch every timeline twice before uploading. Has anyone else had a small glitch like this ruin a video you worked hard on?
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gracethomas19h ago
Oh PLEASE. A tiny editing glitch like that is NOT "ruining" your video. You're being DRAMATIC. Most viewers wouldn't even notice if you didn't point it out in the comments. I actually think it makes you look MORE human and relatable when there's a small mistake like that. Perfectly polished content feels fake and corporate. Plus now nobody can accuse you of using too much salt since they saw it twice, right?
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green.iris11h ago
You ever watch a movie where an actor's coffee cup changes from empty to full between shots and it just takes you right out of the scene? That's how I see it. Small stuff like that tells me the person rushing through didn't really check their work, and that makes me wonder what else they missed. I get that nobody's perfect, but when I'm trying to teach someone how to cook, those little mistakes can actually confuse a beginner who's following along. They might think they need to add salt twice because that's what the video showed, and then their food is ruined. It's not about looking fake or corporate, it's about respecting the people who are taking the time to learn from you.
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