One night, I spent 3½ hours creating a 1-minute, 14-second edit set to one of my favorite songs—combining three things I love: music, video editing and Buster.
Using “Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough,” I manually timed and keyframed every word, movement and transition to the lyrics and beat. My Videoleap timeline became a beautiful disaster of stacked layers—and I loved every minute of it.
Then I finished the video and realized I couldn’t publicly share it with the copyrighted music that made the whole thing work.
My kids and family saw the original, though, and they were impressed. When I asked ChatGPT for an honest critique, it praised the timing, typography, visual storytelling and emotional flow. My favorite piece of feedback was: “The software isn’t what impressed me—the work was.”
And yes, it is much better with the song. But if, like me, you can hear Michael Jackson singing in your head while you watch it, I’ll consider the edit a success.
Want to see the full edit with the music? Message me. I can privately send the MP4—I just can’t give you a nice, shareable link because apparently Michael Jackson runs the internet too. 😂
Maybe there was a lesson in the song title after all: don’t stop until you’ve made something you’re proud of—even if the audience ends up being smaller than you imagined.