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Justin Brown - Primal Video

Video creation educator teaching editing, gear selection, and YouTube strategy.

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Capture

Cameras9

  • iPhone

    cited in 6 videosfirst cited August 2026

    “If we switch over to the iPhone 17 Pro and press that exact same button, you'll see that there's nowhere near as many options between the two.”
    View source at 1:24from September 2026+ 5 more sources
  • YoloLiv YoloCam S3

    $199.00cited in 2 videosfirst cited July 2026speaks highly of it

    “But in terms of cameras, the other camera I'm currently really geeking out on is this Yolo Cam S3. So the webcam version of the bigger camera that I'm using over here. And honestly though, this webcam, this is phenomenal in terms of the picture quality and stuff off it.”
    View source at 2:25from July 2026+ 1 more source
  • YoloCam S7 Webcam w/ 16mm Lens

    $799.00cited in 2 videosfirst cited July 2026speaks highly of it

    “So, under this teleprompter here, we have my current go-to camera, which is the Yolo Cam S7.”
    View source at 0:32from July 2026+ 1 more source
  • Panasonic Lumix GH5S

    $2,099.99first cited July 2026speaks highly of it

    “And sticking with cameras then obviously we've got the older Panasonic GH5 here, which is set up for me to shoot from the couch here for some different types of content where I can monitor everything on the screen here in front of it.”
    View source at 2:46from July 2026

Lenses1

Camera equipment2

  • YoloBox Extreme

    $2,299.00cited in 2 videosfirst cited July 2026speaks highly of it

    “So, everything right now in this current setup is going from the camera to the Yolo Box to the computer. My screen output is going back to the Yolo Box and this to me, the magic of this is that this is the backup or the redundancy for recording.”
    View source at 9:14from July 2026+ 1 more source
  • Elgato Prompter

    $299.99cited in 2 videosfirst cited July 2026speaks highly of it

    “This is the Elgato teleprompter. This This one of my favorite teleprompters right now. This thing was an absolute game-changer.”
    View source at 1:50from July 2026+ 1 more source

Sound

Microphones7

  • DJI Mic Mini

    $99.00cited in 5 videosfirst cited June 2026speaks highly of it

    “The Mic Mini 2S adds the two upgrades I most wanted: internal recording and optional 32-bit float audio. I'll walk through the one-mic kit I carry and why it's now my everyday DJI wireless mic.”
    View sourcefrom October 2026+ 4 more sources
  • RØDE VideoMic NTG

    $80.00cited in 2 videosfirst cited June 2026

    “My number one is the Rode VideoMic NTG, a shotgun microphone that works brilliantly on a camera or at my desk, which makes it a great all-rounder for talking head videos, podcasts and interviews.”
    View sourcefrom June 2026+ 1 more source
  • RØDE VideoMic Me-C+

    $47.95cited in 2 videosfirst cited June 2026positive about it

    “Now, I've got one more honorable mention of a microphone that I do carry everywhere with me. It probably doesn't get anywhere near as much use as it used to, now that I have the DJI Mic Mini, but it's the microphone you're listening to right now. This is the Rode VideoMic Me-C Plus.”
    View source at 6:36from June 2026+ 1 more source
  • Rode NTG microphone

    first cited October 2026

    “All right, let's use the Rode NTG microphone as the primary microphone and primary audio source.”
    View source at 4:40from October 2026

Light

Lighting4

  • Philips Hue Smart Light

    cited in 2 videosfirst cited July 2026speaks highly of it

    “…but also all of the lights in the ceiling here are those individual Philips Hue smart lights. So, I can actually change the color, change the brightness on all of these lights”
    View source at 5:27from July 2026+ 1 more source
  • Philips Hue lights

    first cited October 2026

    “I know that at one point, years ago, I had it set up so my Philips Hue lights would flash when someone donated.”
    View source at 11:11from October 2026
  • Falcon Eyes light

    first cited July 2026mixed views on it

    “Now, in terms of lighting, my main light right now is this Falcon Eyes light. I really like it. It's a nice, soft, diffused light.”
    View source at 5:05from July 2026
  • Mr. Skelly Skeleton fog machine

    positive about it

    “…so I got the mr. Skelly scholar tin at Party City it was $79.99 and fog juice is like 10 bucks I think for a gallon”
    View source at 9:43from February 2020

Editing and post

Editing software11

  • DaVinci Resolve Studio

    cited in 6 videosfirst cited July 2026mixed views on it

    “In this livestream, I’ll share where I’m getting useful results with Descript, ChatCut and DaVinci Resolve, where things still go wrong, and how I jump in to make changes.”
    View sourcefrom September 2026+ 5 more sources
  • Descript

    cited in 4 videosfirst cited July 2026mixed views on it

    “I'm recording directly into a tool called Descript, which when I'm recording in there is automatically uploading it as well, so that anyone on the team can log in, can access those files, that recording, and they can process our editing from there.”
    View source at 7:29from July 2026+ 3 more sources
  • CapCut

    cited in 3 videosfirst cited July 2026mixed views on it

    “Now, I also just want to point out that I am on the paid version of Cap Cut for this tutorial. Cap Cut used to be an amazing free tool. There is still a free version, but it is so limited now in terms of even exporting without a watermark.”
    View source at 1:59from July 2026+ 2 more sources
  • Edits by Instagram

    cited in 2 videosfirst cited August 2026speaks highly of it

    “In this video, we're going to take a look at the latest version of the Instagram Edits app. There's been lots of recent changes. It's now a really awesome video editing tool and video creation tool.”
    View source at 0:00from August 2026+ 1 more source

Recording software4

  • OBS Studio

    cited in 3 videosfirst cited August 2026

    “I’m giving AI the job of building my OBS Studio setup, from adding my camera and microphone to creating scenes, arranging screen sharing and configuring OBS recording settings.”
    View sourcefrom October 2026+ 2 more sources
  • OBS

    first cited August 2026

    “Is it says that I'm doubled on screen in the back half because I'm showing an OBS tutorial, which is live streaming software, and I'm bringing in my webcam.”
    View source at 4:50from August 2026
  • StreamYard

    first cited October 2026mixed views on it

    “…um like I love Streamyard. I think it's great for a period there I didn't recommend it because it went bad.”
    View source at 27:11from October 2026
  • Ecamm Live

    first cited October 2026

    “Um, I'm actually using ecam for this live stream, but I was I was torn like 5050.”
    View source at 8:10from October 2026

Coding software1

AI software5

  • ChatCut

    cited in 6 videosfirst cited August 2026mixed views on it

    “In this livestream, I’ll share where I’m getting useful results with Descript, ChatCut and DaVinci Resolve, where things still go wrong, and how I jump in to make changes.”
    View sourcefrom September 2026+ 5 more sources
  • ChatGPT

    cited in 4 videosfirst cited September 2026positive about it

    “So I've just asked ChatGpt in this case to um make sure that we're connected to the video stats MCP.”
    View source at 21:39from October 2026+ 3 more sources
  • Deepgram

    cited in 3 videosfirst cited September 2026speaks highly of it

    “I think we've paid $20 in terms of credits to Deepgram Graham and I haven't needed to top it up and we've done a lot of content through there.”
    View source at 7:48from September 2026+ 2 more sources
  • ChatGPT (Codex app)

    first cited October 2026speaks highly of it

    “So, as I said, I'm going to use the ChatGPT or CodeX app here. So, I've got CodeX selected. I do have computer use enabled for this.”
    View source at 1:04from October 2026

Productivity software1

  • Zoom

    first cited August 2026positive about it

    “And I've used this to run webinars through Zoom and stuff with a lot more control.”
    View source at 19:36from August 2026

Creator tools6

  • Epidemic Sound

    cited in 7 videosspeaks highly of it

    “But, in terms of my top two paid options, these still go to Art List and Epidemic Sound. These aren't just random picks. These are things that we have been using for years and I still have active subscriptions to both of them.”
    View source at 3:53from October 2026+ 6 more sources
  • YouTube App

    cited in 3 videosfirst cited August 2026

    “Okay, so I'm back in the YouTube mobile app now and I've picked our main channel, so we actually meet the requirements here to go live on YouTube.”
    View source at 3:16from August 2026+ 2 more sources
  • Artlist

    cited in 3 videosfirst cited July 2026speaks highly of it

    “So, first up, Art List. This is probably one of the longest running subscriptions that we've had at Primal Video.”
    View source at 4:25from October 2026+ 2 more sources
  • Riverside

    first cited July 2026speaks highly of it

    “In this video, I'm going to take you through how to use Riverside. It is now an amazing platform for recording your podcast, recording interviews online and in person, for recording regular video content, but also the editing piece.”
    View source at 0:00from July 2026

Platforms

Hosting platforms1

  • YouTube

    first cited October 2026positive about it

    “So our YouTube channel we've been running since 2014 long before I had these gray hairs and things.”
    View source at 0:13from October 2026

Courses1

Desk

Computers5

  • Mac

    cited in 4 videos

    “Now, I'm going to be taking you through on a Mac, but the process is pretty much exactly the same whether you're using Windows or Linux as well.”
    View source at 0:16from August 2026+ 3 more sources
  • Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Laptop

    mixed views on it

    “Most laptops I've ever worked with usually have 16 gigabytes of RAM, the Razer Blade 15 did.”
    View source at 7:30from September 2020
  • iPhone 17

    $814.97first cited October 2026speaks highly of it

    “…my favorite iPhone camera feature that came out on the iPhone 17, where we can have the phone portrait, but we have the ability to create landscape video.”
    View source at 0:00from October 2026
  • MacBook Pro (M5 Max)

    $4,999.00first cited July 2026positive about it

    “Now, the laptop that I'm using here at the moment, this is the latest MacBook Pro at the time of filming this, the M5 Max. Crazy specced-out thing, 128 gig. It is way overkill for me and for the work that I'm doing”
    View source at 6:38from July 2026

Peripherals1

  • Stream Deck

    $149.99cited in 2 videosfirst cited July 2026speaks highly of it

    “So, I can actually change the color, change the brightness on all of these lights just by coming back over here to the Elgato Stream Deck.”
    View source at 5:36from July 2026+ 1 more source

Everything else

Other1

  • iPhone 18 Pro

    first cited October 2026speaks highly of it

    “Double tap a subject in the iPhone 18 Pro camera to track focus as it moves.”
    View sourcefrom October 2026

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Camera equipment2

Sound

Microphones2

  • DJI Mic Mini

    $99.00cited in 2 videos

    “The DJI Mic Mini gets grabbed most often for out-and-about shooting. It works on phones, connects to computers, and hooks to regular cameras.”
    View sourcefrom June 2026+ 1 more source
  • RØDE VideoMic NTG

    $80.00cited in 2 videos

    “The RØDE VideoMic NTG (Amazon) is a very capable all-rounder. It works in a desk/podcast setup, boomed just out of frame, and mounted on top of a camera for run-and-gun filming.”
    View sourcefrom June 2026+ 1 more source

Light

Lighting2

Editing and post

Editing software2

  • CapCut

    first cited July 2026

    “CapCut has become a go-to for AI video editing, though many advanced features now sit behind a paid tier.”
    View sourcefrom July 2026
  • Descript

    first cited July 2026

    “Recording directly into Descript removes file-management friction and speeds up collaboration.”
    View sourcefrom July 2026

Recording software1

  • OBS Studio

    first cited August 2026

    “A screen recording captured with OBS Studio”
    View sourcefrom August 2026

Coding software1

  • Claude Code

    cited in 2 videos

    “With Video Stats connected to Claude Code, AI generates reports, pulls patterns, and answers specific business questions fast.”
    View sourcefrom March 2026+ 1 more source

AI software3

  • ChatCut

    first cited August 2026

    “In this hands-on test, Justin used ChatCut to turn almost an hour of camera and screen-recording footage into a structured YouTube base edit.”
    View sourcefrom August 2026
  • Deepgram

    first cited September 2026speaks highly of it

    “In this test, Deepgram improved cut accuracy because the transcript isn’t just plain text.”
    View sourcefrom September 2026
  • GPT-6 Astra (Medium)

    first cited September 2026positive about it

    “One run using GPT-6 Astra (Medium) produced a base edit in about 15 minutes 30 seconds , cutting raw footage from 23:58 down to about 7:14 .”
    View sourcefrom September 2026

Creator tools1

  • Video Stats

    cited in 2 videos

    “After trying multiple tracking tools, the chosen solution was Video Stats , built in partnership with Jack Born from Deadline Funnel .”
    View sourcefrom March 2026+ 1 more source

Desk

Computers1

Peripherals1

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