Yes — the basics can be learned in a single afternoon.

Free tools like DaVinci Resolve are professional-grade, and cutting, trimming, and arranging clips is surprisingly intuitive. People in their 30s, 40s, and 50s are editing family videos, YouTube content, and even freelance projects. It's a genuinely useful modern skill.

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