Raw editing

Raw editing is an editing style characterized by a lack of additional visual effects added to clips. Raw edits are made by simply putting one scene after another with few to no modifications. Any effects which are used are generally things such as transitions, color correction, or subtle lighting effects, rather than more extreme things such as heavy distortion or alteration of the scenes themselves. Typography is avoided.

Many of the earliest fan videos were raw edits, due to the tools which were available simply not being capable of producing other types of videos. As editing tools have become more versatile, the popularity of raw edits has declined, though they are still somewhat common due to both their ease of production and the stylistic preferences of their creators.