Video Editing Software

[Erik 120]

Hi,

 

Want to start editing down the massive amount of family videos and such...looking for suggestions on software.

 

I don't mind paying for the software, but I don't want any subscription model crap (looking at you adobe premiere pro...)

 

I am going to try out adobe premiere elements and cyber director but looking for any insight from the community.

 

Thanks

Edited July 21, 2018 by Erik

[Guest asrequested]

I use Cyberlink PowerDirector. It works very well, and I'm still using 14.

[PenkethBoy 2063]

DaVinci Resolve, HitFilm, Avid Media Composer First, Lightworks, Kdenlive, OpenShot and Shotcut

 

 

with a brief pro/cons of each and they are all free

[kanipek 224]

I have used many, many different editors over the years. But my go to editor is TMPGEnc Smart Renderer. It just works. Doesn't overly complicate the process. Has support. Biggest feature to me is the smart rendering feature, edit out what you don't want and do an output and it only re-encodes the cut points. Very fast. Takes almost anything I can throw at it and when it doesn't there is generally something wrong with the file I am trying to encode - very rare occurrence.

 

There is a trial period available.

 

Currently at version 5:

http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/product/tmsr5.html

[Waldonnis 148]

On the very rare chance I need an editor, DaVinci Resolve is my go-to choice. It's probably a bit much for most people, though, and has a learning curve....and if you want to do some more specific advanced stuff, you end up dealing with paid plugins.  It's still very featured out of the box, thankfully, so you may never hit that point if you choose to use it and just do basic editing tasks.  I've also used Avid's NLE (the stupid-costly professional stuff) in the past, but that was many years ago and have no idea what has changed since then nor what their free product is like.  Their pro stuff back then was quite good, though.

 

Try em all and see what you like and if they can do what you need them to do.  Also, check out some "how to" or learning videos on the packages you're considering to see if there are ready-made tutorials for doing what you want to do.  It's a good way to preview what your workflow would look like with each.

[Erik 120]

Thanks everyone.

 

I tried a whole range of software today, some got uninstalled quickly, but have good 3-4 installed that work well and seem a good fit.

 

I'll take some time to give them a good test and post my experience later on.

 

Thanks again,

Erik

[harnold 0]

I would suggest going for Magix software where you can get varied editing software. And the price is also affordable. 

[Carlo 4330]

Command line and FFMPEG but I'm a sucker for punishment.

[ForrestGarrett 1]

To edit out a great video, I often use the powerdirector mod apk techbigs. This is the top video editing app available today!

Edited May 12, 2021 by ForrestGarrett