Comparison of video editing software
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This is a comparison of non-linear video editing software applications. See also a more complete list of video editing software.
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[edit] General information
This table gives basic general information about the different editors:
| Program | Platform | Developer | Year of first release | Year of latest release | Latest version | List price (USD) | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Premiere/Premiere Pro | Windows/Mac | Adobe Systems | 1991 | 2011 2009 |
CS5.5 (64-bit only) CS4 4.2.1 (32-bit) |
$799 | Proprietary |
| Adobe Premiere Elements | Windows/Mac | Adobe Systems | 2004 | 2011 | 10.0 | $100 | Proprietary |
| Avid Free DV | Windows/Mac | Avid | ? | ? | 1.8 | Dropped | Proprietary |
| Avid Xpress Pro | Windows/Mac | Avid | 2003 | ? | 5.8 | Dropped | Proprietary |
| Avid Media Composer | Windows/Mac | Avid | 1989 | 2011 | 6.0 (64-bit) | $2124 | Proprietary |
| Avidemux | Windows/Mac/BSD/Linux | Mean | 2011 | 2.5.5 | $0.00 | GPL | |
| AVS Video Editor | Windows | Online Media Technologies Ltd. | 2004 | 2010 | 5.1 | $59(Unlimited) | Proprietary |
| Blender (VSE : Video Sequence Editor) | Windows/Mac/Solaris/Irix/Linux | Blender Foundation | 2002 | 2012 | 2.62 | $0.00 | GPL |
| Cinelerra | Linux/Mac | Heroine Virtual | 2002 | 2011 | 4.3 | $0.00 | GPL |
| Corel VideoStudio | Windows | Corel Corporation | 1993 (Under Ulead) | 2011 | x4 | $79.99, $99.99 | Proprietary |
| CyberLink PowerDirector | Windows | Cyberlink | 2001 | 2011 | 10 | $69.95, $99.95 | Proprietary |
| Dayang Montage Extreme | Windows | Dayang | 2007 | 2009 | 1.2 | $898 | Proprietary |
| EditDV/Cinestream | Windows/Mac | Radius | 1997 | 2002 | 3.0 | Dropped | Proprietary |
| Edius | Windows | Grass Valley Canopus | 2002 | 2011 | 6.0.2 | $799 | Proprietary |
| Elecard AVC HD Editor | Windows | Elecard | 2008 | 2010 | v. 1.0.100705 | $49.95 | Proprietary |
| Final Cut Express | Mac | Apple Inc. | 2003 | 2007 | 4.0.1 | Dropped | Proprietary |
| Final Cut Pro/Studio | Mac | Apple Inc. | 1999 | 2011 | 10.0.1 | $299/$999 | Proprietary |
| FORscene | Cross-Platform (Java) | Forbidden Technologies | 2004 | ? | 15 April 2007 | from $2/hour | Proprietary |
| iMovie | Mac | Apple Inc. | 1999 | 2010 | 9.0 | $15; free on new Macs | Proprietary |
| PiTiVi | Linux | Open Source Community | 2004 | 2011 | 0.15 | $0.00 | LGPL |
| Kdenlive | Linux/BSD/Mac | Open Source Community | 2002 | 2011 | 0.8.2 | $0.00 | GPL |
| Kino | Linux/BSD | Open Source Community | 2000 | 2009 | 1.3.4 | $0.00 | GPL |
| Lightworks | Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS X | Editshare | 1989 | 2011 | 10.0.4.1 | $0.00 | Open Core |
| LiVES | Linux/BSD/Mac | Open Source Community | 2002 | 2011 | 1.4.8 | $0.00 | GPL |
| MainActor | Linux/Win | MainConcept | 2004 | 2007 | 5.5 | Dropped | Proprietary |
| Media 100 | Mac | Media 100 (now part of Boris FX) | 2006 | 2010 | 1.5.1 | $1295.00 | Proprietary |
| NCH VideoPad | Windows | NCH Software | Non-free | Proprietary | |||
| Nero Vision Xtra/Nero Video Premium HD | Windows | Nero | 2002 | 2011 | 10.6 | $59.99 - $69.99 | Proprietary |
| OpenShot Video Editor | Linux | Open Source Community | 2008 | 2011 | 1.3.0 | $0.00 | GPL |
| Pinnacle Studio | Windows | Pinnacle Systems | 1999 | 2011 | 15 | $49.99 - $129.99 | Proprietary |
| Pinnacle Videospin | Windows | Avid | 2009 | 2009 | 2.0 | $0.00 | Proprietary |
| MoviePlus | Windows | Serif (Europe) Ltd | 200 | 2011 | X5 | $79.99 | Proprietary |
| Sony Vegas Pro | Windows | Sony Creative Software | 1999 | 2011 | 11 | $599.95 | Proprietary |
| Sony Vegas Movie Studio | Windows | Sony Creative Software | 2000 | 2010 | 10.0 | $45 - $125 | Proprietary |
| Ulead MediaStudio Pro | Windows | Ulead Systems (now part of Corel Corporation) | ? | 2006 | 8.1 | Dropped | Proprietary |
| VideoThang TM | Windows | VideoThang LLC | 2007 | 2008 | 2.0.1 | Dropped | Proprietary |
| VirtualDub | Windows | Avery Lee | 2000 | 2010 | 1.9.10 | $0.00 | GPL |
| VirtualDubMod | Windows | 2002 | 2006 | 1.5.10.2 b2542 | Dropped | GPL | |
| WeVideo | Cross-Platform (Cloudbased) | WeVideo | 2011 | 2012 | 1.15 | $0.00 | |
| Windows Live Movie Maker | Windows | Microsoft | 2009 | 2011 | 15.4.3538.0513 | Bundled with Windows Live Essentials as free of charge | Proprietary |
| Windows Movie Maker | Windows | Microsoft | 2000 | 2006 | 6.0.6000.16386 | Bundled with Windows 2000, XP and Vista. Dropped in Windows 7. | Proprietary |
| MAGIX Movie Edit Pro | Windows | MAGIX | circa 2001 (VideoDeluxe 1.0) | 2011 | 17 plus | $59.99 - $99.99 | Proprietary |
[edit] System requirements
This table lists the operating systems that different editors can run on without emulation, as well as other system requirements. Note that minimum system requirements are listed; some features (like High Definition support) may be unavailable with these specifications. (Note: for Corel VideoStudio, see the entry under Ulead VideoStudio plus.)
| Windows | Mac OS X | Unix-like | Processor | RAM | HDD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 (32-bit) | Yes | Yes (as of CS3) | No | 1.4 GHz, SSE2 compatible processor | 1 GB / 2 GB when editing HD | 4 GB |
| Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 (64-bit) | Yes | Yes | No | multicore x86-64 compatible processor | 2 GB | 10 GB |
| Adobe Premiere Elements | Yes | Yes (as of v9) | No | 2 GHz with SSE2 support | 2 GB | 4.5 GB |
| Avid Free DV | Yes | Yes | No | 933 MHz Pentium, 667 MHz PPC | 1 GB | ? |
| Avid Media Composer | Yes | Yes | No | Pentium 4 or higher | 2 GB | 20 GB |
| Avid Xpress Pro HD | Yes | Yes | No | Pentium 4, PowerMac G5 | 1 GB | 20 GB |
| Avidemux | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| AVS Video Editor | Yes | No | No | Intel / AMD compatible at 2500 MHz or higher | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Blender (VSE : Video Sequence Editor) | Yes | Yes | Yes | 300 MHz | 128 MB | 20 MB free space |
| Cinelerra | No | Yes | Yes | 500 MHz | 256 MB | ? |
| CyberLink PowerDirector | Yes | No | No | SSE2 compatible processor | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Dayang Montage Extreme | Yes | No | No | Pentium 4 or higher | 1 GB | 20 GB |
| EDIUS | Yes | No | No | Pentium 4 3.0 GHz+ | 1 GB | 800 MB |
| Elecard AVC HD Editor | Yes | No | No | SSE-enhanced CPU (Intel® Pentium, Celeron, Xeon, AMD® Athlon, Opteron etc.) | 128 MB | 50 MB |
| Final Cut Express | No | Yes | No | 500 MHz | 384 MB | 1 GB |
| Final Cut Studio | No | Yes | No | 1.25 GHz G4, Intel Core Duo or Xeon | 1 GB | 4 GB Apps |
| FORscene | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | 256 MB | Any |
| iMovie | No | Yes | No | Intel based Macs | 1 GB | 5 GB |
| Kdenlive | No | Yes | Yes | 600 MHz | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Kino GTK | No | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Lightworks | Yes | No (planned) | No (planned) | Core2Duo/Xeon/AMD | 2GBmin | 100Mb |
| LiVES | No | Yes | Yes | 800 MHz | 128 MB | 10 GB |
| MainActor | Yes | No | Yes | 700 MHz | 128 MB | ? |
| Media 100 | No | Yes | No | 1.8 GHz G5 or better | 2 GB | ? |
| MPEG Video Wizard DVD | Yes | No | No | 233 MHz | 32 MB | 20 MB |
| Nero Vision Xtra/ Nero Video Premium HD | Yes | No | No | 2 GHz AMD or Intel® processor | 512 MB (1 GB for Windows Vista® or Windows® 7) / 2 GB when editing HD | 5 GB |
| OpenShot Video Editor | No | Yes | Yes | 600 MHz | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Pinnacle Studio HD | Yes | No | No | 1.8 GHz | 1 GB | 1.7 GB |
| Pinnacle VideoSpin | Yes | No | No | 1.4 GHz | 512 MB | 150 MB |
| PiTiVi | No | No | Yes | ? | ? | 2 MB |
| Serif MoviePlus | Yes | No | No | Pentium II or AMD Athlon XP | 128 MB | 149 MB |
| Sony Vegas | Yes | No | No | 2.0 GHz | 1.0 GB | 400 MB |
| Ulead MediaStudio Pro | Yes | No | No | 800 MHz | 256 MB | 800 MB |
| Ulead VideoStudio Plus | Yes | No | No | Pentium 4 or higher, SSE2 when editing HD | 512 MB | 3 GB |
| VirtualDub | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | 3 Mb |
| WeVideo | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | 256 MB | Any |
| Windows Live Movie Maker | Yes | No | No | 1.6 GHz | 1 GB (2 GB for HD Movies) | ? |
| Windows Movie Maker | Yes | No | No | 1 GHz for best performance | 128 MB | 10 Mb |
| Windows | Mac OS X | Unix | Processor | RAM | HDD |
"Unix" includes the similar Linux, BSD and Unix-like operating systems.
[edit] High definition import
The table below indicates the ability of each program to import various High Definition video formats for editing.
| 720p HDV | 1080i HDV | DVCPRO HD | Uncompressed HD | IMX | AVCHD | XDCAM HD | HDV | AVC-Intra | DNxHD | REDCODE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Premiere Pro | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (3rd party) | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes (third party via codec install) | Yes |
| Adobe Premiere Elements | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes (As of 7.0) | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Avid Media Composer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Avid Xpress Pro | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? |
| Avidemux | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| AVS Video Editor | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Blender | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Cinelerra | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| CyberLink PowerDirector | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| Dayang Montage Extreme | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| EDIUS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
| Elecard AVC HD Editor | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Final Cut Express | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Final Cut Studio | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes |
| FORscene | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| iMovie HD | Yes | Yes | Yes (3rd party) | No | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Lightworks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| LiVES | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| PiTiVi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| Kdenlive | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Kino GTK | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| MainActor | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| MPEG Video Wizard DVD | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Nero Vision Xtra/ Nero Video Premium HD | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| OpenShot Video Editor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Pinnacle Studio | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Serif MoviePlus | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | No | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Sony Vegas | Yes | Yes | Yes (3rd party) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes (as of Pro 9) |
| Ulead MediaStudio Pro | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Ulead VideoStudio Plus | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| VirtualDub | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| WeVideo | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Windows Live Movie Maker | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| Windows Movie Maker | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
| 720p HDV | 1080i HDV | DVCPRO HD | Uncompressed | IMX | AVCHD | XDCAM HD | HDV | AVC-1 | DNxHD | REDCODE |
[edit] Feature set
| High Definition support | Non-destructive editing | Full-screen playback | Storyboard mode | Video tracks | Audio tracks / max channels | Linear timecode display | GPGPU with OpenCL acceleration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Premiere Pro | Yes | Yes | Yes, on separate monitor | Yes | 99 | 99 | Yes | No (CUDA on CS5 with few Nvidia card only) |
| Adobe Premiere Elements | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 99 | 99 | Yes | ? |
| Avid Xpress Pro Media Composer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 24 tracks, unlimited layers | 24 tracks, unlimited layers | Yes | ? |
| Avidemux | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | 1 | 2 / ? | ? | ? |
| AVS Video Editor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1 | 1+ | Yes | ? |
| Blender (VSE : Video Sequence Editor) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Unlimited | Yes | ? |
| Cinelerra | Yes (any resolution) |
Yes | Yes | No | Unlimited | Unlimited / 16 | Yes | ? |
| Corel VideoStudio | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 6 | 4 | Yes | Yes |
| CyberLink PowerDirector | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 100 | 100 | Yes | Yes |
| Dayang Montage Extreme | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 99 per sequence | 99 per sequence | Yes | ? |
| EDIUS | Yes | Yes | Yes, on both PC & TV monitors in realtime | No | unlimited realtime layers | unlimited realtime layers | Yes | ? |
| Elecard AVC HD Editor | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | Yes | ? |
| Final Cut Express | Yes | Yes | Yes, with "external video" | Yes, in the Media Browser | 99 per sequence | 99 / 2 per sequence | No | ? |
| Final Cut Studio | Yes | Yes | Yes, | Yes, in the Media Browser | 99 per sequence | 99 / 24 per sequence | Yes | Yes |
| FORscene | Input only | Yes | Yes (podcasts) | Beta test | 2 | 4 | Yes | ? |
| iMovie HD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1 | 2 | Yes | ? |
| PiTiVi | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Unlimited | Unlimited | ? | ? |
| Kdenlive | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Unlimited | Yes | ? |
| Kino GTK | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Lightworks | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| LiVES | Yes (any resolution) |
Yes (multitrack mode) |
Yes (on first, second or all monitors, configurable) |
No | Unlimited | audio per video track + backing audio / 2 channels | Yes | ? |
| MainActor | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| MPEG Video Wizard DVD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1 | 3 | Yes | ? |
| Nero Vision Xtra/Nero Video Premium HD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Yes | Yes | Yes (CUDA) |
| OpenShot Video Editor | Yes | Yes | No | No | Unlimited | Unlimited | Yes | ? |
| Serif MoviePlus | Yes | Yes | Yes, & on separate monitor or TV | Yes, partial | Unlimited | Unlimited | No | ? |
| Sony Vegas Pro | Yes
(any resolution) |
Yes | Yes | No | Unlimited | Unlimited/Max Channel 16 | Yes | Template:Yes(from version 11) |
| Pinnacle Studio | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 2 (3 via glitching the system) | 4 | Yes | ? |
| Ulead MediaStudio Pro | Yes | Yes | Yes, on separate monitor | ? | 99 | ? | Yes | ? |
| Ulead VideoStudio Plus | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7 | 9 | Yes | ? |
| VirtualDub | ? | Yes | No | No | 1 | 1 | Yes | ? |
| WeVideo | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 1 | Unlimited | No | ? |
| Windows Live Movie Maker | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Windows Movie Maker | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 1 | 2 | Yes | ? |
| HD | Non-destructive | Full-screen | Storyboard | Video tracks | Audio tracks | Timecode display | GPGPU with OpenCL acceleration |
[edit] Output options
Please note that recording to Blu-ray does not imply 1080*50p . Most only support up to 1080i 25 frames per second recording. Also not all formats can be output, so for instance Premiere Pro cannot export AVCHD.
| DVD | High Definition | Smart phone | Java phone | QuickTime | Windows Media | MPEG-4 | XML/EDL | Print to tape | Web, not hosted | Web, hosted | Podcasting | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Premiere Pro | Yes | Yes (Blu-ray) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| Adobe Premiere Elements | Yes | Yes (Blu-ray) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Avid Xpress Pro | Yes | Yes (Blu-ray) | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? |
| Avidemux | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| AVS Video Editor | Yes | Yes(Blu-ray) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Blender (VSE : Video Sequence Editor) | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Cinelerra | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| CyberLink PowerDirector | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Dayang Montage Extreme | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | No |
| EDIUS | Yes | Yes | ? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? |
| Elecard AVC HD Editor | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes (Part 10) | No | No | No | No | No |
| Final Cut Express | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes (3rd party) | Yes | No (as of 2.5) | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes |
| Final Cut Studio | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes (3rd party) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes |
| FORscene | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (MPEG 2) | Yes (MPEG 2) | ? | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| iMovie HD | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes (3rd party) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (with .Mac) | Yes |
| PiTiVi | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | No | No | ? |
| Kdenlive | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| Kino GTK | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| Lightworks | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| LiVES | Yes | Yes (AVCHD, Blu-ray) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ? |
| MPEG Video Wizard DVD | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Nero Vision Xtra/Nero Video Premium HD | Yes | Yes (AVCHD, Blu-ray) | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| OpenShot Video Editor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Serif MoviePlus | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
| Sony Vegas | Yes | Yes (Blu-ray) | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? |
| Pinnacle Studio | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ulead MediaStudio Pro | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | ? |
| Ulead VideoStudio Plus | Yes | Yes | Yes (via plug-in) | Yes (via plug-in) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (with DropShot) | ? |
| Blu-ray Slideshow | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| VirtualDub | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No |
| WeVideo | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |
| Windows Live Movie Maker | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
| Windows Movie Maker | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes (WMV only) | No | No |
| DVD | High Definition | Smart phone | Java phone | QuickTime | Windows Media | MPEG-4 | XML/EDL | Print to tape | Web, not hosted | Web, hosted | Podcasting |
