Comparison of video editing software
This is a comparison of non-linear video editing software applications. See also a more complete list of video editing software.
General information
[edit]This table gives basic general information about the different editors:
Active
[edit]Program | Developer | Platform | Initial release | Latest release | License | Target audience | |
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Version | Date | ||||||
Adobe Premiere Elements | Adobe Inc. | macOS | 2004 | 2022 | 2022 | Trialware | prosumer |
Windows | |||||||
Adobe Premiere Pro | Adobe Inc. | macOS | 1991 | 24.2[1] | 2024-02 | Commercial | professional |
Windows | |||||||
Autodesk Flame | Autodesk | Linux | 1993 | 2022 | 2022 | Commercial | professional (vfx; finishing system) |
macOS | |||||||
Avid Media Composer | Avid | macOS | 1989 | 2024.6 | 2024 | Commercial | professional |
Windows | |||||||
Avid Media Composer First | Avid | macOS | 2017 | 2021.9 | 2021 | Freeware | professional |
Windows | |||||||
Avidemux | Mean, Gruntster and Fahr | BSD | 2.8.1[2] | 2022-09-21 | GPL-2.0-or-later | basic | |
Linux | |||||||
macOS | |||||||
Windows | |||||||
AVS Video Editor | Online Media Technologies Ltd. | Windows | 2003 | 9.7.3 | 2022 | Commercial | prosumer |
Blender[a] | Blender Foundation | Linux | 2002 | 4.3.2[3] | 2024-12-17 | GPL-2.0-or-later | professional |
Irix | |||||||
macOS | |||||||
Solaris | |||||||
Windows | |||||||
Camtasia | TechSmith Corporation | Windows
MacOS |
2002 | v 22 | 2022-8-16 | Trialware, Commercial | professional, prosumer[4] |
Cinelerra | Heroine Virtual | Linux | 2002 | 7.4[5] | 2021 | GPL-2.0-or-later | professional |
Cinelerra-GG Infinity | Open Source Community | Linux | 2016[b] | 2022-08[6] | 2022-08-31 | GPL-2.0-or-later | professional |
Corel VideoStudio | Corel Corporation | Windows | 1993[c] | VS 2021 | 2021 | Trialware | prosumer |
CyberLink PowerDirector | CyberLink | Windows | 2001 | 20 | 2021 | Commercial | prosumer |
DaVinci Resolve | Blackmagic Design | Linux | 2004 | 18.6.4 Build 6 | 2024 | Freeware, Commercial | professional |
macOS | |||||||
Windows | |||||||
Final Cut Pro | Apple Inc. | macOS | 2011 | 10.6.1 | 2021 | Commercial | professional |
EDIUS | Grass Valley Canopus | Windows | 2002 | 10.00 | 2020 | Commercial | professional |
Flowblade | Open Source Community | Linux | 2012 | 2.18[7] | 2024-12-18 | GPL-3.0-or-later | prosumer |
Blackbird | Blackbird PLC | Cross-platform[d] | 2004 | - | 2020 | Commercial | professional |
iMovie | Apple Inc. | iOS | 1999 | 10.4 | 2023-11-30 | Commercial | prosumer |
macOS | |||||||
ivsEdits | Interactive Video Systems | Windows | 2008 | 5.0.607 | 2017 | Freeware, Commercial | professional (small)? |
Kdenlive | Open Source Community | BSD | 2002 | 24.12.0[8] | 2024-12-05 | GPL-2.0-or-later | prosumer |
Linux | |||||||
macOS | |||||||
Windows | |||||||
Lightworks | LWKS | Linux | 1989 | 2021.1 | 2021 | Freeware, Commercial | professional |
macOS | |||||||
Windows | |||||||
LiVES | Gabriel Finch and others | Linux | 2002 | 3.2.0[9] | 2020-11-08 | GPL-3.0-or-later | prosumer |
Unix-like | |||||||
LosslessCut | Mikael Finstad | BSD | 2016 | 3.64.0[10] | 2024-11-01 | GPL-2.0-only | basic, GOP-boundaries |
Linux | |||||||
macOS | |||||||
Windows | |||||||
Magix Movie Edit Pro | Magix | Windows | 2001[e] | 2019[11] | 2021 | Commercial | prosumer |
Natron | Alexandre Gauthier Frédéric Devernay |
Linux | 2014 | 2.5.0[12] | 2022-11-26 | GPL-2.0-or-later | prosumer ? (vfx) |
macOS | |||||||
Windows | |||||||
Nero Video | Nero AG | Windows | 2002 | 2022 | 2021 | Commercial | prosumer |
OpenShot | Open Source Community | Linux | 2008 | 3.3.0[13] | 2024-12-22 | GPL-3.0-or-later | prosumer |
macOS | |||||||
Windows | |||||||
Microsoft Photos Video Editor | Microsoft Corporation | Windows | 2017 | 2021 | 2021 | Freeware | basic |
Pinnacle Studio | Pinnacle Systems | Windows | 1999 | 25[14] | 2021 | Commercial | prosumer |
Pitivi | Open Source Community | Linux | 2004 | 2023.03.0[15] | 2023-03-26 | LGPL-2.1-or-later | prosumer (in development) |
Shotcut | Meltytech, LLC | Linux | 2011 | 24.11.17[16] | 2024-11-17 | GPL-3.0-or-later | prosumer |
macOS | |||||||
OpenBSD[17] | |||||||
Windows | |||||||
Vegas Pro | Magix | Windows | 1999 | 19.0 | 2021 | Commercial | professional (small) |
VideoPad | NCH Software | Android | 2008 | 11.22[18] | 2022 | Trialware | prosumer |
iPad | |||||||
iPhone | |||||||
macOS | |||||||
Windows | |||||||
VSDC Free Video Editor | Flash-Intergro LLC | Windows | 2008 | 9.1[19] | 2024 | Freeware | prosumer |
Discontinued / Inactive
[edit]Program | Developer | Platform | Initial release | Latest release | License | Target audience | |
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Version | Date | ||||||
Windows Movie Maker | Microsoft | Windows | 2000 | 16.4.3528.0331[20][21] | 2014-04-07 | Freeware | basic |
VirtualDubMod | Windows | 2002 | 1.5.10.3_b2550 | 2007 | GPL-2.0-or-later | ? | |
VideoThang | VideoThang LLC | Windows | 2007 | 2.0.1 | 2008 | Freeware | ? |
Avid Free DV | Avid | macOS | ? | 1.8.1 | 2006 | Commercial | ? |
Windows | |||||||
Final Cut Express | Apple Inc. | macOS | 2003 | 4.0.1 | 2007 | Commercial | prosumer |
Final Cut Pro | Apple Inc. | macOS | 1999 | 7.0.3 | 2009 | Commercial | professional |
Pinnacle Videospin | Avid | Windows | 2009 | 2.0 | 2009 | Freeware | ? |
Ulead MediaStudio Pro | Ulead Systems[a] | Windows | ? | 8.1 | 2006 | Commercial | ? |
Serif MoviePlus | Serif (Europe) Ltd | Windows | 2000 | X6 | 2012 | Commercial | prosumer (basic) |
MPEG Video Wizard DVD | Womble Multimedia | Windows | ? | 5.0.1.105 | 2012 | Trialware | prosumer |
Xpress Pro | Avid | macOS | 2003 | 5.8 | ? | Commercial | ? |
Windows | |||||||
Kino | Open Source Community | BSD | 2000 | GPL-2.0-or-later | ? | ||
Linux | |||||||
MainActor | MainConcept | Linux | 2004 | 5.5 | 2007 | Commercial | ? |
Windows | |||||||
EditDV | Radius | macOS | 1997 | 3.0 | 2002 | Commercial | ? |
Windows | |||||||
VirtualDub | Avery Lee | Windows | 2000 | 1.10.4 stable | 2013 | GPL-2.0-or-later | basic |
Cinelerra-CV | Open Source Community | Linux | 2003? | 2.3 | 2015 | GPL-2.0-or-later | professional |
Autodesk Smoke | Autodesk | macOS | ? | 2021 | 2021 | Commercial | professional (vfx; finishing system)[22] |
Vegas Movie Studio | Magix | Windows | 2000 | 17 | 2020 | Commercial | prosumer |
Definition
[edit]- professional: used for full length Hollywood movies;
- professional (small): mainly used for paid commercials, short films or podcasts/YouTube channels;
- prosumer: Mainly targeting private use, anything that can do more than just trimming a film;
- basic: trimming a film;
System requirements
[edit]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.
Windows | macOS | Unix-like | Processor | RAM | VRAM | HDD | |
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Adobe Premiere Pro CC | Yes | Yes | No | Skylake or later[23] | 8 GB[23] | 2 GB[23] | 8 GB[23] |
Adobe Premiere Elements | Yes | Yes (as of v9) | No | 2 GHz+ with SSE2 support | 2 GB | 4.5 GB | |
Avid Media Composer | Yes | Yes | Yes | SSE 4.1 support[24] | 16 GB[24] | ? | |
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 | 2 GHz+ with SSE2 support[25] | 2 GB[25] | 512 MB[25] | ? |
Cinelerra | No | No | Yes | x86-64 compatible processor | 256 MB | 0.25 GB | |
Cinelerra-GG Infinity | No | No | Yes | x86-64 compatible processor, recommended minimum: 2 GHz, 4 cores |
8 GB recommended for HD editing | 0.25 GB | |
Corel VideoStudio | Yes | No | No | 3.0 GHz[26] | 4 GB[26] | 256 MB[26] | 8 GB[26] |
DaVinci Resolve | Yes | Yes | Yes | Modern Intel/AMD/Apple silicon processor | 16 GB DDR4, 32 GB DDR4 when using Fusion | 2 GB GDDR6 | 3.5 GB |
EDIUS | Yes | No | No | Intel Core 2 or later with SSSE3 support[27] | 1 GB[27] | 512 MB[27] | 6 GB[27] |
Final Cut Pro X | No | Yes | No | ? | 4 GB[28] | 256 MB[28] | 3.8 GB[28] |
Flowblade | No | No | Yes | x86-64 compatible processor | ? | 2.7 GB | |
Blackbird | Yes | Yes | Yes | N/A | 256 MB | Any | |
iMovie | No | Included | No | Intel based Macs or iPhone 4 or later | 1 GB | 5 GB | |
Kdenlive | Yes | Yes | Yes | 600 MHz | 256 MB | 1 GB | |
Lightworks | Yes | Yes | Yes | Intel Core Duo, Intel Xeon or AMD processor | 2 GB | 200 MB | |
LiVES | No | Yes | Yes | 800 MHz | 128 MB | 10 GB | |
Magix Movie Edit Pro | Yes | No | No | Dual core processor with 2.0 GHz | 1 GB | 2 GB | |
MPEG Video Wizard DVD | Yes | No | No | 233 MHz | 32 MB | 20 MB | |
Nero Multimedia Suite | 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 | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4 GB (16 GB recommended) | 1 GB | ||
Pinnacle Studio | Yes | No | No | 1.8 GHz | 1 GB | 1.7 GB | |
Pitivi | No | No | Yes | ? | ? | 2 MB | |
Shotcut | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2 GHz AMD or Intel processor | 2GB / 4 GB when editing HD | 1 GB | |
Vegas Pro | Yes | No | No | 2.0 GHz | 1.0 GB | 400 MB | |
VideoPad | Yes | Yes | No | multicore x86 compatible processor | 1GB | Any | |
VirtualDubMod | Yes | No | No | ? | ? | ? | ? |
VSDC Free Video Editor | Yes | No | No | 1.5 GHz or higher, Intel or AMD or compatible processor | 512 Mb for the program | ||
Windows | macOS | Unix | Processor | RAM | VRAM | HDD |
"Unix" includes the similar Linux, BSD and Unix-like operating systems.
High definition/High resolution import
[edit]The table below indicates the ability of each program to import various High Definition video or High resolution video formats for editing.
DVCPRO HD | HD uncompressed | AVCHD | XDCAM HD | HDV | AVC-Intra | XAVC | DNxHD | DNxHR | DNx uncompressed | ProRes | ProRes RAW | R3D | ArriRaw | X-OCN | AV1 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adobe Premiere Pro | Yes | Yes | Yes[29] | Yes[29] | Yes | Yes[29] | Yes[29] | Yes[29] | Yes[29] | ? | Yes[29] | ? | Yes[29] | Yes[29] | Yes[29] | ? |
Adobe Premiere Elements | No | No | Yes (As of 7.0) | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Avid Media Composer | Yes[30] | Yes | Yes[30] | Yes[30] | Yes[30] | Yes[30] | Yes[30] | Yes[30] | Yes[30] | Yes | Yes[30] | ? | Yes[30] | Yes[30] | ? | ? |
Avidemux | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
AVS Video Editor | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes (Quick Sync and CUDA for decoding) |
Blender | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? |
Cinelerra | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? |
Cinelerra-GG Infinity | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | No | ? | ? | Yes |
DaVinci Resolve | Mac with Final Cut Pro X[31] |
Yes | Yes[31] | Yes[31] | Mac with Final Cut Pro X[31] |
Mac with Final Cut Pro X[31] |
Yes[31] | Yes[31] | Yes[31] | 16 or later | Yes[31] | ? | Yes[31] | Yes[31] | Yes[31] | ? |
EDIUS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes[32] | Yes[32] | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Final Cut Pro X | Yes[33] | Yes | Yes[33] | Yes[33] | Yes[33] | Yes[33] | Yes[33] | Partial (3rd party via codec install) |
? | ? | Yes[33] | Yes[33] | Yes[33] | ? | ? | ? |
Blackbird | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
iMovie | Yes (3rd party) | No | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Lightworks | Yes | Yes | Yes (as of Pro 11) | Yes (as of Pro 11) | Yes | Yes (as of Pro 11) | ? | Yes (3rd party) |
? | ? | ? | ? | Yes (as of Pro 11) | ? | ? | ? |
LiVES | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Kdenlive | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | ? | No | ? | ? | ? |
Magix Movie Edit Pro | No | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
MPEG Video Wizard DVD | ? | ? | No | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Nero Video | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | ? | No | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? |
OpenShot Video Editor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | No | ? | ? | ? |
Pinnacle Studio | No | No | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Pitivi | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Shotcut | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Corel VideoStudio | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Vegas Pro | Yes (3rd party) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes (3rd party) | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes (as of Pro 9) | ? | ? | ? |
VideoPad | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
VirtualDub | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
VSDC Free Video Editor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? |
WeVideo | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Windows Live Movie Maker | No | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
DVCPRO HD | HD uncompressed | AVCHD | XDCAM HD | HDV | AVC-Intra | XAVC | DNxHD | DNxHR | DNx uncompressed | ProRes | ProRes RAW | R3D | ArriRaw | X-OCN | AV1 |
Feature set
[edit]High Definition support | Non-destructive editing | Multitrack 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 | Yes, By hitting ctrl+~ (CS6 only) | Yes | Unlimited | Unlimited | Yes | Yes |
Adobe Premiere Elements | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Unlimited | Yes | ? |
Avid Media Composer | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | 24 tracks, unlimited layers | 24 tracks, unlimited layers | Yes | ? |
Avidemux | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | 1 | 2 / ? | ? | Yes |
AVS Video Editor | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | 1 | 1+ | Yes | Yes (Quick Sync for decoding/encoding, CUDA for decoding) |
Blender (VSE : Video Sequence Editor) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 128[34] channels (combined with audio) | 128[34] channels (combined with video) | Yes | Yes |
Cinelerra | Yes (any resolution) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Unlimited | Unlimited / 16 | Yes | ? |
Cinelerra-GG Infinity | Yes max 8K | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Unlimited | Unlimited / 16 | Yes | Some formats, using VAAPI/VDPAU/CUDA for decoding/encoding |
DaVinci Resolve | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Unlimited | Yes | Yes |
EDIUS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, on both PC & TV monitors in realtime | No | unlimited realtime layers | unlimited realtime layers | Yes | ? |
Final Cut Pro X | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Blackbird | Input only | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 18 | 36 | Yes | ? |
iMovie | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | 2 | 6 | Yes | ? |
Kdenlive | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Unlimited | Yes | Planned through MLT |
Lightworks | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Unlimited | Yes | Planned |
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 | ? |
Magix Movie Edit Pro | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | 32/99 (Plus/Premium) | each track may contain audio and video | ? | Yes |
MPEG Video Wizard DVD | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | 1 | 3 | Yes | ? |
Nero Video | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Yes | Yes | Yes (CUDA) |
OpenShot Video Editor | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Unlimited | Unlimited | Yes | ? |
Pinnacle Studio | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Unlimited | Yes | ? |
Pitivi | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | Unlimited | Unlimited | Yes | ? |
Shotcut | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | Yes (Quick Sync) |
Corel VideoStudio | Yes | Yes | Yes[35] | Yes | Yes | 7 | 9 | Yes | Yes (CUDA and Quick Sync) |
Vegas Pro | Yes
(any resolution) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Unlimited/Max Channel 16 | Yes | Yes (as of 11) |
VideoPad | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Unlimited | ? | Planned |
VirtualDub | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | 1 | 1 | Yes | ? |
VSDC Free Video Editor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Unlimited | Yes | Yes |
WeVideo | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Unlimited | Unlimited | No | ? |
Windows Live Movie Maker | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 1 | 2 | ? | ? |
High Definition support | Non-destructive editing | Multitrack editing | Full-screen playback | Storyboard mode | Video tracks | Audio tracks | Linear timecode display | GPGPU with OpenCL acceleration |
Output options
[edit]Please note that recording to Blu-ray does not imply 1080@50p/60p . Most only support up to 1080i 25/30 frames per second recording. Also not all formats can be output.
DVD | High Definition | Smartphone | QuickTime | Windows Media | MPEG-4 | XML/EDL | Print to tape | Web, not hosted | Web, hosted | Podcasting | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adobe Premiere Pro | Yes | Yes (Blu-ray) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
Adobe Premiere Elements | Yes | Yes (Blu-ray) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Avid Media Composer | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Avidemux | Yes | Yes | No | ? | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? |
AVS Video Editor | Yes | Yes (Blu-ray) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Blender (VSE : Video Sequence Editor) | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes[36] | No | ? | ? | ? |
Cinelerra | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes |
Cinelerra-GG Infinity | Yes | Yes max 8K | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes CMX3600 | No | Yes | No | Yes |
EDIUS | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? |
Final Cut Pro X | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Flowblade | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Blackbird | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (MPEG 2) | Yes (MPEG 2) | ? | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
iMovie | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (3rd party) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (with .Mac) | Yes |
Kdenlive | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? |
Lightworks | Yes | Yes (max 720p in free version) | ? | Yes (only in Pro 11) | ? | Yes (only in Pro 11) | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
LiVES | Yes | Yes (AVCHD, Blu-ray) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | ? |
Magix Movie Edit Pro | Yes | Yes (AVCHD, Blu-ray) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? | Yes | No | ? |
MPEG Video Wizard DVD | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes |
Nero Video | Yes | Yes (AVCHD, Blu-ray) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
OpenShot Video Editor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Pinnacle Studio | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Pitivi | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | No | No | ? |
Shotcut | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Corel VideoStudio | Yes | Yes | Yes (via plug-in) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes (with DropShot) | ? |
Vegas Pro | Yes | Yes (Blu-ray) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ? |
VideoPad | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
VirtualDub | No | No | Yes (Via passthru) | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes (Via passthru) | No | No |
VSDC Free Video Editor | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
WeVideo | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |
Windows Live Movie Maker | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
DVD | High Definition | Smartphone | QuickTime | Windows Media | MPEG-4 | XML/EDL | Print to tape | Web, not hosted | Web, hosted | Podcasting |
See also
[edit]- List of video editing software
- Comparison of video converters
- Photo slideshow software
- Non-linear editing
- Comparison of DVD ripper software
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