Comparison of Video Editing software
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The following is a list of video editing software.
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 |
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Adobe Premiere Elements | Windows/Mac | Adobe Systems | 2004 | 2011 | 10.0 | $100 | Proprietary |
Avidemux | Windows/Mac/BSD/Linux | Mean | 2011 | 2.5.6 | $0.00 | GPL | |
AVS Video Editor | Windows | Online Media Technologies Ltd. | 2004 | 2012 | 6.2.1.222 | $59 (Unlimited access) | Proprietary |
Blender (VSE : Video Sequence Editor) | Windows/Mac/Solaris/Irix/Linux | Blender Foundation | 2002 | 2012 | 2.63a | $0.00 | GPL |
Corel VideoStudio | Windows | Corel Corporation | 1993 (Under Ulead) | 2012 | x5 | $79.99, $99.99 | Proprietary |
CyberLink PowerDirector | Windows | Cyberlink | 2001 | 2011 | 10 | $69.95, $99.95 | Proprietary |
Elecard AVC HD Editor | Windows | Elecard | 2008 | 2010 | v. 1.0.100705 | $49.95 | Proprietary |
Lightworks | Windows/Linux | Editshare | 1989 | 2012 | 11 | $0.00 | Open Core |
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro | Windows | MAGIX | circa 2001 (VideoDeluxe 1.0) | 2011 | 17 plus | $59.99 - $99.99 | Proprietary |
MoviePlus | Windows | Serif (Europe) Ltd | 200 | 2011 | X5 | $79.99 | Proprietary |
NCH VideoPad | Windows | NCH Software | Non-free | Proprietary | |||
Nero Vision Xtra/Nero Video Premium HD | Windows | Nero | 2002 | 2011 | 11.0 | $29.99 - $109.99 | Proprietary |
Pinnacle Studio | Windows | Pinnacle Systems | 1999 | 2011 | 15 | $49.99 - $129.99 | Proprietary |
Pinnacle Videospin | Windows | Avid | 2009 | 2009 | 2.0 | $0.00 | Proprietary |
Sony Vegas Movie Studio | Windows | Sony Creative Software | 2000 | 2011 | 11.0 | $45–$125 | Proprietary |
VirtualDub | Windows | Avery Lee | 2000 | 2010 | 1.9.10 | $0.00 | GPL |
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 |
Second Table
Program | Platform | Developer | Year of first release | Year of latest release | Latest version | List price (USD) | License |
Avidemux | |||||||
AviSynth | |||||||
Blender | |||||||
Cinelerra | |||||||
DScaler | |||||||
DVD Flick | |||||||
Kaltura | |||||||
Kino | |||||||
Kdenlive | |||||||
LiVES | |||||||
OpenShot Video Editor | |||||||
PiTiVi | |||||||
VirtualDub | |||||||
VirtualDubMod | |||||||
Avidemux | (cross-platform) | Open source software | |||||
AviSynth | (Windows) | Open source software | |||||
Blender VSE | (cross-platform) | Open source software | |||||
Lightworks (Windows) | Freeware (free proprietary software) | ||||||
Premiere Elements (Mac OS X, Windows) | Adobe Systems | Proprietary software | |||||
Premiere Pro (Mac OS X, Windows) | Adobe Systems | Proprietary software | |||||
After Effects (Mac OS X, Windows) | Adobe Systems | Proprietary software | |||||
Adobe Premiere Express (Adobe Flash Player) | Adobe Systems | Proprietary software | |||||
AVS Video Editor (Windows) | Proprietary software | ||||||
Avid DS (Windows) | Avid Technology | Proprietary software | |||||
Media Composer (Windows, Mac OS X) | Avid Technology | Proprietary software | |||||
Avid NewsCutter | Avid Technology | Proprietary software | |||||
Avid Symphony (Windows, Mac OS X) | Avid Technology | Proprietary software | |||||
Avid Studio (Windows) | Avid Technology | Proprietary software | |||||
Camtasia Studio (Also Screencast software) | Proprietary software | ||||||
Corel (formerly Ulead Systems) | Proprietary software | ||||||
VideoStudio (Windows) | Proprietary software | ||||||
CyberLink PowerDirector (Windows) | Proprietary software | ||||||
Elecard AVC HD Editor | Proprietary software | ||||||
Xedio CleanEdit (Windows) | EVS Broadcast Equipment | Proprietary software | |||||
FORscene (Java on Mac OS X, Windows, Linux) | Proprietary software | ||||||
FXhome Limited (HitFilm) (Windows) | Proprietary software | ||||||
Video easy | Magix | Proprietary software | |||||
Movie Edit Pro | Magix | Proprietary software | |||||
Video Pro X | Magix | Proprietary software | |||||
Montage Extreme (Windows) | Proprietary software | ||||||
muvee Reveal X (Windows) | muvee Technologies | Proprietary software | |||||
NCH Videopad (Windows) | Proprietary software | ||||||
Nero Vision (Windows) | Proprietary software | ||||||
Video Toaster (Windows, hardware suite) | NewTek | Proprietary software | |||||
Panopto | Proprietary software | ||||||
Pinnacle Studio (Windows) | Proprietary software | ||||||
iQ (Windows) | Quantel | Proprietary software | |||||
eQ (Windows) | Quantel | Proprietary software | |||||
sQ (Windows) | Quantel | Proprietary software | |||||
Newsbox (Windows) | Quantel | Proprietary software | |||||
Creator and MyDVD (Windows) | Roxio | Proprietary software | |||||
Serif MoviePlus (Windows) | Proprietary software | ||||||
SGO Mistika (Linux) | Proprietary software | ||||||
Sony Vegas Movie Studio (Windows) | Sony Creative Software | Proprietary software | |||||
Sony Vegas Pro (Windows) | Sony Creative Software | Proprietary software | |||||
Windows Movie Maker (Windows) | Proprietary software | ||||||
Windows Live Movie Maker (Windows) | Proprietary software | ||||||
MPEG Video Wizard DVD (Windows) | Womble Multimedia | Proprietary software | |||||
MPEG Video Wizard (Windows) | Womble Multimedia | Proprietary software | |||||
MPEG-VCR (Windows) | Womble Multimedia | Proprietary software | |||||
Clesh (Java on Mac OS X, Windows, Linux) | Proprietary software | ||||||