Video Editing Software Choices

[lola]

 So let's talk tech!

For those of you already set on your editing software, what are you planning on using?

For those of you just starting out, what hardware (Mac, PC, chromebook, ipad?) are you planning on using? Have you tried any editing software before? 

Here are a couple of lists of current software options that seem pretty comprehensive to me...

Free

Full list with prices listed

Out of these, I (Lola) have used Premiere (what I use now), Final Cut Pro (which I love), and imovie, which is not non-linear and I found very frustrating for vid-making.

I also use the iPad app Lumafusion, which is pretty amazing for an ipad app. 

I have heard really good things about Davinci Resolve -- it's free and apparently as powerful or more than Premiere. I'm thinking of downloading it today and trying to make a set of pechakuchas on it, so if anyone wants to join me on that adventure, please do! 

I've also heard good things about Wondershare Filmora as a somewhat affordable and intuitive first step video editing software. 

A few tutorials on YouTube I dug up that seem good: 

Excellent Davinci Resolve Tutorial
Another Davinci Resolve Tutorial

A whole tutorial playlist on Filmora 

LumaFusion Tutorial for Beginners

Also, there are some great affordable tools for screengrabbing and downloading (like, from YouTube).

4K downloader is stellar for getting HQ files from YouTube (I'm trying to think, I may have had to go premium to get the 1080p...
and Movavi is great for screencapturing things, well, playing on your screen

We can add to this list as I find more and get a sense of what software folks are using!

Comment below with any questions, suggestions, or resources!! 

Comments

[sophie_448]

I'm gonna be real, I've literally never clipped as many people seem to do. And tbh my tagging usually breaks down well before I actually finish the vid. I've always imported my whole source to work with, separated by episode or by film. And then basically scroll back and forth through it 87 million times until a vid falls out? Even though I've had it explained to me I just can't really wrap my head around the process of like... pre-deciding things before the clips are laid out on the timeline? I mean, obviously I have some things in mind before I start, but not like what I've heard other people describe.

[bonibaru]

This is a perfectly valid way to vid! In my younger days I did the same thing! Now, though, after many years and many fandoms and advancing age I don't trust my own memory. My clip library serves two purposes: I re-watch the source again (with no sound! It changes how I relate to the images when the audio dialogue & sound effects & scoring is yanked!) and make notes for myself as a vidder instead of a fan while clipping, and I can search for things I might have forgotten exist if it takes me a few weeks to get back to it.

[lola]

Oh, totally, I never clip!! I just don't have the patience. If someone gives me clipped files, then I'll use them and it can be awesome, but I also just love the feeling of more intuitively running through the footage and seeing what inspireds me! Until a vid falls out, LOL, that's totally it!