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

[lola]

Yay!! Welcome!!
I'm learning & loving DaVinci Resolve--I'm excited to find other ppl who are using it too!
Handbrake to rip is great, and yes, mp4 seems to be the most versatile format for editing.
I actually don't clip... I just use the whole files most of the time. But on Resolve you can make subclips I believe or tag scenes/sections, which essentially functions as clipping. I haven't tried it yet but I'm planning on it!! If I find some good tutorials on it I will share them.
Other folks who clip may have suggestions and workflow for how they do it though... I know most people do clip.

[melannen]

I've never clipped before either, but it does seem like it would be useful with the way I organize things, especially if I'm using the same source multiple times!