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

[bonibaru]

I have always heard good things about iMovie for newbies.

[sophie_448]

It is! I jumped into it a couple years ago after like a decade break from vidding and didn't have much trouble finding my way around. I think I favor a kind of minimalist (?) vidding style, though. I didn't need to figure out much except how to place my audio and video tracks where I wanted them. So that may skew my perception.

[bonibaru]

That's how I prefer to work, too. Premiere is so complex, but it was the program I started with in 2002 and it's like home to me now. I probably use 10% of its capacity, even though I've started to learn After Effects now just for fun, but it feels like a waste of potential lol