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score 59 · Answer 1

Olive Video Editor

Top Pro

Scale / move elements directly on viewer

This video editor has the ability to move things in the visual space straight in the viewer panel compared to the others where you need to change some value of x or y to scale or move things in your composition. This might not matter much in many cases but if you have a lot of elements moving or scaling throughout your scene, this is the fastest and a much more intuitive method than having to adjust the scale/position values of individual axes separately. This again is a big reason why I prefer an alpha (a damn good alpha) version of this software than a stable release of Kdenlive. See More

Top Con

Still in alpha / No stable release yet

Not exactly going to be a long term con. The official website clearly states the same, which is why this piece of software should not be used for important projects. Then again it is so damn good that Olive editor is right now my primary editor for most projects. The fact that there is NO stable version of this software does bother a bit as it's ability to handle complex projects is almost unpredictable. But all said and done, it's still not crashed on me even once. Even though an alpha, the best damn alpha release ever. See More

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Blazing fast preview

GPU preview means a lot and I honestly cannot understand how other video editors do not have this as the default choice. Incredibly fast previews tested even on low end machines. This is the sole deal breaker for me when it comes to editing clips. See More

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License:GPL-3.0

Supported platforms:Windows linux mac

Computer Specifications:Almost anything

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score 250 · Answer 2

KDENlive

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Open Source

Kdenlive is licensed under GPLv2, and built on top of other open source projects like FFmpeg. See More

Top Con

It's laggy and freezes, with some chance of crashing

Top Pro

Works great as an audio editor

Audio is edited in the same way as video, which makes it one of the best audio editors. See More

Top Con

Timeline cursor is not working

Timeline cursor is not working well on Kubuntu, very difficult to use it. You have to switch all the time between project monitor and clip monitor to get it work. See More

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Surpisingly complete

Although this editor is not up with the top of the professional pack of editors, it certainly packs a powerful punch, and should provide enough features for amateur montages, ranging from alpha manipulation, to multiple audio and video live track editing. See More

Top Con

Dose not work well in Windows

They do not support windows well like other distribution. You will face a lot of problems. See More

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Its great for learn the basics of video-editing

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No hardware acceleration

If you don't have a CPU that's good for video encoding, the render time can be quite bad. See More

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Subtitles included

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Does not have good distribution channel

You have to go to their website to get newest version, does not auto update via package manager. See More

Top Con

Doesn't support multi frame-rate video editing

When you choose the mixed frame rate option, your video with 60 fps will be broken (slow down and trimmed). (This con might be just misunderstanding of how to do video editing and production from the user who typed in). See More

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Platforms:Windows, Linux, Mac

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score 97 · Answer 3

Davinci Resolve

Top Con

Not open source

Top Pro

Presets for other software

If you like the way that Sony Vegas or Adobe Premiere Pro function, there are built in templates that change the program layout and functionality to match those pieces of software. Even better, you are prompted weather you want to use these on startup so there is no digging through menus to find this feature. See More

Top Con

Not traditionally an editing software

While the built in editor is great, the software is mostly focused on color correction. See More

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Clean and modern UI

The interface is clean and modern. Providing a nice smooth experience. See More

Top Con

Lacks features

It functions flawlessly as a basic editor, but when you try to get into anything beyond titles, fades, and basic animations, you will likely find the toolset lacking. See More

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Stellar color correcting

The color correcting tools resolve provides are quite powerful See More

Top Con

It can take a bit of time to get used to

Because it is traditionally a color correcting software, getting to the actual editing toolset is a tiny bit difficult. See More

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Stable and supported

The software is actively developed on, and is incredibly stable See More

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Has a free version which is only lacking a few features

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Platforms:Windows, Linux, Mac

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score 61 · Answer 4

Lightworks

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Hollywood approved

Lightworks has been used to edit movies such as Wolf of Wall Street, 28 Days Later, Pulp Fiction, The King's Speech and many, many others. See More

Top Con

Free version is limited to 720p output

Whereas the full version can export to a wide variety of formats and resolutions, Lightworks can only export H.264 / MPEG-4 up to 720p. See More

Top Pro

Highly polished editing workflow

Lightworks is very focused on just the editing workflow. It's full of functionality that eases the workflow. For example, media manager can be used to storyboard, "mark and park" can be used in timelines, cut points can be adjusted in 3 ways (end point of a clip without adjusting the start point of a clip that comes before it, start point of a clip without adjusting the endpoint of a clip that comes after it or start and end points of 2 joined clips at the same time) without shortcuts, just intuitively placed mouse hover points around the cut point. Such attention to detail is what makes it an efficient tool for editing. See More

Top Con

Doesn't support multi-frame rate videos

Unlike the other video editor, this one doesn't support multi-frame rate video. See More

Specs

Platforms:Windows, Linux, Mac

Import image formats: DVCPRO HD

Import audio formats: DVCPRO 50

Export video formats: Uncompressed SD 8 bit and 10 bit

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score 3 · Answer 5

Bandicut

Top Con

There's no other formats other than cutting/ splitting, like fonts

Top Pro

Fastest Video Cutter & Joiner

You can cut, split and join videos in high speed with the hardware accelerated video encoder. See More

Top Con

Watermark

If you use the free version, the Bandicut watermark will be added to the video. See More

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Cut video without losing quality

You can cut certain parts of video without re-encoding/converting. See More

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Easy Video Cutter

You can simply cut video by adjusting its start and end time by moving a slider See More

Specs

Windows:Windows

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score 19 · Answer 6

Pitivi

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Free and open source

Pitivi uses CreativeCommons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license with source code available on Gnome's source code page. See More

Top Con

Encoding and decoding is not hardware-accelerated

The feature is planned, but not yet implemented. See More

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GTK based

Being GTK based, it does not require extra dependencies on gnome and other desktop environments using the GTK Toolkit. See More

Top Con

No way to modify the speed of a clip

The feature is planned, but not yet implemented. See More

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Uses Gstreamer instead of ffmpeg

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Lacks proxy editing

The feature is planned, but not yet implemented. See More

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score 32 · Answer 7

Final Cut Pro X

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GPU utilization

Top Con

You need lots of plugins

For example tracking is something Final Cut can't do. Only with a plugin which costs (example) around 100$. As well as for advanced colour correction you have get a third-party plugin. See More

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Powerful media organization

Top Con

Important compatibility and format issues

Breaks compatibility with previous versions of FCP and does not support industry standards such as EDL, OMF, AAF. You can export to their version of XML and use third-party tools for a workaround (with limited success). See More

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Resolution independence

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Works only on OS X

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Real-time graphics and effects

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Color grading is unfamiliar and nonprofessional

Especially compared to Premiere's Lumetri Color Panel in 2015 cc. See More

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64-bit architecture

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Native format support

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Full high-quality pro-res support

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Integration with Motion

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Multicam editing

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ColorSync-managed color pipeline

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Platforms:Mac

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score 663 · Answer 8

Blender

Top Pro

Free and open source

Blender is licensed under the GPL. Some Blender modules such as the Cycles rendering engine are licensed under the Apache 2.0 license. See More

Top Con

Too many possibilities, no unified workflow

The operations are not optimized enough for specific tasks. See More

Top Pro

Wide import and export format support

Support lots of modern 3D formats including DAE and FBX - ideal for game developers. See More

Top Con

The physics engine is a bit lagging behind, especially the destruction physics

Top Pro

Has a powerful rendering engine

Blender runs the Cycles path tracing engine under the hood. Cycles is a very powerful rendering engine capable of full path tracing (light fall off, caustics, volumetrics). It is mostly compatible with OpenCL and CUDA rendering, and is implementing mycropolygon displacement features. The upcoming release has a viewport engine called EEVEE whereby you can see and interact with your work in render mode in real time! See More

Top Con

Difficult learning curve

Blender has a history of being unintuitive, but the 2.8 overhaul made the program far easier for beginners to pick up, and changes continue to be made to further improve the experience. However, there is still a learning curve. See More

Top Pro

Python extensibility

Blender embeds Python 3, which can be used to write add-ons, tools, extend the interface, rig characters and automate tasks. See More

Top Con

Not good for Industrial Design because it uses average vertex normals

You can not create a hard surface with a radius continuity degree along a surface using a specific radius value. See More

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Powerful animation suite

Blender provides a full rigging system, and automates animation by interpolating between keyframe positions. See More

Top Con

Vertex normal issues on edges after boolean operations.

After creating a simple boolean operation the vertex normals are broken. A lot of work to fix the issue and you loos surface continuity. See More

Top Pro

Supports both low-poly and hi-poly modeling

Top Con

Bad vertex normal after boolean operations

Does not handle well polygon intersections. And need tweaking by hand points or adding average vertex normals via modifiers. See More

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Regular release schedule

Releases are made every ~3 months. See More

Top Con

Does not handle NURBs

Is not capable of real hard surface for industrial design because is not able to reproduce surface continuity degree as a NURBs does and average vertex normal destroy surface radius. See More

Top Pro

Sculpting and 3D painting features

Although Blender's 3d painting and sculpting tools (mostly painting) are not at par with specialized software like Substance Painter, ZBrush, or Mari, it is more than capable of getting most jobs done if the user takes the time to learn and understand it. See More

Top Con

Poor particle system

The Blender particle system can at times be a little limiting and finicky (and buggy) to get working. Even if it can get most straight forward jobs done, it is far from the most advanced system, and could benefit largely from advancements. See More

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Includes video editing & compositing tools

Blender's node-based compositor has comprehensive video sequencing and post-processing features. See More

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Node based modeling support

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Keyboard shortcuts

Good keyboard shortcuts for everything. Keep your left hand on the keyboard and your right hand on the mouse. See More

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Very useful for a freelancer

It offers a round solution (it covers many areas and professional fields) for a freelancer, for free, constantly updated, very polished, and allowing high quality results that clients do require. After some learning, it becomes very useful for professional work. See More

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Has a large community

There's a huge community to help you get started immediately. See More

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Coherent and streamlined workflow / internal use logic

The trick with Blender is to get used to its usage philosophy, as it keeps consistent through all the application. Once you get it, every feature or addition is learnt naturally, almost effortlessly. See More

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Very versatile

You don't have to switch between software when you want to do different things. Because modeling, sculpting, composting, video editing etc can all be done in blender. See More

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Generative geometry using nodes

Specs

Platforms:Windows, Linux, Mac, FreeBSD

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score 6 · Answer 9

HitFilm

Top Pro

Beginner friendly

Amazing all-in-one starter software thanks to a lot of powerful presets and a simplified workflow. There are tips, guides, explanations and easy access to community support. The interface is intuitive and easy to overview. See More

Top Con

No OMFI support

Open Media Framework Interchange (OMFI) is a platform-independent file format intended for transfer of digital media between different software applications. See More

Top Pro

Combines editing, VFX and 3D tools in one package

True 3d that handles particle-effects and 3d models in unified space, optical flow 2d tracking, 3d planar tracking with a lightweight version of Mocha, color-correction and color-grading. See More

Top Con

Lack of audio tools

HitFilm can playback, cut & rearrange audio, but it lacks even basic tools like EQ. See More

Top Pro

Import 3D models

You can import .obj, .lwo or .3ds models right into your composites, then texture and animate them. No 3rd party plug-in required. See More

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Real 3D

Particles, models, lights, camera tracking, effects, etc are all in true 3D space. You don't have to manage object or effect depth or angles by obfuscation. See More

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Powerful presets & visual effects

Color grading, motion blur, lights, flares, 3D muzzle flashes, procedural fire, etc. They both work out of the box and can be heavily customized. More than 150 visual effects and more are added constantly. See More

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3D camera data support

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Splash screen

Gives access to community. See More

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Mac & PC support

Works on both Mac OS X and Windows. See More

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Powerful particle simulator

Physics based 3D particle simulator that can interact with surfaces and forces. You can have custom particles, size randomness, bounce, different emitters, etc. It can even be set to animate based on audio waveforms. See More

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2D & 3D motion tracking

A 2D track is built in HitFilm and the "Camera Solve" part of Mocha comes integrated with the software See More

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Platforms:Windows, Mac

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score 28 · Answer 10

VSDC Free Video Editor

Top Pro

Smooth playback

VSDC Free Video Editor exceeds the standard array of functions required for modest editing goals. Faced with a long video conversion: a 7:30 minute video (a part of which was accelerated at 800%) was exported in 20 minutes. See More

Top Con

Interface is not as straightforward as it could be

VSDC exposes a lot of information. And a good amount of that information is non-essential. That results in a slightly cluttered interface that can get in the way of actually editing the material. Similarly, some workflow conventions are dated. For example, cutting a clip needs a separate interface. All of that combined ends in having to learn a lot more about the software before it can be used. See More

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Feature rich for a free app

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Good format support

Most major video and audio formats are supported. See More

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Suprisingly wide choice of video effects and transitions

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Good quality export

The only free editor which enables a Full HD export. See More

Specs

Platforms:Windows

Import image formats: BMP, JPEG/JPG, PNG, PSD, GIF, ICO, CUR

Export video formats:AVI, DVD, VCD/SVCD, MPEG, MP4, M4V, MOV, 3GP/3G2, WMV, MKV,RM/RMVB, FLV, SWF, AMV, MTV

Import audio formats:MP3/ MP2, WMA, M4A, AAC, FLAC, OGG, RA, RAM, VOC, WAV, AC3, AIFF, MPA, AU, APE, CUE, CDA, FLAC

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score 33 · Answer 11

Hitfilm Express 2017

Top Pro

Combines editing and VFX tools in one package

Top Con

Free version lacks some of the major selling points of the software

Express lacks physics-driven particle simulation, the ability to import and animate 3D models, some of the more powerful plugins (such as professional denoiser and chroma key), OpenEXR export, 64-bit and GPU acceleration and OpenFX plugin support. See More

Top Pro

Lots of beginner-friendly tutorials

HitFilm's YouTube page. See More

Top Con

Download requires social media sharing

When you choose download, they need you to share to facebook, twitter, or google+. See More

Top Pro

Powerful presets & visual effects

Color grading, motion blur, lights, flares, 3D muzzle flashes, procedural fire, etc. They both work out of the box and can be heavily customized. More than 150 visual effects and more are added constantly. See More

Top Con

Requires an account to download and use

You need to register an account to use the software. See More

Top Pro

Offers 4K input and output

Top Pro

YouTube direct upload

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Beginner friendly

Amazing all-in-one starter software thanks to a lot of powerful presets and a simplified workflow. There are tips, guides, explanations and easy access to community support. The interface is intuitive and easy to overview. See More

Specs

Platforms:Windows, Mac

Import image formats: MOV

Import audio formats: AVI

Export video formats: MP4 (AVC/H264 & AAC)

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score 12 · Answer 12

Wondershare Filmora

Top Con

Multiple video tracks not supported

Top Con

Doesn't support selected media length

It cannot view media length. See More

Top Con

Doesn't load resource when project is loaded

Top Con

Preview freeze on splitting clip

You cannot preview after split clip. See More

Top Con

Transition not customizable

You cannot customize transition such as duration. See More

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score 8 · Answer 13

iMovie

Top Pro

Can share projects between devices via AirDrop

You can AirDrop projects between iOS and OSX devices. See More

Top Con

Can't select or trim sections of video precisely

How it works is you drag handles for the ends of the clip to trim, I did this on a 15 minute video and found it too inaccurate could not get it to scrub to the right frame, much less the correct moment. See More

Top Pro

4K support

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Functionality comparable to that of the desktop counterpart

Except for advanced tools, like color correction and chroma keying, the iOS version is comparable in capabilities to the Mac version. See More

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score 3 · Answer 14

EDIUS X

Top Pro

Very good codec support

Supports MXF, MOV, MPG, AVI, MP4 etc and all kind of codecs. See More

Top Con

Complex special effects

Is better done in Fusion or After Effects. EDIUS install good codec for video exchange. See More

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Fast working with good predefined shortcuts

very fast editing with mouse and shortcut. See More

Top Con

Some audio effects missing

E.g. track based effects or special filter. See More

Top Pro

Very stable

Much better than PremPro. More stable than Resolve. See More

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Very fast

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score 62 · Answer 15

Flowblade

Top Pro

Powerful and light-weight

Top Con

Linux-only small user base

If you have a friend/machine running anything other than Linux, it won't work. So you cannot transfer knowledge as easily and this also results in a rather small user base so also fewer tutorials and online support. See More

Top Pro

Multifunctionality

Top Con

Lack of advanced editing features

Doesn't support stabilization or complex transitions for example. See More

Top Pro

Free and open source

Flowblade is licensed under GPLv3 with source code available on GitHub. See More

Top Con

Requires higher display resolution

Top Pro

Stable

Has an interface similar to OpenShot and PiTiVi but doesn't crash when previewing videos or after few render. See More

Top Con

GPU rendering is unstable

A fair amount of hardware and driver combinations crash the software. See More

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Platforms:Linux

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score 1 · Answer 16

Wondershare DemoCreator

Top Pro

All-in-one solution to record screen and edit videos for beginners.

like camtasia, but much cheaper. See More

Top Con

There is a watermark for the free trial exportation.

If you wanna try the free trial, go to https://bit.ly/3iYkjMM to claim a license for free. See More

Top Pro

Plenty of free and paid effect/template packs are available.

For different scenarios, it offers different templates like seasons, sales, festivals, activities, business, games. See More

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Multiple editing features like green screen, pan&zoom, transitions, stickers, captions, background remover are included in the editor

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Specialized game recording mode for HD gamers.

This mode is not available in Mac version. See More

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Edit the webcam, audios, screen in different tracks.

Record webcam, system, mic, and desktop/games simultaneiously or separately. See More

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It can add annotations and use spotlight during screen recording.

Such as arrows, shapes, text, highlight, spotlights. See More

Specs

Platform:Win and Mac

Custom Branding:Included

Image Mask & Transitions:Included

Motions & Text Animation:Included

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