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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.
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Encoding and decoding is not hardware-accelerated
The feature is planned, but not yet implemented.
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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.
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No way to modify the speed of a clip
The feature is planned, but not yet implemented.
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Uses Gstreamer instead of ffmpeg
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Lacks proxy editing
The feature is planned, but not yet implemented.
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KDENlive
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Open Source
Kdenlive is licensed under GPLv2, and built on top of other open source projects like FFmpeg.
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It's laggy and freezes, with some chance of crashing
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Works great as an audio editor
Audio is edited in the same way as video, which makes it one of the best audio editors.
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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.
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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.
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Dose not work well in Windows
They do not support windows well like other distribution. You will face a lot of problems.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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Olive Video Editor
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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.
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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.
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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.
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License:
GPL-3.0
Supported platforms:
Windows linux mac
Computer Specifications:
Almost anything
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Hitfilm Express 2017
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Combines editing and VFX tools in one package
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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.
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Lots of beginner-friendly tutorials
HitFilm's YouTube page.
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Download requires social media sharing
When you choose download, they need you to share to facebook, twitter, or google+.
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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.
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Requires an account to download and use
You need to register an account to use the software.
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Offers 4K input and output
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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.
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Platforms:
Windows, Mac
Import image formats:
MOV
Import audio formats:
AVI
Export video formats:
MP4 (AVC/H264 & AAC)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Doesn't support multi-frame rate videos
Unlike the other video editor, this one doesn't support multi-frame rate video.
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Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac
Import image formats:
DVCPRO HD
Export video formats:
Uncompressed SD 8 bit and 10 bit
Import audio formats:
DVCPRO 50
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Bandicut
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There's no other formats other than cutting/ splitting, like fonts
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Fastest Video Cutter & Joiner
You can cut, split and join videos in high speed with the hardware accelerated video encoder.
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Watermark
If you use the free version, the Bandicut watermark will be added to the video.
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Cut video without losing quality
You can cut certain parts of video without re-encoding/converting.
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Easy Video Cutter
You can simply cut video by adjusting its start and end time by moving a slider
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Davinci Resolve
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Not open source
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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.
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Not traditionally an editing software
While the built in editor is great, the software is mostly focused on color correction.
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Clean and modern UI
The interface is clean and modern. Providing a nice smooth experience.
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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.
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Stellar color correcting
The color correcting tools resolve provides are quite powerful
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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.
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Stable and supported
The software is actively developed on, and is incredibly stable
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Has a free version which is only lacking a few features
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Windows, Linux, Mac
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Blender
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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.
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Too many possibilities, no unified workflow
The operations are not optimized enough for specific tasks.
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Wide import and export format support
Support lots of modern 3D formats including DAE and FBX - ideal for game developers.
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The physics engine is a bit lagging behind, especially the destruction physics
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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!
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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.
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Python extensibility
Blender embeds Python 3, which can be used to write add-ons, tools, extend the interface, rig characters and automate tasks.
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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.
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Powerful animation suite
Blender provides a full rigging system, and automates animation by interpolating between keyframe positions.
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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.
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Supports both low-poly and hi-poly modeling
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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.
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Regular release schedule
Releases are made every ~3 months.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Includes video editing & compositing tools
Blender's node-based compositor has comprehensive video sequencing and post-processing features.
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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.
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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.
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Has a large community
There's a huge community to help you get started immediately.
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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.
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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.
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Generative geometry using nodes
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Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac, FreeBSD
Technology:
C, Python
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Yes
2D:
Yes (as of 2.8)
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Adobe Premiere Pro CC
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Licensing much more expensive than competition
The cost of the adobe system over a 3 year span is significantly higher than other comparable editors. Their licensing for schools is particularly problematic as updates aren't available for site licenses in a timely manner, leaving us with compatibility issues with students using their own licenses at home.
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Widely used
Easy to find tutorials, documentation and support.
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Slow and choppy performance working with 4K or higher resolution
Working with REDcode 4K or higher brings the performance and stability of Premiere down.
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Works well with other Adobe programs
This program is made to interact very well with the other Adobe production apps like After Effects, SpeedGrade, Soundbooth, Photoshop and others. Adobe programs can dynamically link with each other, so when an update occurs in Premiere it will update in other software accordingly.
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Import doesn't support some file extensions
Such as mp4 and mkv which are popular formats, are not supported. mp4 is supported, use the correct codec such as H.264
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GPU accelerated rendering on Windows
Nvidia and ATI cards are supported.
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Render times and timeline performance is much slower than competitors
Premiere is the backlight is almost all disciplines and gets beaten by far by Final Cut and the direct Windows-competitor DaVinci Resolve .
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PC and Mac support
Works on both Windows and OS X
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Subscription / cloud-based model
Ensures that the latest version of the software is always installed. Allows saving preferences (such as workspace layout and keyboard shortcuts) in the cloud, so the preferences can be loaded on a different machine. Users can even download personal settings from each other.
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Window-based layout, allows for a more flexible workspace
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Advanced tracking feature
Moving objects can be tracked using Premiere. Once an object is identified, certain effects (like face blurring) can be applied.
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Multicamera editing
Multi-camera sequences can be created based on in or out points, timecode or even audio, allowing users to to edit multi-camera setup in real-time via keyboard or mouse. Additionally, Premiere can display camera angles as track or clip names.
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GPU accelerated rendering on Mac
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Native ProRes & DNxHD support
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Smart Rendering
An option called "Smart Rendering" will not re-render a file that is of a certain format that it also exports to, it will just tack it on, reducing render time and artifacts.
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VST plug-in support
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Works with basically any resolution
Technically up to 10240x8192px, but QUHD probably won't be a standard for a while.
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VideoProc Vlogger
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Easy
Easy to start using it. There are many tutorials on their YouTube channel.
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No watermark
A completely free video editing software that does not have a watermark.
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Lightweight
For a video editor it is lightweight, minimum software requirements: 2GHz Intel or AMD processor minimum of 1GB RAM 600MB of empty hard-disk space
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Windows, Mac
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Flowblade
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Powerful and light-weight
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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.
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Multifunctionality
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Lack of advanced editing features
Doesn't support stabilization or complex transitions for example.
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Free and open source
Flowblade is licensed under GPLv3 with source code available on GitHub.
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Requires higher display resolution
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Stable
Has an interface similar to OpenShot and PiTiVi but doesn't crash when previewing videos or after few render.
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GPU rendering is unstable
A fair amount of hardware and driver combinations crash the software.
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Linux
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ivsEdits LE
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Windows only
Although it supports all versions of Windows, Mac and Linux users will have find another video editor, since ivsEdits is not cross platform.
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Free features that competitors lock behind paywalls
ivsEdits is frame accurate and has audio feedback on Timeline scrub. These are basic features that several free competitors miss.
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Limited free version
The free version is limited (compared to the full version) in what formats it can export, as well as supported capture formats and bundled apps. This is to be expected though as the pro version is a professional geared app that costs €800.
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Functionally competitive with other video editors
The layout is impressive, and that impression sticks throughout, especially when it comes to multiple live camera inputs.
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The UI is very easy and intuitive
It is very easy to add effects and transitions.
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A great free option
One of the better free options for editing video.
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Platforms:
Windows
Supported languages:
English, Italian
Import image formats:
BMP, JPG, TGA, PSD, PNG, TIFF
Export video formats:
AVI, MKV, MOV, MPG, WMV
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Open Broadcaster Software
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Free, open source and cross-platform
OBS is licensed under GPLv2 with code available on GitHub. It's available on Windows, OSX and Linux.
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GUI may be hard to navigate for beginners
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Stream settings are extremely customizable
Open Broadcaster lets you add different streaming profiles, each with its own settings. Each profile can have its keyboard shortcut to start or stop recording, custom resolution, frames per second or even the audio codec of choice.
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Difficult to configure
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Has over 20 plugins that enhance functionality
OBS has over 20 plugins to choose from, including one's that allow adding video files and any other media supported by VLC as a source, integrating Twich chat and switching scene depending on what window is in focus.
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Can't output to multiple streams at once (planned)
Ability to stream to multiple outputs is planned.
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Supports Intel's Quick Sync for faster and more power efficient video processing
Quick Sync is hardware video encoding and decoding technology that's comparable in speed, compression ratio and quality to x264. Since Quick Sync is a dedicated hardware core on the processor die, it allows for faster and more power efficient video processing.
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Captures overlays even when told not to
This software has had a bug for several years where it will capture the Steam overlay and other overlays. This is problematic because your private conversations can be viewed by anyone watching your current or past streams. Privacy issues are a major reason to avoid this software.
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Light resource usage
Open Broadcaster uses relatively fewer resources than competitors, especially when streaming using Game Mode and by limiting the number of frames per second to 60 or lower.
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Does not support ASIO
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Several capture types supported
There are multiple capture types that can be used to stream. By clicking in "Sources Window", you can add the type that you need. Windows Capture_, for example, as the name suggests, captures the windows. _Monitor Capture is similar but captures the window regardless of where it was, this way you can for example capture the whole monitor or a sub-region of the screen. But the most important capture type by far is _Game capture_, which allows users to record full screen captures of games.
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Cannot record to multiple audio tracks with Replay Buffer (planned)
It's possible in regular recording though.
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Streams to most live streaming video platforms
OBS can stream to any RTMP-enabled service, including Twitch, YouTube, DailyMotion, and Hitbox.
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Does not yet support H.265/HEVC video encoding
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New GUI
Version 22.0.2 for Windows has a new simpler to use interface with a multitude of easily accessible settings.
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Corrupt recording
When recording videos of more than 20 minutes of recording, the MP4 recording destroys you.
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Scene previewing allowed in Studio Mode
OBS allows to look at scenes before streaming them in Studio Mode.
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Impossible to streaming live
Lost frames increase over time and audio-video desynchronization occurs.
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Simple user interface
Open Broadcaster has a clean and simple interface that is easy to understand even for people who have never used a streaming application before. It has a "Start Streaming" button on the bottom, which, when clicked lets you stream from your chosen source.
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Can't link to an audio file as a source
You can download a plugin called DirectShow Audio Source, but you're only given options to use audio inputs (mic, speakers, etc...). You cannot simply select a wav or mp3 file to loop (going AFK or BRB for example).
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Windows 7, 8, 8.1 And 10; Mac OS X 10.9 or newer, Linux
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Wondershare DemoCreator
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All-in-one solution to record screen and edit videos for beginners.
like camtasia, but much cheaper.
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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.
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Plenty of free and paid effect/template packs are available.
For different scenarios, it offers different templates like seasons, sales, festivals, activities, business, games.
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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.
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Edit the webcam, audios, screen in different tracks.
Record webcam, system, mic, and desktop/games simultaneiously or separately.
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It can add annotations and use spotlight during screen recording.
Such as arrows, shapes, text, highlight, spotlights.
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Platform:
Win and Mac
Custom Branding:
Included
Image Mask & Transitions:
Included
Motions & Text Animation:
Included
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Final Cut Pro X
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GPU utilization
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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.
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Powerful media organization
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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).
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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.
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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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Wondershare Filmora
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Multiple video tracks not supported
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Doesn't support selected media length
It cannot view media length.
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Doesn't load resource when project is loaded
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Preview freeze on splitting clip
You cannot preview after split clip.
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Transition not customizable
You cannot customize transition such as duration.
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Loopster
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Android app not found
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iOS and Android support
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Free version limits to 480p with a watermark
One needs to buy the $4/month subscription to have 720p and no watermark.
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10 minute timeline
The free version has a 10 minute timeline, which should be enough for a reaction video.
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Supports up to 1 GB files
In free plan, Loopster supports files up to 1 GB in size. This should be more than enough for a reaction video.
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Platforms:
Web, Android, iOS
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