When comparing Avid Media Composer 8 vs Flowblade, the Slant community recommends Flowblade for most people. In the question“What is the best video editing software?” Flowblade is ranked 6th while Avid Media Composer 8 is ranked 15th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Built in 3D footage support
Pro Video can be edited live with no rendering
Pro Multicam editing mode supports up to 9 cameras simultaneously
Pro 64-bit
Pro PC and Mac support
Works on both Windows and OS X.
Pro Powerful and light-weight
Pro Multifunctionality
Pro Free and open source
Flowblade is licensed under GPLv3 with source code available on GitHub.
Pro Stable
Has an interface similar to OpenShot and PiTiVi but doesn't crash when previewing videos or after few render.
Cons
Con Expensive, with steep learning curves.
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.
Con Lack of advanced editing features
Doesn't support stabilization or complex transitions for example.
Con Requires higher display resolution
Con GPU rendering is unstable
A fair amount of hardware and driver combinations crash the software.