Comparison of video editing software

This is a comparison of non-linear video editing software applications. See also a more complete list of video editing software.

General information

This table gives basic general information about the different editors:

Program	Platform	Developer	Year of first release	Year of latest release	Latest version	License
Adobe Premiere/Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro is a timeline-based video editing software application. It is part of the Adobe Creative Suite, a suite of graphic design, video editing, and web development applications developed by Adobe Systems, though it can also be purchased separately. When purchased separately, it comes...	Windows/Mac	Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated is an American computer software company founded in 1982 and headquartered in San Jose, California, United States...	1991	2011 2009	CS5.5 (64-bit only) CS4 4.2.1 (32-bit)
Adobe Premiere Elements Adobe Premiere Elements Adobe Premiere Elements is a video editing software application for nonlinear video editing, published by Adobe Systems. It is a scaled-down version of the professional-level Adobe Premiere Pro, and is optionally bundled with Adobe Photoshop Elements. In 2006, it was identified as the number one...	Windows/Mac	Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated is an American computer software company founded in 1982 and headquartered in San Jose, California, United States...	2004	2011	10.0
Avid Free DV Avid Free DV Avid Free DV is a non-linear editing video editing software application which was made by Avid Technology. Avid discontinued this product, stating: "Effective September 1, 2007, Avid is discontinuing the Avid Free DV application offer, and has no immediate plans to make an updated version...	Windows/Mac	Avid AVID AVID stands for:* Advancement Via Individual Determination, a college-readiness system designed to increase the number of students who enroll in four-year colleges in the U.S....	?	?	1.8
Avid AVID AVID stands for:* Advancement Via Individual Determination, a college-readiness system designed to increase the number of students who enroll in four-year colleges in the U.S.... Xpress Pro Xpress Pro Avid Xpress Pro was a non-linear video editing software aimed at professionals in the TV and movie industry. It was available for Microsoft Windows PCs and Apple Macintosh computers....	Windows/Mac	Avid AVID AVID stands for:* Advancement Via Individual Determination, a college-readiness system designed to increase the number of students who enroll in four-year colleges in the U.S....	2003	?	5.8
Avid AVID AVID stands for:* Advancement Via Individual Determination, a college-readiness system designed to increase the number of students who enroll in four-year colleges in the U.S.... Media Composer Media Composer Media Composer, frequently referred to as "Avid", is a type of computer software application known as a Non-linear editing system . It is the flagship product of Avid Technology. It was released in 1989 on the Macintosh II as an offline editing system...	Windows/Mac	Avid AVID AVID stands for:* Advancement Via Individual Determination, a college-readiness system designed to increase the number of students who enroll in four-year colleges in the U.S....	1989	2011	5.5
Avidemux Avidemux Avidemux is a free and open-source video editing program designed for video editing and video processing. It is written in C++, and uses either the GTK+ or Qt.- Features :...	Windows/Mac/BSD/Linux	Mean		2010	2.5.4
AVS Video Editor AVS Video Editor AVS Video Editor is a shareware video editing software tool produced by Online Media Technologies Ltd., the direct vendor of multimedia video and audio solutions, UK. The program is intended for those who are new to video editing, it also is a real-time, timeline-based video editing software...	Windows	Online Media Technologies Ltd.	2004	2010	5.1
Blender (VSE : Video Sequence Editor)	Windows/Mac/Solaris/Irix/Linux	Blender Foundation	2002	2011	2.60
Cinelerra Cinelerra Cinelerra is prosumer video editing software. It is designed for the GNU/Linux operating system. It is produced by Heroine Virtual, and is free software distributed under the GNU General Public License...	Linux/Mac	Heroine Virtual Heroine Virtual Heroine Virtual is a company that creates open source software for the Linux operating system. Their most popular release is Cinelerra, a powerful open source non-linear video editor, considered the best available for Linux. The company remains completely anonymous, their reasoning for this is...	2002	2011	4.3
Corel VideoStudio	Windows	Corel Corporation	1993 (Under Ulead)	2011	x4
CyberLink PowerDirector PowerDirector CyberLink PowerDirector is a video editing software application for non-linear video editing, published by CyberLink Corporation. PowerDirector allows users to capture, edit and output from within the software and has semi-professional features suitable for the consumer level...	Windows	Cyberlink	2001	2011	10
Dayang Montage Extreme Montage Extreme Montage Extreme, sometimes abbreviated as ME, is a video editing software package originally developed by Dayang Corporation ME is a non-linear editor which can handle nearly all HD and SD video formats on a mixed timeline and output to most modern delivery formats, including standard DVDs and...	Windows	Dayang	2007	2009	1.2
EditDV/Cinestream EditDV EditDV is video editing software released by Radius, Inc. in late 1997 as an evolution of their earlier Radius Edit product. EditDV was one of the first products providing professional-quality editing of the then new DV format at a relatively affordable cost and was named "The Best Video Tool of...	Windows/Mac	Radius Radius (computer) Radius was an American computer hardware firm founded in May 1986 by Burrell Smith, Andy Hertzfeld, Mike Boich, Matt Carter, Alain Rossmann and other members of the original Mac team specializing in Macintosh equipment....	1997	2002	3.0
Edius Edius EDIUS is a video editing software package originally developed by the Japanese based Canopus Corporation until 2005, when the Canopus Corporation was sold to Grass Valley.EDIUS is a non-linear editor that works with most modern video formats....	Windows	Grass Valley Grass Valley (company) Grass Valley, previously known as Grass Valley Group, is a privately held company based in California, USA. Grass Valley produces technology for the video and broadcast industry. On January 29, 2009, Thomson announced its intention to sell the Grass Valley business unit... Canopus Canopus Corporation Canopus Co., Ltd. was a manufacturer of video editing cards and video editing software. The company's focus shifted from enthusiast video cards to other areas of video hardware and software after the release of their Spectra line of products. Some of their previous competitors included Matrox and...	2002	2011	6.0.2
Edit Studio PRO	Windows	Mediachance	1999	2010	6.0.5
Elecard AVC HD Editor	Windows	Elecard	2008	2010	v. 1.0.100705
Final Cut Express Final Cut Express Final Cut Express is a discontinued video editing software created by Apple Inc. It is the consumer version of Final Cut Pro and is designed for advanced editing of digital video as well as high-definition video, which is used by many amateur and professional videographers...	Mac	Apple Inc.	2003	2007	4.0.1
Final Cut Pro/Studio Final Cut Pro Final Cut Pro is a non-linear video editing software developed by Macromedia Inc. and then Apple Inc. The most recent version, Final Cut Pro X, runs on Mac personal computers powered by Mac OS X version 10.6.7 or later and using Intel processors...	Mac	Apple Inc.	1999	2011	10.0.1
FORscene FORscene FORscene is an integrated internet video platform, video editing software, covering non linear editing and publishing for broadcast, web and mobile....	Cross-Platform (Java)	Forbidden Technologies	2004	?	15 April 2007
iMovie IMovie iMovie is a proprietary video editing software application which allows Mac, iPod Touch 4th generation, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, and iPad 2 users to edit their own home movies. It was originally released by Apple in 1999 as a Mac OS 8 application bundled with the first FireWire-enabled consumer Apple...	Mac	Apple Inc.	1999	2010	9.0
PiTiVi PiTiVi PiTiVi is a open source non-linear video editor developed by Collabora and contributors from the worldwide community. It is licensed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License. PiTiVi is designed to be intuitive video editing software that integrates well in the GNOME desktop...	Linux	Open Source Community	2004	2011	0.15
Kdenlive Kdenlive Kdenlive is an open source video editing software package based on the MLT Framework that focuses on flexibility and ease of use...	Linux/BSD/Mac	Open Source Community	2002	2011	0.8.2
Kino Kino (software) Kino is a free software GTK+-based video editing software for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. The development of Kino was started at the end of 2000 by Dan Dennedy and Arne Schirmacher...	Linux/BSD	Open Source Community	2000	2009	1.3.4
Lightworks Lightworks Lightworks is an Oscar and Emmy award winning professional NLE system for editing and mastering of movies in 2K and 4K as well as television productions in PAL, NTSC and HD...	Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal... , Linux Linux Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds... , Mac OS X Mac OS X Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...	Editshare & soon the Open Source Community	1989	2009	1.3	Open Core
LiVES LiVES LiVES is a free software video editing software and VJ tool, released under the GNU General Public License version 3 or later. There are binary versions available for most popular Linux distributions...	Linux/BSD/Mac	Open Source Community	2002	2011	1.3.2
MainActor MainActor MainActor was video editing software from MainConcept for Windows and since July 15, 2004 also forLinux. The last version was 5.5, being available for SuSE 10.1 and Ubuntu6 distributions . In the beginning the software was written on the Amiga....	Linux/Win	MainConcept MainConcept MainConcept GmbH is a software company developing video/audio codecs and also applications and plug-ins related to video/audio encoding.-History:...	2004	2007	5.5
Media 100 Media 100 Media 100 is a manufacturer of video editing software and non-linear editing systems designed for professional cutting and editing. The editing systems are currently all based on OEM AJA Kona boards, with the exception of the Software-only Producer and Producer Suite, and run exclusively on Macs...	Mac	Media 100 Media 100 Media 100 is a manufacturer of video editing software and non-linear editing systems designed for professional cutting and editing. The editing systems are currently all based on OEM AJA Kona boards, with the exception of the Software-only Producer and Producer Suite, and run exclusively on Macs... (now part of Boris FX)	2006	2010	1.5.1
NCH VideoPad Videopad VideoPad is a video editing software developed by NCH Software for the home and professional market. The software is complemented by the virtual dub plug-ins that work with the software...	Windows	NCH Software NCH Software NCH Software is a software development company founded in 1993 in Canberra, Australia. The Denver office was started in April 2008 due to the large U.S. customer base...
Nero Vision Xtra/Nero Video Premium HD	Windows	Nero	2002	2011	10.6
OpenShot Video Editor OpenShot Video Editor OpenShot Video Editor is open-source, video editing software package for Linux, built with Python, GTK, and the MLT Framework. The project was started in August 2008 by Jonathan Thomas, with the objective to provide a stable, free, and friendly to use video editor.-OpenShot features:* Support for...	Linux	Open Source Community	2008	2011	1.3.0
Pinnacle Studio Pinnacle Studio Pinnacle Studio is a non-linear video editing software application manufactured by Pinnacle Systems, a division of Avid Technology. It is the consumer-level counterpart to Pinnacle's former professional-level software, Liquid Edition . It also inherits from VOB Computersysteme's Instant CD/DVD...	Windows	Pinnacle Systems Pinnacle Systems Pinnacle Systems, Inc. is a California-based American manufacturer of digital video hardware and software for the consumer and broadcast markets. The company was founded in 1986 by Ajay Chopra, Mirek Jiricka and Randall Moore....	1999	2011	15
Pinnacle Videospin	Windows	Avid	2009	2009	2.0
RaceRender	Windows	RaceRender LLC	2007	2011	2.4.1
MoviePlus MoviePlus Serif MoviePlus is video editing software created by Serif that allows both professional and home users to edit digital video and digital images.The latest release, MoviePlus X5, runs on Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7....	Windows	Serif (Europe) Ltd.	2003	2011	X5
Sony Vegas Pro	Windows	Sony Creative Software Sony Creative Software Sony Creative Software is a subsidiary of Sony, focused primarily on their line of media production software...	1999	2011	11
Sony Vegas Movie Studio Sony Vegas Movie Studio Sony Vegas Movie Studio is a consumer-based nonlinear video editing software designed for the PC. It is a scaled-down version of Sony Vegas. Vegas Movie Studio was formerly called "Sonic Foundry VideoFactory" and then "Sony Screenblast Movie Studio," still using the same Vegas interface and...	Windows	Sony Creative Software Sony Creative Software Sony Creative Software is a subsidiary of Sony, focused primarily on their line of media production software...	2000	2010	10.0
Ulead MediaStudio Pro Ulead MediaStudio Pro Ulead MediaStudio Pro is real-time, timeline based prosumer level video editing software by Ulead Systems. It is a suite of 5 digital video and audio applications, including: Video Capture, Video Paint, CG Infinity, Audio Editor and Video Editor...	Windows	Ulead Systems Ulead Systems Ulead Systems is a Taiwanese computer software company headquartered in Neihu district in Taipei, Taiwan. It is a subsidiary of Corel.- History :Ulead was founded on August 5, 1989 by Lotus Chen, Lewis Liaw and Way-Zen Chen... (now part of Corel Corporation)	?	2006	8.1
VideoThang TM VideoThang VideoThang is free video editing software that works on Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista. The software has three parts to it which are My Stuff, Edit My Stuff, and My Mix. The software accepts MOV, AVI, MPG, MP4, PNG, WMV, FLV, and MP3...	Windows	VideoThang LLC	2007	2008	2.0.1
VirtualDub VirtualDub VirtualDub is a video capture and video processing utility for Microsoft Windows written by Avery Lee.It is designed to process linear video streams, including filtering and recompression...	Windows	Avery Lee	2000	2010	1.9.10
VirtualDubMod VirtualDubMod VirtualDubMod is an open source video capture and linear processing tool for Microsoft Windows. It is based on Avery Lee's VirtualDub, and is licensed under the GPL. VirtualDubMod is hosted on SourceForge and is at version 1.5.10.2 ....	Windows		2002	2006	1.5.10.2 b2542
Windows Movie Maker Windows Movie Maker Windows Movie Maker is a video creating/editing software application, included in Microsoft Windows Me, XP, and Vista. It contains features such as effects, transitions, titles/credits, audio track, timeline narration, and Auto Movie. New effects and transitions can be made and existing ones can be...	Windows	Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...	2000	2010	6.0.6000.16386
MAGIX Movie Edit Pro MAGIX Movie Edit Pro Movie Edit Pro is a consumer-based nonlinear video editing software designed by German MAGIX AG for the PC. It is the best selling video software in European retail. The first version was published in 2001. According to the developer, it applied the principles of non-destructiveness and object...	Windows	MAGIX MAGIX MAGIX AG is an international provider of software, online services and digital contents for multimedia communications based in Berlin, Germany. The Company also operates from branches in the USA, Canada, the UK, France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands...	circa 2001 (VideoDeluxe 1.0)	2011	17 plus

System requirements

This table lists the operating system

Operating system

An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...

s that different editors can run on without emulation, as well as other system requirements. Note that minimum system requirements are listed; some features (like High Definition support) may be unavailable with these specifications. (Note: for Corel VideoStudio, see the entry under Ulead VideoStudio plus.)

	Windows Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...	Mac OS X Mac OS X Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...	Unix-like Unix-like A Unix-like operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification....	Processor	RAM Ram -Animals:Ram, an uncastrated male sheepRam cichlid, a species of freshwater fish endemic to Colombia and Venezuela-Military:Battering ramRamming, a military tactic in which one vehicle runs into another...	HDD
Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro is a timeline-based video editing software application. It is part of the Adobe Creative Suite, a suite of graphic design, video editing, and web development applications developed by Adobe Systems, though it can also be purchased separately. When purchased separately, it comes... CS4 (32-bit)				1.4 GHz, SSE2 SSE2 SSE2, Streaming SIMD Extensions 2, is one of the Intel SIMD processor supplementary instruction sets first introduced by Intel with the initial version of the Pentium 4 in 2001. It extends the earlier SSE instruction set, and is intended to fully supplant MMX. Intel extended SSE2 to create SSE3... compatible processor	1 GB Gigabyte The gigabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information storage. The prefix giga means 109 in the International System of Units , therefore 1 gigabyte is... / 2 GB Gigabyte The gigabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information storage. The prefix giga means 109 in the International System of Units , therefore 1 gigabyte is... when editing HD	4 GB Gigabyte The gigabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information storage. The prefix giga means 109 in the International System of Units , therefore 1 gigabyte is...
Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro is a timeline-based video editing software application. It is part of the Adobe Creative Suite, a suite of graphic design, video editing, and web development applications developed by Adobe Systems, though it can also be purchased separately. When purchased separately, it comes... CS5 (64-bit)				multicore x86-64 X86-64 x86-64 is an extension of the x86 instruction set. It supports vastly larger virtual and physical address spaces than are possible on x86, thereby allowing programmers to conveniently work with much larger data sets. x86-64 also provides 64-bit general purpose registers and numerous other... compatible processor	2 GB Gigabyte The gigabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information storage. The prefix giga means 109 in the International System of Units , therefore 1 gigabyte is...	10 GB Gigabyte The gigabyte is a multiple of the unit byte for digital information storage. The prefix giga means 109 in the International System of Units , therefore 1 gigabyte is...
Adobe Premiere Elements Adobe Premiere Elements Adobe Premiere Elements is a video editing software application for nonlinear video editing, published by Adobe Systems. It is a scaled-down version of the professional-level Adobe Premiere Pro, and is optionally bundled with Adobe Photoshop Elements. In 2006, it was identified as the number one...				2 GHz with SSE2 SSE2 SSE2, Streaming SIMD Extensions 2, is one of the Intel SIMD processor supplementary instruction sets first introduced by Intel with the initial version of the Pentium 4 in 2001. It extends the earlier SSE instruction set, and is intended to fully supplant MMX. Intel extended SSE2 to create SSE3... support	2 GB	4.5 GB
Avid Free DV Avid Free DV Avid Free DV is a non-linear editing video editing software application which was made by Avid Technology. Avid discontinued this product, stating: "Effective September 1, 2007, Avid is discontinuing the Avid Free DV application offer, and has no immediate plans to make an updated version...				933 MHz Pentium Pentium compatible processor A Pentium compatible processor is a 32-bit processor computer chip which supports the instructions in the IA-32 instruction set that were implemented by the Intel P5 Pentium processor family... , 667 MHz PPC PowerPC PowerPC is a RISC architecture created by the 1991 Apple–IBM–Motorola alliance, known as AIM...	1 GB	?
Avid AVID AVID stands for:* Advancement Via Individual Determination, a college-readiness system designed to increase the number of students who enroll in four-year colleges in the U.S.... Media Composer Media Composer Media Composer, frequently referred to as "Avid", is a type of computer software application known as a Non-linear editing system . It is the flagship product of Avid Technology. It was released in 1989 on the Macintosh II as an offline editing system...				Pentium 4 Pentium 4 Pentium 4 was a line of single-core desktop and laptop central processing units , introduced by Intel on November 20, 2000 and shipped through August 8, 2008. They had a 7th-generation x86 microarchitecture, called NetBurst, which was the company's first all-new design since the introduction of the... or higher	2 GB	20 GB
Avid AVID AVID stands for:* Advancement Via Individual Determination, a college-readiness system designed to increase the number of students who enroll in four-year colleges in the U.S.... Xpress Pro HD				Pentium 4 Pentium 4 Pentium 4 was a line of single-core desktop and laptop central processing units , introduced by Intel on November 20, 2000 and shipped through August 8, 2008. They had a 7th-generation x86 microarchitecture, called NetBurst, which was the company's first all-new design since the introduction of the... , PowerMac G5	1 GB	20 GB
Avidemux Avidemux Avidemux is a free and open-source video editing program designed for video editing and video processing. It is written in C++, and uses either the GTK+ or Qt.- Features :...
AVS Video Editor AVS Video Editor AVS Video Editor is a shareware video editing software tool produced by Online Media Technologies Ltd., the direct vendor of multimedia video and audio solutions, UK. The program is intended for those who are new to video editing, it also is a real-time, timeline-based video editing software...				Intel / AMD compatible at 2500 MHz or higher	1 GB	1 GB
Blender (VSE : Video Sequence Editor)				300 MHz	128 MB	20 MB free space
Cinelerra Cinelerra Cinelerra is prosumer video editing software. It is designed for the GNU/Linux operating system. It is produced by Heroine Virtual, and is free software distributed under the GNU General Public License...				500 MHz	256 MB	?
CyberLink PowerDirector PowerDirector CyberLink PowerDirector is a video editing software application for non-linear video editing, published by CyberLink Corporation. PowerDirector allows users to capture, edit and output from within the software and has semi-professional features suitable for the consumer level...				SSE2 SSE2 SSE2, Streaming SIMD Extensions 2, is one of the Intel SIMD processor supplementary instruction sets first introduced by Intel with the initial version of the Pentium 4 in 2001. It extends the earlier SSE instruction set, and is intended to fully supplant MMX. Intel extended SSE2 to create SSE3... compatible processor	512 MB	2 GB
Dayang Montage Extreme				Pentium 4 or higher	1 GB	20 GB
EDIUS Edius EDIUS is a video editing software package originally developed by the Japanese based Canopus Corporation until 2005, when the Canopus Corporation was sold to Grass Valley.EDIUS is a non-linear editor that works with most modern video formats....				Pentium 4 Pentium 4 Pentium 4 was a line of single-core desktop and laptop central processing units , introduced by Intel on November 20, 2000 and shipped through August 8, 2008. They had a 7th-generation x86 microarchitecture, called NetBurst, which was the company's first all-new design since the introduction of the... 3.0 GHz+	1 GB	800 MB
Edit Studio PRO				Pentium II Pentium II The Pentium II brand refers to Intel's sixth-generation microarchitecture and x86-compatible microprocessors introduced on May 7, 1997. Containing 7.5 million transistors, the Pentium II featured an improved version of the first P6-generation core of the Pentium Pro, which contained 5.5 million... or AMD Athlon XP	1 GB	50 MB
Elecard AVC HD Editor				SSE-enhanced CPU (Intel® Pentium, Celeron, Xeon, AMD® Athlon, Opteron etc.)	128 MB	50 MB
Final Cut Express Final Cut Express Final Cut Express is a discontinued video editing software created by Apple Inc. It is the consumer version of Final Cut Pro and is designed for advanced editing of digital video as well as high-definition video, which is used by many amateur and professional videographers...				500 MHz	384 MB	1 GB
Final Cut Studio Final Cut Studio Final Cut Studio is a professional video and audio production suite for Mac OS X from Apple Inc., and a direct competitor to Avid Media Composer in the high-end movie production industry...				1.25 GHz G4, Intel Core Duo or Xeon	1 GB	4 GB Apps
FORscene FORscene FORscene is an integrated internet video platform, video editing software, covering non linear editing and publishing for broadcast, web and mobile....				N/A	256 MB	Any
iMovie IMovie iMovie is a proprietary video editing software application which allows Mac, iPod Touch 4th generation, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, and iPad 2 users to edit their own home movies. It was originally released by Apple in 1999 as a Mac OS 8 application bundled with the first FireWire-enabled consumer Apple...				Intel based Macs	1 GB	5 GB
Kdenlive Kdenlive Kdenlive is an open source video editing software package based on the MLT Framework that focuses on flexibility and ease of use...				600 MHz	256 MB	1 GB
Kino GTK Kino (software) Kino is a free software GTK+-based video editing software for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. The development of Kino was started at the end of 2000 by Dan Dennedy and Arne Schirmacher...
Lightworks Lightworks Lightworks is an Oscar and Emmy award winning professional NLE system for editing and mastering of movies in 2K and 4K as well as television productions in PAL, NTSC and HD...		(planned)	(planned)	Core2Duo/Xeon/AMD	2GBmin	100Mb
LiVES LiVES LiVES is a free software video editing software and VJ tool, released under the GNU General Public License version 3 or later. There are binary versions available for most popular Linux distributions...				800 MHz	128 MB	10 GB
MainActor MainActor MainActor was video editing software from MainConcept for Windows and since July 15, 2004 also forLinux. The last version was 5.5, being available for SuSE 10.1 and Ubuntu6 distributions . In the beginning the software was written on the Amiga....				700 MHz	128 MB	?
Media 100 Media 100 Media 100 is a manufacturer of video editing software and non-linear editing systems designed for professional cutting and editing. The editing systems are currently all based on OEM AJA Kona boards, with the exception of the Software-only Producer and Producer Suite, and run exclusively on Macs...				1.8 GHz G5 or better	2 GB	?
MPEG Video Wizard DVD MPEG Video Wizard DVD MPEG Video Wizard DVD, also known as MVW-DVD, is a non-linear video editing software developed by Womble Multimedia, Inc.. It allows users to edit video content, create DVDs with menus and then burn them without the need for any additional software.-Features:...				233 MHz	32 MB	20 MB
Nero Vision Xtra/ Nero Video Premium HD				2 GHz AMD or Intel® processor	512 MB (1 GB for Windows Vista® or Windows® 7) / 2 GB when editing HD	5 GB
OpenShot Video Editor OpenShot Video Editor OpenShot Video Editor is open-source, video editing software package for Linux, built with Python, GTK, and the MLT Framework. The project was started in August 2008 by Jonathan Thomas, with the objective to provide a stable, free, and friendly to use video editor.-OpenShot features:* Support for...				600 MHz	256 MB	1 GB
Pinnacle Studio MediaSuite Pinnacle Studio Pinnacle Studio is a non-linear video editing software application manufactured by Pinnacle Systems, a division of Avid Technology. It is the consumer-level counterpart to Pinnacle's former professional-level software, Liquid Edition . It also inherits from VOB Computersysteme's Instant CD/DVD...				1.4 GHz	512 MB	1.7 GB
Pinnacle VideoSpin				1.4 GHz	512 MB	150 MB
PiTiVi PiTiVi PiTiVi is a open source non-linear video editor developed by Collabora and contributors from the worldwide community. It is licensed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License. PiTiVi is designed to be intuitive video editing software that integrates well in the GNOME desktop...				?	?	2 MB
Serif Serif europe Serif is an independent developer and publisher of desktop publishing and graphic design software for the PC. Established in 1987, Serif is a privately owned British company with operations in Europe and North America... MoviePlus MoviePlus Serif MoviePlus is video editing software created by Serif that allows both professional and home users to edit digital video and digital images.The latest release, MoviePlus X5, runs on Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7....				Pentium II Pentium II The Pentium II brand refers to Intel's sixth-generation microarchitecture and x86-compatible microprocessors introduced on May 7, 1997. Containing 7.5 million transistors, the Pentium II featured an improved version of the first P6-generation core of the Pentium Pro, which contained 5.5 million... or AMD Athlon XP	128 MB	149 MB
Sony Vegas Sony Vegas Sony Vegas is a professional video editing software package for non-linear editing systems originally published by Sonic Foundry, now owned and run by Sony Creative Software. Originally developed as an audio editor, it eventually developed into an NLE for video and audio from version 2.0...				2.0 GHz	1.0 GB	400 MB
Ulead MediaStudio Pro Ulead MediaStudio Pro Ulead MediaStudio Pro is real-time, timeline based prosumer level video editing software by Ulead Systems. It is a suite of 5 digital video and audio applications, including: Video Capture, Video Paint, CG Infinity, Audio Editor and Video Editor...				800 MHz	256 MB	800 MB
Ulead VideoStudio Plus Ulead VideoStudio Corel VideoStudio is a video editing software package for Microsoft Windows distributed by Ulead Systems . The latest version of the software is X4 released on February 24, 2011.-Basic editing:...				Pentium 4 Pentium 4 Pentium 4 was a line of single-core desktop and laptop central processing units , introduced by Intel on November 20, 2000 and shipped through August 8, 2008. They had a 7th-generation x86 microarchitecture, called NetBurst, which was the company's first all-new design since the introduction of the... or higher, SSE2 SSE2 SSE2, Streaming SIMD Extensions 2, is one of the Intel SIMD processor supplementary instruction sets first introduced by Intel with the initial version of the Pentium 4 in 2001. It extends the earlier SSE instruction set, and is intended to fully supplant MMX. Intel extended SSE2 to create SSE3... when editing HD	128 MB	3 GB
VirtualDub VirtualDub VirtualDub is a video capture and video processing utility for Microsoft Windows written by Avery Lee.It is designed to process linear video streams, including filtering and recompression...						3 Mb
Windows Movie Maker Windows Movie Maker Windows Movie Maker is a video creating/editing software application, included in Microsoft Windows Me, XP, and Vista. It contains features such as effects, transitions, titles/credits, audio track, timeline narration, and Auto Movie. New effects and transitions can be made and existing ones can be...				1 GHz for best performance	128 MB	10 Mb
	Windows Microsoft Windows Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...	Mac OS X Mac OS X Mac OS X is a series of Unix-based operating systems and graphical user interfaces developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. Since 2002, has been included with all new Macintosh computer systems...	Unix Unix Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna...	Processor	RAM Ram -Animals:Ram, an uncastrated male sheepRam cichlid, a species of freshwater fish endemic to Colombia and Venezuela-Military:Battering ramRamming, a military tactic in which one vehicle runs into another...	HDD

"Unix" includes the similar Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...

, BSD and Unix-like
Unix-like
A Unix-like operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification....

operating systems.

High definition import

The table below indicates the ability of each program to import various High Definition video formats for editing.

	720p 720p 720p is the shorthand name for 1280x720, a category of High-definition television video modes having a resolution of 1080 or 720p and a progressive scan... HDV	1080i 1080i 1080i is the shorthand name for a high-definition television mode. The i means interlaced video; 1080i differs from 1080p, in which the p stands for progressive scan. The term 1080i assumes a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, implying a frame size of 1920×1080 pixels... HDV	DVCPRO HD	Uncompressed HD	IMX	AVCHD AVCHD AVCHD is a file-based format for the digital recording and playback of high-definition video....	XDCAM HD XDCAM XDCAM is a a series of products for digital recording using random access solid-state memory media, introduced by Sony in 2003. Four different product lines — the XDCAM SD, XDCAM HD, XDCAM EX and XDCAM HD422 — differ in types of encoder used, frame size, container type and in...	HDV HDV HDV is a format for recording of high-definition video on DV cassette tape. The format was originally developed by JVC and supported by Sony, Canon and Sharp...	AVC-Intra AVC-Intra AVC-Intra is a type of video coding developed by Panasonic that is fully compliant with the H.264/MPEG-4 AVC standard and additionally follows the SMPTE RP 2027-2007 recommended practice specification....	DNxHD	REDCODE REDCODE REDCODE RAW is a proprietary multimedia audio/video file format owned by Red Digital Cinema Camera Company and featuring lossy compression for video contents and lossless for audio contents...
Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro is a timeline-based video editing software application. It is part of the Adobe Creative Suite, a suite of graphic design, video editing, and web development applications developed by Adobe Systems, though it can also be purchased separately. When purchased separately, it comes...					(3rd party)				?	(third party via codec install)
Adobe Premiere Elements Adobe Premiere Elements Adobe Premiere Elements is a video editing software application for nonlinear video editing, published by Adobe Systems. It is a scaled-down version of the professional-level Adobe Premiere Pro, and is optionally bundled with Adobe Photoshop Elements. In 2006, it was identified as the number one...						(As of 7.0)	?		?	?	?
Avid AVID AVID stands for:* Advancement Via Individual Determination, a college-readiness system designed to increase the number of students who enroll in four-year colleges in the U.S.... Media Composer Media Composer Media Composer, frequently referred to as "Avid", is a type of computer software application known as a Non-linear editing system . It is the flagship product of Avid Technology. It was released in 1989 on the Macintosh II as an offline editing system...
Avid AVID AVID stands for:* Advancement Via Individual Determination, a college-readiness system designed to increase the number of students who enroll in four-year colleges in the U.S.... Xpress Pro Xpress Pro Avid Xpress Pro was a non-linear video editing software aimed at professionals in the TV and movie industry. It was available for Microsoft Windows PCs and Apple Macintosh computers....							?		?		?
Avidemux Avidemux Avidemux is a free and open-source video editing program designed for video editing and video processing. It is written in C++, and uses either the GTK+ or Qt.- Features :...
AVS Video Editor AVS Video Editor AVS Video Editor is a shareware video editing software tool produced by Online Media Technologies Ltd., the direct vendor of multimedia video and audio solutions, UK. The program is intended for those who are new to video editing, it also is a real-time, timeline-based video editing software...			?				?	?	?	?	?
Blender Blender (software) Blender is a free and open-source 3D computer graphics software product used for creating animated films, visual effects, interactive 3D applications or video games. The current release version is 2.60, and was released on October 19, 2011...			?				?	?	?	?	?
Cinelerra Cinelerra Cinelerra is prosumer video editing software. It is designed for the GNU/Linux operating system. It is produced by Heroine Virtual, and is free software distributed under the GNU General Public License...
CyberLink PowerDirector PowerDirector CyberLink PowerDirector is a video editing software application for non-linear video editing, published by CyberLink Corporation. PowerDirector allows users to capture, edit and output from within the software and has semi-professional features suitable for the consumer level...			?		?		?			?	?
Dayang Montage Extreme
EDIUS Edius EDIUS is a video editing software package originally developed by the Japanese based Canopus Corporation until 2005, when the Canopus Corporation was sold to Grass Valley.EDIUS is a non-linear editor that works with most modern video formats....										?	?
Elecard AVC HD Editor									?	?	?
Final Cut Express Final Cut Express Final Cut Express is a discontinued video editing software created by Apple Inc. It is the consumer version of Final Cut Pro and is designed for advanced editing of digital video as well as high-definition video, which is used by many amateur and professional videographers...							?	?	?	?	?
Final Cut Studio Final Cut Studio Final Cut Studio is a professional video and audio production suite for Mac OS X from Apple Inc., and a direct competitor to Avid Media Composer in the high-end movie production industry...										?
FORscene FORscene FORscene is an integrated internet video platform, video editing software, covering non linear editing and publishing for broadcast, web and mobile....						?	?	?	?	?	?
iMovie HD			(3rd party)				?	?	?	?	?
Lightworks Lightworks Lightworks is an Oscar and Emmy award winning professional NLE system for editing and mastering of movies in 2K and 4K as well as television productions in PAL, NTSC and HD...
LiVES LiVES LiVES is a free software video editing software and VJ tool, released under the GNU General Public License version 3 or later. There are binary versions available for most popular Linux distributions...			?		?	?	?	?	?	?	?
PiTiVi PiTiVi PiTiVi is a open source non-linear video editor developed by Collabora and contributors from the worldwide community. It is licensed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License. PiTiVi is designed to be intuitive video editing software that integrates well in the GNOME desktop...											?
Kdenlive Kdenlive Kdenlive is an open source video editing software package based on the MLT Framework that focuses on flexibility and ease of use...
Kino GTK Kino (software) Kino is a free software GTK+-based video editing software for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. The development of Kino was started at the end of 2000 by Dan Dennedy and Arne Schirmacher...
MainActor	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
MPEG Video Wizard DVD MPEG Video Wizard DVD MPEG Video Wizard DVD, also known as MVW-DVD, is a non-linear video editing software developed by Womble Multimedia, Inc.. It allows users to edit video content, create DVDs with menus and then burn them without the need for any additional software.-Features:...			?	?	?		?		?	?	?
Nero Vision Xtra/ Nero Video Premium HD
OpenShot Video Editor OpenShot Video Editor OpenShot Video Editor is open-source, video editing software package for Linux, built with Python, GTK, and the MLT Framework. The project was started in August 2008 by Jonathan Thomas, with the objective to provide a stable, free, and friendly to use video editor.-OpenShot features:* Support for...
Pinnacle Studio Pinnacle Studio Pinnacle Studio is a non-linear video editing software application manufactured by Pinnacle Systems, a division of Avid Technology. It is the consumer-level counterpart to Pinnacle's former professional-level software, Liquid Edition . It also inherits from VOB Computersysteme's Instant CD/DVD...							?		?	?	?
Serif Serif europe Serif is an independent developer and publisher of desktop publishing and graphic design software for the PC. Established in 1987, Serif is a privately owned British company with operations in Europe and North America... MoviePlus MoviePlus Serif MoviePlus is video editing software created by Serif that allows both professional and home users to edit digital video and digital images.The latest release, MoviePlus X5, runs on Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7....							?		?	?	?
Sony Vegas Sony Vegas Sony Vegas is a professional video editing software package for non-linear editing systems originally published by Sonic Foundry, now owned and run by Sony Creative Software. Originally developed as an audio editor, it eventually developed into an NLE for video and audio from version 2.0...			(3rd party)						?	?	(as of Pro 9)
Ulead MediaStudio Pro Ulead MediaStudio Pro Ulead MediaStudio Pro is real-time, timeline based prosumer level video editing software by Ulead Systems. It is a suite of 5 digital video and audio applications, including: Video Capture, Video Paint, CG Infinity, Audio Editor and Video Editor...			?			?	?	?	?	?	?
Ulead VideoStudio Plus Ulead VideoStudio Corel VideoStudio is a video editing software package for Microsoft Windows distributed by Ulead Systems . The latest version of the software is X4 released on February 24, 2011.-Basic editing:...			?				?	?	?	?	?
VirtualDub VirtualDub VirtualDub is a video capture and video processing utility for Microsoft Windows written by Avery Lee.It is designed to process linear video streams, including filtering and recompression...
Windows Movie Maker Windows Movie Maker Windows Movie Maker is a video creating/editing software application, included in Microsoft Windows Me, XP, and Vista. It contains features such as effects, transitions, titles/credits, audio track, timeline narration, and Auto Movie. New effects and transitions can be made and existing ones can be...							?		?	?	?
	720p HDV	1080i HDV	DVCPRO HD	Uncompressed	IMX	AVCHD	XDCAM HD	HDV	AVC-1	DNxHD	REDCODE

Feature set

	High Definition support	Non-destructive editing Non-destructive editing Non-destructive editing is a form of editing signals where the original content is not modified in the course of editing—instead the edits themselves are edited by video editing software on a non-linear editing system ....	Full-screen playback	Storyboard mode	Video tracks	Audio tracks / max channels	Linear timecode Linear timecode Linear Timecode is an encoding of SMPTE timecode data in an audio signal, as defined in SMPTE 12M specification. The audio signal is commonly recorded on a VTR track or other storage media. The bits are encoded using the biphase mark code, also known as "FM": a zero bit has a single transition... display	GPGPU GPGPU General-purpose computing on graphics processing units is the technique of using a GPU, which typically handles computation only for computer graphics, to perform computation in applications traditionally handled by the CPU... with OpenCL OpenCL OpenCL is a framework for writing programs that execute across heterogeneous platforms consisting of CPUs, GPUs, and other processors. OpenCL includes a language for writing kernels , plus APIs that are used to define and then control the platforms... acceleration
Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro is a timeline-based video editing software application. It is part of the Adobe Creative Suite, a suite of graphic design, video editing, and web development applications developed by Adobe Systems, though it can also be purchased separately. When purchased separately, it comes...			, on separate monitor		99	99		(CUDA on CS5 with few Nvidia card only)
Adobe Premiere Elements Adobe Premiere Elements Adobe Premiere Elements is a video editing software application for nonlinear video editing, published by Adobe Systems. It is a scaled-down version of the professional-level Adobe Premiere Pro, and is optionally bundled with Adobe Photoshop Elements. In 2006, it was identified as the number one...					99	99
Avid AVID AVID stands for:* Advancement Via Individual Determination, a college-readiness system designed to increase the number of students who enroll in four-year colleges in the U.S.... Xpress Pro Xpress Pro Avid Xpress Pro was a non-linear video editing software aimed at professionals in the TV and movie industry. It was available for Microsoft Windows PCs and Apple Macintosh computers....					24 tracks, unlimited layers	24 tracks, unlimited layers
Avidemux Avidemux Avidemux is a free and open-source video editing program designed for video editing and video processing. It is written in C++, and uses either the GTK+ or Qt.- Features :...					1	2 /
AVS Video Editor AVS Video Editor AVS Video Editor is a shareware video editing software tool produced by Online Media Technologies Ltd., the direct vendor of multimedia video and audio solutions, UK. The program is intended for those who are new to video editing, it also is a real-time, timeline-based video editing software...					1	1+
Blender (VSE : Video Sequence Editor)					Unlimited	Unlimited
Cinelerra Cinelerra Cinelerra is prosumer video editing software. It is designed for the GNU/Linux operating system. It is produced by Heroine Virtual, and is free software distributed under the GNU General Public License...	(any resolution)				Unlimited	Unlimited / 16
Corel VideoStudio					6	4
CyberLink PowerDirector PowerDirector CyberLink PowerDirector is a video editing software application for non-linear video editing, published by CyberLink Corporation. PowerDirector allows users to capture, edit and output from within the software and has semi-professional features suitable for the consumer level...					100	100
Dayang Montage Extreme					99 per sequence	99 per sequence
EDIUS Edius EDIUS is a video editing software package originally developed by the Japanese based Canopus Corporation until 2005, when the Canopus Corporation was sold to Grass Valley.EDIUS is a non-linear editor that works with most modern video formats....			, on both PC & TV monitors in realtime		unlimited realtime layers	unlimited realtime layers
Elecard AVC HD Editor					?	?		?
Final Cut Express Final Cut Express Final Cut Express is a discontinued video editing software created by Apple Inc. It is the consumer version of Final Cut Pro and is designed for advanced editing of digital video as well as high-definition video, which is used by many amateur and professional videographers...			, with "external video"	, in the Media Browser	99 per sequence	99 / 2 per sequence
Final Cut Studio Final Cut Studio Final Cut Studio is a professional video and audio production suite for Mac OS X from Apple Inc., and a direct competitor to Avid Media Composer in the high-end movie production industry...			,	, in the Media Browser	99 per sequence	99 / 24 per sequence
FORscene FORscene FORscene is an integrated internet video platform, video editing software, covering non linear editing and publishing for broadcast, web and mobile....	Input only		(podcasts)	Beta test	2	4
iMovie HD					1	2
PiTiVi PiTiVi PiTiVi is a open source non-linear video editor developed by Collabora and contributors from the worldwide community. It is licensed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License. PiTiVi is designed to be intuitive video editing software that integrates well in the GNOME desktop...					Unlimited	Unlimited	?
Kdenlive Kdenlive Kdenlive is an open source video editing software package based on the MLT Framework that focuses on flexibility and ease of use...					Unlimited	Unlimited
Kino GTK Kino (software) Kino is a free software GTK+-based video editing software for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. The development of Kino was started at the end of 2000 by Dan Dennedy and Arne Schirmacher...
Lightworks Lightworks Lightworks is an Oscar and Emmy award winning professional NLE system for editing and mastering of movies in 2K and 4K as well as television productions in PAL, NTSC and HD...
LiVES LiVES LiVES is a free software video editing software and VJ tool, released under the GNU General Public License version 3 or later. There are binary versions available for most popular Linux distributions...	(any resolution)	(multitrack mode)	(on first, second or all monitors, configurable)		Unlimited	audio per video track + backing audio / 2 channels
MainActor MainActor MainActor was video editing software from MainConcept for Windows and since July 15, 2004 also forLinux. The last version was 5.5, being available for SuSE 10.1 and Ubuntu6 distributions . In the beginning the software was written on the Amiga....	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
MPEG Video Wizard DVD MPEG Video Wizard DVD MPEG Video Wizard DVD, also known as MVW-DVD, is a non-linear video editing software developed by Womble Multimedia, Inc.. It allows users to edit video content, create DVDs with menus and then burn them without the need for any additional software.-Features:...					1	3
Nero Vision Xtra/Nero Video Premium HD					Unlimited			(CUDA)
OpenShot Video Editor OpenShot Video Editor OpenShot Video Editor is open-source, video editing software package for Linux, built with Python, GTK, and the MLT Framework. The project was started in August 2008 by Jonathan Thomas, with the objective to provide a stable, free, and friendly to use video editor.-OpenShot features:* Support for...					Unlimited	Unlimited
RaceRender					100	100
Serif Serif europe Serif is an independent developer and publisher of desktop publishing and graphic design software for the PC. Established in 1987, Serif is a privately owned British company with operations in Europe and North America... MoviePlus MoviePlus Serif MoviePlus is video editing software created by Serif that allows both professional and home users to edit digital video and digital images.The latest release, MoviePlus X5, runs on Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7....			, & on separate monitor or TV	, partial	Unlimited	Unlimited
Sony Vegas Pro	(any resolution)				Unlimited	Unlimited/Max Channel 16
Pinnacle Studio Pinnacle Studio Pinnacle Studio is a non-linear video editing software application manufactured by Pinnacle Systems, a division of Avid Technology. It is the consumer-level counterpart to Pinnacle's former professional-level software, Liquid Edition . It also inherits from VOB Computersysteme's Instant CD/DVD...					2 (3 via glitching the system)	4
Ulead MediaStudio Pro Ulead MediaStudio Pro Ulead MediaStudio Pro is real-time, timeline based prosumer level video editing software by Ulead Systems. It is a suite of 5 digital video and audio applications, including: Video Capture, Video Paint, CG Infinity, Audio Editor and Video Editor...			, on separate monitor	?	99	?
Ulead VideoStudio Plus Ulead VideoStudio Corel VideoStudio is a video editing software package for Microsoft Windows distributed by Ulead Systems . The latest version of the software is X4 released on February 24, 2011.-Basic editing:...					7	9
VirtualDub VirtualDub VirtualDub is a video capture and video processing utility for Microsoft Windows written by Avery Lee.It is designed to process linear video streams, including filtering and recompression...					1	1
Windows Movie Maker Windows Movie Maker Windows Movie Maker is a video creating/editing software application, included in Microsoft Windows Me, XP, and Vista. It contains features such as effects, transitions, titles/credits, audio track, timeline narration, and Auto Movie. New effects and transitions can be made and existing ones can be...					1	2
	HD	Non-destructive	Full-screen	Storyboard	Video tracks	Audio tracks	Timecode display	GPGPU GPGPU General-purpose computing on graphics processing units is the technique of using a GPU, which typically handles computation only for computer graphics, to perform computation in applications traditionally handled by the CPU... with OpenCL OpenCL OpenCL is a framework for writing programs that execute across heterogeneous platforms consisting of CPUs, GPUs, and other processors. OpenCL includes a language for writing kernels , plus APIs that are used to define and then control the platforms... acceleration

Output options

Please note that recording to Blu-ray does not imply 1080*50p . Most only support up to 1080i 25 frames per second recording. Also not all formats can be output, so for instance Premiere Pro cannot export AVCHD.

	DVD DVD A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....	High Definition High-definition video High-definition video or HD video refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard-definition video, and most commonly involves display resolutions of 1,280×720 pixels or 1,920×1,080 pixels...	Smart phone	Java phone	QuickTime QuickTime QuickTime is an extensible proprietary multimedia framework developed by Apple Inc., capable of handling various formats of digital video, picture, sound, panoramic images, and interactivity. The classic version of QuickTime is available for Windows XP and later, as well as Mac OS X Leopard and...	Windows Media Windows Media Windows Media is a multimedia framework for media creation and distribution for Microsoft Windows. It consists of a software development kit with several application programming interfaces and a number of prebuilt technologies, and is the replacement of NetShow technologies.The Windows Media SDK...	MPEG-4 MPEG-4 MPEG-4 is a method of defining compression of audio and visual digital data. It was introduced in late 1998 and designated a standard for a group of audio and video coding formats and related technology agreed upon by the ISO/IEC Moving Picture Experts Group under the formal standard ISO/IEC...	XML/EDL Edit decision list An edit decision list or EDL used in the post-production process of film editing and video editing. The list contains an ordered list of reel and timecode data representing where each video clip can be obtained in order to conform the final cut....	Print to tape	Web, not hosted	Web, hosted	Podcasting
Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro is a timeline-based video editing software application. It is part of the Adobe Creative Suite, a suite of graphic design, video editing, and web development applications developed by Adobe Systems, though it can also be purchased separately. When purchased separately, it comes...		(Blu-ray)										?
Adobe Premiere Elements Adobe Premiere Elements Adobe Premiere Elements is a video editing software application for nonlinear video editing, published by Adobe Systems. It is a scaled-down version of the professional-level Adobe Premiere Pro, and is optionally bundled with Adobe Photoshop Elements. In 2006, it was identified as the number one...		(Blu-ray)
Avid AVID AVID stands for:* Advancement Via Individual Determination, a college-readiness system designed to increase the number of students who enroll in four-year colleges in the U.S.... Xpress Pro Xpress Pro Avid Xpress Pro was a non-linear video editing software aimed at professionals in the TV and movie industry. It was available for Microsoft Windows PCs and Apple Macintosh computers....		(Blu-ray)										?
Avidemux Avidemux Avidemux is a free and open-source video editing program designed for video editing and video processing. It is written in C++, and uses either the GTK+ or Qt.- Features :...
AVS Video Editor AVS Video Editor AVS Video Editor is a shareware video editing software tool produced by Online Media Technologies Ltd., the direct vendor of multimedia video and audio solutions, UK. The program is intended for those who are new to video editing, it also is a real-time, timeline-based video editing software...		(Blu-ray)
Blender (VSE : Video Sequence Editor)
Cinelerra Cinelerra Cinelerra is prosumer video editing software. It is designed for the GNU/Linux operating system. It is produced by Heroine Virtual, and is free software distributed under the GNU General Public License...
CyberLink PowerDirector PowerDirector CyberLink PowerDirector is a video editing software application for non-linear video editing, published by CyberLink Corporation. PowerDirector allows users to capture, edit and output from within the software and has semi-professional features suitable for the consumer level...
Dayang Montage Extreme
EDIUS Edius EDIUS is a video editing software package originally developed by the Japanese based Canopus Corporation until 2005, when the Canopus Corporation was sold to Grass Valley.EDIUS is a non-linear editor that works with most modern video formats....			?									?
Elecard AVC HD Editor							(Part 10)
Final Cut Express Final Cut Express Final Cut Express is a discontinued video editing software created by Apple Inc. It is the consumer version of Final Cut Pro and is designed for advanced editing of digital video as well as high-definition video, which is used by many amateur and professional videographers...						(3rd party)		(as of 2.5)			?
Final Cut Studio Final Cut Studio Final Cut Studio is a professional video and audio production suite for Mac OS X from Apple Inc., and a direct competitor to Avid Media Composer in the high-end movie production industry...						(3rd party)					?
FORscene FORscene FORscene is an integrated internet video platform, video editing software, covering non linear editing and publishing for broadcast, web and mobile....					(MPEG 2)	(MPEG 2)
iMovie HD						(3rd party)					(with .Mac)
PiTiVi PiTiVi PiTiVi is a open source non-linear video editor developed by Collabora and contributors from the worldwide community. It is licensed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License. PiTiVi is designed to be intuitive video editing software that integrates well in the GNOME desktop...			?	?				?	?			?
Kdenlive Kdenlive Kdenlive is an open source video editing software package based on the MLT Framework that focuses on flexibility and ease of use...												?
Kino GTK Kino (software) Kino is a free software GTK+-based video editing software for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. The development of Kino was started at the end of 2000 by Dan Dennedy and Arne Schirmacher...
Lightworks Lightworks Lightworks is an Oscar and Emmy award winning professional NLE system for editing and mastering of movies in 2K and 4K as well as television productions in PAL, NTSC and HD...	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
LiVES LiVES LiVES is a free software video editing software and VJ tool, released under the GNU General Public License version 3 or later. There are binary versions available for most popular Linux distributions...												?
MPEG Video Wizard DVD MPEG Video Wizard DVD MPEG Video Wizard DVD, also known as MVW-DVD, is a non-linear video editing software developed by Womble Multimedia, Inc.. It allows users to edit video content, create DVDs with menus and then burn them without the need for any additional software.-Features:...			?	?
Nero Vision Xtra/Nero Video Premium HD		(AVCHD, Blu-ray)
OpenShot Video Editor OpenShot Video Editor OpenShot Video Editor is open-source, video editing software package for Linux, built with Python, GTK, and the MLT Framework. The project was started in August 2008 by Jonathan Thomas, with the objective to provide a stable, free, and friendly to use video editor.-OpenShot features:* Support for...
Serif Serif europe Serif is an independent developer and publisher of desktop publishing and graphic design software for the PC. Established in 1987, Serif is a privately owned British company with operations in Europe and North America... MoviePlus MoviePlus Serif MoviePlus is video editing software created by Serif that allows both professional and home users to edit digital video and digital images.The latest release, MoviePlus X5, runs on Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7....												?
Sony Vegas Sony Vegas Sony Vegas is a professional video editing software package for non-linear editing systems originally published by Sonic Foundry, now owned and run by Sony Creative Software. Originally developed as an audio editor, it eventually developed into an NLE for video and audio from version 2.0...		(Blu-ray)										?
Pinnacle Studio Pinnacle Studio Pinnacle Studio is a non-linear video editing software application manufactured by Pinnacle Systems, a division of Avid Technology. It is the consumer-level counterpart to Pinnacle's former professional-level software, Liquid Edition . It also inherits from VOB Computersysteme's Instant CD/DVD...
Ulead MediaStudio Pro Ulead MediaStudio Pro Ulead MediaStudio Pro is real-time, timeline based prosumer level video editing software by Ulead Systems. It is a suite of 5 digital video and audio applications, including: Video Capture, Video Paint, CG Infinity, Audio Editor and Video Editor...												?
Ulead VideoStudio Plus Ulead VideoStudio Corel VideoStudio is a video editing software package for Microsoft Windows distributed by Ulead Systems . The latest version of the software is X4 released on February 24, 2011.-Basic editing:...			(via plug-in)	(via plug-in)							(with DropShot)	?
Blu-ray Slideshow
VirtualDub VirtualDub VirtualDub is a video capture and video processing utility for Microsoft Windows written by Avery Lee.It is designed to process linear video streams, including filtering and recompression...
Windows Movie Maker Windows Movie Maker Windows Movie Maker is a video creating/editing software application, included in Microsoft Windows Me, XP, and Vista. It contains features such as effects, transitions, titles/credits, audio track, timeline narration, and Auto Movie. New effects and transitions can be made and existing ones can be...										(WMV only)
	DVD DVD A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....	High Definition High-definition video High-definition video or HD video refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard-definition video, and most commonly involves display resolutions of 1,280×720 pixels or 1,920×1,080 pixels...	Smart phone	Java phone	QuickTime QuickTime QuickTime is an extensible proprietary multimedia framework developed by Apple Inc., capable of handling various formats of digital video, picture, sound, panoramic images, and interactivity. The classic version of QuickTime is available for Windows XP and later, as well as Mac OS X Leopard and...	Windows Media Windows Media Windows Media is a multimedia framework for media creation and distribution for Microsoft Windows. It consists of a software development kit with several application programming interfaces and a number of prebuilt technologies, and is the replacement of NetShow technologies.The Windows Media SDK...	MPEG-4 MPEG-4 MPEG-4 is a method of defining compression of audio and visual digital data. It was introduced in late 1998 and designated a standard for a group of audio and video coding formats and related technology agreed upon by the ISO/IEC Moving Picture Experts Group under the formal standard ISO/IEC...	XML/EDL Edit decision list An edit decision list or EDL used in the post-production process of film editing and video editing. The list contains an ordered list of reel and timecode data representing where each video clip can be obtained in order to conform the final cut....	Print to tape	Web, not hosted	Web, hosted	Podcasting

Target market

	Consumer Consumer Consumer is a broad label for any individuals or households that use goods generated within the economy. The concept of a consumer occurs in different contexts, so that the usage and significance of the term may vary.-Economics and marketing:...	Prosumer Prosumer Prosumer is a portmanteau formed by contracting either the word professional or less often, producer with the word consumer. For example, a prosumer grade digital camera is a "cross" between consumer grade and professional grade...	Professional Professional A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...	High-End Movie Production
Least expensive Most expensive	Kino Kino (software) Kino is a free software GTK+-based video editing software for Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. The development of Kino was started at the end of 2000 by Dan Dennedy and Arne Schirmacher... Avidemux Avidemux Avidemux is a free and open-source video editing program designed for video editing and video processing. It is written in C++, and uses either the GTK+ or Qt.- Features :... PiTiVi PiTiVi PiTiVi is a open source non-linear video editor developed by Collabora and contributors from the worldwide community. It is licensed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License. PiTiVi is designed to be intuitive video editing software that integrates well in the GNOME desktop... LiVES LiVES LiVES is a free software video editing software and VJ tool, released under the GNU General Public License version 3 or later. There are binary versions available for most popular Linux distributions... Pinnacle VideoSpin Adobe Premiere Express Adobe Premiere Express Adobe Premiere Express is a rich Internet application for simple editing of digital video files.The release was announced on February 21, 2007... iMovie IMovie iMovie is a proprietary video editing software application which allows Mac, iPod Touch 4th generation, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, and iPad 2 users to edit their own home movies. It was originally released by Apple in 1999 as a Mac OS 8 application bundled with the first FireWire-enabled consumer Apple... Nero Vision Xtra Nero Video Premium MAGIX Movie Edit Pro MAGIX Movie Edit Pro Movie Edit Pro is a consumer-based nonlinear video editing software designed by German MAGIX AG for the PC. It is the best selling video software in European retail. The first version was published in 2001. According to the developer, it applied the principles of non-destructiveness and object... Avid Free DV Avid Free DV Avid Free DV is a non-linear editing video editing software application which was made by Avid Technology. Avid discontinued this product, stating: "Effective September 1, 2007, Avid is discontinuing the Avid Free DV application offer, and has no immediate plans to make an updated version... Windows Movie Maker Windows Movie Maker Windows Movie Maker is a video creating/editing software application, included in Microsoft Windows Me, XP, and Vista. It contains features such as effects, transitions, titles/credits, audio track, timeline narration, and Auto Movie. New effects and transitions can be made and existing ones can be... AVS Video Editor AVS Video Editor AVS Video Editor is a shareware video editing software tool produced by Online Media Technologies Ltd., the direct vendor of multimedia video and audio solutions, UK. The program is intended for those who are new to video editing, it also is a real-time, timeline-based video editing software... MPEG Video Wizard DVD MPEG Video Wizard DVD MPEG Video Wizard DVD, also known as MVW-DVD, is a non-linear video editing software developed by Womble Multimedia, Inc.. It allows users to edit video content, create DVDs with menus and then burn them without the need for any additional software.-Features:... Ulead VideoStudio Ulead VideoStudio Corel VideoStudio is a video editing software package for Microsoft Windows distributed by Ulead Systems . The latest version of the software is X4 released on February 24, 2011.-Basic editing:... Elecard AVC HD Editor Pinnacle Studio Pinnacle Studio Pinnacle Studio is a non-linear video editing software application manufactured by Pinnacle Systems, a division of Avid Technology. It is the consumer-level counterpart to Pinnacle's former professional-level software, Liquid Edition . It also inherits from VOB Computersysteme's Instant CD/DVD... Sony Vegas Movie Studio Sony Vegas Movie Studio Sony Vegas Movie Studio is a consumer-based nonlinear video editing software designed for the PC. It is a scaled-down version of Sony Vegas. Vegas Movie Studio was formerly called "Sonic Foundry VideoFactory" and then "Sony Screenblast Movie Studio," still using the same Vegas interface and...	PiTiVi PiTiVi PiTiVi is a open source non-linear video editor developed by Collabora and contributors from the worldwide community. It is licensed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License. PiTiVi is designed to be intuitive video editing software that integrates well in the GNOME desktop... OpenShot Video Editor OpenShot Video Editor OpenShot Video Editor is open-source, video editing software package for Linux, built with Python, GTK, and the MLT Framework. The project was started in August 2008 by Jonathan Thomas, with the objective to provide a stable, free, and friendly to use video editor.-OpenShot features:* Support for... CyberLink CyberLink CyberLink is a digital entertainment and multimedia products software corporation. CyberLink's 2008 revenue was $140 million with market capitalization of $420 million. Cyberlink's headquarters are based in Taipei, Taiwan with worldwide offices in Fremont, USA; Tokyo, Japan; and the Netherlands... PowerDirector PowerDirector CyberLink PowerDirector is a video editing software application for non-linear video editing, published by CyberLink Corporation. PowerDirector allows users to capture, edit and output from within the software and has semi-professional features suitable for the consumer level... Final Cut Express Final Cut Express Final Cut Express is a discontinued video editing software created by Apple Inc. It is the consumer version of Final Cut Pro and is designed for advanced editing of digital video as well as high-definition video, which is used by many amateur and professional videographers... (discontinued) Final Cut Pro Final Cut Pro Final Cut Pro is a non-linear video editing software developed by Macromedia Inc. and then Apple Inc. The most recent version, Final Cut Pro X, runs on Mac personal computers powered by Mac OS X version 10.6.7 or later and using Intel processors... Adobe Premiere Elements Adobe Premiere Elements Adobe Premiere Elements is a video editing software application for nonlinear video editing, published by Adobe Systems. It is a scaled-down version of the professional-level Adobe Premiere Pro, and is optionally bundled with Adobe Photoshop Elements. In 2006, it was identified as the number one... Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum HD Ulead MediaStudio Pro Ulead MediaStudio Pro Ulead MediaStudio Pro is real-time, timeline based prosumer level video editing software by Ulead Systems. It is a suite of 5 digital video and audio applications, including: Video Capture, Video Paint, CG Infinity, Audio Editor and Video Editor... (discontinued)	Cinelerra Cinelerra Cinelerra is prosumer video editing software. It is designed for the GNU/Linux operating system. It is produced by Heroine Virtual, and is free software distributed under the GNU General Public License... Blender Blender (software) Blender is a free and open-source 3D computer graphics software product used for creating animated films, visual effects, interactive 3D applications or video games. The current release version is 2.60, and was released on October 19, 2011... (VSE) Kdenlive Kdenlive Kdenlive is an open source video editing software package based on the MLT Framework that focuses on flexibility and ease of use... Dayang Montage Extreme FORscene FORscene FORscene is an integrated internet video platform, video editing software, covering non linear editing and publishing for broadcast, web and mobile.... Grass Valley Grass Valley (company) Grass Valley, previously known as Grass Valley Group, is a privately held company based in California, USA. Grass Valley produces technology for the video and broadcast industry. On January 29, 2009, Thomson announced its intention to sell the Grass Valley business unit... EDIUS Edius EDIUS is a video editing software package originally developed by the Japanese based Canopus Corporation until 2005, when the Canopus Corporation was sold to Grass Valley.EDIUS is a non-linear editor that works with most modern video formats.... Avid AVID AVID stands for:* Advancement Via Individual Determination, a college-readiness system designed to increase the number of students who enroll in four-year colleges in the U.S.... Xpress Pro Xpress Pro Avid Xpress Pro was a non-linear video editing software aimed at professionals in the TV and movie industry. It was available for Microsoft Windows PCs and Apple Macintosh computers.... (discontinued) Final Cut Studio Final Cut Studio Final Cut Studio is a professional video and audio production suite for Mac OS X from Apple Inc., and a direct competitor to Avid Media Composer in the high-end movie production industry... Sony Vegas Pro Sony Vegas Sony Vegas is a professional video editing software package for non-linear editing systems originally published by Sonic Foundry, now owned and run by Sony Creative Software. Originally developed as an audio editor, it eventually developed into an NLE for video and audio from version 2.0... Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro Adobe Premiere Pro is a timeline-based video editing software application. It is part of the Adobe Creative Suite, a suite of graphic design, video editing, and web development applications developed by Adobe Systems, though it can also be purchased separately. When purchased separately, it comes...	Lightworks Lightworks Lightworks is an Oscar and Emmy award winning professional NLE system for editing and mastering of movies in 2K and 4K as well as television productions in PAL, NTSC and HD... Avid AVID AVID stands for:* Advancement Via Individual Determination, a college-readiness system designed to increase the number of students who enroll in four-year colleges in the U.S.... Media Composer Media Composer Media Composer, frequently referred to as "Avid", is a type of computer software application known as a Non-linear editing system . It is the flagship product of Avid Technology. It was released in 1989 on the Macintosh II as an offline editing system...