Video+Editing+Software+Comparisons

 · **Free**  · **Very easy to use**  · **Interface allows you to click a button to import audio, video and images**  · **Allows you to quickly clip items using a timeline**  · **Allows you to preview the movie as you make it.**  · **Plenty of tutorials available online**  · **Excellent help that allows you to work through most issues alone.**  ||  · **Only works on Microsoft machines**  · **Requires you to keep all imported items in the same location until the movie is published.** ||  · **Very ease to use**  · **Excellent reputation**  · **Produces top quality videos**  · **Numerous tutorials available online**  · **Excellent help resource within the program**  · **Allows previewing as you make movie** <span style="margin: 5pt 0in 5pt 0.5in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 12.05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · **Allows quick editing at the timeline** || <span style="margin: 5pt 0in 5pt 0.5in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 12.05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · **Only available on Mac.** <span style="margin: 5pt 0in 5pt 0.5in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 12.05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · **Only free with new purchase, otherwise have to purchase software.** || <span style="margin: 5pt 0in 5pt 0.5in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 12.05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · **Allows you to edit video and audio within the software** <span style="margin: 5pt 0in 5pt 0.5in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 12.05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · **Allows you to create up to two streams of real-time effects.** <span style="margin: 5pt 0in 5pt 0.5in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 12.05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · **Excellent reviews** <span style="margin: 5pt 0in 5pt 0.5in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 12.05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · **Tutorials available** || <span style="margin: 5pt 0in 5pt 0.5in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 12.05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · **Hard to use** <span style="margin: 5pt 0in 5pt 0.5in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 12.05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · **Takes time to figure out where everything is and how to work software before you can make good quality videos.** ||
 * <span style="margin: 5pt 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 12.05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;"> **Video Editing Software**   || <span style="margin: 5pt 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 12.05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;">  **Strengths**   || <span style="margin: 5pt 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 12.05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; text-align: center;">  **Weaknesses**   ||
 * <span style="margin: 5pt 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 12.05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"> **Microsoft Movie Maker** || <span style="margin: 5pt 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 12.05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"> **MovieMaker comes already installed on all Windows computers. It is free and very easy to use to create professional quality videos without a lot of time or experience. It strengths are:**
 * <span style="margin: 5pt 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 12.05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"> **Apple iMovie** || <span style="margin: 5pt 0in 5pt 0.5in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 12.05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo2; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · **Free with the purchase of a Mac.**
 * <span style="margin: 5pt 0in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 12.05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly;"> **AvidFreeDV** || <span style="margin: 5pt 0in 5pt 0.5in; mso-element-anchor-horizontal: margin; mso-element-anchor-vertical: paragraph; mso-element-frame-hspace: 9.0pt; mso-element-top: 12.05pt; mso-element-wrap: around; mso-element: frame; mso-height-rule: exactly; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo3; text-indent: -0.25in;"> · **Available for both windows and mac computers**