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 Digital
Video Editing Software Gallery
-- Consumer Tools (see also Professional
Tools)
by Douglas Dixon
Software applications for digital video editing (and
some with DVD authoring),
organized from consumer to professional. Each application includes a brief
description, and information on the latest released version. Product
descriptions and images are summarized from published information.
(Also see the longer Full
version, with application screenshots.)
Contents
See also: DVD Authoring
Software Gallery
Updates -- 2008
9/2008 - Adobe - Premiere Elements 7
8/2008 - Sony - Vegas Movie Studio 9
6/2008 - Pinnacle - Studio 12
5/2008 - CyberLink - PowerDirector 7
3/2008 - Sorenson - Squeeze 5
Updates -- 2007
11/2007 - Apple - Final Cut Express 4
9/2007- Adobe - Premiere
Elements 4
- Miraizon - Cinematize 2 Pro
- Sony -
Vegas Pro 8
8/2007 - Apple - iLife '08 - iMovie '08
7/2007 - Adobe - Premiere Pro CS3
6/2007 - Apple - Final Cut Pro 6
5/2007 - Pinnacle - Studio 11
4/2007 - Ulead - VideoStudio 11
3/2007 - CyberLink - PowerDirector 6
2/2007 - Grass Valley [Canopus] ProCoder 3
2007 - Sony - Vegas Movie Studio 8
Updates -- 2006
12/2006 - muvee - autoProducer 6
11/2006 - Sorenson - Squeeze 4.5
10/2006 - Adobe - Premiere Elements 3.0
9/2006 - Sony Vegas+DVD Production Suite 7
- Pinnacle - Studio 10.5, HD DVD Authoring Pack
8/2006 - Sony Vegas Movie Studio+DVD Platinum Edition 7
4/2006 - Ulead - VideoStudio 10
3/2006 - Adobe - Premiere Pro 2.0
1/2006 - Apple - iLife '06 - iMovie HD 6
- muvee -
autoProducer 5
Updates -- 2005
9/2005 - Adobe - Premiere Elements 2.0
- Pinnacle - Studio 10
- Sony - Vegas
Movie Studio+DVD
- Ulead - MediaStudio Pro 8
4/2005 - Apple - Final Cut Pro 5
- Sony -
Vegas 6, Vegas+DVD Production Suite
- Sorenson - Squeeze 4.1 Compression Suite
3/2005 - Ulead - Video Studio 9
1/2005 - Apple - iLife '05 - iMovie HD, Final Cut
Express HD
Updates -- 2004
9/2004 - Adobe - Premiere Elements
- Sony Vegas Movie Studio+DVD
8/2004 - Sorenson Squeeze 4 Compression Suite
5/2004 - Adobe - Premiere Pro 1.5
- Ulead VideoStudio
8
4/2004 - Apple - Final Cut Pro HD
- Canopus - ProCoder 2.0
- Roxio VideoWave
7 Professional
- Sony Vegas
5 +DVD Production Suite
1/2004 - Apple - iLife 04 - iMovie 4
- Apple -
Final Cut Express 2
- Pinnacle -
Studio 9
Consumer video editing tools, bundled by Apple and
Microsoft, plus other consumer tools under $100.
Apple Inc. - iMovie '08
Microsoft Corp. - Windows Movie Maker for Windows XP
ArcSoft Inc. - ShowBiz DVD
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Home or business movie making made simple.
ArcSoft ShowBiz DVD 2, $99
www.arcsoft.com
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muvee Technologies - AutoProducer
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Automatic video production, with DVD
muvee autoProducer 6, released Dec. 2006, $129
www.muvee.com
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Serious Magic [Adobe] - Visual Communicator
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Make personal and business videos in minutes with
a webcam or camcorder, featuring TV-style 3D effects, titles, graphics,
music and Hollywood green screen effects
Visual Communicator 2, from $189 (Web, Pro,
Studio)
Find related Adobe
articles in the Manifest Tech Blog
www.seriousmagic.com
Find Adobe Visual Communicator on
Amazon.com
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Simplified video editing tools with consumer-friendly
interfaces. Import from mobile phones, DV & MPEG camcorders, and new HDV
& AVCHD high-def camcorders. Simple storyboard to multi-track timeline
editing, with transitions, effects, animated titles and graphics, soundtracks. Range from around
$80 to $150.
Adobe Systems - Premiere
Elements 7
CyberLink Corp. - PowerDirector 7
Pinnacle Systems - Studio 12
Roxio - VideoWave 8
Sony - Vegas Movie Studio 9
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Video Editing & DVD Creation Made Easy
Vegas Movie Studio 9, released Aug. 2008
$69.95, Platinum Edition w/ HD editing $99.95, Pro Pack
$129.95
w/ sound tools, more video
effects and transitions
Includes DVD Architect Studio
4.5,
Cinescore Studio, w/ Home Studio Soundtrack Pack, Vol. 1
www.sonycreativesoftware.com
Find related Sony
Software articles in the Manifest Tech Blog
Find Sony Vegas Movie
Studio 9 on
Amazon.com
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Ulead (Corel) - VideoStudio 11
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Photo / image viewing and editing tools, with some support
for multimedia files and batch processing features.
ACD Systems - ACDSee
www.acdsystems.com
Cerious Software - ThumbsPlus
www.cerious.com
Equilibrium Technologies - DeBabelizer
www.equilibrium.com
Jasc Software (Corel) - Paint Shop Pro
www.jasc.com
Photodex Corporation - CompuPic
www.photodex.com
Hamrick Software - VuePrint
www.hamrick.com
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Some shareware sites and video tools, some trials to purchase
and download.
Shareware Sites
CNET Downloads
www.download.com
Shareware.com - CNET
www.shareware.com
ZDNet Downloads
downloads-zdnet.com.com
TuCows Shareware
tucows.tierranet.com
Simtel.Net Shareware
www.simtel.net
Info-Mac Shareware
www.info-mac.org
PC Shareware Video Tools
AVIedit - AM Software
www.am-soft.ru
DDClip - Multitrack nonlinear video and audio editor
www.softlab-nsk.com
EO Video - Media player / converter / joiner
www.eo-video.com
VideoMach - Audio/video
builder and converter
www.gromada.com
Virtual Dub - Video capture/processing utility
www.virtualdub.com
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