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Video Editing Software Gallery
-- Professional Tools (see also Consumer
Tools)
by Douglas Dixon
Summary version, with most recent releases
Also see the Expanded
version, with previous releases and screenshots
Software applications for digital video editing,
separated into consumer and professional tools. Each application includes a brief
description, and information on the latest released version, with product
descriptions and images are summarized from published information. (The Expanded
versions include previous product releases and application screenshots.)
Contents
See also: DVD Authoring Software Gallery
Recent Updates -- 2009
9/2009 - Adobe - Premiere Elements 8 (and Photoshop Elements 8)
7/2009 - Apple - Final Cut Pro 7, Final Cut Studio [3]
6/2009 - Adobe - Premiere Pro CS4, version 4.1 upgrade
6/2009 - Sony - Vegas Pro 9
1/2009 - Apple - iMovie '09 / iLife '09
Updates -- 2008
10/2008 - Adobe - Premiere Pro CS4
9/2008 - Corel - VideoStudio Pro X2
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
Stand-alone professional video editing tools for up to
around $1000, many with MPEG export.
Apple Corp. - Final Cut Express 4
Apple - Final Cut Pro 7
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Apple's Emmy Award-winning editing software
Apple Final Cut Pro 7 - released July 2009
Bundled in Final Cut Studio [3], $999, upgrade $299
FC Studio upgrade
$499, FCP upgrade $699
Final Cut Pro 7, Motion 4,
Soundtrack Pro 3,
Color
1.5, Compressor 3.5, DVD Studio Pro 4
www.apple.com/finalcutpro
Find Apple
Final Cut Studio 2 (old) on
Amazon.com
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Adobe Systems - Premiere Pro CS4
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Capture, edit, and deliver video online, on air,
on disc, or on device
Adobe Premiere Pro CS4, released Oct. 2008,
$799
includes Encore, OnLocation
Intel Mac and Windows XP / Vista
Production Premium suite $1699
with After Effects, Soundbooth, Photoshop Extended,
Illustrator, Flash
plus Bridge,
Device Central, Dynamic Link
www.adobe.com/products/premiere
See Summary
of Adobe Creative Suite 4
Find related Adobe
articles in the Manifest Tech Blog
Find
Adobe
CS4 Production Premium and
CS4
Master Collection on Amazon.com
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Avid Technology - Xpress DV, Xpress Pro
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Avid Xpress DV - $495
Avid Xpress Pro - $1,695 - real-time DV, SD, HD, film editing
Avid Xpress Pro HD Power Pack - $2,495
animation, effects, and DVDs
bundles w/Avid Mojo hardware
www.avid.com/products/xpressdv
Avid Free DV
Free, Basic video and audio editing capabilities
Macintosh OS X and Windows XP
www.avid.com/avidfreedv
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Avid - Liquid 7
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Integrated editing, audio, effects, and authoring
software
Avid Liquid 7, $499, Pro $999,
(was Pinnacle)
www.avid.com/liquid
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Sony Creative Software - Vegas Pro 9
Ulead Systems [Corel] - MediaStudio Pro 8
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Professional digital video-editing package with full
DV and MPEG-2 support
Ulead MediaStudio Pro 8 - beta Aug. 2005
final release Q3 2005 - $399
MediaStudio Pro 7 released March 2003
Retail $299, download $149
(was Retail $495, download $475)
www.ulead.com/msp
Find related Corel/Ulead/InterVideo
articles in the Manifest Tech Blog
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Professional tools for video compression and processing,
with batch capabilities.
Miraizon Cinematize 2
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DVD Movie Clip Extraction
Miraizon Cinematize 2 Pro, released Sept. 2007
Windows or Macintosh, Cinematize 2 $69 box / $59
download
Cinematize 2 Pro $149 box / $129 download
www.miraizon.com
Find Miraizon
Cinematize on Amazon.com
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Sorenson Media - Squeeze 5
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Video compression and distribution for multiple
formats
Sorenson Squeeze version 5, released March 2008
Windows and Macintosh
Squeeze 5 $499, Squeeze 5 Pro with plugins $599,
Squeeze 5 Pro with WMV for Mac $779, Multi-User (5 seats)
$2499
Squeeze 5 for Flash $119, Pro $299, Multi-User $1299
www.sorensonmedia.com
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Grass Valley [Canopus] - ProCoder 3
Autodesk [discreet] - Cleaner 6.5
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Autodesk Cleaner 6.5 for the Mac, $599
The industry standard for creating streaming video
and audio for multimedia and the web through high quality content
mastering for all major digital media formats
cleaner XL Service Pack 2, released Sept. 2004
- More MPEG sizes, additional custom settings
- Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004
cleaner XL Service Pack (SP) 1, released July 2003
- Refining parameter control, Windows Media 9 presets
- MPEG sizes and rates, high definition MPEG
Discreet cleaner XL for Windows
released March 2003, $599
www.discreet.com/products/cleaner
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Encoder and decoders for video compression formats.
Plug-ins for video editors.
Cinema Craft - Encoder
www.cinemacraft.com
DivX Networks
www.divx.com
Elecard - MPEG-2 Tools
www.elecard.com
Heuris - MPEG Power Professional
www.heuris.com
MainConcept - Codecs
www.mainconcept.com
TMPGEnc - MPEG Encoder
www.tmpg-inc.com
www.pegasys-inc.com
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