Top 5 Professional Video Editing Software

01.Introduction:

 01.1 About Video Editing Softwares

Give your unedited footage a professional look by using the professional video editing software.

The Professional video editing software is a must for professional video editors and filmmakers but also for You Tubers. The choice of software might not always be the same since not everyone will need as many features, so we’ve put together a guide to the best video editing software for different uses and budgets, having had hands-on experience with each and every product.

We’ve included video editing tools available for Mac and Windows PC, and some that work across all platforms. Once you’ve found the best video editing software for your needs, it’s time to check out hardware.

02. AVID MEDIA COMPOSER

02.1 About Avid Media Composer

Avid Media Composer First is primarily used to piece video segments together, to arrange them, and to process them. Avid Media Composer has 4 different versions, it has different pricing. Experience faster and more powerful editing capabilities than ever before. Create bigger, more complex stories with up to 99 video and 99 audio tracks.

1. Avid Media Composer | First

2. Avid Media Composer

3. Avid Media Composer | Ultimate

4. Avid Media Composer | Enterprise

Pricing For Avid Media Composer

02.2 System Requirements:

Windows:

• Processor: Intel i5 Computers and Laptops are not supported.
• Memory: 16 GB or more recommended; 32 GB or more when working with UHD or high frame rate media; 8 GB minimum
• See Feature Performance page for more info.
• Windows OS Compatibility Grid

Additional Notes:

• Media Composer | First requires a 64-bit Windows operating systems
• Windows 10 Professional and Enterprise
• Windows 8.1 Professional and Enterprise
• Windows 7 Professional (Service Pack 1 only)

Mac Os:

• Processor: i5 Mac Computers and Laptops are not supported
• Mac OS X 10.14.5 is now qualified.
• See Feature Performance page for more info.
• Mac OS Compatibility Grid

Additional Note: 

03. ADOBE PREMIERE PRO

03.1 About Adobe Premiere Pro

 Adobe Premiere Pro earns its status as industry-standard Video Editing Software, thanks to its familiar nonlinear editing interface, unmatched ecosystem of tools, and powerful capabilities. Since our last look at the massive application, it has simplified both the import and export experiences, and added automatic caption generation, integration with Frame.io, and many other features. All this makes Premiere Pro well worthy of an Editors’ Choice award for professional-level video editing software.

While Apple made a drastic break with the past when it updated Final Cut Pro X, Adobe continues to take an incremental approach by polishing the interface and adding state-of-the-art tools to its professional video editing software. Longtime professional video editors who are used to traditional nonlinear digital editing will applaud Premiere’s familiar approach, but Final Cut, in its favor, offers innovative tools like Connected Clips, Auditions, and a Trackless Timeline that can ease organizing and editing.

03.2 ADOBE PREMIERE PRO SPECS

Number of Video Tracks	Unlimited
Motion Tracking	No
Multi-cam Editing	Yes
3D Editing	Yes
Supports 360° VR Content	Yes
Supports 4K XAVC-S Format	Yes
Exports to H.265 (HEVC)	Yes

03.2 Features

Interface Changes

Adobe has simplified both the import and export experience to be less text-filled and more visual and automatic. The detailed options are still available for those who want to dig into them. New also is a simplification of the main modes (customizable) to just three: Import, Edit, and Export.

Caption Tools 

A new captioning workflow makes it easier to add, split, and format captions, and an update later this year will bring automatic transcription (currently in beta).

Media Replacement in Motion Graphics Templates

 Easily drop your own media into pre-built templates to customize effects. For example, replace a logo and text in a motion graphic template for an intro.

Copy and Paste Audio Effects

You can now copy combined audio effects and paste them to another audio clip rather than doing so for each effect separately. Some legacy audio effects have been replaced, so you have to update projects with the new ones.

Learning tools

A Learning mode option now appears at the top of the screen, and the welcome page offers eight interactive tutorials that can take you over the main tasks needed for creating a movie—importing, preparing clips, adding titles, working with color, editing audio, and so on.

Auto Reframe

With so much emphasis on social videos these days, its often necessary to use aspect ratios other than the standard widescreen, including vertical formats favored by smartphone screens. Adobe’s Auto Reframe can automatically change the crop selection for these formats, keeping the subject in view.

03.4 System Requirements

Mac OS

• Intel® 6thGen or newer CPU
• macOS v10.14 or later
• 8GB of RAM
• 2GB of GPU VRAM

Windows

• Intel® 6thGen or newer CPU – or AMD equivalent
• Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) version 1803 or later
• 8GB of RAM
• 2GB of GPU VRAM

On both systems, internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.

04. FINAL CUT PRO X

04.1 About Final Cut Pro

 Final Cut Pro X is designed for today’s all-digital pro video workflows, with a modern architecture that offers incredible performance when editing 4K video. The Magnetic Timeline provides a flexible canvas that lets you focus on storytelling without worrying about common problems like clip collisions and losing sync.

Powerful media management tools including range-based keywords and Smart Collections let you quickly name, tag and filter your files so you can find any clip instantly. And Final Cut Pro takes full advantage of Mac hardware, so you can smoothly edit ProRes and native camera files such as REDCODE RAW, H.264, H.265 and Sony XAVC.

The Magnetic Timeline allows you to easily experiment with story ideas by moving and trimming clips without collisions or sync problems. Use Compound Clips to bundle separate video and audio clips into a single movable package, create Auditions to try out multiple takes in the timeline and use Synchronised Clips to align video with second-source audio automatically. Colour coding makes it easy to identify different types of content, with the ability to customise the look of your timeline while you edit.

Final Cut Pro offers the most advanced organising tools of any professional video editing application. Easily tag entire clips or clip ranges with metadata for searching, and create Smart Collections that automatically collect content according to a set of custom criteria. In the browser, you can now create and save custom column views and search for media using clip names, markers and notes. Also quickly sort clips by proxy, optimised or missing media types.

Create 2D and 3D titles directly in Final Cut Pro, apply and modify filters, and use the built-in chroma key for high-quality green- and blue-screen effects. Expand on the built-in effects with thousands of third-party tools and templates. And for even more control, use Motion to create stunning titles, transitions, generators and effects you can access from Final Cut Pro.

Final Cut Pro lets you edit multi-channel audio using built-in tools like Voice Isolation5 to enhance speech by reducing background noise and optimising levels. Adjust multi-channel audio files in the timeline or open the inspector for more information and options. Choose from dozens of bundled plug-ins for audio compression, EQ and more — or send to a professional audio application like Logic Pro for advanced audio mixing.

Quickly encode video using the power of multicore CPUs and high-performance GPUs. Take advantage of presets to deliver ultra-high-quality masters or files optimised for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and websites like YouTube and Vimeo. And batch exporting makes it fast to deliver multiple files or projects in multiple formats. You can also use Compressor to create custom export settings that appear directly in Final Cut Pro.

04.2 System Requirements

Apple Mac only

• MacOS 10.14.6 or later
• 4GB of RAM (8GB recommended for 4K editing, 3D titles and 360° video editing)
• OpenCL-capable graphics card or Intel HD Graphics 3000 or later
• 256MB of VRAM (1GB recommended for 4K editing, 3D titles and 360° video editing)1
• Discrete graphics card, macOS High Sierra or later, and SteamVR required for VR headset support. AMD Radeon RX 580 graphics card recommended for best performance.
• 3.8GB of disk space

04.3 APPLE FINAL CUT PRO SPECS

Number of Video Tracks	Unlimited
Motion Tracking	No
Multicam Editing	Yes
3D Editing	No
Supports 360° VR Content	Yes
Keyword Tag Media	Yes
Supports 4K XAVC-S Format	Yes
Exports to H.265 (HEVC)	Yes

05. DaVinci Resolve

05.1 About DaVinci Resolve

 DaVinci Resolve is the only solution that combines Editing, Color Correction, Visual Effects, Motion Graphics and Audio Post Production all in one software tool. Its elegant, modern interface is fast to learn and easy for new users, yet powerful for professionals. DaVinci Resolve lets you work faster and at a higher quality because you don’t have to learn multiple apps or switch software for different tasks. That means you can work with camera original quality images throughout the entire process. It’s like having your own post production studio in a single app! Best of all, by learning DaVinci Resolve, you’re learning how to use the exact same tools used by Hollywood professionals.

DaVinci Resolve first started as colour correction software, but it evolved over the years and now houses all the post-production tools you’ll need to get a film ready. It offers support for editing, colour correction, visual effects, motion graphics, and audio post-production.

DaVinci Resolve is split into dedicated workspaces known as pages. Each page gives you tools to handle specific post-production tasks. You’ll find editing on the Cut and Edit pages, colour correction on the Color page, motion graphics and visual effects on the Fusion page, audio on the Fairlight page, and media organisation and output on the Media and Deliver pages. Everything is well organised and you can switch between workspaces with just a click. This one-stop solution will be appealing to a proficient editor working on a complex project that involves various aspects of post-production.

05.2 Features

Edit:

The edit page is designed to be easy and intuitive for new users, yet powerful enough to give professional editors all the tools and control they need! You get drag and drop editing for quickly building a story and moving shots around, as well as traditional three point editing tools used by industry editors. Plus, DaVinci Resolve is faster because it features an automatic trim cursor that changes depending where you click in the timeline, so you don’t have to waste time continually going back and forth changing tools. The edit page also includes dozens of transitions, effects and titles that make it easy to create professional work for broadcast television, feature films and online streaming.

Color:

The color page lets you manipulate color in creative and artistic ways that dramatically affect the mood of a scene, making it an incredibly powerful part of the storytelling process. Whether you’re a student, online creator or professional Hollywood colorist, you get hundreds of artistic tools in an easy to learn node based interface that makes experimenting with color fast and exciting! You get support for a huge range of formats, including wide color gamut and HDR images, along with DaVinci’s legendary 32‑bit image processing for high quality, professional results. You can balance and match footage from different sources to create stunning, unique images that are impossible on other systems!

Fusion:

The Fusion page is where you can let your imagination go wild and create cinematic visual effects and motion graphics! It’s built into DaVinci Resolve and features a node based workflow with hundreds of 2D and 3D tools. Fusion is ideal for everything from quick fixes such as retouching and repairing shots to creating true Hollywood caliber effects. If you’ve seen the Hunger Games, Avengers, Terminator Genisys, or many major Hollywood blockbusters, then you’ve already seen Fusion in action! You can use it to clone out an unwanted mic, replace a sign, create dynamically animated titles or even place characters into 3D scenes. It’s your new secret weapon for visual effect and motion graphics.

Fairlight:

Fairlight is the world’s first and only audio post production software that’s completely integrated with picture editing. That means you can move between sound editing and picture editing with a single click! The Fairlight page is designed to be intuitive and easy to learn for new users, as well as powerful and extremely fast for professionals working on massive projects with over a thousand tracks. You get dozens of professional tools for recording, editing, mixing, dialog replacement, sound clean up and repair, equalization, dynamics processing, and mastering soundtracks in all standard formats from stereo and surround sound up to the latest immersive 3D audio formats.

05.3 Pricing:

05.4 System Requirements

 Minimum system requirements for macOS:

• Intel Core i7 or AMD Ryzen 7
• Mac OS 10.14.6 Mojave or later
• 16GB of RAM. 32GB if using Fusion
• 2GB of GPU VRAM

Minimum system requirements for Windows:

• Intel Core i7 or AMD Ryzen 7
• Windows 10 Creators Update
• 16GB of RAM. 32GB if using Fusion
• 2GB of GPU VRAM

06. Apple IMovie

06.1 About Apple IMovie

With iMovie, it’s never been easier to create memorable, cinema-quality videos and let your imagination run wild. Edit videos on the fly or explore iMovie on your Mac. Design your masterpiece from scratch or get help shaping your story with the new Magic Movie and Storyboards on iPhone or iPad.

Magic Movie lets you instantly create styled, edited videos complete with titles, transitions, even music in just a few taps. Select media or an album from your library, then Magic Movie identifies the best parts of the footage and automatically creates an edit. Experiment with different video looks by choosing from 20 different styles.

Easily rearrange or delete clips from a simplified list of your shots and modify the details with tools for clip trimming, splitting, and more. And hear the magic as your music dynamically recomposes to the length of your project.

Whether you’re using an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, it’s never been easier to make it in the movies. Just choose your clips, then add titles, music, and effects. Or let Magic Movie or Storyboards help craft your project. iMovie even supports 4K video for stunning cinema-quality films. And that, everyone, is a wrap.

iMovie delivers a tour de force on iPad Pro. Work with multiple 4K video clips. Create effects like green screen, picture‑in‑picture, or split screen and play them back instantly. Use the Magic Keyboard for iPad with trackpad support for an extra level of speed and precision when editing. And with the USB‑C port on iPad Pro and iPad Air (4th generation or later), you can connect to an external display to show others your latest cut in 4K while you work.

06.2 Features

Edit Like a Pro

With iMovie, create professional‑looking videos without an editing degree. Easily add photos and videos to projects, trim clips with your finger, add seamless transitions, and fade audio like a pro. You can also import and edit ProRes video2 and add Apple ProRAW images to your movies and trailers.

Extra-Special Effects

Make action shots more exciting by slowing them down. Let viewers fly through scenes by speeding them up. Or add a broadcast feel to your school report with picture‑in‑picture and split‑screen effects.

High‑Fidelity Filters

Choose from 13 creative video filters that add a cinematic touch. Give your film a nostalgic silent‑era style, a vintage western appearance, or a fun comic book look. It’s simple to apply filters to individual clips or your entire movie, and adjust the intensity on your iPhone or iPad.

Soundtracks, Simplified

Rock your video with over 100 smart soundtracks on iOS that intelligently adjust to match the length of your movie. You can also add built-in sound effects or record your own voiceover to create a video that sounds as good as it looks.

The best thing about iMovie is that it’s free, although the price is reflected in its limitations. At the same time, its simplicity isn’t necessarily a bad thing. When it comes to splicing, trimming, arranging footage, and soundtracks, it works as you’d expect and it’s easy to master—making it perfect for beginners.

iMovie’s biggest downfall is the lack of significant updates for Mac. And there appears to be no sign that this will change any time soon, which means iMovie risks falling behind the times. 

Of course, there’s always a chance that Apple is looking to focus its iMovie efforts on the future of its iOS apps. This isn’t inconceivable considering the contrast between the latest macOS and iOS updates, not to mention the increasingly advanced cameras on iPhone. But whether that proves to be the case, we’ll have to wait and see.

06.3 System Requirements

Mac: Apple iMovie 10.2.1: System requirements

• Apple Mac computer
• Intel® 64bit processor or better
• macOS v10.15.6 (Catalina) or later
• 2.2GB hard drive space
• 4GB of RAM (but the more RAM the better)

iPhone/iPad: Apple iMovie 2.3.1: System requirements

• iOS 14.0 or later
• 4K at 60fps requires iPod Touch (7th generation), iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 7 or later, iPad (6th generation) or later, iPad mini (5th generation), iPad Air 3 or later, or 10.5-inch Ipad Pro or later
• Editing and sharing HDR video requires iPhone SE (2nd generation), iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X or later, iPad mini (5th generation), iPad (7th generation) or later, iPad Air 3 or later, or 10.5-inch iPad Pro or later

Conclusion:

The most popular video editing software’s are mentioned in the blog, features, system requirements and pricing are listed above, you will get the knowledge about the video editing software’s used in most popular industry like YouTube, Cinema, etc..,

FAQs

Do most YouTubers use to edit their videos?

Yes, Youtubers used to edit their videos before publish it on social media network.

What is best app for video editing?

There are much video editing software in Internet, professional video editor used to buy the video editing software like Avid, FCP, Premiere Pro etc.., Free video editing software’s are also available on the internet it belongs upon your usage.

What software do movie editors use?

Movie editor use software like Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve.

Is KineMaster free to use?        

Yes, it is free software you can use it on both android and ios.

Is Avid better than Premiere?

Premiere is often times the recommended video-editing program among media professionals but Avid Media Composer is generally better at media organization.

Is Final Cut Pro free?

Yes, you can download a free 90-day trial of the latest version of Final Cut Pro. After that you should buy the software, once you buy the software it’s for lifetime license.

Is iMovie free to use?

Yes, It is free to use you can use for light usage for video editing