Editing Softwares for

Novices & Professionals

BY NURULHUDA BINTI UMAR
SOFTWARES FOR NOVICES
1. OPENSHOT VIDEO EDITOR
 ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
• Free download because this is open- • Unstable Performance : freezing, lagging
source software. and sudden quit
• Designed for Windows, Mac or Linux • Limited Editing Features
users • Despite its easy and quick edits
• Simple dashboard interface make it a functions, It might not meet semi-pros or
user friendly editor and easy to learn. pros' editing needs due to its inadequate
• Supports 3D animation : always keeps up functionality (ex: lack of cool effects)
to the latest version of Blender 2.80 
• Can import and edit as many tracks as
we need for videos, audios, texts etc. We
can organize and edit these video
materials freely
• No watermark.
2. FILMORA
 ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
• Simple and intuitive to use : easy to • No video keyframe
understand and navigate • Color grading tool is limited. No color
• Low price wheel, curve or waveform.
• A variety of effects & filters: can be • Watermarks in free version.
applied with only drag and drop
• The royalty-free sound library, with
effects and music, makes it easy to add
emotion and flair
• Support various input formats and many
export options including uploading to
YouTube directly.
• Fast video rendering speed.
• No watermark in paid version and full
user support.
3. COREL VIDEOSTUDIO ULTIMATE
 ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
• Wide selection of fun video-creation tools • Windows only
• Clear, simple interface • Certain advanced features got really
• Fast rendering dense
• Support for 360-degree VR, 4K Ultra HD, • No keyword tagging for media
and 3D media • Occasional crashes in testing
• Multipoint Motion tracking
• Multicam editing
• HTML5 video page creation
• Stop-motion tool
4. MOVAVI VIDEO EDITOR PLUS
 ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
• 7 days of trial only • High cost
• User-friendly interface:  easy to navigate • Working with high-definition videos is
all the main features of the program difficult 
• Video tutorials • Turns on the microphone without
• Numbers of great built in transitions, permission
filters and preset titles. • No light theme
• Fast rendering speed. • Colour grading is very basic
• Low system requirements • Can’t copy and paste video effect
SOFTWARES FOR PROFESSIONALS
1. ADOBE PREMIERE PRO
 ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
• Offers all of the industry standard • Expensive, offer in different price
features options. Ex: monthly, annual rental
• Can work easier with audio , color & • Requires a more powerful computer to
graphic elements. Ex: synchronizes audio run properly
& video automatically
• A strong & dependable tool , It takes full
benefit of computers with multiple GPU
cards for accelerated rendering ,
compression & export times
• Integrated with Adobe products that let
its users transfer their works from one
software to another, so they can edit and
use their finished videos whenever
needed. 
• Immersive Virtual Reality (VR) Support
• Support Multiple File Formats : users
don’t have to do file conversions.
2. FINAL CUT PRO
 ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
• Seamless Video Editing: powerful • Only runs on Macs
architecture that takes advantage of the • Interface can look intimidating
newest CPUs and GPUs that come with • Limited export settings.
Macs. Users can fully expect a smooth • Colour correction has no curves.
and speedy experience with the
application.
• Immersive experience for VR handling.
• 2D & 3D Titles: users can use motion
graphics templates, video filters, and
video effects.
• Built in audio editor, no need to switch to
a different program to edit audio.
• Fast rendering speed.
 WHICH SOFTWARE IS SUITABLE FOR OUR COURSE PURPOSE?

OpenShot

 Free
 Has a very simple user interface and not request high system requirements. 
 For a beginner, OpenShot is an easy software to learn such as crop, merge,
cut, split and trim video clips. And also it has the capability to merge external
audio tracks with video.
 Besides that, OpenShot have quite good numbers of effects to increase the
creativity of our project.