This is a comparison of

non-linear video editing Non-linear editing (NLE) is a form of offline editing for audio, video, and image editing. In offline editing, the original content is not modified in the course of editing. In non-linear editing, edits are specified and modified by speciali ...

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applications. See also a more complete

list of video editing software The following is a list of video editing software. The criterion for inclusion in this list is the ability to perform non-linear video editing. Most modern transcoding software supports transcoding a portion of a video clip, which would count as ...

General information

This table gives basic general information about the different editors:

Active

Discontinued / Inactive

Definition

* professional: used for full length Hollywood movies; * professional (small): mainly used for paid commercials, short films or podcasts/YouTube channels; * prosumer: Mainly targeting private use, anything that can do more than just trimming a film; * basic: trimming a film;

System requirements

This table lists the

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s that different editors can run on without emulation, as well as other system requirements. Note that ''minimum'' system requirements are listed; some features (like High Definition support) may be unavailable with these specifications.

''"Unix" includes the similar

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and

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High definition/High resolution import

The table below indicates the ability of each program to import various

High Definition video High-definition video (HD video) is video of higher resolution and quality than standard-definition. While there is no standardized meaning for ''high-definition'', generally any video image with considerably more than 480 vertical scan lines ( ...

or High resolution video formats for editing.

Feature set

Output options

Please note that recording to Blu-ray does not imply 1080@50p/60p . Most only support up to 1080i 25/30 frames per second recording. Also not all formats can be output.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Video Editing Software Comparison of video editing software

Video editing software Video editing software or a video editor is software used for performing the post-production video editing of digital video sequences on a non-linear editing system (NLE). It has replaced traditional flatbed celluloid film editing tools and analo ...