User:Wdmjeims/Comparison of video editing software
This is a comparison of non-linear video editing software applications. See also a more complete list of video editing software.
General information
[编辑]This table gives basic general information about the different editors:
| Program | Platform | Developer | Year of first release | Year of latest release | Latest version | List price (USD) | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Premiere/Premiere Pro | Windows/Mac | Adobe Systems | 1991 | 2009 2010 |
CS4 4.2.1 (32-bit) CS5 (64-bit only) |
$799 | 专有 |
| Adobe Premiere Elements | Windows/Mac | Adobe Systems | 2004 | 2010 | 9.0 | $100 | 专有 |
| Avid Free DV | Windows/Mac | Avid | ? | ? | 1.8 | 抛弃 | 专有 |
| Avid Xpress Pro Studio HD | Windows/Mac | Avid | 2003 | ? | 5.8 | $1695 | 专有 |
| Avid Media Composer | Windows/Mac | Avid | 1989 | 2011 | 5.5 | $2124 | 专有 |
| Avidemux | Windows/Mac/BSD/Linux | Mean | 2010 | 2.5.3 | 免费 | GPL | |
| AVS Video Editor | Windows | Online Media Technologies Ltd. | 2004 | 2010 | 5.1 | $59(Unlimited) | 专有 |
| Blender (VSE : Video Sequence Editor) | Windows/Mac/Solaris/Irix/Linux | Blender Foundation | 2002 | 2009 | 2.49b | 免费 | GPL |
| Cinelerra | Linux/Mac | Heroine Virtual | 2002 | 2009 | 4.2 | 免费 | GPL |
| Dayang Montage Extreme | Windows | Dayang | 2007 | 2009 | 1.2 | $898 | 专有 |
| EditDV/Cinestream | Windows/Mac | Radius | 1997 | 2002 | 3.0 | $999 | 专有 |
| Edius | Windows | Grass Valley Canopus | 2002 | 2008 | 5.0 | $799 | 专有 |
| Final Cut Express | Mac | Apple Inc. | 2003 | 2007 | 4.0.1 | $199 | 专有 |
| Final Cut Pro/Studio | Mac | Apple Inc. | 1999 | 2009 | 7 | $999 | 专有 |
| Full Motion Video | Win | Equuleus Solutions Ltd | 1998 | 2010 | 6 | $29 | 专有 |
| Avid Free DV | Windows/Mac | Avid Technology | 2001 | 2008 | 7 | $69.95, $119.95 | 专有 |
| CyberLink PowerDirector | Windows | Cyberlink | 2001 | 2009 | 8 | $69.95, $99.95 | 专有 |
| FORscene | Cross-Platform (Java) | Forbidden Technologies | 2004 | ? | 15 April 2007 | from $2/hour | 专有 |
| iMovie | Mac | Apple Inc. | 1999 | 2010 | 8.0.6 | $79 (as part of the iLife suite); free on new Macs | 专有 |
| PiTiVi | Linux | Open Source Community | 2004 | 2010 | 0.13.4 | 免费 | LGPL |
| Kdenlive | Linux/BSD/Mac | Open Source Community | 2002 | 2010 | 0.7.8 | 免费 | GPL |
| Kino | Linux/BSD | Open Source Community | 2000 | 2009 | 1.3.4 | 免费 | GPL |
| Lightworks | Windows/Mac/Linux | Editshare & soon the Open Source Community | 1989 | 2009 | 1.3 | 免费 SOON | GPL SOON |
| LiVES | Linux/BSD/Mac | Open Source Community | 2002 | 2010 | 1.3.2 | 免费 | GPL |
| MainActor | Linux/Win | MainConcept | 2004 | 2007 | 5.5 | 抛弃 | 专有 |
| Media 100 | Mac | Media 100 (now part of Boris FX) | 2006 | 2010 | 1.5.1 | $1295.00 | 专有 |
| OpenShot Video Editor | Linux | Open Source Community | 2008 | 2010 | 1.2.2 | 免费 | GPL |
| Pinnacle Studio | Windows | Pinnacle Systems | 1999 | 2009 | 14.0 | $49.99 - $129.99 | 专有 |
| Pinnacle Videospin | Windows | Avid | 2009 | 2009 | 2.0 | 免费 | 专有 |
| MoviePlus | Windows | Serif (Europe) Ltd. | 2003 | 2008 | X3 (6.0.1) | $79.99 | 专有 |
| Sony Vegas | Windows | Sony Creative Software | 1999 | 2009 | 9.0e | $599.95 | 专有 |
| Sony Vegas Movie Studio | Windows | Sony Creative Software | 2000 | 2010 | 10.0 | $45-125 | 专有 |
| Ulead MediaStudio Pro | Windows | Ulead Systems (now part of Corel Corporation) | ? | 2006 | 8.1 | $399.99 | 专有 |
| Ulead VideoStudio Plus | Windows | Ulead Systems (now part of Corel Corporation) | 1993 (1.0) | 2010 | X3 | $89.99 | 专有 |
| Video Studio Express | Mac | iSkysoft Studio. | 2010 | 2010 | 1.0 | $35 | 专有 |
| VideoThang TM | Windows | VideoThang LLC | 2007 | 2008 | 2.0.1 | 免费 | 专有 |
| VirtualDub | Windows | Avery Lee | 2000 | 2010 | 1.9.10 | 免费 | GPL |
| VirtualDubMod | Windows | 2002 | 2006 | 1.5.10.2 b2542 | 免费 | GPL | |
| Windows Movie Maker | Windows | Microsoft | 2000 | 2007 | 6.0.6000.16386 | Bundled with Windows (Excluding Windows 7) | 专有 |
| MAGIX Movie Edit Pro | Windows | MAGIX | circa 2001 (VideoDeluxe 1.0) | 2010 | 16 | $49.99 - $89.99 | 专有 |
| VideoLab | Windows | Mitov Software | 2002 | 2010 | 4.3.1 | 免费 for non commercial or educational | |
| Program | Platform | Developer | Year of first release | Year of latest release | Latest version | List price (USD) | License |
System requirements
[编辑]This table lists the operating systems 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.
| Windows | Mac OS X | *nix | Processor | RAM | HDD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 (32-bit) | 是 | Yes (as of CS3) | 否 | 1.4 GHz, SSE2 compatible processor | 1 GB / 2 GB when editing HD | 4 GB |
| Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 (64-bit) | 是 | 是 | 否 | multicore x86-64 compatible processor | 2 GB | 10 GB |
| Adobe Premiere Elements | 是 | 否 | 否 | SSE2 compatible processor | 512 MB | 4.5 GB |
| Avid Free DV | 是 | 是 | 否 | 933 MHz Pentium, 667 MHz PPC | 1 GB | ? |
| Avid Media Composer | 是 | 是 | 否 | Pentium 4 or higher | 2 GB | 20 GB |
| Avid Xpress Pro HD | 是 | 是 | 否 | Pentium 4, PowerMac G5 | 1 GB | 20 GB |
| Avidemux | 是 | 是 | 是 | ? | ? | ? |
| AVS Video Editor | 是 | 否 | 否 | Intel / AMD compatible at 2500 MHz or higher | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Blender (VSE : Video Sequence Editor) | 是 | 是 | 是 | 300 MHz | 128 MB | 20 MB free space |
| Cinelerra | 否 | 是 | 是 | 500 MHz | 256 MB | ? |
| CyberLink PowerDirector | 是 | 否 | 否 | SSE2 compatible processor | 512 MB | 2 GB |
| Dayang Montage Extreme | 是 | 否 | 否 | Pentium 4 or higher | 1 GB | 20 GB |
| EDIUS | 是 | 否 | 否 | Pentium 4 3.0 GHz+ | 1 GB | 800 MB |
| Final Cut Express | 否 | 是 | 否 | 500 MHz | 384 MB | 1 GB |
| Final Cut Studio | 否 | 是 | 否 | 1.25 GHz G4, Intel Core Duo or Xeon | 1 GB | 4 GB Apps |
| FORscene | 是 | 是 | 是 | N/A | 256 MB | Any |
| Full Motion Video | 是 | 否 | 否 | PIII 1Ghz or Faster | 256 MB | 15Mb |
| iMovie HD | 否 | 是 | 否 | PPC G4 or faster, Intel based Macs | 256 MB | 10 GB |
| Kdenlive | 否 | 是 | 是 | 600 MHz | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Kino GTK | 否 | 否 | 是 | ? | ? | ? |
| Lightworks | 是 | 是 | 是 | ? | ? | ? |
| LiVES | 否 | 是 | 是 | 800 MHz | 128 MB | 10 GB |
| MainActor | 是 | 否 | 是 | 700 MHz | 128 MB | ? |
| Media 100 | 否 | 是 | 否 | 1.8 GHz G5 or better | 2 GB | ? |
| MPEG Video Wizard DVD | 是 | 否 | 否 | 233 MHz | 32 MB | 20 MB |
| OpenShot Video Editor | 否 | 是 | 是 | 600 MHz | 256 MB | 1 GB |
| Pinnacle Studio MediaSuite | 是 | 否 | 否 | 1.4 GHz | 512 MB | 1.7 GB |
| Pinnacle VideoSpin | 是 | 否 | 否 | 1.4 GHz | 512 MB | 150 MB |
| PiTiVi | 否 | 否 | 是 | ? | ? | 2 MB |
| Serif MoviePlus | 是 | 否 | 否 | Pentium II or AMD Athlon XP | 128 MB | 149 MB |
| Sony Vegas | 是 | 否 | 否 | 1.0 GHz | 1.0 GB | 200 MB |
| Ulead MediaStudio Pro | 是 | 否 | 否 | 800 MHz | 256 MB | 800 MB |
| Ulead VideoStudio Plus | 是 | 否 | 否 | Pentium 4 or higher, SSE2 when editing HD | 128 MB | 3 GB |
| VirtualDub | 是 | 否 | 否 | ? | ? | 3 Mb |
| Windows Movie Maker | 是 | 否 | 否 | 1 GHz for best performance | 128 MB | 10 Mb |
| Windows | Mac OS X | Unix | Processor | RAM | HDD |
"Unix" includes the similar Linux, BSD and Unix-like operating systems.
High definition import
[编辑]The table below indicates the ability of each program to import various High Definition video formats for editing.
| 720p HDV | 1080i HDV | DVCPRO HD | Uncompressed HD | IMX | AVCHD | XDCAM HD | HDV | AVC-1 | DNxHD | REDCODE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Premiere Pro | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 (3rd party) | 是 (As of CS4, third party in CS3) | 是 (As of CS3) | 是 | ? | ? | 是 (As of CS5, third party in CS4) |
| Adobe Premiere Elements | 是 | 是 | 否 | 否 | 否 | 是 | ? | 是 | ? | ? | ? |
| Avid Media Composer | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 |
| Avid Xpress Pro | 是 | 是 | 是 | 否 | 否 | 是 | ? | 是 | ? | 是 | ? |
| Avidemux | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| AVS Video Editor | 是 | 是 | ? | 是 | 否 | 是 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Blender | 是 | 是 | ? | 是 | 否 | 是 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Cinelerra | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 否 |
| CyberLink PowerDirector | 是 | 是 | ? | 是 | ? | 是 | ? | 是 | 是 | ? | ? |
| Dayang Montage Extreme | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 否 | 是 | 否 |
| EDIUS | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | ? | ? |
| Final Cut Express | 是 | 是 | 否 | 否 | 否 | 是 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Final Cut Studio | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | ? | 是 |
| FORscene | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Full Motion Video | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| iMovie HD | 是 | 是 | 是 (3rd party) | 否 | 否 | 是 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Lightworks | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| LiVES | 是 | 是 | ? | 是 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| PiTiVi | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | ? |
| Kdenlive | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 否 |
| Kino GTK | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| MainActor | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| MPEG Video Wizard DVD | 是 | 是 | ? | ? | ? | 否 | ? | 是 | ? | ? | ? |
| OpenShot Video Editor | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 否 |
| Pinnacle Studio | 是 | 是 | 否 | 否 | 否 | 是 | ? | 是 | ? | ? | ? |
| Serif MoviePlus | 是 | 是 | ? | ? | 否 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Sony Vegas | 是 | 是 | 是 (3rd party) | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | ? | ? | 是 (as of Pro 9) |
| Ulead MediaStudio Pro | 是 | 是 | ? | 是 | 否 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Ulead VideoStudio Plus | 是 | 是 | ? | 是 | 否 | 是 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| VirtualDub | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Windows Movie Maker | 是 | 是 | 否 | 否 | 否 | 是 | ? | 是 | ? | ? | ? |
| 720p HDV | 1080i HDV | DVCPRO HD | Uncompressed | IMX | AVCHD | XDCAM HD | HDV | AVC-1 | DNxHD | REDCODE |
Feature set
[编辑]| High Definition support | Non-destructive editing | Full-screen playback | Storyboard mode | Video tracks | Audio tracks / max channels | Linear timecode display | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Premiere Pro | 是 | 是 | 是, on separate monitor | 是 | 99 | 99 | 是 |
| Adobe Premiere Elements | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 99 | 99 | 是 |
| Avid Xpress Pro | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 24 tracks, unlimited layers | 24 tracks, unlimited layers | 是 |
| Avidemux | 是 | 是 | ? | ? | 1 | 2 / ? | ? |
| AVS Video Editor | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 1 | 1 | 是 |
| Blender (VSE : Video Sequence Editor) | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | Unlimited | Unlimited | 是 |
| Cinelerra | 是 (any resolution) |
是 | 是 | 否 | Unlimited | Unlimited / 16 | 是 |
| CyberLink PowerDirector | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 10 | 4 | 是 |
| Dayang Montage Extreme | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 99 per sequence | 99 per sequence | 是 |
| EDIUS | 是 | 是 | 是, on both PC & TV monitors in realtime | 否 | unlimited realtime layers | unlimited realtime layers | 是 |
| Final Cut Express | 是 | 是 | 是, with "external video" | 是, in the Media Browser | 99 per sequence | 99 / 2 per sequence | 否 |
| Final Cut Studio | 是 | 是 | 是, | 是, in the Media Browser | 99 per sequence | 99 / 24 per sequence | 是 |
| FORscene | Input only | 是 | 是 (podcasts) | Beta test | 2 | 4 | 是 |
| Full Motion Video | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | unlimited | 2 | 是 |
| iMovie HD | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 1 | 2 | 是 |
| PiTiVi | 是 | 是 | 是 | 否 | Unlimited | Unlimited | ? |
| Kdenlive | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | Unlimited | Unlimited | 是 |
| Kino GTK | ? | 是 | 是 | 是 | ? | ? | ? |
| Lightworks | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| LiVES | 是 (any resolution) |
是 (multitrack mode) |
是 (on first, second or all monitors, configurable) |
否 | Unlimited | audio per video track + backing audio / 2 channels | 是 |
| MainActor | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| MPEG Video Wizard DVD | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 1 | 3 | 是 |
| OpenShot Video Editor | 是 | 是 | 否 | 否 | Unlimited | Unlimited | 是 |
| Serif MoviePlus | 是 | 是 | 是, & on separate monitor or TV | 是, partial | Unlimited | Unlimited | 否 |
| Sony Vegas | 是
(any resolution) |
是 | 是 | 否 | Unlimited | Unlimited/Max Channel 16 | 是 |
| Pinnacle Studio | 是 | 否 | 是 | 是 | 2 | 4 | 是 |
| Ulead MediaStudio Pro | 是 | 是 | 是, on separate monitor | ? | 99 | ? | 是 |
| Ulead VideoStudio Plus | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 7 | 9 | 是 |
| VirtualDub | ? | 是 | 否 | 否 | 1 | 1 | 是 |
| Windows Movie Maker | 是 | 否 | 是 | 是 | 1 | 2 | 是 |
| HD | Non-destructive | Full-screen | Storyboard | Video tracks | Audio tracks | Timecode display |
Output options
[编辑]Please note that recording to Blu-ray does not imply 1080*50p . Most only support up to 1080i 25 frames per second recording. Also not all formats can be output, so for instance Premiere Pro cannot export AVCHD.
| DVD | High Definition | Smart phone | Java phone | QuickTime | Windows Media | MPEG-4 | XML/EDL | Print to tape | Web, not hosted | Web, hosted | Podcasting | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adobe Premiere Pro | 是 | 是 (Blu-Ray) | 是 | 否 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | ? |
| Adobe Premiere Elements | 是 | 是 (Blu-Ray) | 是 | 否 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 否 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 |
| Avid Xpress Pro | 是 | 是 (Blu-Ray) | 否 | 否 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 否 | ? |
| Avidemux | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| AVS Video Editor | 是 | 是(Blu-Ray) | 是 | 否 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 否 | 否 | 是 | 是 | 否 |
| Blender (VSE : Video Sequence Editor) | 是 | 是 | ? | ? | 是 | ? | 是 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Cinelerra | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 否 | 是 | 否 | 是 |
| CyberLink PowerDirector | 是 | 是 | 是 | 否 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 否 | 是 | 是 | 否 | 是 |
| Dayang Montage Extreme | 是 | 是 | 否 | 否 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | ? | ? | 否 |
| EDIUS | 是 | 是 | ? | 否 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 否 | ? |
| Final Cut Express | 是 | 是 | 是 | 否 | 是 | 是 (3rd party) | 是 | 否 (as of 2.5) | 是 | 是 | ? | 是 |
| Final Cut Studio | 是 | 是 | 是 | 否 | 是 | 是 (3rd party) | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | ? | 是 |
| FORscene | 否 | 否 | 是 | 是 | 是 (MPEG 2) | 是 (MPEG 2) | ? | 是 | 否 | 是 | 是 | 是 |
| iMovie HD | 是 | 否 | 是 | 否 | 是 | 是 (3rd party) | 是 | 否 | 是 | 是 | 是 (with .Mac) | 是 |
| PiTiVi | 是 | 是 | ? | ? | 是 | 是 | 是 | ? | ? | 否 | 否 | ? |
| Kdenlive | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | ? |
| Kino GTK | 否 | 否 | 否 | 否 | 否 | 否 | 是 | 否 | 否 | 否 | 否 | 否 |
| Lightworks | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| LiVES | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 否 | 否 | 是 | 否 | ? |
| MPEG Video Wizard DVD | 是 | 是 | ? | ? | 是 | 否 | 是 | 否 | 否 | 否 | 否 | 是 |
| OpenShot Video Editor | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 否 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 |
| Serif MoviePlus | 是 | ? | 否 | 否 | 是 | 是 | 是 | ? | 是 | 是 | 是 | ? |
| Sony Vegas | 是 | 是 (Blu-Ray) | 否 | 否 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 否 | ? |
| Pinnacle Studio | 是 | 是 | 是 | 否 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 否 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 是 |
| Ulead MediaStudio Pro | 是 | 否 | 否 | 否 | 是 | 是 | 是 | 否 | 是 | 是 | 否 | ? |
| Ulead VideoStudio Plus | 是 | 是 | 是 (via plug-in) | 是 (via plug-in) | 是 | 是 | 是 | 否 | 是 | 是 | 是 (with DropShot) | ? |
| VirtualDub | 否 | 否 | 否 | 否 | 否 | 否 | 是 | 否 | 否 | 否 | 否 | 否 |
| Windows Movie Maker | 是 | 是 | 是 | 否 | 否 | 是 | 否 | 否 | 是 | 是 (WMV only) | 否 | 否 |
| DVD | High Definition | Smart phone | Java phone | QuickTime | Windows Media | MPEG-4 | XML/EDL | Print to tape | Web, not hosted | Web, hosted | Podcasting |