Professional Video Editor Software

Getting into movie production is now as easy as buying a PC and choosing the right video editor software downloads.

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The Rise of Professional Video Editing Software

Not so long ago, a video camera was operated over the shoulder using two hands – now everyone carries around with them equipment for shooting high definition video, in the shape of iPhones and other smartphones. All you need to make your own movies is good editing software, and we’ve got the very best right on this page. It won’t break the bank and you can get started in a few clicks!

It started with Adobe Premier at the beginning of the new millennium. Adobe have always produced a family of high end software for design professionals – such as the world famous graphics editing tool Adobe Photoshop – and Adobe Premier was no different. This powerful video editing suite allowed PC and Mac owners to edit and cut raw digital video from home, using workflows and features that were normally only available in a professional editing suite. This was a revolution back then – video editing software had broken the mainstream, and now anyone (after first familiarising themselves with a tutorial or two) could cut and add the finishing touches to their home movies (such as graphics for font overlays, transitions or special effects), or try their hand at producing something more ambitious and professional – like a video short. This video editing software converted their simple desktop PC into a fully functional video editing studio, at a very low cost.

The MAGIX series continues! MAGIX Video easy 3 HD is one of the best professional editing software tools available for download and is perfect for those wanting to make their own movies. With MAGIX Video easy 3 HD video production software you can use workflows to easily cut, join and add filters.

MAGIX Video Easy 3 HD, one of the best video editing tools currently available for Windows.

Editing Analog Video with Digital Tools

Digital video was still in its infancy back then. Most budding video editors were using video capture cards to capture their analog video and convert it to digital files which could then be edited using tools such as Adobe Premiere. Strange to think that video had to be captured before it could be edited on your PC at home. Today, we take video imaging for granted – the iPhone 5 for example is capable of shooting 720p video and weighs less than a pack of cigarettes. When Adobe Premiere first hit the market, most people were shooting video on over the should Hi-8 videotape!

You need to download decent video cutter software if you want to make really great videos and avoid that “Windows Movie Maker look”. Wondershare Video Editor is a high quality product, perfect for all your video production needs, letting you edit video, audio and photos using a range of advanced tools. Finally great software to make movies and videos.

The excellent Wondershare Video Editor Tool for Windows.

Filmmakers and the Publishing Power of the Internet

Where Adobe Premiere changed the face of digital video editing by making the best tools accessible for more directors, YouTube gave those same directors an audience and an even greater toolset for reaching out to them. In its early days, YouTube was predominantly bloated with clips of “hilarious” accidents (which have now evolved into the notorious “fail” clips), but after a few years it became a serious and viable platform for a whole generation of independent, creative film makers. Some had a background in film, others took the opportunity to use these new tools to create professional, high-quality video shorts – even full feature films – and gain exposure through the power of the internet and the early days of social media.

Talk to anyone who studied film in the early, or even mid-nineties – and it was a whole different world, one dominated by Super 8mm film. Super-8 was of variable quality, expensive and a real chore to cut – but it was “real film” at least, unlike the digital equivalent that landed shortly afterward.

Designed with beginners in mind Honestech Easy Video Editor 3.0 is a movie creating software program that is simple to use and makes cutting and merging clips easy!
This is film editing software that will allow even the newest of video editors to create professional looking movies that impress audiences.

Glossary of Video Editing Phrases

Phrase	Meaning
features	Features are the functions that enable video editors to shape raw footage into a finished film that can be viewed by audiences. Typical features of video editing software are the ability to cut film into a sequence, add transitions such as wipes and dissolves, change its speed, add titles and other visual effects and alter the colour, brightness, contrast or saturation.
production	A production is the finished video product that is ready to be viewed by an audience, derived from the verb produce. Video projects usually have three phases: pre-production, or planning, production (where principal video is shot) and post-production, where the footage is assembled, a soundtrack added and visual effects inserted.
Sony Vegas	Sony Vegas is a premium video editing application on the market. The current version is Sony Vegas Pro 12.
MAGIX Video Easy 3 HD	MAGIX Video Easy 3 HD is a high-quality video editing application for professionals. It is available for purchase and instant download here.
trimming	Trimming is another phrase for cutting, or editing. It usually implies small cuts intended to reduce the overall running time of a video production.
remastering	This is the process of creating an improved broadcast quality master from an existing master that has deteriorated. Modern high definition releases of feature films and television shows usually have to be remastered so that they can make the most of the new format. Remastering is an expensive, painstaking process which is often carried out frame by frame to remove scratches and blemishes.
program	A program is an application that runs on a computer. An application can have any purpose, such as video editing, photo editing, word processing or sending email.
editing	Editing, in video and film, is the process of assembling a finished piece of work that can be watched in sequence. Editing involves cutting together small clips from many hours of footage. Editing is carried out by an editor.
movies	Movies are the finished production that we watch at the cinema or on a television. Making a movie from raw video footage involves many hours of production, some of which is editing using video editor software.
audio	All movies have an accompanying audio track, which is carefully synchronised to ensure the sound effects, dialogue and music occur at the right time. Early movies had no soundtrack except for music, which would evoke the required emotion in the audience.
USB	USB stands for universal serial bus. USB storage devices are a popular way of transporting large files, such as video files, around. This is because they can have a high capacity and are very small, fitting easily inside your pocket or on a key ring.
capture	In video editing, to capture something usually means capturing footage. This could be recording a scene using an imaging device (such as a camcorder) or capturing a digital version of an analog source, e.g. converting Hi-8 videotape to a digital file such as avi or mpg, so that it can be editing using modern video editing software.
Microsoft Windows Movie Maker	Microsoft Windows Movie Maker is a free video editing tool that comes included with most versions of Microsoft Windows. Earlier versions were called Microsoft Windows Live Movie Maker.
filter	A filter is an effect added to a piece of video to change a visual aspect, such as the colors or brightness. In earlier days, filters were added over the lens of the film or video camera, but this is almost always achieved now using the built in effects tools of video editing software.
montage	A montage, sometimes called a juxtaposition or jump cut, is a sequence of fast edits designed to show the passage of time very quickly. Montages are commonly used as a story telling device in feature films, to move from one scene to another without too much exposition.
format	A format is the type of file data has been saved in. MP4 is a file format. Video editing software typically supports many different file formats, such as AVI, MPG and WMV.
step	A step is the smallest possible incrementation on the video timeline of a movie making program. Stepping along the timeline means positioning the cursor a very small distance further, for every click of the mouse. Stepping through a video in this way allows the video editor to arrive at a certain point in the sequence very easily.
slow motion	Slow motion is a visual effect whereby the film or video is slowed right down for dramatic impact. Nowadays this is achieved 100% digitally using video editing software, but in the early days of film, slow motion was achieved by shooting the sequence at a much faster rate than usual, so it appeared in slow motion during normal playback.
slideshow	A slideshow is a montage of still images, such as photos, placed in a sequence. Most video editing software allows you to create slideshows by importing your digital photographs, choosing the order and other options, then outputting it to a video file or burning it to Bluray, DVD or CD.
output	Output is the data resulting from feeding an input into a video editing process and creating something new. For example, importing 10 minute video scene into a video editing tool, then cutting it down to 3 minutes and exporting it (outputting it) as an AVI file.
camcorder	A camcorder is a device used to record video footage. In the 80s, Hi-8 analog video cameras were commercially very popular. Today, digital camcorders are still used, but they are much smaller and lighter than their earlier analog cousins. The quality of the recorded footage is also far better today.
footage	Footage means recorded material from a video or film camera. It refers to the days when physical film was measured in terms of feet.
stabilizer	A stabilizer is a feature that reduces the natural shakiness of a hand held camera. Some stabilizers are built into the camera and act in real time to reduce shakiness, either as a software implementation or a physical one, such as a steadycam device. Stabilization can also be carried out during post-production using video editing software, however. YouTube has a stabilization tool built into its video uploader.
file	A file is a container for data, such as a video clip. All software applications use files to store information, whether it is video project, spreadsheet or image.
playback	Playback is the act of viewing raw footage or assembled video/film.
interface	An interface is the mechanism by which video editing features are accessed. Video editing software contains a menu bar, timeline and keyboard shortcuts allowing the editor to “interface” with the functionality offered by the movie maker tool.
transition	A transition is a visual effect that is used to switch from one scene to another. There are many different types of transition, such as wipes, dissolves and fades. Video editing software is able to simulate transitions so that the finished result looks exactly the same as it did when transitions were achieved purely by hand.