Best Video Editing Software

Depends what u wanna use it for?
I find EDIUS extremely convenient for editing. It has much more understandable settings (very often happened to me that I check wrong setting in PremierPro, and after exporting, I realize that I need to do it again!), basic editing is similar as in any other software (placing clips, adding transition effects, control of length, speed, time-keying etc.), however, render and export not just that work faster then in premier, but are very easy to set according to video u used.

Actually, SONY VEGAS could be even more advanced stuff, but, with this u get the job done fast, and saves ur time if later u need to redo somethig.

U can check my latest video, I done it in EDIUS, and I am satisfied so far with its possibility and efficiency.
WARNING: If u r into effects... USE ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS, cause, Edius has very limited effects considering both, video and audio!
 
I can't say what is the best but I can share how I got
to where I'm at now.

I was using a free version of Pinnacle Studios that came
with a Dazzle program to snag video from the TV. It was
great for basic editing. But when I bought a new Sony
Camera, Sony HDR-CS160, the Sony camera saved the
digital file to a format that Pinnacle Studios wouldn't
recognized.

I was really ticked off that I had to go buy Sony Vegas
to make it work. Typical Sony, making proprietary stuff.

Anyway, I am very, very pleased with it! I use
Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 11.0

I have no educational background in making videos
and I was able to figure a lot of stuff out or I searched
for tutorials. Picture in Picture is very cool and I like
how easy it was for me to use multiple cameras/footage
to make some pretty fun presentations.
 
I started with Movie Maker on Windows.
The laptop was a little outdated at the time, and I managed to pick up a MacBook Pro with a heavy discount through work. I hated MAC up until this point but thought I would give it a shot.

Started using iMovie and found it so much easier to create videos of a good quality.
I used iMovie for a year or two, and the poor output quality finally got to me and I caved in.

I tried Final Cut Pro but couldnt get along with it.
Then came Final Cut Pro X. I know many people dont like the new layout etc, but it was more of a natural progression for me, coming from iMovie. I fell in love with it and have been using it ever since.
 
Everyone loves vegas, looks like I'll have to grab myself a copy. :)

There are a couple options to getting Vegas! you can pay for it, but its cheaper on amazon or something. Or you can find a way to get it for free... just sayin... lol
 
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