The Best Video-Editing Software With Effects
Many software publishers make both professional and consumer-targeted video editing programs. Professional video editing software often provides high-definition footage compatibility, several adjustment and effect tools, and multiple options for exporting and encoding the final project. Professional video editing software is often considered in the entertainment industry as necessary for producing specialized effects. However, many intermediate-level editing programs now provide tools and effects similar to their more expensive counterparts.
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Pinnacle Studio HD Ultimate Collection v.15
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Studio 15 works on Windows operating systems and requires about 5.7 GB to operate efficiently. This software offers more than 2,200 video effects and allows users to work with multiple pieces of footage simultaneously. Its interface allows for drag-and-drop titles and individual animation layers for complex movements. Pinnacle's Studio 15 offers effects used by the well-known visual production company, Red Giant. Creators can use a virtual five-by-six-foot chroma key screen to change the appearance of the backgrounds behind their video footage in post-production. Studio 15 also offers anti-shake technology to correct video footage with too much movement.
Adobe Premiere Elements 9
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Adobe offers both Windows and Mac versions of their Premiere Elements 9 software. The program requires about 5 GB for application data and another 4 GB of hard drive space for program content. Elements 9 offers several video and sound-effect tools and allows creators to layer up to 100 video and audio layers simultaneously. This program offers the ability to directly edit independent key frames for detail-specific animations and transitions. Elements 9 offers several tools for audio correction, such as "hum" removal, frequency correction, and adjusting the audio's volume at individual points during the timeline.
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Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum
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Vegas Studio works on Windows and requires about 200 MB of hard drive space for installation. This software has pre-built title templates and offers the ability to use up to 10 video and audio tracks. Users can mask and animate individual colors on their video footage to create new backgrounds and overlays. Vegas studio offers video restoration tools for correcting over-exposed footage, adjusting hue, and removing red eye issues. You can also use a secondary color correction feature for further modification on footage needing extensive lighting work. Vegas studio also offers the ability to match the white balance between shots using a simple eye-dropper tool.
Corel VideoStudio Pro X4
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Corel VideoStudio uses Windows and requires about 3 GB of disk space to work. The program's interface is designed with an easy-to-use, three-section work flow that includes a playback monitor, file library and horizontal timeline. VideoStudio enables creators using slower computer systems to edit footage in low-resolution and render up to HD quality upon export. Editors can use Corel's stop-motion animation and time-lapse tools to create videos with time-rendering effects, usually only found in professional productions. The VideoStudio program allows you to "convert" and watch their exported videos in virtual 3D, using the glasses included in the software's package.
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