Best Video Editing Software

Top 10 Rated Video Editing Software 2024

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So many of our everyday gadgets are now capable of capturing video. What are we going to do with all of that video? Simple, make some great movies to share with friends and family online. Video editing software makes it quick and easy to put together our video clips and present them in a new and attractive way. We complied a list of the ten best video editing programs based on the following criteria:

1. Ease of use
2. HD and 3D editing abilities
3. DVD and Blu-ray disc authoring options
4. Sharing abilities on social networks and video sites
5. Included effects and transitions
6. Video capturing options
7. Number of editing tracks available
8. Help and support network

Operating System: Windows 8, Windows 7, Vista, XP and Mac OS X v10.6-v10.8
DVD and Blu-ray support
99 multi-media editing tracks

ase of use is the name of the game in Premiere Elements 12. Just like we saw in the Photoshop Elements 12 counter part, Adobe has added in guided help to streamline the process…read more


Operating System: Windows 8, Windows 7, Vista, and XP
DVD, Blu-ray, 3D, and 4K support
100 multi-media edting tracks

Cyber Link’s Power Director 12 Ultra is an excellent alternative to Adobe’s video editing software. In reality, it is surely one of the top contenders in terms of power…read more


Operating system: Windows 7, Vista, and XP
Recommended: Multi-core processor, 4 GB of RAM, and 1GB video RAM
Supports DVD, Blu-ray, and 3D
21 multi-media editing tracks

Corel has a great name in the creative software world. They do not disappoint with their video editing offering. Corel Video Studio Pro X5 is one of the best video editors…
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Operating System:Windows 7, Vista, and XP
DVD and Blu-ray support
Unlimited multi-media editing tracks

If you are looking for your first piece of video editing software, Serif Movie Plus X6 is probably going to be the one. This program is exceptional at the editing basics…
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Operating System: Windows 7, Vista, and XP
DVD, Blu-ray, and 3D support
99 multi-media editing tracks

3D video is still pretty slow to be adopted by consumers and industry alike. MAGIX knows there are some out there who want to explore the unexplored…
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Operating system: Windows 7, Vista, and XP
DVD, Blu-ray, and 3D support
10 multi-media editing tracks

Sony’s video editing suite is a very powerful tool that many videographers would be happy to work with. Sony Vegas Movie Studio HD Platinum 11 has a lot to offer…
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Operating System:Windows 7, Vista, and XP
DVD support
2 multi-media editing tracks

Pinnacle Studio HD 15 is a solid video editor with all the basics and a little more. Pinnacle is very good about working with your computer’s hardware and not bogging it down…
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Operating System: Windows 7, Vista, and XP
DVD, Blu-ray, and 3D support

For those looking for a scaled down video editor that has just about everything you really need, Video Suite 10 might be worth looking into. This program has 3D…
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Operating System:Windows 7, Vista, and XP
DVD, Blu-ray, and 3D support
32 multi-media editing tracks

Roxio Video Lab HD has a great mix of available features and missing features, making it stand out in a sea of consumer video editors. This is one of the cheapest…
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Nero Video 11  7/10

Operating system: Windows 7, Vista, and XP
DVD and Blu-ray support
Unlimited multi-media editing tracks

Nero is has been turned to for CD ripping solutions for a long time. Now they are in the game of video editing. Nero Video 11 is a middle of the road editor…
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Brian Jones has had a passion for photography and anything related for the majority of his life. One photography class in high school was all it took to get hooked on everything to do with the subject. He became more focused on learning about camera equipment as he experiemented with everything available… See more about Brian

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