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 Digital
Video Editing Software Gallery
-- Professional Tools (see also Consumer
Tools)
by Douglas Dixon
Software applications for digital video editing (and
some with DVD authoring),
organized from consumer to professional. Each application includes a brief
description, and information on the latest released version. Product
descriptions and images are summarized from published information.
(Also see the longer Full
version, with application screenshots.)
Contents
See also: DVD Authoring
Software Gallery
Updates -- 2008
9/2008 - Adobe - Premiere Elements 7
8/2008 - Sony - Vegas Movie Studio 9
6/2008 - Pinnacle - Studio 12
5/2008 - CyberLink - PowerDirector 7
3/2008 - Sorenson - Squeeze 5
Updates -- 2007
11/2007 - Apple - Final Cut Express 4
9/2007- Adobe - Premiere
Elements 4
- Miraizon - Cinematize 2 Pro
- Sony -
Vegas Pro 8
8/2007 - Apple - iLife '08 - iMovie '08
7/2007 - Adobe - Premiere Pro CS3
6/2007 - Apple - Final Cut Pro 6
5/2007 - Pinnacle - Studio 11
4/2007 - Ulead - VideoStudio 11
3/2007 - CyberLink - PowerDirector 6
2/2007 - Grass Valley [Canopus] ProCoder 3
2007 - Sony - Vegas Movie Studio 8
Updates -- 2006
12/2006 - muvee - autoProducer 6
11/2006 - Sorenson - Squeeze 4.5
10/2006 - Adobe - Premiere Elements 3.0
9/2006 - Sony Vegas+DVD Production Suite 7
- Pinnacle - Studio 10.5, HD DVD Authoring Pack
8/2006 - Sony Vegas Movie Studio+DVD Platinum Edition 7
4/2006 - Ulead - VideoStudio 10
3/2006 - Adobe - Premiere Pro 2.0
1/2006 - Apple - iLife '06 - iMovie HD 6
- muvee -
autoProducer 5
Updates -- 2005
9/2005 - Adobe - Premiere Elements 2.0
- Pinnacle - Studio 10
- Sony - Vegas
Movie Studio+DVD
- Ulead - MediaStudio Pro 8
4/2005 - Apple - Final Cut Pro 5
- Sony -
Vegas 6, Vegas+DVD Production Suite
- Sorenson - Squeeze 4.1 Compression Suite
3/2005 - Ulead - Video Studio 9
1/2005 - Apple - iLife '05 - iMovie HD, Final Cut
Express HD
Updates -- 2004
9/2004 - Adobe - Premiere Elements
- Sony Vegas Movie Studio+DVD
8/2004 - Sorenson Squeeze 4 Compression Suite
5/2004 - Adobe - Premiere Pro 1.5
- Ulead VideoStudio
8
4/2004 - Apple - Final Cut Pro HD
- Canopus - ProCoder 2.0
- Roxio VideoWave
7 Professional
- Sony Vegas
5 +DVD Production Suite
1/2004 - Apple - iLife 04 - iMovie 4
- Apple -
Final Cut Express 2
- Pinnacle -
Studio 9
Stand-alone professional video editing tools for up to
around $1000, many with MPEG export.
Apple Corp. - Final Cut Express 4
Apple - Final Cut Pro 6
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One timeline. Infinite possibilities.
Apple Final Cut Pro 6 - released May 2007
Bundled in Final Cut Studio 2 $1,299
Final Cut Pro 6, Motion 3, Soundtrack Pro 2,
Compressor 3, DVD
Studio Pro 4.2, Color
www.apple.com/finalcutpro
Find Apple
Final Cut Studio 2 on
Amazon.com
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Adobe Systems - Premiere Pro CS3
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Capture, edit, and deliver video to disc, the web,
and mobile devices
Adobe Premiere Pro CS3, released July 2007,
$799
includes Encore, OnLocation, Ultra
Intel Mac and Windows XP / Vista
Production Premium suite $1699
with After Effects, Soundbooth, Photoshop Extended,
Illustrator, Flash
plus Bridge, Acrobat Connect, Adobe Stock Photos,
Device Central, Dynamic Link
www.adobe.com/products/premiere
See Summary
of Adobe CS3 Production Tools
See article on Using
Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0
Find related Adobe
articles in the Manifest Tech Blog
Find Adobe
Creative Suite 3 on Amazon.com
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Avid Technology - Xpress DV, Xpress Pro
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Avid Xpress DV - $495
Avid Xpress Pro - $1,695 - real-time DV, SD, HD, film editing
Avid Xpress Pro HD Power Pack - $2,495
animation, effects, and DVDs
bundles w/Avid Mojo hardware
www.avid.com/products/xpressdv
Avid Free DV
Free, Basic video and audio editing capabilities
Macintosh OS X and Windows XP
www.avid.com/avidfreedv
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Avid - Liquid 7
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Integrated editing, audio, effects, and authoring
software
Avid Liquid 7, $499, Pro $999,
(was Pinnacle)
www.avid.com/liquid
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Sony Creative Software - Vegas Pro 8
Ulead Systems [Corel] - MediaStudio Pro 8
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Professional digital video-editing package with full
DV and MPEG-2 support
Ulead MediaStudio Pro 8 - beta Aug. 2005
final release Q3 2005 - $399
MediaStudio Pro 7 released March 2003
Retail $299, download $149
(was Retail $495, download $475)
www.ulead.com/msp
Find related Corel/Ulead/InterVideo
articles in the Manifest Tech Blog
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Professional tools for video compression and processing,
with batch capabilities.
Miraizon Cinematize 2
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DVD Movie Clip Extraction
Miraizon Cinematize 2 Pro, released Sept. 2007
Windows or Macintosh, Cinematize 2 $69 box / $59
download
Cinematize 2 Pro $149 box / $129 download
www.miraizon.com
Find Miraizon
Cinematize on Amazon.com
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Sorenson Media - Squeeze 5
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Video compression and distribution for multiple
formats
Sorenson Squeeze version 5, released March 2008
Windows and Macintosh
Squeeze 5 $499, Squeeze 5 Pro with plugins $599,
Squeeze 5 Pro with WMV for Mac $779, Multi-User (5 seats)
$2499
Squeeze 5 for Flash $119, Pro $299, Multi-User $1299
www.sorensonmedia.com
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Grass Valley [Canopus] - ProCoder 3
Autodesk [discreet] - Cleaner 6.5
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Autodesk Cleaner 6.5 for the Mac, $599
The industry standard for creating streaming video
and audio for multimedia and the web through high quality content
mastering for all major digital media formats
cleaner XL Service Pack 2, released Sept. 2004
- More MPEG sizes, additional custom settings
- Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004
cleaner XL Service Pack (SP) 1, released July 2003
- Refining parameter control, Windows Media 9 presets
- MPEG sizes and rates, high definition MPEG
Discreet cleaner XL for Windows
released March 2003, $599
www.discreet.com/products/cleaner
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Encoder and decoders for video compression formats.
Plug-ins for video editors.
Cinema Craft - Encoder
www.cinemacraft.com
DivX Networks
www.divx.com
Elecard - MPEG-2 Tools
www.elecard.com
Heuris - MPEG Power Professional
www.heuris.com
MainConcept - Codecs
www.mainconcept.com
TMPGEnc - MPEG Encoder
www.tmpg-inc.com
www.pegasys-inc.com
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