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How to Choose the Best Video Editing Software

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There is no better way of reaching people and convey your message to them successfully than video content. A catchy shot is a thousand times more effective choice than text content or pictures. While taking compelling shots is significant, you have to edit them wisely to take the content to the cutting edge. Here comes the need to adopt quality editing software.

You may find thousands of products out there while roaming around the market, but only the best video editing software can be the game-changer. No matter if you are a professional or an amateur, you require a quality editor to turn your footage into a masterpiece.

How to Choose the Best Video Editing Tool

When the market is booming with hundreds of editing tools, selecting the best product may feel tricky. To assist you in purchasing the best editing tool, we are offering here a comprehensive guide.

Budget and Software Price

Like any other purchase, the foremost thing before deciding on a video editor is to examine how much the tool can cost and if it is compatible with your budget.

Well, you may think that the free versions of some programs can be your go-to option, but you will soon feel a large transition of features and quality after using a paid one.

There are also some downsides of the paid tools costing large amounts, and many of the features you are spending money on going to waste.

So, before you buy, ensure you know about the price ranges and determine how much you can spend on it. Currently, you have four options of programs falling in the following price range:

  • Consumer Level: A consumer-level editing program is excellent for the novice and will make you pay you around $70.

  • Prosumer Level: A prosumer level software will cost you approximately $100-$200 and can be your ultimate stair to drive your editing skill to the ‘pro-level.’

  •  Professionals: A professional-level editing tool will require you to spend around $200-$400 and only suitable for professionals having high-class editing skills.

  • For Business: This type of software is only suitable for high-tech businesses and can cost them $500-$800!

Learning Curve/ Ease of Use

You may feel tempted by the high-class features of a video editor, but is it of any use to you if you need a whole day to edit one video on it? Certainly not, right?

If you are a newbie, you have to judge if the software you desire to buy is effortless to handle or not. Well, you would never want to waste months on learning editing in the software after spending on it.

Before purchasing, see if it supports express/auto modes and templates. With the express mode, you can effortlessly produce films, import files, and pick the style like never before!

With the editing templates, you only need to reinstate the existing media with your file.

Selecting an editing tool that comes with a handful of tutorials can be a milestone for a novice to master the skill. Go with the software if the tutorials are accessible from the software directly.

Whether you are new to editing or a professional editor, it’s easy to get confused when shopping for video editing software. Here are some tips to help!Click To Tweet

Input Formats

Another significant factor you have to put an insight into is to find out if the editing tool is compatible with the files exported from the recording device.

The video formats are changing rapidly nowadays, but not all software is compatible with all input formats, mainly if yours is the latest drone, 360 camera, or action camera.

If you choose a prosumer-level program, you can be assured that it would be compatible with all formats and properties.

Compatible with Your Computer


You may have chosen high-quality software, but all your efforts will go in vain if it needs a powerful processor and cannot run on your dedicated PC. So, before picking an editing tool, go through its system requirements thoroughly and make sure it can work appropriately on your device.

If you need to create 4K films, make sure your computer can handle them and supply them with an additional graphics card.

Advanced Editing Tools

The qualities that make a paid editor stand out among the pack are its surpassing editing tools.

So before spending your hard-earned money on software, make sure it provides you with the latest and advanced features you require to mesmerize the audience.

Some advanced yet effortless tools you can consider before making the buying decision are:

  • Facility to input footage from multiple devices and make them one single product within no time!

  • Easy to edit high-quality shots of action camera, high-level drones, etc.

  • 360-degree video editing

  • Color grading, color correction, object motion tracking

  • Green screen editing

Unique Effects, Transitions, and Music

Would you ever stick to a video that includes no song, effects, or transitions? No right? If you desire to edit videos professionally, you need to spend on software that comes with default music and effects.

Furthermore, to punch your shots with effects, transitions, and music, you may need to buy them additionally and use plug-ins.

Free Trial and Quality Customer Support

It is another significant aspect you need to keep in mind. Make sure to purchase software with thorough customer service.

Try to go with a video editing software that offers free trials and use them thoroughly to ensure you are making the best decision.

Do you ever edit your home videos?

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Krystle Cook – the creator of Home Jobs by MOM – put her psychology degree on a shelf and dived into a pile of diapers and dishes instead. She is a wife and mother to two rambunctious boys, sweating it out in her Texas hometown. She loves cooking, DIY home projects, and family fun activities.

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