What are you guys using for video editing?

[jdanvers]

As a long time STILL photographer - I can talk f/stops all day, shutter speed, exposure, fast lenses, high iso, etc . . . . . I know my way around a STILL camera.

I've generally avoided video - just never really had an interest in it. Until I started messing with air rifles. I just picked up a sideshot bracket with gopro mount and a firefly cam and am - frankly - kinda lost. ( lol )

My go to s/w tools - lightoom and photoshop - I *thought* lightroom could do video. Turns out it doesn't. {sigh}

So --- the question up there in the subject ↑

 

[Antoni]

Premiere Pro. Never used anything else and it almost never disappointed me.

AK

 

[jdanvers]

Thanks @antoni. I just fired up my adobe creative cloud thing - apparently 'Premier Rush' is available to me as part of my subscription ( photographers package @$10.00 a month ). I'm downloading it to check it out - I don't need fancy - just something to get me started. *If* it turns out that I get jazzed by video stuff (lol) - then maybe I'll ante up some bucks for the full on Pro. Appreciate the tip!

 

[ImpactX]

Nothing beats davinci. Its free and will do anything you want. Who doesn't love a free app that does everything. I do

 

[jdanvers]

@impactx - thanks. I'll check that one out. And yes - free is good. ;-)

The adobe "rush" thing is basically a friggin' bait & switch. Grrrrrrr. Uninstalled. 

 

[dan_house]

lumafusion on the ipad

corel studio on the windows laptop

 

[Antoni]

Never used premiere rush, but I really like Premire Pro. It takes some time to learn (a lot of time), but once you get it editing is a breeze. 

AK

 

[mcoulter]

LumaFusion is surprisingly good if you have a current model iPad. I'm mainly a PC user and while I DO have access to both Premiere Pro and Rush through CC, I find myself liking Premiere Elements best for the simple projects I work on. I think this is a functional demo still:

https://helpx.adobe.com/download-install/kb/premiere-elements-downloads.html

 

[cootertwo]

Cyberlink Power Director. Does far more than I am capable of understanding.

 

[jdanvers]

Yeah -- holy crap -- they all do! ( " . . . does far more than I'm capable of understanding." ) I can sooooooo relate to that!! Holy crap - ALL I want to do is flip the damned video so that it's not backwards.

I've found a stupid simple way of doing this now - so stupid that even *I* can do it. ( lol!! )

AND -- because it's cross platform - you can use it (VLC Media Player) on windows, mac, linux. So there's a plus.

https://www.vlchelp.com/rotating-video-in-vlc-media-player/

The info at the link above is "good enough" for my very simple needs at the present.

 

[Hajimoto]

I use two tools mainly to do all of my video editing.

The first is DAVINCI RESOLVE 16


DaVinci generally markets itself to high-end production professionals, which means they can afford to pack a lot of features into a free software. So when you download the free version of DaVinci Resolve, you are not downloading a trial; there is no expiration date or watermark on your export! You will have the tools to start creating professional-grade projects at your fingertips from the get-go. This includes not only editing software but also world-class color grading tools, a compositing program (DaVinci Fusion), and an audio editing program (DaVinci Fairlight).

The second which is my workhorse is Vegas Pro 17 Edit
[url="https://www.vegascreativesoftware.com/us/sem/vegas-pro-edit/"]

You can get this editing software for a very very good price when the Humble Bundle deals come along. I have shared links to this deal in the pas like in [url="https://www.airgunnation.com/topic/magix-vegas-pro-edit-14-sony-vegas-movie-editor-deal/"]#244384.
VEGAS Pro 17 is here to make your video production more efficient than ever before. Explore multiple nested timelines, industry-leading HDR editing tools, and an easy-to-use, yet powerful color grading workflow. In combination with over 30 new features, VEGAS Pro 17 provides comprehensive workflow improvements that will supercharge your video production.

 

[Centercut]

I’ve been using VideoLeap. Free and works great for editing on your iPhone or iPad.