Video editing software
Video editing software is
application software that handles the editing of
video sequences on a computer. It usually includes the ability to import and export video, cut and paste sections of a video clip, add special effects and transitions, and sometimes includes the ability to
encode the video for creation of a
DVD,
Web video,
mobile phone video or
video podcast. Video editing software generally also allows for some limited editing of the
audio clips that accompany the video or, at least, the ability to sync the audio with the video.
Lightworks,
Avid and more recently, Apple's
Final Cut Pro are pioneers in video editing software and have a great influence on how
films and
TV programmes are edited. These systems use custom hardware for video processing.
With the availability of commodity video processing
hardware, specialist
video editing cards, and
computers designed specifically for
non-linear video editing, many software packages are now available to work with them.
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Film editing*
List of video topics*
List of video editing software*
Comparison of video editing software*
Non linear editing*
Collection of free trial downloads of the main editing software packages*
GNU/Linux software
