VSDC is not the most user-friendly editor, because it employs unfamiliar terminology and an unorthodox interface that requires a look through the instructions before you can figure it out. It's good for consumer audiences who are not fixated on more exotic features, like 360-degree editing, but just want to master the basics, like joining, cutting and editing clips adding transitions, special effects, and text and outputting the results to social networks. The free version of VSDC is a capable video editor for routine tasks.

While DaVinci Resolve was much slower, it doesn't compare with the other apps, because it needed more graphics horsepower than my test computer has in order to run more efficiently.

On the 60-fps transcode test, VSDC lost by a hair to HitFilm, coming in at 4:52 as opposed to HitFilm's 4:45. iMovie was an equally fast 2:15, but we tested it on a MacBook Air (mid-2013) running macOS High Sierra with a 1.7-GHz Intel Core i7 processor with HD Graphics 5000 and 8GB of RAM. This program can also act as a video montage maker.Among Windows programs, VSDC was the runner-up in the 30-fps contest, coming in at 3:20, about a minute slower than Shotcut (2:13). It's easy to use and fast too, able to create finished videos in a matter of minutes and making the entire video-editing process fun for all. Movavi Video Editor has a free trial so you can try it for free or pay a fee to get lifetime access to this advanced video editor and all of its features. Really easy to use and with lots of great editing features, it's perfect for beginners and advanced users alike who want to trim, cut, join, and enhance their clips with countless effects like titles, filters, transitions, and chroma key. Our special pick for this guide is Movavi Video Editor.

Price: 7-day trial period with a watermark added to videos, $21.95 for the full versionīest for: Users who want to be able to edit and adjust videos with ease

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