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	==Feature set==		==Feature set==

Revision as of 20:00, 10 April 2006

This is a comparison of non-linear video editing software applications. See also a more complete list of video editing software.

General information

This table gives basic general information about the different editors:

	Developer	Released	Latest version	List price (USD)	License
Adobe Premiere Pro	Adobe	2003	2	$849	Proprietary
Avid Xpress DV	Avid	?	?	$495	Proprietary
Cinelerra	Heroine Virtual	2002	2	Free	GPL
Final Cut Express	Apple	2003	3	$299	Proprietary
Final Cut Studio	Apple	1999	5	$1299	Proprietary
FORscene	Forbidden	2004	5 April 2006	N/A	Proprietary
iLife	Apple	1999	6	$79; free on new Macs	Proprietary
MainActor	MainConcept	?	5.5	$199	?
Pinnacle Studio MediaSuite	Pinnacle Systems (now part of Avid)	?	10	$129.99	Proprietary
Vegas	Sony Media Software	?	6	$449.96	Proprietary
	Creator	Released	Latest version	List price (USD)	License

Minimum system requirements and operating system support

This table lists the operating systems that different editors can run on without emulation, as well as other system requirements. Note that minimum system requirements are listed; some features (like High Definition support) may be unavailable with these specifications.

	Windows	Mac OS X	Unix	Processor	RAM	Disk space
Adobe Premiere Pro	Yes	No	No	1.4GHz	512MB	4GB
Avid Xpress DV	Yes	Yes	No	933MHz Pentium, 667MHz PPC	1GB	20GB
Cinelerra	No	No	Yes
Final Cut Express	No	Yes	No	500 MHz	384 MB	1 GB
Final Cut Studio	No	Yes	No	867 MHz	512 MB	4 GB
FORscene	Yes	Yes	Yes	N/A	256 MB	N/A
iLife	No	Yes	No	PPC G4 or faster	256MB	10GB
MainActor	Yes	No	Yes	700MHz	128MB
Pinnacle Studio MediaSuite	Yes	No	No	1.4GHz	512MB	1.7GB
Sony Vegas	Yes	No	No	800 MHz	256 MB	200 MB
	Windows	Mac OS X	Unix

"Unix" includes the similar Linux, BSD and unix-like operating systems.

High Definition support

The table below indicates the ability of each program to import various High Definition video formats for editing.

	720p HDV	1080i HDV	DVCPRO HD	Uncompressed HD	IMX
Adobe Premiere Pro	Yes	Yes	Yes (with 3rd party support)	Yes	No
Avid Xpress DV	No	No	No	No	No
Cinelerra
Final Cut Express	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Final Cut Studio	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
FORscene	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
iMovie	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
MainActor
Sony Vegas	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Pinnacle Studio MediaSuite	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
	720p HDV	1080i HDV	DVCPRO HD	Uncompressed	IMX

Feature set

	High Definition support	Non-destructive editing	Full-screen playback	Storyboard mode	Video tracks	Audio tracks / max channels	Timecode display
Adobe Premiere Pro	Yes
Avid Xpress DV
Cinelerra	Yes (any resolution)	Yes	Yes	No	Unlimited	Unlimited / 16	Yes
Final Cut Express	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Unlimited	99	No
Final Cut Studio	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Unlimited		Yes
FORscene	Input only	Yes	No	Alpha test	2	4	Yes
iMovie	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	1	2	Yes
MainActor
Sony Vegas	Yes (any resolution)	Yes	Yes, on seperate monitor	No	99	99 / 24	Yes
Pinnacle Studio	Depends			Yes	2	2
	HD	Non-destructive	Full-screen	Storyboard	Video tracks	Audio tracks	Timecode display

Output options

	DVD	HD DVD	Smart phone	Java phone	QuickTime	Windows Media	XML/EDL	Print to tape	Web, not hosted	Web, hosted
Adobe Premiere Pro	Yes	No	?	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Avid Xpress DV	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No
Cinelerra	Yes		?	?	Yes	Yes	?	?	Yes	?
Final Cut Express	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	?	Yes	Yes	No
Final Cut Studio	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
FORscene	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes (MPEG 2)	Yes (MPEG 2)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
iLife	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes (with .Mac)
Sony Vegas	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Pinnacle Studio	Yes	No
	DVD	HD DVD	Smart phone	Java phone	QuickTime	Windows Media	XML/EDL	Print to tape	Web format	Web hosting

Target market

	Consumer	Prosumer	Professional
Least expensive Most expensive	Avid Free DV Clesh iLife Pinnacle Studio	MainActor Final Cut Express Avid Xpress DV	Cinelerra FORscene Adobe Premiere Pro Sony Vegas Final Cut Studio Avid Xpress Pro

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