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Comparison of video editing software

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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 Web application N/A Proprietary
iMovie Apple 1999 6 $79 (with iLife); free on new Macs Proprietary
MainActor MainConcept ? 5.5 $199 ?
Pinnacle Studio Pinnacle Systems (now part of Avid) ? 10 ? Proprietary
Shake Apple 4 $2999 Proprietary
Creator Released Latest version List price (USD) License

Operating system support

This table lists the operating systems that different editors can run on without emulation:

Windows Mac OS X Unix
Adobe Premiere Pro Yes No No
Avid Xpress DV Yes Yes No
Cinelerra No No Yes
Final Cut Express No Yes No
Final Cut Studio No Yes No
FORscene Yes Yes Yes
iMovie No Yes No
MainActor Yes No Yes
Pinnacle Studio Yes No No
Shake No Yes Yes
Windows Mac OS X Unix

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