If it's your first time in video editing and cannot choose the software to start, this article may help you to pick the best video editing software for beginners. To choose the best video editing software for beginners, you must measure your computer skill first, because your selection may vary in accordance of your selection. If you are novice in PC using as well, choosing the best video editing software may means the selection of the simplest software available. Or perhaps you are new in using video editing tools but already have experience of using different software of several field - the best video editing software for beginners may differ from the first one.
It's better to start with the simplest ones
Windows and Mac operating system has two well known built-in video editing tools; these are 'Windows Movie maker' and 'iMovie' respectively. Both Windows Movie Maker and iMovie featured with the most basic and simplest video editing options. User don't even require additional tutorial since 'help files' alone is enough to understand the software features. Totally novice users can easily get the basic idea of video editing such as; timing, frame, sound match, extra visual effect etc. In addition, you don't have to pay for the software as they are free. If you are new in software using; these two are the best choice for you.
Adobe Premiere Pro CS5
If you are familiar and experienced with other adobe products like; Photoshop, illustrator, fireworks etc. then you should definitely know 'best video editing software for beginners' is Adobe Premiere Pro CS5. Adobe CS5 is very popular and well known for video editing. It has tons of video editing options that could easily match with any of your requirement. Furthermore from the version of CS5, adobe introduced RED format support and other new features. It integrate quite effectively with other adobe products like; Photoshop, soundbooth, after effect etc. The only disadvantage is - adobe premier's plug-in dependence is quite high. You need to install authentic plug-ins to activate additional features beside the default ones. The standard system configuration is enough for using Adobe Premiere Pro CS5. Intel? CoreT2 Duo or AMD Phenom? II processor and 2 GB RAM is the minimum system requirement. However, 4GB RAM and quad core processors boost software performance greatly. The price of this software is a bit high and that is $750 for single user.
Sony Vegas Pro 9
Unlike Adobe Premiere or Pinnacle Studio, Sony Vegas Pro 9 has not gained that much popularity since it not very well known video editing tool like those two. Although not perfectly suits for professional use, Sony Vegas Pro 9 can be considered the best video editing software for beginners. It has very easy to understand interface, smooth integrating with other Sony products such as; Acid Pro for audio, lots of built in video tools like; visual effects, transitions, frame presets etc and lots of additional plug-ins available in internet. Compared to most of the video editing software, this requires less system requirement (1GB RAM, 1GHz processor is the minimum requirement). Besides the price is lower than adobe premiere ($520) which makes it the best video editing software for beginners.
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