Talk:List of video editing software

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I'd like to change this list such that it distinguishes between softwares that are just encoders and those that can actually be used for non-linear video editing. I'm gonna go ahead and start on that. Others are welcome to make changes and/or discuss it more here... Blackcats 03:04, 17 August 2005 (UTC)

Contents 1 Vegas 2 Possibility? 3 Why Proprietary/Freeware distinction 4 Possibility of Including Another Program Under "Video encoding and conversion tools" 5 Blender removal 6 AviTricks Classic

[edit] Vegas

shouldn't it be the "Vegas Family" or just "Vegas" instead of explicitly mentioning "Sony Vegas MovieStudio+DVD" (the low-end version of the Vegas programs)?

just did that change...

[edit] Possibility?

Why not include the Zwei Stein video editor in the free non-linear software section?

[edit] Why Proprietary/Freeware distinction

• There seems no logical reason why the list should be separated based on commercial or freeware. Preferable would be a have a complete alphabetical list with price or freeware listed beside it as is currently done with the platform information. LetterRip 06:03, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

• Agreed, I'd suggest a list looking like this one - Comparison of instant messaging clients. Lemmio 22:28, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Possibility of Including Another Program Under "Video encoding and conversion tools"

Why not include SUPER © from http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html It's one of the best video conversion tools I've come across. --Dave 15:37, 10 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Blender removal

I don't believe Blender is a video editing program in the sense the rest of these are. Blender focuses on 3d rendering. Any thoughts?

Liastnir 13:30, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

There are a LOT of other programs on the NLE lists that either are not for editing at all (Wax) or which are currently unusable for editing (Jahshaka). Someone should do a clean-up. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.253.229.77 (talk) 21:18, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] AviTricks Classic

I suggest the removal of the AviTricks from the "Freeware" subtitle because the sofware is not free. The so called "freeware" is a 30 day trial version.

Tried it, lasted less than an hour on my hard drive before being deleted. Difficult and non-intuitive user interface, I was required to watch a video in order to achieve even the simplest tasks. It's obvious the lady from the video has no ideea what is she reading.

(Generally speaking I found the video helps very difficult to watch, you lack the liberty to navigate quickly back and forth to make the necessary links between different fragments of information. Probably a video help may be good for illiterates but I'm wondering if an illiterate person can, or is willing, to use a computer.)

I managed to trim successfully the begining of a video but I failed to do the same with the end of it. Was it my fault or the fault of the software, I can't say for sure.

What made me to give up quickly, was a message box. Trying all kinds of features, at a moment I received a message telling me that I'm using a debugger and the execution ended abruptly saving nothing from my work.

Whether I use a debugger or not it's only my business. I will not tollerate a software wendor to tell me what other software can I have on my computer. The computer is my property not his. Actually, because I'm a programmer, I have the Microsoft Visual Studio installed and that comes with a debugger. I'm not going to uninstall it and change my profession just to run that "precious" software.