Digital Video Editing Software Gallery
    -- Consumer Tools  (see also Professional Tools)

Full Version -- with details & screenshots

    by Douglas Dixon

        Full version, with product summaries and screenshots.
        Also see the faster-loading Summary version, without screenshots.

Software applications for digital video editing (and some with DVD authoring), organized from consumer to professional. Each application includes a brief description, and information on the latest released version. Product descriptions and images are summarized from published information. 

Contents

• Consumer Video Editing Software

• Automated Video Editing with DVD Authoring

• Consumer Video Editing with DVD Authoring

• Professional Video Editing Software

• Video Processing Software

• Video Encoder Software

• Multimedia Viewer Software

• PC Video Shareware

See also: DVD Authoring Software Gallery

Updates -- 2008

6/2008 - Pinnacle - Studio 12
5/2008 - CyberLink - PowerDirector 7

Updates -- 2007

11/2007 - Apple - Final Cut Express 4
9/2007- Adobe - Premiere Elements 4
            - Miraizon - Cinematize 2 Pro
            - Sony - Vegas Pro 8
8/2007 - Apple - iLife '08 - iMovie '08
7/2007 - Adobe - Premiere Pro CS3
6/2007 - Apple - Final Cut Pro 6
5/2007 - Pinnacle - Studio 11
4/2007 - Ulead - VideoStudio 11
3/2007 - CyberLink - PowerDirector 6
2/2007 - Grass Valley [Canopus] ProCoder 3
2007 - Sony - Vegas Movie Studio 8

Updates -- 2006

12/2006 - muvee - autoProducer 6
11/2006 - Sorenson - Squeeze 4.5
10/2006 - Adobe - Premiere Elements 3.0
9/2006 - Sony Vegas+DVD Production Suite 7
            - Pinnacle - Studio 10.5, HD DVD Authoring Pack
8/2006 - Sony Vegas Movie Studio+DVD Platinum Edition 7
4/2006 - Ulead - VideoStudio 10
3/2006 - Adobe - Premiere Pro 2.0
1/2006 - Apple - iLife '06 - iMovie HD 6
            - muvee - autoProducer 5

Updates -- 2005

9/2005 - Adobe - Premiere Elements 2.0
           - Pinnacle - Studio 10
           - Sony - Vegas Movie Studio+DVD    
           - Ulead - MediaStudio Pro 8
4/2005 - Apple - Final Cut Pro 5
            - Sony - Vegas 6, Vegas+DVD Production Suite
            - Sorenson - Squeeze 4.1 Compression Suite
3/2005 - Ulead - Video Studio 9
1/2005 - Apple - iLife '05 - iMovie HD, Final Cut Express HD

Updates -- 2004

9/2004 - Adobe - Premiere Elements
            - Sony Vegas Movie Studio+DVD
8/2004 - Sorenson Squeeze 4 Compression Suite
5/2004 - Adobe - Premiere Pro 1.5
            - Ulead VideoStudio 8
4/2004 - Apple - Final Cut Pro HD
            - Canopus - ProCoder 2.0
            - Roxio VideoWave 7 Professional
            - Sony Vegas 5 +DVD Production Suite
1/2004 - Apple - iLife 04 - iMovie 4
            - Apple - Final Cut Express 2
            - Pinnacle - Studio 9

Updates -- 2003

11/2003 - Avid - Express DV
            - Canopus - ProCoder Express
            - CyberLink - PowerDirector 3
8/2003 - CyberLink - PowerProducer 2, PowerDirector
            - InterVideo - WinDVD Creator 2
            - Discreet - cleaner XL SP 1
7/2003 - Adobe - Premiere Pro
            - Discreet - cleaner XL Service Pack 1
            - Sony - Screenblast Movie Studio
6/2003 - Pinnacle - Edition 7
5/2003 - Sony Pictures Digital to acquire Sonic Foundry products
4/2003 - Apple - Final Cut Pro 4
            - Canopus - ProCoder 1.5
3/2003 - Ulead - MediaStudio Pro 7
            - Discreet - cleaner XL
2/2003 - Apple - Final Cut Express
            - Apple - iMovie 3
            - Sonic Foundry - Vegas Video 4
            - Ulead - VideoStudio 7
1/2003 - muvee Technologies - AutoProducer
            - Sony - Screenblast Movie Studio
            - Sorenson - Squeeze 3 Compression Suite

Consumer Video Editing Software

Consumer video editing tools, bundled by Apple and Microsoft, plus other consumer tools under $100.

Apple Inc. - iMovie '08

Apple iMovie '08, Released Aug. 2007
    iLife '08 suite: $79, Family Pack (5) $99, included with new Macs

Introduces new way to quickly make movies and share online
Import video from latest AVCHD, HDV and DV camcorders, digital cameras
    SD and HD, tape-based and tapeless camcorders,
    including Flash-memory, hard disk drives, and DVD cams
Video library displays all clips, stored on internal or external drives
Automatically groups video by Events, based on day shot
Preview clips "skiming" through dynamic filmstrip, forward/back, any speed
Make movie by dragging video into a project
Add soundtrack from iTunes, voiceover recording
Real-time video and audio enhancements and effects, real-time transitions
    cinematic titles with in-place editing
Enjoy movies on iPod, iPhone or Apple TV, share on YouTube

    iMovie HD 6 released Jan. 2006

    iLife '05 suite - Bundled, $79
        iPhoto 6, iMovie HD 6, iDVD 6, GarageBand 3, iWeb

    New Apple-designed motion themes
    Real-time Core Video effects
    Cinematic titling - text effects
    New audio enhancement tools and sound effects
    Open multiple projects at once, Move clips among projects

iMovie HD released Jan. 2005

iLife '05 suite - Bundled, $79
    iPhoto 5, iMovie HD, iDVD 5, GarageBand 2, iTunes 4.7

    Instant Widescreen
    HDV camcorders, Magic iMovie, MPEG-4 cameras

iMovie 4 released Jan. 2004

Consumer digital video editing software
Bundled with Macintosh systems, 
    iLife '04 suite $49, upgrade $19

    Live video import directly from an iSight camera
    Improved rendering and editing performance
    Edit directly in the Timeline
    Select multiple clips and edit multiple clips simultaneously
    Sync key audio events to video frames with alignment
    Display audio clips as graphical waveforms; live audio scrubbing
    Transfer completed projects to iDVD while preserving chapter markers

iMovie 3 released Jan. 2003

Bundled with Macintosh systems, 
    iLife 04 suite $49, upgrade $19

    Pro-quality special effects, motion to stills
    Audio editing tools and sound effects
    Pro-quality special video effects
    Chapter markers for DVD navigation

Previous: Apple iMovie 2 released July 2000

Microsoft Corp. - Windows Movie Maker for Windows XP

Windows Movie Maker 2 - beta Nov. 2002

- AutoMovie feature automatically creates a fully edited 3 to 5 min. home movie, 
    including transitions and effects, from raw video footage in a matter of minutes.
- More than 130 new kinds of video effects, titles and transitions
- Built-in CD burning, send e-mail, save to the Web
    share on PocketPC, export to DV camera
- Windows Media 9 compression, Store 15 hours of video in 10 GB

ArcSoft Inc. - ShowBiz DVD

muvee Technologies - AutoProducer

muvee autoProducer 6, released Dec. 2006, $129

- more control: customizable styles, more production settings, captions and voiceovers
- direct import of video/pictures from a DV camcorder, camera or other devices
- muveeShare, collective saving and sharing of multiple muvees in various formats 
    for email, online sharing, high-definition output, direct burn to CD/DVD

   

muvee autoProducer 5, released Dec. 2005, $99

   

    magicSpot - control pan/zoom motion that is applied to still pictures
    'tweak muvee' - replace video segments or pictures just prior to saving, Auto or Manual
    Save and burn multiple muvees to DVD from a single session, including original source files
    Auto-rotation of photos
    smartPick - select photo highlights from a series of similar-looking shots
    MP4 and 3GPP (mobile phone) input video formats

    muvee autoProducer 2, $59

muvee autoProducer DVD Edition, Nov. 2002, $49, $59
    Save as DVD-ready and SVCD-ready MPEG-2 files

muvee autoProducer Cobalt released April 2002, $ 69
    DV, AVI and MPEG-1 input video and MP3 and WAV music
    Output MPEG-1 (VCD), ASF (video email), AVI (high-quality playback)
        or DV (for recording back to the camcorder)

muvee autoProducer launched Oct. 2001

Serious Magic [Adobe] - Visual Communicator

Choose an overall look for your video based on the included graphical templates
Add your text on the on-screen teleprompter
Enhance with effects, titles and your own graphics, music and sounds
Press "Record" and the words of your script or outline will begin scrolling upwards,
    allowing you to read from the screen as the video progresses
Publish to save, send or publish your video, view with Windows Media Player

   

Top

Consumer Video Editing with DVD Authoring

Simplified video editing tools with "consumerized" interfaces, and recently extended to include DVD authoring. Range from around $80 to $150.

Adobe Systems - Premiere Elements 4      

Adobe Premiere Elements 4, released Sept. 2007
    $99; $149 bundle with Photoshop Elements 6

- Updated interface: clean, easy-to-use
- Tight integration with Photoshop Elements
- Shared Organizer, common database accessible from either application
- Sort video clips and still photos
- Visual tagging to categorize by people, places, events
- Apply event- or style-based movie themes to make a polished movie
- Audio Mixer like a mixing board in a recording studio
- Edit to beat - Automatically detects tempo of musical soundtrack
- Syncs scenes with the beats for slideshows and movies
- Sharing Center: upload and share on disc, Web, mobile devices, Apple iPhone
- Export to Web sites in Adobe Flash Player compatible video
- Movies in high definition, including Blu-ray Disc

   

Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0, released Oct. 2006     $99; $149 bundle with Photoshop Elements 5.0 Bring your home videos to life

- Enhanced import video, audio, and still images from virtually any device: 
    DV and DVD camcorders, HDV devices, web, digital still and mobile phone cameras, 
    unprotected DVDs, MPEG-4 video recorders, and Windows Media Center
- Enhanced share on portable devices: Apple video iPod, Sony PSP, MPEG-4 format
- Enhanced DV to DVD in two steps: Capture to Sceneline, Export to DVD
- Capture and edit native HDV
- Still-frame animation: Time-lapse movies, claymations
- Sceneline View: Assemble thumbnails in storyboard (plus Timeline)
- Add voice-over narration while previewing
- Edit directly in Monitor window: Trim and split clips, drag and drop effects and transitions, enter title text

   

Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0, released Sept. 2005
    $99; $149 bundle with Photoshop Elements 4.0

- Automatic USB/FireWire DV video transfer -- USB Video Class/USB 2.0 high speed transfer
- Media Downloader for easy transfer of all media
- Import DVD and MPEG-4 video; Transfer to portable players
- Adaptable DVD templates with full motion menus
- Flexible, self-adjusting workspace; Context-sensitive Properties panel
- Powerful time-variable effects and transitions, thumbnail preview; Preview on TV
- Project Archiver - consolidate and move
- Professional quality graphic titles and rolling credits; Dolby sound

Premiere Elements, released Sept. 2004, $99

- Automatically transfer footage from your DV camcorder to the timeline, in one easy step
- Context-sensitive How-Tos can guide you through every step of the editing process
- Real-time edits and effects
- Feel free to experiment with Auto Save and multiple undos and redos
- Enhance your videos with hundreds of professional-quality special effects,
    100 professionally designed templates for titles and rolling credits,
    more than 150 transitions, and 30 Adobe fonts designed for video
- Burn custom DVDs with integrated DVD burning with menus and automatic scene indexes
- Edit, output, and view videos in traditional TV-style (4:3) or widescreen movie (16:9) format

CyberLink Corp. - PowerDirector 7

CyberLink PowerDirector 7, released May 2007, $89
    Deluxe $69, Ultra $119 (AVCHD / Blu-ray)

- High-definition capture, edit, produce, with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio.
- Blu-ray Disc authoring, with menus (BDMV), direct to disc (BDAV)
- HD on DVD - AVCHD / Blu-ray content
- Advanced video editing - 6 overlay tracks, key frame controls and motion paths,
- 3D slideshows with soundtrack beat detection
- Enhanced Magic Tools.
- DirectorZone - web community to share customized templates
- Direct access to Flickr and Freesound - for photos and audio tracks

   

    CyberLink PowerDirector 6, released March 2007, $89

- Support for high-definition video
- Support for widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio video content and menus
- Improved Magic editing Tools:
    Magic Style - create finished movie from clips, alpha-blended and particle effects, PiP, style templates
    Magic Fix - split-screen preview - video stabilize, photo focus, red eye
    Magic Clean - improve audio, photos, video, White Balance, Backlight Correction
- All new DVD template designer for creating DVDs
- All new Slideshow Wizard for creating dynamic slideshows
- PiP designer for animating photos and objects on the screen with audio
- Video subtitle room permitting easy addition of subtitles to videos
- Improved transitions, titles and effects
- Web video publishing or storage through YouTube and MediaMax
- Write back to HDV Tape

CyberLink PowerDirector 5, starts at $89

CyberLink PowerDirector 4, starts at $69

PowerDirector 3 released Nov. 2003, starts at $79

- SVRT II, DV QuickScan, Fast Preview (up to 16x speed)
- InstantMPEG, Right-to-Disc Recording

PowerDirector Pro 2.55 - March 2003

- VOB file import, VRO (DVD-RAM) file import
- Dolby Digital / AC3 import, Sony MicroMV
- Output to QuickTime 6

PowerDirector Pro 2.5 - Aug. 2002
  Standard $79 and Pro for DVD authoring $119

- Auto scene detection for DV video
- Support QuickTime, RealVideo and DivX
- Hot Key commands for all major video editing functions
- Direct entry of time codes for enhanced editing precision
- Re-sizable video player
- Transparent overlays for Picture-in-Picture

PowerDirector 2.0 - Feb. 2002

Pinnacle Systems - Studio 12

Pinnacle Studio 12 - June 2008
    Studio $49, Studio Plus (HD) $99, Studio Ultimate (Suite) $129

Pinnacle Studio 12
- Montage Themes: Multi-source compositing templates
- Editing Enhancements, User requests, Additional formats
- Enhanced Performance

Pinnacle Studio Plus 12
Advanced editing, effects and authoring
Complete HD workflow
- Native HDV and AVCHD editing, Blu-ray and HD DVD disc burning

Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 12
Combines Pinnacle Studio Plus with professional caliber tools
- Boris Graffiti - Title & graphic animation - 3D
- Magic Bullet Looks - Pro film styles
- proDAD VitaScene - Lighting, glows & more effects and transitions
Plus Green Sheet backdrop sheet for Chroma Key effects (approx. 5.95 x 5.58 ft)

    Studio 12

    Pinnacle Studio 11 - May 2007
    Studio $49, Studio Plus (HD) $99, Studio Ultimate (Suite) $129

Pinnacle Studio version 11
- Simple video editing for entry level users; Vista compatible
- Scalable user interface integrates with widescreen monitors
- One-click Web publishing: Yahoo! Video for public viewing, Pinnacle StudioOnline.com for private sharing
- Scorefitter music generation tool create soundtrack to match the length and mood of a video

Pinnacle Studio Plus version 11
- Adds advanced editing, effects and authoring options.
- Complete HD workflow, native HDV and AVCHD editing, HD DVD disc burning

Pinnacle Studio Ultimate version 11
- Adds integrated professional audio and video tools
- BIAS Inc. SoundSoap - audio cleaning tools,
- ProDAD VitaScene filters and FX - dramatic lighting and 'film look' effects
- StageTools MovingPicture - precision Panning and Zooming
- Chroma Key green screen backdrop for easy-to-achieve professional results

    Studio 11

Pinnacle Studio 10.5 - Consumer video editor with professional features and DVD-creation tools

HD DVD Authoring Pack, Nov. 2006, $49
    Burn HD DVD format on standard DVD media discs, Play in new HD DVD players

Pinnacle Studio 10.5, updated Sept. 2006
    Software from $69, bundled with capture hardware from $79
Studio $69
Studio Plus Titanium Edition $99
    HD / HD Pan-and-Zoom, Keyframeable Real-time Effects with Preview
    Professional TV Style Effects
Studio MediaSuite Titanium Edition, $99
   Jasc Paint Shop Photo Album Standard Edition, Steinberg WaveLab Lite audio edit
  CD/DVD burning & copying applications: InstantCopy, Disc, Write, Backup

- HD / HDV editing; support for all popular wide-screen displays
- Most recent digital capture devices, digital still cameras, hard drive / DVD camcorders
- Enhanced performance; stability that is similar to professional editing products
- Enhanced Pinnacle Studio Album navigation and browse tools
- DivX Pro 6 encoding for optimum performance and best resolution at the fastest rate
- More presets for export to MPEG-4; Apple iPod and Sony PSP
- RTFX Vol. 1 real-time effects plug-ins

Pinnacle Studio 10, released Sept. 2005
  Studio $69.99, Studio Plus $99.99 w/ HD
  Studio MediaSuite $129.99 w/ photo, audio and CD/DVD burning
   Bundled with PCI/USB capture hardware from $79

Studio - for entry level storytellers
  Built-in DVD authoring with motion menus and custom navigation
  Video slideshows from digital photos with Pan and Zoom
  SmartMovie II, develop home movies in minutes, choosing styles and genres
  Pinnacle Media Manager organize videos, photos, audio and music files

Studio Plus - for advanced video enthusiasts
  Full HD editing, HD slide shows from digital photos
  Picture in picture (PIP), Chroma Key effects (green screen)
  Keyframeable, real-time effects with preview

    Studio 10

Pinnacle Studio 9 released Jan. 2004
    Software $99, bundled with capture hardware $149+

SmartMovie automatic movie creator
Cinematic tools: Surround-sound, wide-screen
One-touch controls for improving old or damaged video
Audio & video enhance: auto color-correct; image stabilize; video clean, noise reduce

Pinnacle Studio 8 released Aug. 2002
    Software $99, bundled with capture hardware $129

Adds integrated DVD/VCD/SVCD creation tools and real-time transcoding from DV to MPEG2

Create menus with looping background music, moving video backgrounds and moving video in the menu buttons
Create multiple linked and nested menus for complex interactivity

    Studio 9

Roxio - VideoWave 8        

Roxio VideoWave 8, released Oct. 2005, $49

- Automatically record from camcorder to DVD-in just two clicks
- Professional transitions, effects titles, navigation menus, and Dolby Digital Sound
- CineMagic - Automatically create video productions, with soundtracks and effects
- Create 16:9 video productions that can be viewed on a widescreen TV
- Capture from HDV camcorders, Edit High-Definition videos in real-time
- HD video formats DivXHD, MPEG-2 HD, Windows Media Center Edition HDTV Recordings

Roxio VideoWave 7 Professional, released April 2004, $79

- Timeline editing; 14 tracks, Video Overlay, Narration
- DVD Builder, full-featured authoring, edit on-disc
- Plug & Burn - DV to DVD, with Dolby Digital audio
- SmartScan preview scenes on DV
- Smart MPEG-2 rendering re-encodes only edited material
- Slide show StoryBoard; Motion Pictures - pan, zoom, motion path still photos
- Media Manager, unified Capture utility, Label Creator
- Dolby Digital audio, DivX

Roxio VideoWave 5 Power Edition released August 2002 (formerly MGI), $99

Complete video editing and DVD authoring solution

- Capture video from digital or analog sources, arrange scenes in the StoryLine, then insert transitions, titles and audio.
- Enhance your clips with stunning sepia, black and white, mosaic, or selenium filters.
- Develop professional picture-in-picture effects by overlaying video clips.
- Create interactive DVD menus, buttons and chapters and preview your projects before burning with full DVD simulation.
- Burn your projects to CD or DVD or share streaming video over the Web.

Sony - Vegas Movie Studio 8  

Sony Vegas Movie Studio 8, released 2007
    $79.95, Platinum Edition $119.95 w/ HD video, 5.1 surround, prof. effects
    Includes DVD Architect Studio 4.5

New - Sony AVCHD import and edit, ATRAC support
    Fullscreen preview to a secondary Windows display
    Freehand envelope drawing on timeline, improved snapping
    Insert MPEG-2 I-frames at markers 
    Gracenote MusicID CD album recognition 
    Improved native HDV, Multithreaded audio engine

Vegas Movie Studio+DVD Platinum Edition 8 adds
    5.1 surround and stereo AC-3 encoding
    video - Red Eye Reduction (stills)
    HDV, HDV capture
    More video effects, transitions - NewBlue VideoFX MSP
    Advanced color correction tools
    Export directly to PSP, Render to Apple iPod format

   

    Sony Vegas Movie Studio+DVD Platinum Edition 7
    Entry-level tool for video-editing and DVD-creation

Sony Vegas Movie Studio+DVD Platinum Edition 7, released Aug. 2006, $119
    HD video editing and DVD creation, share on virtually every platform
    HDV capture and editing
    5.1 surround sound mixing and encoding
    Export to PSP, iPod format
    NewBlue VideoFX MSP, collection of 107 video effects and transitions
    with DVD Architect Studio 4

Sony DVD Architect Studio 4 standalone released Dec. 2006,  $49

Sony Vegas Movie Studio+DVD 6, released Sept. 2005
    Vegas Movie Studio+DVD $89.95, Platinum Edition $129.95 w/ HD

- Vegas Movie Studio+DVD
    Import and edit Sony DVD Handycam
    DirectX audio plug-in, VST effects, ASIO driver, ACID loop properties
    Enhanced video compositing (picture-in-picture, opacity envelopes, shadows)

- Vegas Movie Studio+DVD Platinum Edition
    HDV capture and editing
    3-wheel primary color correction
    ACID XMC music creation software

Sony Vegas Movie Studio+DVD, released Sept. 2004; $99

- Add special effects, transitions, titles, and music to your home movies for Hollywood-style results
- Zoom, rotate, and pan across photos to create dynamic slideshows
- Make your own DVDs complete with multiple menus, buttons, and links
- Apply audio effects and envelopes at the track level

Ulead (Corel) - VideoStudio 11

Ulead VideoStudio 11, released April 2007; $89, Plus $129
    Plus: HD editing (AVCHD, HD DVD, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround ), 
        enhanced portable device support (MPEG-4, H.264)

- Capture from tape camcorders (DV, HDV, AVCHD), with batch capture,
    hard drive camcorders (MOD file format),
    USB camcorder devices, mobile phones, set-top DVD recorders,
    digital and analog TV tuners, VCRs and Webcams

- Multi-format timeline: Mix all supported formats on the timeline,
    output to selected format
- Supports MPEG-2 HD, MPEG-4, H.264
- Edit HD in real time, on high-spec systems,
    or with Smart Proxy video even on mid-range machine
- New Expanded Timeline for multiple overlay and audio tracks
- Overlay tracks for picture-in-picture and montage effects,
    transparent mask or chroma key effects, New Preview window
- New Templates for animated Hollywood-style openings
- Video enhancement: Anti-Shake and Enhance Lighting filters
    New Auto Color & Tone filters image & color correction, white balance conditions
    New DeBlock filter for blocky compression artifacts
    New DeSnow filter for analog video noise
- Multi-channel audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound
    one-click 2-to-5.1 channel upsampling, surround mixer

- Built-in DVD authoring, direct DV-to-DVD Wizard
- New MPEG Optimizer to choose best compression settings when combining clips in multiple formats
- New Safely Pause rendering to free up PC resources
- New Export to portable devices: Microsoft Zune, Apple iPod, Sony PSP, YouTube, mobile phones

Ulead VideoStudio 10, released April 2006; $69, Plus $99
- 3GPP Plug-in (Download) - 29.99
- Chroma-Key Cloth - blue - 14.99

- DVD Authoring: SmartScene menus, menu transitions, menu filters
Plus:
- Capture and edit HDV, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound
- Smart Proxy converts HD video to smaller proxy to edit in real-time on less-powerful computers
- MPEG-4 support for sharing on popular mobile devices: iPod, PSP
- WinDVD 7 playback software
- 9 video editing tracks, Ad Zapper, Overlay Distortion

Ulead VideoStudio 9, due May 2005; $99, upgrade $49

- DV-to-DVD Wizard, enhanced MovieWizard
- Ripple editing, chroma keying, reverse playback, pan / zoom on video
- Audio filters, volume level, 2nd gen auto music maker
- Flash animation overlays, transition effects and video filters - Movie Screensaver
- Edit MPEG-4 from cameras / camcorders, 3GPP from mobile camera phones

Ulead VideoStudio 8, released May 2004; $99, upgrade $49

- Three-step MovieWizard, full-featured Video Editor with seven-step workflow
- Batch convert video, images, audio files format
- Widescreen video (16:9) support for a cinematic look
- Enhanced text tools, text animations and designs
- Enhanced overlay track with filters and effects
- Real-time Audio Mixer, Music Generator with SmartSound Technology
- Rubber band timeline

Ulead VideoStudio 7 released February 2003; $99.95

Input: Batch capture
    Windows Media Video, DivX, Sony MICROMV formats
    DVD-VR, DVD video recorders
Edit: Real-time previews, MultiCut editing to extract video
    Content-based scene detection, Audio transitions
    Slow / fast playback speed control
    Ulead COOL 3D 3.0 SE for 3D Graphics and Text
Share: CD or DVD, multiple videos per disc
    Dual-layer DVD menus, Round-trip editing

Previous: Ulead VideoStudio 6 released January 2002; from $89

Top

Multimedia Viewer Software (old)

Photo / image viewing and editing tools, with some support for multimedia files and batch processing features.

ACD Systems - ACDSee
    www.acdsystems.com

Cerious Software - ThumbsPlus
    www.cerious.com

Equilibrium Technologies - DeBabelizer
    www.equilibrium.com

Jasc Software (Corel) - Paint Shop Pro
    www.jasc.com

Photodex Corporation - CompuPic
    www.photodex.com

Hamrick Software - VuePrint
    www.hamrick.com

Top

PC Video Shareware (old)

Some shareware sites and video tools, some trials to purchase and download.

Shareware Sites

CNET Downloads
    www.download.com

Shareware.com - CNET
    www.shareware.com

ZDNet Downloads
    downloads-zdnet.com.com

TuCows Shareware
    tucows.tierranet.com

Simtel.Net Shareware
    www.simtel.net

Info-Mac Shareware
    www.info-mac.org

PC Shareware Video Tools

AVIedit - AM Software
    www.am-soft.ru

DDClip - Multitrack nonlinear video and audio editor
    www.softlab-nsk.com

EO Video - Media player / converter / joiner
    www.eo-video.com

VideoMach - Audio/video builder and converter
    www.gromada.com

Virtual Dub - Video capture/processing utility
    www.virtualdub.com

  Top