What is the best editing software for Mac users

icebox1818 · May 2, 2018

Hello guys,

I am a Mac user. I have apple ecosystem and I am ready to buy the Final Cut pro to edit my videos from my drones. I was using the free iMovie but I need more features. I was able to download the free trial for 30 days. I was able to learn iMovie since I am a little techy but I am having a hard time to figure out how to use the Final cut pro properly. Now I am having some dilemma if I will be able to utilize the $300 software. I need your help here who had good amount of experience with the software. Is it worth the $300 or should I look for other options like Adobe Premier? Which one is user-friendly?
All your inputs will be appreciated. Help me decide.

tcope · May 2, 2018

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macoman · May 2, 2018

I purchased the final cut pro for students or college and it is more cheaper. There is nothing better than final cut pro on the Mac.

RoboticTundra · May 2, 2018

In the pro world it's largely Avvid, DaVinci and Adobe Premier. FCP is a good prosumer option though. I think DaVinci is free if you don't need 4k output. FWIW, I'm somewhat comfortable in all of them but couldn't figure out iMovie.

swooshdave · May 2, 2018

Once you hit that level of editing software there is no "one is easier than the other". Pick one and expect a steep curve.

swooshdave · May 2, 2018

RoboticTundra said:
In the pro world it's largely Avvid, DaVinci and Adobe Premier. FCP is a good prosumer option though. I think DaVinci is free if you don't need 4k output. FWIW, I'm somewhat comfortable in all of them but couldn't figure out iMovie.

Are people still using Avid?

msinger · May 2, 2018

There is no best video editing software. You can find a list of commonly used video editors here.

macoman · May 2, 2018

swooshdave said:
Are people still using Avid?

I remember in the 90's was hot on the pro level of editing videos.

swooshdave · May 2, 2018

macoman said:
I remember in the 90's was hot on the pro level of editing videos.

Yeah, but that was back when you had to have expensive hardware like Avid. FCP came along and that all went away.

Kilrah · May 2, 2018

Things have changed slightly in 25 years...

jpblcm · May 9, 2018

Hello, as Final Cut is an Apple software it will be the most efficient on Mac platform. With some cheap plug-in (LUT...) you will get a really good result if you use DLog when shooting. And it is a step (easy one) in pro editing world.
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