Is there an alternative to Adobe Premiere?

rappy · #1 12-27-2011, 12:18 PM

Is there an alternative to Adobe Premiere? It is kind of costly if I can remember correctly?

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kpmedia · #2 12-27-2011, 12:31 PM

There are several alternatives to Premiere,

for both the Pro and Elements (consumer) versions,
and for both Mac and Windows (the two common video editing platforms)

Adobe Premiere Pro vs. ...

Sony Vegas Video (Windows)
Final Cut Pro (Mac)
Canopus Edius (Windows)
Avid Media Composer (Mac, Windows)
MainConcept MainActor (Windows) [discontinued]
Media 100 (Mac)

Adobe Premiere Elements vs. ...

Sony Vegas Movie Studio (Windows)
Final Cut Express (Mac) [discontinued]
Pinnacle Studio (Windows)
Ulead/Corel Video Studio (Windows)
Avid Free DV (Mac, Windows) [discontinued]

Also ...

VirtualDub is another great editor, but it's not really at the same level as Premiere Elements (not even close to a full professional NLE)
Blender is popular, but it's not really an editor.
Nuke and After Effects are professional titling/rendering/3D programs that can also edit video.
Womble MPEG Video Wizard is great for basic cuts/arrangements (no re-encoding) for MPEG-2 video footage
Lightworks is a buggy freeware in alpha/beta form.

I'll update this post some more, when I get some time.