Documentation:Video Editing Tools

Commercial Video Editing Software

 * Final Cut Pro (OSX) http://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/
 * Adobe Premiere Pro (OSX, Windows) http://www.adobe.com/ca/products/premiere.html
 * Adobe Premiere Elements (OSX, Windows) http://www.adobe.com/ca/products/photoshop-premiere-elements.html
 * Avid http://www.avid.com/US/Products/ArtistSuite/detail.html#video
 * Lightworks (OSX, Windows) https://www.lwks.com/
 * Sony Vegas Pro (Windows)  http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/vegaspro
 * Pinnacle Studio (Windows) http://www.pinnaclesys.com/
 * Sony Movie Studio (Windows) http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/moviestudio
 * Corel VideoStudio Pro (Windows) http://www.videostudiopro.com/en/

Trial Versions for Commercial Video Editing Tools

 * Adobe Premiere trial version http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=premiere_pro
 * Adobe After Effects trial http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=after_effects

Bundled With Operating System

 * Apple iMovie https://www.apple.com/mac/imovie/
 * iMovie tutorials http://www.apple.com/findouthow/movies/
 * Editing with iMovie tutorial https://vimeo.com/videoschool/lesson/33/video-101-editing-with-imovie
 * About.com How to Edit Video in iMovie http://desktopvideo.about.com/od/imovietutorials/iMovie_Tutorials_Learn_How_to_Edit_Videos_in_Apple_iMovie.htm">
 * iMovie tutorials on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=imovie+tutorial


 * Windows Movie Maker http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/movie-maker
 * Getting Started with Windows Movie Maker http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-live/movie-maker-get-started
 * Movie Maker tutorials on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=windows+movie+maker+tutorial
 * About.com Windows Movie Maker Tutorials http://desktopvideo.about.com/od/moviemakertutorials/Windows_Movie_Maker_Tutorials_Learn_to_Edit_Video_With_Movie_Maker.htm

Open Source / Free Video Editing Tools

 * MPEG StreamClip Probably the most useful for creating clips from downloaded videos http://www.squared5.com/
 * Videopad (Mac/Windows) http://www.nchsoftware.com/videopad/index.html
 * VideoLAN Movie Creator (Mac, Windows, Linux) http://trac.videolan.org/vlmc/
 * Wax (Windows) for special effects like After Effects http://www.debugmode.com/wax/

Web Based Video Editing Tools

 * WeVideo http://wevideo.com Our top recommendation!
 * WeVideo Academy https://www.wevideo.com/academy
 * Memplai http://memplai.com/
 * Creaza http://www.creaza.com/movieeditor/
 * Pixorial http://pixorial.com

Mobile Video Apps

 * Adobe Premiere Clip (iOS, free) http://www.adobe.com/ca/products/premiere-clip.html
 * Directr (iOS, free) https://business.directr.co/

Guides for Video Editing

 * UMW Digital Video site http://video.umwblogs.org/
 * Video School 101 (vimeo) https://vimeo.com/videoschool/
 * The Basics of Video Editing: The Complete Guide (LifeHacker) http://lifehacker.com/5785558/the-basics-of-video-editing-the-complete-guide
 * About.com Desktop Video http://desktopvideo.about.com/
 * Comparison of Video Editing Software (Wikipedia) http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_video_editing_software