A look at video editing software

If you have ever visited the website YouTube you might be wondering about how the people were able to edit their videos on the computer and then post them to the internet, on websites such as YouTube. And the great news is that the answer to that question is actually rather easy to answer. These people are able to edit their videos and publish them on the internet through the use of video editing software. Basically what video editing software allows you to do is to edit home movies, create DVD menus, and add certain effects to your home movies so that you can publish them on the internet. The thing is that some video editing software is better than others because it allows you to do more things with your home videos.

Here is a look at video editing software:

• PowerDirector
  
  • This program can cut, fix, burn and post in a flash with its "Magic Tools". But the video editor also has a YouTube wizard that will allow you to post video in a few easy steps to YouTube without having to ever leave the video editing program. Another great thing about this product is that you have total creative control over your video creations. With this program you can add music, menus and easily correct any errors. Not to mention that you can create unique effects with about 60 special effect filters. But the best thing is that this program is easy to use all around and is reasonably priced.
• ShowBiz DVD
  
  • This software program that is designed for video editing is great because it allows you to create professional appearing and sounding DVDs with smooth transitions, functional menus and unique sound tracks from the moment you begin to use the program. The only drawback to this software is that it does not offer a good variety of publishing formats besides DVDs, so if you are looking to publish more than just DVDs you might want to go elsewhere, especially for the price. But the great thing is that the program is very user friendly from the first time you use it and comes with some great editing tools that are also easy to use.
• VideoStudio
  
  • This program is great because it offers tools that go beyond basic video editing. This program includes the ability to create 3D images for Macromedia Flash, Neptune, MediaShare and Movie Screensaver. But not only that the program also offers batch conversions and downloadable updates and is a great choice for publishing to the internet because of the large variety of medias that it can publish. But another unique feature that this program offers is that it gives you a free guide to shooting digital video. But this program is great because it is so user friendly and it allows you to quickly create professional video, whether it is for personal use or online publication.
• Premiere Elements
  
  • This program, which is manufactured by Adobe can download and edit MPEGs, AVI, Windows Media and Quick Time files, as well as camcorder downloads. It works with many devices including cell phones, camcorders, digital still cameras or it can pull from unprotected DVDs. The program comes with many editing tools that come with the preview option. The editing tools include scene indexing, audio conversion, transitions, and drag and drop edits just to name a few. But the great thing about this product is that it has a great help and support feature, which means it is easy to get help if you get stuck, but you might not need it because of how easy it is to use the software.