below is my short list, but to view FULL LIST of software, visit http://www.videohelp.com/software/sections/ and choose VIDEO EDITORS advanced/NoLinears category.
COMMERCIAL (with trial versions)
| 50$ | Pinnacle Studio | |
| 80$ + | Sony Vegas | . http://goo.gl/7jFeaQ http://goo.gl/GVVSFn Sony+Vegas+Movie+Studio+Platinum+13.0+Build+879+Win64.rar http://goo.gl/TDlTmx |
| 50$ | Serif MoviePlus (Seems good, like a “Cheap” Sony vegas alternative) | |
| 20$/month | Adobe Premiere | |
| 60$+ | PowerDirector (CyberLink) | |
| 400$ | Edius PRO | |
| 50$ | Edit STUDIO 6 | |
| 100$ | COREL VIDEO studio |
Free Versions
| FREE | OpenSHot | seems good one |
| FREE | LightsWorks | (A bit hard for me) |
| FREE+PRO | DaVInci Resolve (BlackMagicDesign) | (free is a bit limited. Here are audio plugins) |
| FREE | Fusion (BlackMagicDesign) – for effects | |
| FREE+PRO | nch VideoPad | (free is a bit limited) |
| FREE+PRO | HitFilm | |
| FREE | Shotcut | a bit harder than nch VideoPad(*check to display timelines and etc…) |
| FREE | natron | software mainly for Video Effects, not a normal linear editing tool .. |
| FREE | blender | a bit harder than nch VideoPad (See tutorials) |
Media Converters (JOINERS/CUTTERS)
My best one is VideoToVideo.org, it almost converts ANY MEDIA TYPE(it has DIRECT STREAM COPY) + it has TOOLS(trim,join,mux..)!!!!!!!!!
p.s. however, if you want, there are many similar tools (encoders/converter): AvideMux(trim+join), HandBrake, Bigasoft converter, icecream converter, anysoft converter, FreemakeVideoConverter(trim+join), idealshare , AVS-Video-ReMaker(has direct stream copy)
================= USELESS ============
| ZS4 (Zvei-Stein) | limited functions, MP4 cant be opened… very poor editor |
| ivsedit | MP4 not supported |
| windows movie maker | Forget it…. |
| VSCD video editor | very poor, hard,limited, not TIMELINES for cutting parts… FORGET IT |
| Wondershare Filmora | I think, it’s very poor and not user-friendly, very limited |
| JahShaka | No separate timelines for AUDIO/VIDEO, no TRIM.. |
| Movica | Cant open it… |
| Machete | Cant open MP4 |
| Kate video toolkit | Cant open MP4 |
Small History about above apps
Well, during last few years, I had to work with video-editor programs, and have tested many different applications, almost all that were available on net by the time. For the reason, that I had quite specific and custom task and was searching for exact software, which will comply with all my requirements, I have quite exhausted, while I was looking for different software endlessly. However, finally, I’ve got several nice software, that does what I wanted… I have some of NLE programs to produce the video (while compiling), and have some software, to trim/cut out parts without re-encoding (AviDemux and Cute video editor does the excellent job, which even Adobe Premiere Pro, Sony/Magix Vegas Pro and other giant softwares are unable to perform).
So, you can also try out them. Think about it once again – maybe there are times you just want to trim out the parts without re-encoding? If yes, then try the apps mentioned, they are free and worth to try.