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Increasingly, tools trickle down from professional-level software to the consumer category.
A native New Yorker, he has at various times headed up PC Magazines coverage of Web development, enterprise software, and display technologies.
Michael cowrote one of the first overviews of Web Services (pretty much the progenitor of Web 2.0) for a general audience.
Before that he worked on PC Magazines Solutions section, which in those days covered programming techniques as well as tips on using popular office software.
Most recently he covered Web 2.0 and other software for ExtremeTech.com.
He holds a Bachelors degree in Music and Classics from Trinity College, Hartford, and a Masters in teaching Latin from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Some techniques require additional applications such as After Effects or SpeedGrade.
Recent highlights include rich support for 360-degree content, improved stability, and new hardware and media-format support.
Superior organization tools, including libraries, ratings, tagging, auto analysis for faces, scenes.
Support for 360-degree footage and HDR.
Multicam support.
Pad Sidecar and MacBook Touch Bar support.
Clear interface. Loads of effects.
The most 360-degree video capabilities of any video editor.
Motion tracking. Screen recording.
CONS Number of options can make interface overwhelming.
New masking tools make it even more appealing, though our testing uncovered some instabilities.
Tons of effects. Multicam editing.
K and H.265 support.
Tagging and star ratings for media.
Good audio tools.
Masking tools. CONS Occasional crashes in testing.
It still lacks features like 360-degree editing and multicam support, but render speed has improved.
Good control over stabilization.
K support. CONS No 360-degree VR or 3D editing.
Solid file format support, including H.265.
Compatible with 4K content.
Good title tool. CONS Action Cam and Cutter modes only allow one clip at a time.
Thats why digital video continues to grow in importance online.
Couple that trend with the ever-increasing availability of devices capable of high-resolution video recordingsmartphones, GoPros, DSLRs and the case for ever-more powerful video editing software becomes clear.
The software must be usable by professionals and nonprofessionals alike, and it needs to keep up with newer formats such as HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding), HDR, and VR.
It also must be able to let you work with 4K video, since common devices are now capable of producing 4K content.