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iMovie | N/A | Apple offers iMovie as a video editing platform supporting video creators with high quality effects, support for 4k resolution, audio editing, and other features supporting the creation of videos and movies. | $0 |
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| Considered Both Products | Final Cut Pro  François Lavallée president Chose Final Cut Pro Adobe Premiere is similar to Final Cut Pro in terms of quality and usability. Several of my friends and partners use Adobe Premiere, and we all agree they are identical. The fact that I use Apple computers made the choice easy, as Final Cut is fully integrated with the other …  Michael Dancy video editor Chose Final Cut Pro Price, price, price. DaVinci may be free, but the learning grade is a bit higher, and you need a high-end machine to make it sing. Premier Pro is a subscription service bloated with tools you'll never use. FCPX is priced decently and is easy to learn.  Abhinav Bajpai Graphics Artist Chose Final Cut Pro Adobe Premiere Pro and VEGAS Pro  Josh Meeder Owner Chose Final Cut Pro iMovie is great for rapid editing of videos taken with your iPhone. It is lightweight, fast and simple. However it is extremely limited. You can not layer videos or images. The titles, Transitions and Effects are basic and there are only a few of them. You really can't …  Shubham Verma Video Editor Chose Final Cut Pro Final Cut Pro X is a one time purchase and Adobe Premiere Pro has monthly subscription. Final Cut Pro X takes less time to arrange your clips and Adobe Premiere Pro takes most time to arrange your clips. A beginner can do work easily on Final Cut Pro X, but a beginner can not …  Hilary Hobbs Senior Video Editor Chose Final Cut Pro Premiere and Final Cut are very similar is usage. Final Cut has less crashing and lag, but does not work well with Adobe products. You'd basically have to use all different softwares to use it best. Davinci is a different beast with a color grading portion that is unmatched by …  Brendon Brown Marketing Technologist Chose Final Cut Pro I find that many users have some iMovie experience when approaching Final Cut Pro X, and thus segue quickly to it. Premiere is also a good product, timeline-based, with a very mature expansion market, possibly with a cluttered interface. DaVinci Resolve is the free product from …  Alex Pegg Owner Chose Final Cut Pro Final Cut [Pro X] has way more features in a much better layout. Although it is more expensive, I believe the improved performance and advanced level of features is worth it if you are serious about video production and professionalism.  Mike Muller Executive Vice President Chose Final Cut Pro Final Cut Pro X stakes up well against the main competitors such as Adobe Premier Pro and DaVinci Resolve. Each has their strengths but Final Cut Pro X provides a competitive set of features but is optimized for the Macintosh environment. With the new M1 chips, Final Cut Pro …  Rob Gokee Composer Chose Final Cut Pro Final Cut Pro X is basically the professional upgrade of iMovie - if you're familiar with that product, stepping up to FCPX is a natural progression. Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere Pro are both industry standard products - in all honestly, if you're an editor, you …  Michelle Green Arnson Marketing and Communications Manager Chose Final Cut Pro I have hated iMovie since its inception. This probably says more about me, but I've never been able to figure out how such a simple piece of software can make me feel like such a dope! It's certainly improved over the years, and I have even used it in a pinch when I didn't have …  Seth Paine Web & Media Developer Chose Final Cut Pro I have used Adobe Premiere Pro but I keep going back to Final Cut Pro X because it is easier to use. At some point, I will learn Premiere Pro because from what I have heard it is much more powerful, but I am staying with Final Cut Pro for now because it is much easier to use.  Stephen Wittmaak Creative Designer & Content Specialist Chose Final Cut Pro Ease of use and intuitive menus systems a no brainer.  Daniel Epstein Executive Producer Chose Final Cut Pro FCPX is very similar to Premiere Pro, and the two software are locked in a competition. Some years Premier is better, some years FCPX is better. I would say FCPX is more stable with fewer crashes, but Premier sometimes lets you customize the view a bit more. Flash is good for …  Kyle Trail Training Content Developer Chose Final Cut Pro There's no comparison really. They're all non-linear editors, but FCPX is in a league of it's own. Above the rest.  Dave Becker Content Manager Chose Final Cut Pro Final Cut Pro X is just as good as Adobe Premier Pro but doesn't require a subscription to keep using. The one time cost was a plus for us. Although Final Cut Pro X is only available for Apple, everyone in our department uses Macs so it wasn't a problem. We've found it easier …  Julio Ahumada MBA President - Partner Chose Final Cut Pro I cut my teeth on Media Composer and Adobe Premier. When I had a budget of nothing to start a creative services department for a Warner Bros. television affiliate, I took a chance on Final Cut (the first version). Now Final Cut X is very robust and is a killer editor. Even the …  Dan Talvi Teaching Assistant Chose Final Cut Pro When compared to other video editing software, Final Cut Pro X falls in the middle in terms of difficulty and functionality. iMovie (another Apple / Mac video editing software) provides many of the basic functions and features of Final Cut Pro X, while Adobe Premiere Pro CC … | iMovie  Amanda Khan Client Coordinator / IT Recruiter Chose iMovie Both Pinnacle and iMovie have similar features and capabilities. Most of the pros of iMovie has been posted in my review already but I would say the most positive aspect of iMovie is the fact that it is pre-installed on Apple products so you don't have to buy it, compared to … François Lavallée president Chose iMovie iMovie produce professional quality video without the advanced but complicated features of professional softwares. OF course it has its limits compare to professional applications but the key here is when to use which application I use Final Cut frequently for larger video …  Tim Corbett General Manager Chose iMovie Not as easy to use as iMovie, and a similar cost structure. iMovie is easier for Apple users / and MS users, to both get proficient at. Movie Maker isn't bad, it just isn't as slick as iMovie. We actually used MovieMaker for a couple of years before migrating most users over to …  Matías Arévalo Larenas Socio y Director Comercial Chose iMovie IMovie is way easier to use and the result regarding social media content is almost the same (obviously depending on what do you want to do or expect).  Jonathan Teixeira Co-Founder Chose iMovie We use Adobe Premiere Pro, ScreenFlow, and iMovie. All for different things. If we're doing heavy editing, some effects, and overlays, we use Premiere. If we're recording a bunch of stuff all at once and doing a screen record, we record with ScreenFlow and edit while we're …  Kelly Reumann Lead Graphic Designer/ Marketing Chose iMovie iMovie has its place in the world of video editing software. It's definitely not the fanciest on the market but it is simple and easy to use and gets the job done and done well! There are times where I'll gravitate toward iMovie because I just don't need the extra features that …  Josh Rizzo Marketing Director Chose iMovie Promo.com and Shutterstock  Rene Agredano Advocacy Journalist and Co-Founder Chose iMovie I have an iPhone and recently bought a Macbook, so it was a natural choice. YouTube's movie creator was basic and not nearly as functional as iMovie (although I just wish the two worked together when creating movies). My Mac-based coworker says he used to use After Effects but … Chose iMovie iMovie is less expensive and a great alternate for the lay user.  Nicole Glover Technology Coordinator, Junior Kindergarten-Grade 12 Chose iMovie I haven't been able to find a comparable solution for what I need for video editing.  Cedric Haynes Videographer Chose iMovie iMovie is just as good and a lot cheaper than the competition. For my simple projects, it works well. For more advanced tasks, I outsource the work to better video editors and they usually work with Final Cut or Adobe Premiere. There’s no need for me to upgrade to anything else …  Ali Rauch Director of Marketing Chose iMovie This can be a bit overly complex to a novice and iMovie tends to be more beginner. We are not classically trained video people so that helps us do a better job with iMovie. Dan Talvi Audio / Visual Coordinator Chose iMovie While iMovie worked for our organization for a while, we eventually moved to other software to create our video media content. iMovie was a great fit for entering into the realm of video content creation, but lacked the functionality provided by Final Cut Pro X and Adobe …  Jason Stein Wellness Business Coach Chose iMovie ScreenFlow and iMovie serve different purposes; however, I find iMovie easier to use for beginners.  Chris McCarthy Chief Creative Officer Chose iMovie We like Snagit, and still use it too. But IMovie is much more extensive an application and really let us grow our video content market.  Catheline Shin Director of Marketing Communications Chose iMovie Adobe Premier is complicated for the non film student. Can you get it to work well for you? Of course, but not without considerable learning. Dave Becker Content Manager Chose iMovie iMovie is kind of like Premiere Pro Lite. You can create videos, easily, and export them, but you don't get the fine tuning and control that you get with Premiere Pro. That being said, Premiere Pro is much more expensive, and takes a much longer time to learn. It made more …  Jackie Bassett CEO (Chief Executive Officer) Chose iMovie iMovie has all the capability most video producers need. Great videos are made in the editing because the right content is already there. Adobe has a great product but their editing software doesn't have to be that intense, as when it is, it takes away from the great creative …  Kenneth Hess Senior Systems Analyst Chose iMovie iMovie compares very well with Premiere's and Final Cut's basic video and audio editing and for simple transitions. For the heavier lifting, you'll need a better application. iMovie isn't meant to be a Hollywood-level application but it can hold its own for most things. It's … |
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| Small Businesses | iMovie Score 10.0 out of 10 |  Descript Score 8.4 out of 10 |
| Medium-sized Companies | iMovie Score 10.0 out of 10 |  Vyond Score 8.7 out of 10 |
| Enterprises | Vyond Score 8.7 out of 10 | Vyond Score 8.7 out of 10 |
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| Likelihood to Recommend | 8.9 (0 ratings) | 10.0 (0 ratings) |
| Likelihood to Renew | 10.0 (0 ratings) | - (0 ratings) |
| Usability | 8.6 (0 ratings) | 10.0 (0 ratings) |
| Support Rating | 8.8 (0 ratings) | 8.1 (0 ratings) |
| In-Person Training | 9.0 (0 ratings) | - (0 ratings) |
| Online Training | 10.0 (0 ratings) | - (0 ratings) |
| Implementation Rating | 10.0 (0 ratings) | - (0 ratings) |
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