2010 Video Editing Software Review Product Comparisons

2010 Video Editing Software Review Product Comparisons

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Rank	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10
Excellent    Very Good    Good    Fair    Poor	CyberLink PowerDirector	Corel VideoStudio Pro X3	Adobe Premiere Elements	Magix Movie Edit Pro	Pinnacle Studio	Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum	Roxio Creator	ShowBiz DVD	Corel DVD Movie Factory	Power Producer
Reviewer Comments
Lowest Price	$69.95	$59.99	$94.99	$89.99	$79.99	$73.99	$79.99	$99.99	$39.99	$49.95
Proportion of people who buy the product	94.28%	2.60%	1.73%	0.43%	0.17%	0.26%	0.52%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Overall Rating
Ratings
Video Capture/Playback
Ease of Use
Editing Tools
Export/Production
Editing Effects/Transitions
Disc Creation
Audio and Photo Editing
Help and Support
View Specifications	Go!	Go!	Go!	Go!	Go!	Go!	Go!	Go!	Go!	Go!
View Screenshots
Special Offers
Discount Coupon	20% Off Coupon
Editing Effects / Transitions
Effects/Filters
Transitions
Title Templates
Download Title Templates				**		**
Add Text, Titles, Scrolling Credits
Motion Objects
Frames
Download Frames
Green Screen Editing
Slow / Fast Motion Effects
Change Properties (Brightness, Contrast, Hue, etc.)
Video Editing Tools
Timeline
Storyboard
Split/Divide Scenes
Trim Scenes
Multi Trim Scenes
Draw on Video (Rotoscoping)
Add Text to Video
Video Stabilizer
Correct Backlight & Lighting
Change Aspect Ratio (16:9 or 4:3)
Zoom In / Out
Audio and Photo Editing
Audio Files
Import Audio
Number of Audio Tracks	4	2	99	67	2	4		2
Trim / Fade Audio
Mix Audio
Crossfade
Subtitles
Included Stock Images
Import / Download Images
Crop, Resize, Rotate Images
Change Image Properties (brightness, contrast, etc.)
Pan Images
Capture / Playback
Set Capture Size Limit
Set Capture Time Limit
Capture from Analog
Capture from AVCHD
Capture from HDV/MiniDV/DVD
Batch Capture
Drag and Drop
Import SD Video
Import HD Video
Import Photos/Audio Tracks
Export / Production
Publish / Upload to YouTube (FLV)
iPod, PSP Video Files
DivX		*
MPEG-1, 2
MPEG-4
AVCHD
WMV HD
Video CD (VCD)
Super Video CD (SVCD)
DV / Micro-DV Camcorder
RealVideo
Windows Media (WMV, AVI, ASF)
Quicktime (MOV)
Disc Creation
Menu Templates
Create Custom Menus
Download Menu Templates				**		**
Multi-layer Menus
Divide into Chapters
Add Music to Menu
Widesecreen
AVCHD disc							Plug-in Req'd
Blu-ray disc							Plug-in Req'd
DVD (single/dual layer)
VCD
SVCD
Support / Documentation
Phone Support	**		**	**		**				**
Email Support
Live Chat Support
Tutorials
Paper Manual
FAQ / Knowledgebase
User Moderated Forums
Supported Operating Systems
Windows 7
Windows Vista
Windows XP
Windows 2000
Reviewer Comments
Lowest Price	$69.95	$59.99	$94.99	$89.99	$79.99	$73.99	$79.99	$99.99	$39.99	$49.95