Video editing software
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Video editing software is application software that handles the editing of video sequences on a computer. It usually includes the ability to import and export video, cut and paste sections of a video clip, add special effects and transitions, and sometimes includes the ability to encode the video for creation of a DVD, Web video, mobile phone video or video podcast. Video editing software generally also allows for some limited editing of the audio clips that accompany the video or, at least, the ability to sync the audio with the video.
Lightworks, Avid and more recently, Apple's Final Cut Pro are pioneers in video editing software and have a great influence on how films and TV programmes are edited. These systems use custom hardware for video processing.
With the availability of commodity video processing hardware, specialist video editing cards, and computers designed specifically for non-linear video editing, many software packages are now available to work with them.
See also
- Film editing
- List of video topics
- List of video editing software
- Comparison of video editing software
- Non linear editing
