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Video editing is something you're gonna have to learn
and eventually master
if you want to be a successful content creator.
But when you're just getting started,
it can be really intimidating to know
how to use professional videoing software.
So today I'm gonna talk
about the six best video editors for beginners.
And I will be covering ones for both desktop,
mobile, Mac, PC, Android, and iOS.
So a little something for everybody.
If you use Linux, sorry, you're kinda screwed here.
Let's start with something free
that you might already have access to.
If you have an Apple device including an iPhone,
then you've access to iMovie.
And while iMovie is not the best software out there,
it is free for Apple users and it is available to you
and there are still many top tier content creators
who use it.
It will also prepare you in the future
to move to something a little bit more robust
like Final Cut Pro since it's still in the Apple ecosystem.
And moving from iMovie to Final Cut Pro
is actually pretty easy.
And the best part about Final Cut Pro
is you would own the software outright
once you buy it for 300 bucks
and it does have a free trial.
So when you wanna transition,
that's something that you're able to do.
Next is an option that's available
for both Mac and PC, and that's Filmora.
Filmora is easy to learn and to edit
and it's very affordable.
This software is often on special
so it can come in under $100
and has a lot of built-in features and templates.
It's something that if I was a beginner
and I needed something that was extremely affordable,
but could be competitive with pro software
like Final Cut Pro or even Adobe Premiere Pro
for at least most of the features I need,
80% of what you could possibly do
is gonna be available to you
and it's pretty affordable, pretty cheap to get.
I do prefer professional video editing software,
but even when I was a beginner,
I wanted to pay that extra money
just to have access to everything I possibly could
at my disposal to be competitive
and I wanted to learn basically how to do it
the hard way and get it over with.
So for me, the thing I had to do
while I was extremely young, when I was a teenager,
back in my day, back in my day when I was a teenager,
there wasn't a lot of open source software,
but whatever was available
is what I would use and take advantage of.
And once I got access through school
and then through work to higher levels of software,
that's all I really ever wanted to use.
It was like no going back for me.
So, you know, you start where you can,
you work with what you have,
but once you can afford it,
you're gonna want the extra features.
Speaking of something that has a ton of features,
but is free to use and is not only on Mac and PC
but also on iOS and Android, Adobe Rush.
If I was starting from zero all over again
as a content creator,
this would be what I would be using every single day
to get my edits done.
The best part about Adobe Rush
is even though it's free,
it does have multiple video tracks
and multiple audio tracks and has built-in motion graphics.
It does even have the ability
to help you clean up your audio a little bit,
so this is probably what I think might be
the best software for beginners, if I'm being honest,
just from a feature standpoint.
And the fact that it's compatible across all devices
and it syncs through the cloud
so that you can actually pick up where you left off.
If you start on one device,
you can pick up where you left off
on another when you log in.
So that's something that most of these tools do not have
and it's another reason I favor Adobe.
It's compatible on my Mac and PC stuff
and I have the ability to share assets
through the cloud and just log in.
So that's why I'm an Adobe guy.
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Next up, we have Camtasia.
Now, a lot of you probably won't see Camtasia
in a list like this, because it's primarily known
for screen recording and screen capture,
but it has a ton of great features,
even just as an editor,
and you can simultaneously capture video
from your camera while you're doing screen recording,
meaning that if you're a tutorial content creator
or maybe even a reaction channel,
this might make your workflow a lot simpler
and cut the time in half.
So I think that this is something
you could take advantage of
and it might be all you need as a content creator
when it comes to your editing software.
I actually use this when I wanna
do screen recording and tutorials,
and it does come out a lot cleaner
than me just using QuickTime when I'm on my Apple devices.
At the end of the day, it just works
and I couldn't be happier with it.
Next we have Videoleap.
Videoleap is both on iOS and Android
and it's probably known the most for its special effects
and how easy it is to use.
Videoleap is something I played with just a little bit.
I've been experimenting a lot more
with things like YouTube shorts and Instagram reels
and even the dreaded TikTok.
And so there is a need to have a robust video editing app
for your mobile device that can do
a lot of different things.
I would actually love to see a desktop version of this,
but it's pretty much a mobile-only app for now.
But for many of you as beginners,
this is actually a very good place to start
and it is very easy to learn.
There's also a lot of tutorials
on YouTube about this particular app.
Before we get to number six,
I do wanna throw in some honorable mentions here.
DaVinci Resolve is a very powerful option and it is free,
which is where a lot of beginners will wanna pick it up.
But it is not the easiest thing in the world to learn
and it has a lot of robust features
that are competitive with Adobe Premier Pro
and Final Cut Pro,
but it's pretty complicated
and there's not nearly as many tutorials
on DaVinci Resolve as there are on the other two.
But there are some great ones out there
if you wanna pick it up
and you have the option to upgrade to the paid version
and get even more features,
and only be about $300.
So DaVinci Resolve is something
that I did want to throw out there.
Another great tool is LumaFusion, but it is iOS only.
But this one comes in really clutch.
I would say that the best way to edit with LumaFusion
is to use an iPad or iPad Mini.
You can obviously still use on your phone,
but I think it's actually better suited
to tablets, if I'm being honest,
and it does have multi-track editing.
It is I think $30 or less,
so it's actually very powerful for the price.
And I would put it on par
with $100 video software any day of the week.
Just remember it is only limited to iOS.
If you are an Android user,
that's where Adobe Rush is really gonna come in clutch
since it works on Mac, PC, iOS and Android.
It's the most accessible option at the end of the day.
And then an honorable mention to StreamYard.
While not quite a video editing app,
it is a video tool because many of you
are realizing that you wanna do live streaming
and this one actually is very easy to use
and it's browser based,
which means you can use it on any device
'cause it's in your web browser.
And when you wanna bring guests into your live stream,
all you have to do is send them a link
and they don't have to download anything.
So for interviews, podcast and collabs,
this is going to be great for you.
There is a free version.
It'll be linked in description down below.
Everything I mentioned will be linked
in description down below.
And if you use some of those things,
they might be affiliate links.
So finally, the last software
that we're gonna talk about is CapCut.
If you are in Instagram reels and TikTok,
this is extremely popular.
I've even known a bunch of YouTube shorts content creators
to use this as well.
But it's mostly known for being
the most popular current app in the TikTok community.
But of course that applies to Instagram reels
and YouTube shorts as well.
I've been toying around with this one myself,
as I get into more short form content.
I've also been asking a lot of other content creators
what they think about this,
since I am planning a video around mobile video editing
and options for your Android and iOS devices.
So you all be on the lookout for that one.
But any of these tools should serve you
if you're a beginner in video editing.
My best advice is to first start with your budget,
then start with your ecosystem.
Do you prefer to edit on desktop or on mobile devices?
And from there, I would say,
look at what kind of content you're trying to make.
There are some tools that are better suited
to one thing versus another.
iMovie is extremely limited.
It's only here because you probably already have it.
If it wasn't for that, it wouldn't make the list.
I feel the best options that are on this list at all
are Adobe Rush, LumaFusion,
and in terms of a middle ground option, Filmora.
Those are probably the three that I would stick with.
If you enjoyed this video,
I have another one you should watch
that can help you be a faster video editor
no matter what software you're using.
That will be linked down in the description below
as well as my playlist on becoming a better video editor.
As always, thank you so much for watching and don't forget,
go out there and create something awesome today.
Take care.