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Final Cut Pro is a series of non-linear video editing software programs first developed by Macromedia Inc. and later Apple Inc. The most recent version, Final Cut Pro X 10.4.8, runs on Intel-based Mac computers powered by macOS Mojave 10.14.6 or later. The software allows users to log and transfer video onto a hard drive (internal or external), where it can be edited, processed, and output to a wide variety of formats. The fully rewritten Final Cut Pro X was introduced by Apple in 2011, with the last version of the legacy Final Cut Pro being version 7.0.3.

Since the early 2000s, Final Cut Pro has developed a large and expanding user base, mainly video hobbyists and independent filmmakers. It had also made inroads with film and television editors who have traditionally used Avid Technology's Media Composer. According to a 2007 SCRI study, Final Cut Pro made up 49% of the United States professional editing market, with Avid at 22%.^[2] A published survey in 2008 by the American Cinema Editors Guild placed their users at 21% Final Cut Pro (and growing from previous surveys of this group), while all others were on an Avid system of some kind.^[3]

Features[edit]

Final Cut Pro provides non-linear, non-destructive editing of any QuickTime-compatible video format including DV, HDV, P2 MXF (DVCProHD), XDCAM (via plug-in), 2K, 4K, 5K, and 8K film formats^[4] and can import projects directly from iMovie for iOS and iPadOS. It supports a number of simultaneously composited video tracks (limited mainly by video form capability); unlimited audio tracks; multi-camera editing for combining video from multiple camera sources; 360º video editing support; as well as the standard ripple, roll, slip, slide, scrub, razor blade and time remapping edit functions. It comes with a range of video transitions and a range of video and audio filters such as keying tools, mattes and vocal de-poppers and de-essers. It also has multiple color correction tools including color wheels, sliders and curves, video scopes and a selection of generators, such as slugs, test cards, and noise.^[4]

Interface[edit]

The legacy (v. 7.0.3 and earlier) Final Cut (Pro and Express) interface was designed around non-computerized editing workflows, with four main windows that replicate tried-and-trusted methods of organising, viewing and editing physical tape or film media. The browser, where source media files (or clips) are listed, replicates the editor's traditional film "bins" or stacks of videotapes. The Viewer, where individual media files can be previewed and trimmed, replicates the source monitor of older tape-based systems. The Canvas replicates the "program" monitor in such systems, where the edited material is viewed. The Timeline, where media are assembled into a sequence, replicates the physically edited film or master tape of earlier systems. There is also a small Toolbox window and two audio-level indicators for the left and right audio channels.

Both the Viewer and Canvas have a shuttle interface (for variable-speed scanning, forwards or backwards through a clip) and a jogging interface for frame-by-frame advancing.

Browser[edit]

As in most digital non-linear editing applications, the Browser is not an interface to the computer's file-system. It is an entirely virtual space in which references to clips (aliases) are placed for easy access, and arranged in folders called 'bins'. Since they are only references to clips that are on the media drive of the computer, moving or deleting a source file on the media hard drive destroys the link between the entry in the Browser and the actual media. This results in a 'media offline' situation, and the media must be 'reconnected'. Final Cut Pro can search for the media itself, or the user can do this manually. If multiple clips are offline at the same time, Final Cut can reconnect all the offline media clips that are in the relative directory path as the first offline media clips that is reconnected.

The browser has an 'effects' tab in which video transitions and filters can be browsed and dragged onto or between clips.

Canvas[edit]

The canvas outputs the contents of the Timeline. To add clips to the Timeline, besides dragging them there, it is possible to drag clips from the Browser or Viewer onto the Canvas, whereupon the so-called 'edit overlay' appears. The edit overlay has seven drop zones, into which clips can be dragged in order to perform different edits. The default is the 'overwrite' edit, which overwrites at an in point or the space occupied after the playhead with the incoming clip. The 'insert' edit slots a clip into the sequence at the in point or playhead's position, keeping the rest of the video intact, but moving it all aside so that the new clip fits. There are also drop zones to have the application automatically insert transitions. The 'replace' edit replaces a clip in the Timeline with an incoming clip, and the 'fit to fill' edit does the same thing, but at the same time, it adjusts the playback speed of the incoming clip so that all of it will fit into the required space [in the Timeline]. Finally there is the 'superimpose' edit, which automatically places the dropped clip on the track above the clip in the Timeline, with a duration equal to the clip below it. Unless an in or out point are set, all edits occur from the position of the playhead in the Timeline.

Using the wireframe view on the canvas, the clip can be manipulated directly - dragging it around in the canvas to change its position, for example, or resizing it. Precise adjustment controls for these things are in the viewer.

Viewer[edit]

The viewer has tabs for each channel of the selected clip's audio, in which the waveform for the audio can be viewed and scrubbed, and where its volume can be keyframed. The filters tab is where effects for the clip appear and where their parameters can be adjusted and keyframed. If the clip selected is a generator (such as an oval shape), a control tab appears for changing its geometrical properties. Finally, the viewer's motion tab contains tools to adjust the scale, opacity, cropping, rotation, distortion, drop shadow, motion blur and time remapping properties of a clip. Mini-timelines to the right of each parameter allow the property to be keyframed. The Viewer is not present in Final Cut Pro X.

Timeline[edit]

Clips can be edited together in timelines called sequences. Sequences can be nested inside other sequences, so that a filter or transition can be applied to the grouped clips.

The Timeline in Final Cut Pro allows 99 video tracks to be layered on top of each other. If a clip is higher [in the timeline] than another, then it obscures whatever is below it. The size of a video clip can be altered, and the clips can be cropped, among many other settings that can be changed. Opacity levels can also be altered, as well as animated over the course of the clip using keyframes, defined either on a graphical overlay, or in the Viewer's 'motion' tab, where precise percentage opacity values can be entered. Final Cut also has more than a dozen common compositing modes that can be applied to clips, such as Add, Subtract, Difference, Screen, Multiply, Overlay, and Travel Matte Luma/Alpha.

The compositing mode for a clip is changed by control-clicking or right-clicking on the clip and selecting it from the cascading contextual menu, or by selecting the mode from the application's 'modify' menu. For either matte modes, the clip that will perform the key is placed overneath the fill clip on the Timeline.

For more advanced compositing Final Cut Pro is compatible with Apple's Shake (discontinued) and Apple Motion software.

Keyboard shortcuts[edit]

Final Cut Pro uses a set of hot-keys to select the tools. There are almost 400 keyboard commands that allow the user to increase the speed of edits.^[5] This combined with the nonlinear approach that digital editing, provides Final Cut Pro users with several editing options.

Users can also set their own customisable keyboard preferences.

History[edit]

Randy Ubillos created the first three versions of Adobe Premiere, the first popular digital video editing application.^[6] Before version 5 was released, Ubillos' group was hired by Macromedia to create KeyGrip, built from the ground up as a more professional video-editing program based on Apple QuickTime. Macromedia could not release the product without causing its partner Truevision some issues with Microsoft, as KeyGrip was, in part, based on technology from Microsoft licensed to Truevision and then in turn to Macromedia. The terms of the IP licensing deal stated that it was not to be used in conjunction with QuickTime. Thus, Macromedia was forced to keep the product off the market until a solution could be found. At the same time, the company decided to focus more on applications that would support the web, so they sought to find a buyer for their non-web applications, including KeyGrip, which by 1998 was renamed Final Cut.

Final Cut was shown in private room demonstrations as a 0.9 alpha at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) exposition in 1998 after Macromedia pulled out of the main show floor. At the demonstration, both Mac and Windows versions were shown. The Mac version was working with a Truevision RTX dual stream real time card with limited real time effects. When no purchaser could be found, Apple purchased the team as a defensive move. When Apple could not find a buyer in turn, it continued development work, focusing on adding FireWire/DV support and introduced Final Cut Pro at NAB 1999.

In order that Final Cut Pro would be supported from the beginning with third-party self-paced and instructor-led training, Apple worked with DVcreators.net, who released a training disc called "Final Cut Pro PowerStart" at NAB on the day Final Cut Pro was released. Apple worked with DVcreators.net to host hundreds of free and paid Final Cut Pro seminars and workshops in 60 cities in the U.S., Canada and other countries over the following years, a strategy that some feel fundamentally contributed to Final Cut Pro's early awareness in the marketplace and rise in market share.

After the introduction of Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere's market share remained strong on Windows but began to decline on the Mac as its older codebase was more difficult to maintain. In 2003, Apple announced a program for Premiere users to trade in their discs for a free copy of Final Cut Express or a $500 discount on Final Cut Pro.^[7]

Final Cut Pro benefited from the relative maturity of QuickTime and its native support for then-new DV cameras connected with FireWire (IEEE1394).

The first fully Broadcast quality, Worldwide Distributed TV show produced on Final Cut Pro was 2000's WOW! Women of Wrestling, using the Pinnacle CinéWave uncompressed video card. The Oxygen Network was a beta site for Final Cut Pro in late 1999 through network launch in early 2000. Shows like ShE-Commerce were cut using FCP.

In late 2001, Independent Producer, Michael A. Bloom announced in an interview with Larry King while defending his controversial film "PlayCouples, A New Era Of Swinging (2003)" was made possible only after his transition from Avid Media Composer to Final Cut Pro. He cited the relatively new platform hadn't failed once while rendering his film which was not what he experience with Avid. After completing much of the leg work under a separate agreement between The Oxygen Network and his production company during beta testing of Final Cut he became an outspoken advocate. The studio motion picture The Rules of Attraction was edited on beta versions of Final Cut Pro 3, proving to the film industry that successful 3:2 pulldown matchback to 24fps could be achieved with a "consumer" off-the-shelf product.^[8]Roger Avary, the film's director became the spokesperson for Final Cut Pro, appearing in print advertisements worldwide. His advocacy of the product gave confidence to mainstream editors such as Walter Murch, that the product was ready for "prime time."

In August 2002, the application won a Primetime Emmy Engineering Award for its impact on the television industry.^[9]

Final Cut Pro 4 was announced in April 2003. It included three new applications: Compressor, used for the transcoding between video formats; LiveType for advanced titling (such as the creation of animated lower thirds); and Soundtrack, for royalty-free music soundtrack creation. It also bundled Cinema Tools, which was previously sold separately for filmmakers working with telecine.

Also in 2003, Apple launched Final Cut Express, a less expensive version of Final Cut Pro. It uses the same interface as Final Cut Pro, but it lacks some of the film-specific tools and other advanced options, limiting the feature set for non-professional editors. In January 2005, Soundtrack and LiveType, previously only available with Final Cut Pro, were added to Express, and features were added to edit HDV. Soundtrack was subsequently removed with Final Cut Express 4. In June 2011, Final Cut Express was officially discontinued, in favor of Final Cut Pro X.

In April 2004, version 4.5 of Final Cut Pro was introduced and branded by Apple as "Final Cut Pro HD" due to its native support for Panasonic's tape-based DVCPRO HD format for compressed 720p and 1080i HD over FireWire. (The software had been capable of uncompressed HD editing since version 3.0, but at the time had required expensive video cards and high speed storage.)

Final Cut Pro 5 was announced at a pre-NAB event in April, and shipped in May 2005. Final Cut Pro 5 added support for the burgeoning HDV format for compressed HD, which had previously been supported in Final Cut Pro's "scaled-down" cousin, Final Cut Express. Final Cut Pro 5 also added support for Panasonic's P2 format for the recording of DVCPRO HD video to memory cards rather than tape.

In January 2006, Apple stopped selling Final Cut Pro as a stand-alone product. In March 2006 the Universal Binary 5.1 version was released as part of Final Cut Studio. Upgrades were achieved by sending the original installation discs back to Apple with a fee. One noticeable difference is that the Intel versions of Final Cut and Motion no longer recognize After Effects plug-ins. Instead, Apple released its own universal plug-in architecture FxPlug.

On April 15, 2007, Apple revealed Final Cut Pro 6.0, as the cornerstone of the Final Cut Studio 2 bundle. Once again, Apple did not have a booth at NAB 2009, though the product was well represented on the show floor in various booths. The RED Camera team relied heavily on FCP during development.

On July 23, 2009, Final Cut Pro 7/Final Cut Studio 3 (not officially designated as such by Apple but adopted by most users to describe the 2009 changes) was released, but it was not yet a 64-bit application.

Final Cut Pro X was announced on April 12, 2011 and released on June 21.^[10][11] It is a 64-bit application completely rebuilt with a new interface, workflow enhancements and automation, and new features such as ColorSync integration, resolution-independent playback system, system scaling with Core Animation, and more. The three Final Cut Studio apps, Color, Soundtrack Pro, and DVD Studio Pro were dropped, while Motion 5 and Compressor 4 were released onto the Mac App Store.

In its initial release, Final Cut Pro X was met with mixed reviews as many video editors eschewed its dramatic departure from the traditional editing interface and the dropping of many legacy (and some non-legacy) features. At the time of the initial release, a significant number of long-time Final Cut Pro users considered the new product to be an unsatisfactory product undeserving to be part of Final Cut Pro product line.^[12] An online petition was started demanding either the continued development of the legacy Final Cut Pro product or its sale to a third party by January 1, 2012. The initiator of the petition was banned from the Apple discussion forums.^[13] By January 2014, the petition had received well over 9,000 signatures.

On October 27, 2016, Apple unveiled Final Cut Pro X 10.3, which included a redesigned interface, enhanced window resizing, extended multiple display support, support for the Touch Bar on the new MacBook Pro, and an updated version of the Magnetic Timeline.

In December 2017, Apple updated Final Cut Pro X to version 10.4, which included enhanced color editing tools, 360-degree video editing support and support for HDR. The new version also supports the HEVC video format and HEIF photo format. Final Cut Pro X 10.4 has also gained the ability to import projects from iMovie for iOS, and now supported enhanced performance on the iMac Pro.^[14]

File format[edit]

A Final Cut Pro Project technically consists of separate files:

• Project File
• Media Source Files
• Render Files, Cache Files

The location of the Media and the Render/Cache Files is not standardised. Final Cut Pro can be configured where to store them. Some users have a central directory where they store all their Source/Render/Cache files, some set those file paths to their specific project directory, so that they have all project files at one place.

After having finished a project, one can erase everything but the project file, to save disk space, and at a later time Final Cut Pro can re-capture/re-link all source data and recalculate all render and cache data, provided it can access all linked sources.

Project file[edit]

The first versions of Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express used a binary file which contained all montage information such as timecode information, clip's in/out-points, size/crop/position, composition nesting, filter settings, automation data, etc.

More recent editions of Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express, before Final Cut Pro X, used the file extension .

The latest version of Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Pro X, uses a new file extension; . Apple has come under some criticism for not supporting the older project files, when it does support importing iMovie projects ( files).^[15] This concern has been addressed through the use of third party software, allowing for the migration of legacy FCP file formats into working FCPX libraries and projects. The software is called 7toX^[16] and was developed by Philip Hodgetts.

Media source files[edit]

Either captured from tape or loaded/imported from the file system.

Render files, cache files, etc.[edit]

Files which are generated by Final Cut Pro, i.e. audio waveform display, filter effects, etc.

Major films edited with Final Cut Pro[edit]

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Final Cut Pro (now the Final Cut Pro X) is a powerful video editing software in post-production for Mac users. It allows you to edit video and audio, do advanced color grading, create and edit closed captions and much more. Typical, Final Cut Pro features all the tools that you need to editing and delivering videos from start to ending.

However, Final Cut Pro X is only designed for Mac users and requires a Mac with macOS 10.13.6 or later, you can’t download and use Final Cut Pro on Windows, what's more, Final Cut Pro X will cost $300.

There are so many free video editing software for Windows, so if you are looking for a video editing software similar to Final Cut Pro for your Windows PC, you’re in the right place. I've done some research and updated the best alternatives to Final Cut Pro for Windows listed below. You can choose the right video editing software alternative to Final Cut Pro based on your editing experience, the Windows system you are running (Windows 10 / Windows 8/ Windows 7), and your budget as well.

Quick Pick: Free video editing software alternatives to Final Cut Pro are good choices if you’re in a budget. However, if you want to have the same video editing experience on Windows or Mac, here the Wondershare FilmoraPro is highly recommended.

Part 1: 5 Best Free Final Cut Pro for Windows 7/8/10 & Mac & Linux

Since most people who use Final Cut Pro X may have already known that iMovie is a free video editing app on Mac, iPhone and iPad, I didn’t list it below though I do really think it is a good video editing software for Mac users. Based on my editing experience and research, I’ve found the following free video editing software as alternatives to Final Cut Pro X for beginners and professionals as well.

Note: all the video editing software listed below are not in a particular order.

1. Avidemux [ Free & Simple Alternative to Final Cut Pro X]

Perfect for Beginners

Platforms: Windows, Mac, and Linux

Key Features for Avidemux

• It supports various video file formats, including AVI, MPEG, MP4, DVD, and ASF.
• Very simple software with no technical complex.
• Easy encoding for video and audio files

The interface of this software is very simple which makes it one of the perfect solutions for basic video editing tasks such as cutting, trimming, encoding, and a few other basic tasks.

More editing features are hidden under Video Filter Manager in which you can crop, rotate, flip and add borders, logos, or even duplicate frames for a give duration. What’s more, you can add hard code subtitles in SRT, ASS, and SSA to the video or modify saturation, brightness, and color of your edited videos.

On the other hand, the interface is lacking timeline and not intuitive for me, and when preview, you can only preview the selected applied filter but not all filters applied, which isn’t convenient for me.

This tool is perfect for beginners that have very basic needs, and need to learn fast, because it won't allow you to have more controls. A good advantage of this editing tool is that video and audio are saved in one file by using its container format.

2. Shotcut [Best Free Final Cut Pro X for Windows for Beginners]

Perfect for Beginners

Platforms: Windows, Mac, and Linux

Key Features for Shotcut

• It provides great file format support.
• Large selection of audio and video filters.
• Powerful and feature-rich.
• It supports 4K resolution.

If you’ve only used Windows Movie Maker for video editing and want to move to the next level, then this tool is the best solution for you, so we don't recommend this tool for more advanced projects. It is similar to Avidemux that was mentioned in our list, as no need to pay for any upgrade once you downloaded the software. The interface is highly customized, and approachable with dockable and undockable panels.

It supports hundreds of formats, 4K and HD resolutions via the FFmpeg project that eliminates the need for file import. It combines filters and special effects that are easy to manage. It is one of the best free video editors that will help you out in the majority of your projects. Compared to Avidemux, Shotcut features a more intuitive interface, more editing tools, providing you more controls. I highly recommend it as one of the best free video editing software alternatives to Final Cut Pro X on Windows, Mac and Linux.

3. Blender

Perfect for Professionals

Platforms: Windows, Mac, and Linux

Key Features for Blender:

• A portion of its remarkable abilities includes luma waveform, live review, chroma vectorscope, and histogram showcases.
• It supports audio mixing, waveform visualization, and video scrubbing.
• You can use 32 different slots for adding video, audio, images, scenes, and effects.
• It supports multiple filters, speed controls, key-frames, and transitions.

Blender is an open-source program that is completely free to use. It was designed as 3D animation creation software, yet it comes with an exceptionally valuable video editor. It will meet your basic needs for video editing such as video cuts and video splicing, however, it can likewise be used for progressively refined tasks, for like video masking. This makes it a truly adaptable video editor for beginners, with no complex features as in Final Cut Pro X.

4. DaVinci Resolve

Perfect for Beginners and Professionals

Platforms: Windows, Mac, and Linux

Key Features for DaVinci Resolve

• Fully support for 8K videos
• Intuitive interface for most routine functions
• Extraordinary color correction Functionality and Professional audio mastering

DaVinci Resolve is currently one of the best solutions for professional 8K video editing at the moment, it has become an all in one professional video editing software with the color correction, visual effects, audio and video editing post-editing. Davinci Resolve has many professional video features such as video slicing, video trimming, and creating videos that feature no watermarks. This software allows you to change lip color, skin tone, and eye color so easily. We can say that it is the most advanced free video editing software, and it is used on several TV productions and film productions as well.

As this video software is perfect for professionals, the spontaneous user interface it provides makes it an excellent choice for beginners too. Among its strongest features that many editors are looking for in any software are stunning image quality, professional audio mastering, and color correction. So, if you are looking for high-quality audio and stunning looks, this application is designed for you.

We have to mention that the free version of this software doesn't work for multi-camera editing, 3D editing, and spatial noise reduction that you can find only on the paid version DaVinci Resolve Studio. DaVinci Resolve 16 is currently available on the market, and incorporates such new impressive features such as facial acknowledgment, quick export to YouTube, and 3D sound. What's more, you can transfer FCPX projects to Davinci Resolve or vice versa.

5. Lightworks

Perfect for Professionals

Platforms: Windows, Mac, and Linux

Key Features for Lightworks

• Well designed interface, many advanced features.
• It supports the latest video and audio formats.
• Instant auto-save functionality.
• Export to 720p for YouTube.

We can start by saying that this tool has been used widely in many Hollywood productions that we all know like LA Confidential, Pulp Fiction, Shutter Island, Hugo, and The Wolf of Wall Street. Lightworks video editing software is free but it has extra features included in its upgraded Pro version that costs $25 monthly however, its free version still meets the needs for most professional users.

Lightworks is one of the more powerful video editors, with dignitary features that include professional-level color correction, video capture, and extensive format support. You can change its default design and shift to Final Cut Pro or Avid keyboard layouts.

If you are going to use its free version, you have to know that you will only be able to export MPEG-4 files with a resolution of up to 720p. Another great inclusion that is only found in the upgraded version is that you can edit Youtube videos and 4K videos. To get the best results of this tool and its flagship feature, you need to be tech-savvy and a professional editor. Briefly, this tool is not for beginners.

Above alternative free video editing software to Final Cut Pro are good choices if you’re in a budget. Please note some professional video editing software such as DaVinci Resolve has a high system requirement when using some features (like 16 GB of system memory is recommended when using Fusion).

Part 2: 5 Best Paid Final Cut Pro X Alternatives on Windows

Sometimes, a paid solution can save you time and offer you more creativity. In the following part, we’ve figured out some paid video editing software that you can use as alternatives to Final Cut Pro X. Some of them are easy to use yet powerful enough, you can download the free trial version first to have a try before paying.

1. Filmora9

Perfect for Beginners and Semi-Pros

Platforms: Windows and Mac

Price: $39.99 (1-year subscription); $59.99 for lifetime

Key Features for Filmora9

• Adaptable specifically for beginners.
• Its design is intuitive and easy to use.
• It is loaded with plentiful filters, transitions, elements and overlays and built-in text templates and audio library

Filmora9 is one of the best perfect video editing software for beginners as an alternative to Final Cut Pro X. Its interface is dark which is very similar to Final Cut Pro X, and the editing and trimming process is similar to Final Cut Pro 7 as well.

The interface design is intuitive which makes it so easy to use for video editors, and makes the video editing very interesting and with fun. It can always make your imagination real with its simple features.

You can perform your basic video editing using this simple tool, including but not limited to color tuning, noise removal, video stabilization, and 4K editing support. Apart from your basic video editing needs, you can also change your background, and use its split-screen feature to allow you to edit your video on multiple footages. You can download the trial version for free and have to try to discover more creativities.

Font style and color, has always been a major feature that video editors are keen to find in the software they use, and that's why this tool has its unique text editing function providing a good variety of fonts that you can use in your video editing.

2.Most Similar & Easy to Use FCPX Alternative: Wondershare FilmoraPro

Perfect for Professionals

Platforms: Windows, Mac

Price: $149.99 for lifetime

FilmoraPro is a powerful video editing software for those who want to edit the professional video easily. With its intuitive interface, users can quickly find the features they want. Users can make various visual effects like bolts of lightning and raining with dragging and dropping.

It has the same simple-to-use color correction and color grading features. Users can use the color wheel, LUTs and more to adjust color settings. You can also use auto color correction to get the best color quickly. Smooth keyframing will give you more control over text/title and animation.

More importantly, FilmoraPro offers various easy-to-follow free video tutorials. You can also learn FilmoraPro from start to finish with its learning course. Just download it on Windows to have a try!

3. CyberLink PowerDirector 18 Ultra

Perfect for Beginners & Semi-Pros

Platforms: Windows

Price: $99.99 for lifetime

Key Features for PowerDirector

• A broad suite of effects.
• Beginner and advanced interfaces.
• Easy to learn, regardless of skill level.

PowerDirector features a lot of professional and powerful editing tools that empower you to make stunning videos with ease. You can add creative transition effects, motion graphics, animated text and titles to video with few clicks.

The technology of multi-cam was developed by PowerDirector, and this specified technology was only created by professional tools like Final Cut Pro X. The interface of this software is pretty straightforward, which makes it very easy to use for beginners.

Rendering is a serious challenge in the video editing industry, and this software is one of the fastest software out there. Moreover, PowerDirector is one of the primary tools to bolster the 360-degree virtual reality film. The cost of this tool is fixed and you can buy it for $ 99.99 for one time as a new user.

4. Vegas Pro

Perfect for Professionals

Platforms: Windows

Price: $599 for lifetime

Key Features for Vegas Pro

• Multi-track audio capabilities.
• Filter plug-ins and video effects.
• Speed and flexibility

Vegas Pro is a major tool in the video editing industry, offering professional functions for creating, changing, and enhancing movies, and audio materials. Its powerful features and editing abilities enable you to make videos easily. It can enhance GPU, give instinctive timeline work process, save window formats, and perform video adjustment.

It supports 360-degree editing, 4K UHD, and 3D adjustments. This software is highly expensive with a wide range of prices that start from $698, however, they regularly offer discounts on these prices. The high prices of this tool might be one of the most reasons why many video editors don't choose this tool for their work.

You may also like: Sony Vegas VS Adobe Premiere, Which One is Better?

5.Adobe Premiere Pro

Perfect for Professionals

Platforms: Windows and Mac

Price: $20.99 per month

Key Features for Adobe Premiere Pro

• Has every video editing tool video editors look for.
• Dominant exported video quality.
• Easy integration with Adobe tools; straightforward interface

Adobe Premiere Pro is the ideal software for video editors who have spent a lot of time in shopper video editing software and are prepared to upgrade. It is the best alternatives to Final Cut Pro for professionals based on its pricing and features. With Adobe Premiere Pro, you gain access to functions for basic and advanced editing. It allows you to edit many videos together at the same time, and to transfer clips easily from one video to another.

A stunning feature in this tool is the Lumetri Color tool that allows color modification the same as in Photoshop. Adobe products are labeled Creative Cloud which means the platform can be accessed online from any connected device. Additionally, it supports any device, platform, and camera.

Its multi-cam feature allows you to work with an unlimited amount of camera angles that most of the other tools don’t offer. It can import and export motion pictures from other software such as Final Cut Pro. Finally, this tool can coordinate with other Adobe tools to give you one powerful creative suite.

Adobe Premiere Pro needs to be mentioned whether you like this software or not. We can't deny it is a great video editor on Windows. In fact, it has the largest number of users on Windows. With Premiere Rush, Adobe Premiere Pro has a big update recently. It is the leading product for editing 8K videos. You can also use Rush to edit videos on phone and import it to your PC to have further advanced editing if needed.

5 Factors to Consider When Choosing the Best Video Editing Software that Suits Your Needs

#1. Budget

You have to plan for your budget based on your needs and if you are a beginner, then you can start with free software and then you can upgrade.

#2. Operating System

Are you using Mac or Windows or Linux? Some software can use all these 3 operating systems, and others use only one or two, so your operating system will play the main role in your decision.

#3. Input and Output of Video Formats

Check the video formats you need to import or export video files, this could be MP4 or QuickTime movie files.

#4. Project Needs

This could be a personal project like a family wedding video, or a professional video like a short ad video. Professional video editing will require more features and tools.

#5. User Interface

Is it a simple or complex interface? For beginners, a simple user interface will work better than a complex one.

Some of the video editing tools listed above are simple to easy, some of them are free alternatives to Final Cut Pro X on Windows, which also means they are function limited to some degree. So, if you are looking for some professional video editing software alternatives to Final Cut Pro for Windows, you can also try DaVinci Resolve, Lightworks, and FilmoraPro as well. Watch the video below to learn more about FilmoraPro professional video editing software.

In case you want to make a video with built-in presets, templates, effects, transitions, and elements quickly, you should try Wondershare Filmora9.

Liza Brown is a writer and a lover of all things video.