Software Lists [Updated]

[TaranT]

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The following list is ordered by operating system and approximate price to purchase.


Non-Linear Editing (NLE) Software

WINDOWS

Title: Xpress
Company: Avid
System: Windows XP Pro, Macintosh
Web link: http://www.avid.com/
Price range: $500 and up
Trial version? No

Title: Edius
Company: Canopus
System: Windows XP
Web link: http://www.canopus.com/
Price range: $500 and up
Trial version? Yes

Title: Premiere
Company: Adobe Systems Inc.
System: Windows XP
Web link: http://www.adobe.com/
Price range: $500 and up
Trial version? Yes

Title: Vegas
Company: Sony Media Software
System: Windows 2000/XP
Web link: http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/Default.asp
Price range: $500 and up
Trial version? Yes

Title: MediaStudio Pro
Company: Ulead
System: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
Web link: http://www.ulead.com/
Price range: $500 and up
Trial version? Yes

Title: Avid Liquid
Company: Pinnacle Systems
System: Windows XP
Web link: http://www.pinnaclesys.com/
Price range: $500 and up
Trial version? No

Title: Camtasia Studio
Company: TechSmith
System: Windows 2000/XP
Web link: http://www.techsmith.com/products/studio/default.asp
Price range: approx $300
Trial version? Yes

Title: MainActor
Company: Main Concept
System: Windows 2000/XP, Linux
Web link: http://www.mainconcept.com/
Price range: approx $200
Trial version? Yes

Title: DDClip
Company: SoftLab
System: Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP
Web link: http://www.softlab-nsk.com/ddclipro/
Price range: approx $200
Trial version? Yes

Title: EditStudio
Company: Pure Motion
System: Windows XP
Web link: http://www.puremotion.com/
Price range: Under $100
Trial version? Yes

Title: Premiere Elements
Company: Adobe Systems Inc.
System: Windows XP
Web link: http://www.adobe.com/
Price range: under $100
Trial version? Yes

Title: Vegas Movie Studio+DVD
Company: Sony Media Software
System: Windows 2000/XP
Web link: http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/Default.asp
Price range: under $100
Trial version? Yes

Title: Studio
Company: Pinnacle Systems
System: Windows XP
Web link: http://www.pinnaclesys.com/
Price range: Under $100
Trial version? No

Title: VideoWave
Company: Roxio
System: Windows 2000/XP
Web link: http://www.roxio.com/
Price range: Under $100
Trial version? No

Title: VideoStudio
Company: Ulead
System: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
Web link: http://www.ulead.com/
Price range: Under $100
Trial version? Yes

Title: Movie Edit Pro
Company: Magix
System: Windows
Web link: http://usa.magix.com/
Price range: Under $100
Trial version? Yes

Title: EVE
Company: Main Concept
System: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
Web link: http://www.mainconcept.com/
Price range: under $100
Trial version? Yes

Title: Movie X One Plus
Company: AIST
System: Windows
Web link: http://www.aist.com/
Price range: Under $100
Trial version? No

Title: Movie DV
Company: AIST
System: Windows
Web link: http://www.aist.com/
Price range: Under $100
Trial version? No

Title: MoviePlus
Company: Serif
System: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Web link: http://www.serif.com/movieplus/movieplus4/index.asp
Price range: Under $100
Trial version? No

Title: NeroVision Express
Company: Ahead Software
System: Windows
Web link: http://www.nero.com/
Price range: Free w/ purchase of Nero
Trial version? Yes

Title: DDClip Free
Company: SoftLab
System: Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP
Web link: http://www.softlab-nsk.com/ddclipro/
Price range: Free
Trial version? N/A

Title: Free DV
Company: Avid
System: Windows XP Pro, Macintosh
Web link: http://www.avid.com/
Price range: Free
Trial version? N/A

Title: ZS4 Media Compositor
Company: t@b
System: Windows, Linux, Macintosh
Web link: http://www.zs4.net/
Price range: Free
Trial version? N/A

Title: Windows Movie Maker
Company: Microsoft
System: Windows XP
Web link: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/movi ... efault.asp
Price range: Free with Windows OS or update
Trial version? N/A

Title: Jahshaka
Company: None
System: Windows XP, Linux
Web link: http://www.jahshaka.org/
Price range: Free, GNU License
Trial version? N/A

Title: ZS4 Media Compositor
Company: t@b
System: Windows, Linux, Macintosh
Web link: http://www.zs4.net/
Price range: Free
Trial version? N/A

Title: Zwei-Stein
Company: t@b
System: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Web link: http://www.tucows.com/preview/195042
Price range: Free
Trial version? N/A


MACINTOSH

Title: Final Cut Pro
Company: Apple
System: Macintosh
Web link: http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/
Price range: Over $1000
Trial version? No

Title: Xpress
Company: Avid
System: Windows XP, Macintosh
Web link: http://www.avid.com/
Price range: $500 and up
Trial version? No

Title: Final Cut Express
Company: Apple
System: Macintosh
Web link: http://www.apple.com/finalcutexpress/
Price range: Approx $300
Trial version? No

Title: iMovie
Company: Apple
System: Macintosh
Web link: http://www.apple.com/imovie/
Price range: Included w/ purchase of iLife ($80)
Trial version? No

Title: ZS4 Media Compositor
Company: t@b
System: Windows, Linux, Macintosh
Web link: http://www.zs4.net/
Price range: Free
Trial version? N/A


LINUX

Title: MainActor
Company: Main Concept
System: Windows 2000/XP, Linux
Web link: http://www.mainconcept.com/
Price range: approx $200
Trial version? Yes

Title: Cinelerra
Company: Heroine Virtual
System: Linux
Web link: http://heroinewarrior.com/cinelerra.php3
Price range: Free, GNU license
Trial version? N/A

Title: Kino
Company: None
System: Linux
Web link: http://kino.schirmacher.de/
Price range: Free, GNU license
Trial version? N/A

Title: ZS4 Media Compositor
Company: t@b
System: Windows, Linux, Macintosh
Web link: http://www.zs4.net/
Price range: Free
Trial version? N/A

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The following list is ordered by approximate price to purchase.


Effects Editing Software

Title: Combustion
Company: Autodesk Media & Entertainment
System: Windows 2000/XP, Macintosh
Web link: http://usa.autodesk.com/
Price range: Over $1000
Trial version? Yes

Title: Curious gFx
Company: Curious Software
System: Windows NT/2000/XP, Macintosh
Web link: http://www.curious-software.com/products/gFx/
Price range: Approx $1000
Trial version? Yes

Title: After Effects
Company: Adobe Systems, Inc.
System: Windows 2000/XP, Macintosh
Web link: http://www.adobe.com/
Price range: $500 and up
Trial version? Yes

Title: Boris FX
Company: Artel Software, Inc.
System: Windows 2000/XP, Macintosh
Web link: http://www.borisfx.com/
Price range: $500 and up
Trial version? Yes

Title: Magic Bullet
Company: Red Giant Software, Inc.
System: Windows 2000/XP, Macintosh
Web link: http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/
Price range: $500 and up
Trial version? Yes

Title: MovingPicture
Company: Stage Tools
System: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, Macintosh
Web link: http://www.stagetools.com/
Price range: Under $300
Trial version? Yes

Title: SpiceMASTER, SpiceFILTERS
Company: Pixelan Software, Inc.
System: Windows 2000/XP
Web link: http://www.pixelan.com/
Price range: Under $200
Trial version? Yes

Title: Blender
Company: Blender Foundation
System: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, Macintosh, Linux
Web link: http://www.blender3d.org/cms/Home.2.0.html
Price range: Free, GNU License
Trial version? N/A

Title: Makehuman
Company: None
System: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
Web link: http://www.dedalo-3d.com/
Price range: Free, GNU License
Trial version? N/A

[TaranT]

Updates, corrections, additions, etc. can be posted as replies to this topic.

The following list is ordered by operating system and approximate price to purchase.


Image Editing Software

WINDOWS

Title: Photoshop
Company: Adobe Systems Inc.
System: Windows 2000/XP, Macintosh
Web link: http://www.adobe.com/
Price range: $500 and up
Trial version? Yes

Title: Painter
Company: Corel Corp.
System: Windows 2000/XP, Macintosh
Web link: http://www.corel.com/
Price range: under $500
Trial version? Yes

Title: Photoshop Elements
Company: Adobe Systems Inc.
System: Windows 2000/XP, Macintosh
Web link: http://www.adobe.com/
Price range: Under $100
Trial version? Yes

Title: PhotoImpact
Company: Ulead Systems, Inc.
System: Windows 2000/XP
Web link: http://www.ulead.com/pi/runme.htm
Price range: Under $100
Trial version? Yes

Title: Paint Shop Pro
Company: Corel Corp.
System: Windows 2000/XP
Web link: http://www.corel.com/
Price range: Approx $100
Trial version? Yes

Title: Photosuite
Company: Roxio, Inc.
System: Windows 2000/XP
Web link: http://www.roxio.com/
Price range: Under $100
Trial version? No

Title: Windows Paint
Company: Microsoft
System: Windows
Web link: N/A
Price range: Free with Windows OS
Trial version? N/A

Title: CinePaint
Company: None
System: Linux, Windows, Macintosh
Web link: http://cinepaint.movieeditor.com/
Price range: Free, GNU license
Trial version? N/A

Title: Gimp
Company: None
System: Linux, Windows, Macintosh
Web link: http://www.gimp.org/
Price range: Free, GNU license
Trial version? N/A

Title: Inkscape
Company: None
System: Linux, Windows, Macintosh
Web link: http://www.inkscape.org/
Price range: Free, GNU license
Trial version? N/A


MACINTOSH

Title: Photoshop
Company: Adobe Systems Inc.
System: Windows 2000/XP, Macintosh
Web link: http://www.adobe.com/
Price range: $500 and up
Trial version? Yes

Title: Photoshop Elements
Company: Adobe Systems Inc.
System: Windows 2000/XP, Macintosh
Web link: http://www.adobe.com/
Price range: Under $100
Trial version? Yes

Title: CinePaint
Company: None
System: Linux, Windows, Macintosh
Web link: http://cinepaint.movieeditor.com/
Price range: Free, GNU license
Trial version? N/A

Title: Gimp
Company: None
System: Linux, Windows, Macintosh
Web link: http://www.gimp.org/
Price range: Free, GNU license
Trial version? N/A

Title: Inkscape
Company: None
System: Linux, Windows, Macintosh
Web link: http://www.inkscape.org/
Price range: Free, GNU license
Trial version? N/A


LINUX

Title: CinePaint
Company: None
System: Linux, Windows, Macintosh
Web link: http://cinepaint.movieeditor.com/
Price range: Free, GNU license
Trial version? N/A

Title: Gimp
Company: None
System: Linux, Windows, Macintosh
Web link: http://www.gimp.org/
Price range: Free, GNU license
Trial version? N/A

Title: Inkscape
Company: None
System: Linux, Windows, Macintosh
Web link: http://www.inkscape.org/
Price range: Free, GNU license
Trial version? N/A

[TaranT]

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The following list is ordered by operating system and approximate price to purchase.


Audio Editing Software

WINDOWS

Title: Sound Forge
Company: Sony Media Software
System: Windows 2000/XP
Web link: http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/Default.asp
Price range: approx $300
Trial version? Yes

Title: ACID Pro
Company: Sony Media Software
System: Windows 2000/XP
Web link: http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/Default.asp
Price range: approx $300
Trial version? Yes

Title: Audition
Company: Adobe Systems Inc.
System: Windows 2000/XP
Web link: http://www.adobe.com/
Price range: approx $300
Trial version? Yes

Title: SONAR
Company: Cakewalk
System: Windows 2000/XP
Web link: http://www.cakewalk.com/
Price range: under $300
Trial version? No

Title: Cubase
Company: Steinberg Creative Tools
System: Windows, Macintosh
Web link: http://www.steinberg.de/Steinberg/defaultb0e4.html
Price range: under $200
Trial version? No

Title: Sound Forge Audio Studio
Company: Sony Media Software
System: Windows 2000/XP
Web link: http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/Default.asp
Price range: under $100
Trial version? Yes

Title: ACID Music Studio
Company: Sony Media Software
System: Windows 2000/XP
Web link: http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/Default.asp
Price range: under $100
Trial version? Yes

Title: Music Creator
Company: Cakewalk
System: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
Web link: http://www.cakewalk.com/
Price range: approx $100
Trial version? No

Title: ACID XMC
Company: Sony Media Software
System: Windows 2000/XP
Web link: http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/Default.asp
Price range: under $50
Trial version? No

Title: Music Maker deLuxe
Company: Magix
System: Windows
Web link: http://usa.magix.com/
Price range: Under $50
Trial version? Yes

Title: Audio Cleaning Lab
Company: Magix
System: Windows
Web link: http://usa.magix.com/
Price range: Under $50
Trial version? Yes

Title: Nero Wave Editor
Company: Ahead Software
System: Windows
Web link: http://ww2.nero.com/enu/index.html
Price range: Free w/ purchase of Nero
Trial version? Yes

Title: Audacity
Company: None
System: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, Macintosh, Linux
Web link: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Price range: Free, GNU license
Trial version? N/A

Title: Besweet
Company: None
System: Windows
Web link: http://besweet.notrace.dk/
Price range: Free
Trial version? N/A


MACINTOSH

Title: Cubase
Company: Steinberg Creative Tools
System: Windows, Macintosh
Web link: http://www.steinberg.de/Steinberg/defaultb0e4.html
Price range: under $200
Trial version? No

Title: Metro
Company: Sagan Tech
System: Macintosh
Web link: http://www.sagantech.biz/
Price range: under $100 to over $300
Trial version? Yes

Title: Sound Studio
Company: Freeverse
System: Macintosh
Web link: http://www.freeverse.com/
Price range: under $100
Trial version? Yes

Title: Audacity
Company: None
System: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, Macintosh, Linux
Web link: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Price range: Free, GNU license
Trial version? N/A


LINUX

Title: Audacity
Company: None
System: Windows 98/ME/2000/XP, Macintosh, Linux
Web link: http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
Price range: Free, GNU license
Trial version? N/A

Title: Ardour
Company: None
System: Linux
Web link: http://ardour.org/
Price range: Free, GNU license
Trial version? N/A

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The following list is ordered by approximate price to purchase.


Video Utilities

Title: MPEG Encoder
Company: Main Concept
System: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
Web link: http://www.mainconcept.com/
Price range: under $200
Trial version? Yes

Title: TMPGEnc XPress
Company: Pegasys, Inc.
System: Windows 2000/XP
Web link: http://www.tmpg-inc.com/index.html
Price range: Under $100
Trial version? Yes

Title: Tsunami Video Encoder
Company: TMPG Inc.
System: Windows 2000/XP
Web link: http://www.tmpg-inc.com/index.html
Price range: Under $100
Trial version? No

Title: TMPGEnc (freeware)
Company: TMPGEnc
System: Windows 98/me/NT/2000/XP
Web link: http://www.tmpgenc.net/e_main2.html
Price range: Free
Trial version? N/A

Title: VirtualDub
Company: None
System: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Web link: http://www.virtualdub.org/
Price range: Free, GNU License
Trial version? N/A

Title: VirtualDubMod
Company: None
System: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Web link: http://virtualdubmod.sourceforge.net/
Price range: Free, GNU License
Trial version? N/A

Title: AviSynth
Company: None
System: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Web link: http://sourceforge.net/projects/avisynth2/
Price range: Free, GNU License
Trial version? N/A

Title: eo-video
Company: Maya Studio Ltd.
System: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Web link: http://www.eo-video.com/
Price range: Under $50
Trial version? Yes


DVD Authoring

Title: Encore DVD
Company: Adobe, Inc.
System: Windows XP
Web link: http://www.adobe.com/
Price range: Under $400
Trial version? Yes

Title: DVD Architect
Company: Sony Media Software
System: Windows 2000/XP
Web link: http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/Default.asp
Price range: $500 and up (purchased with Vegas)
Trial version? Yes

Title: MovieFactory
Company: Ulead Systems, Inc.
System: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
Web link: http://www.ulead.com/
Price range: Under $100
Trial version? Yes

Title: Nero
Company: Nero AG
System: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
Web link: http://www.nero.com/
Price range: Under $100
Trial version? Yes

Title: Tsunami DVD Author Pro
Company: TMPG Inc.
System: Windows 2000/XP
Web link: http://www.tmpg-inc.com/
Price range: Under $100
Trial version? Yes


Media Players/Viewers

Title: eo-video
Company: Maya Studio Ltd.
System: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Web link: http://www.eo-video.com/
Price range: Under $50
Trial version? Yes

Title: WinAmp
Company: Nullsoft
System: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP
Web link: http://www.winamp.com/
Price range: Free ($20 for Pro version)
Trial version? N/A

Title: Media Player Classic (WMP6.4)
Company: None
System: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Web link: http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli/
Price range: Free, GNU License
Trial version? N/A

Title: VLC
Company: VideoLAN
System: Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Web link: http://www.videolan.org/
Price range: Free, GNU License
Trial version? N/A

Title: MPlayer
Company: None
System: Windows, Macintosh, Linux
Web link: http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design7/info.html
Price range: Free, GNU License
Trial version? N/A

Title: Irfanview
Company: None
System: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Web link: http://www.irfanview.com/
Price range: Free
Trial version? N/A


Video FX Backdrops

Title: Vision Series
Company: Sony Media Software
System: N/A
Web link: http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/Default.asp
Price range: approx $100 each
Trial version? Yes (samples)

Title: Jump Backs
Company: Digital Juice
System: N/A
Web link: http://www.digitaljuice.com/
Price range: approx $100 each
Trial version? Yes (samples)

Title: Pick-a-Video
Company: Ulead Systems, Inc.
System: N/A
Web link: http://www.ulead.com/
Price range: approx $100 each
Trial version? Yes (samples)

Title: DVD Video Loops (PAL)
Company: Main Concept
System: N/A
Web link: http://www.mainconcept.com/
Price range: approx $20 each
Trial version? No


FTP Client Software

Title: WS FTP Home
Company: Ipswitch
System: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Web link: http://www.ipswitch.com/products/ws_ftp/home/index.asp
Price range: Under $100
Trial version? Yes

Title: Cute FTP Home
Company: Globalscape
System: Windows 98/ME/NT/2000/XP
Web link: http://www.cuteftp.com/cuteftp/
Price range: Under $100
Trial version? Yes

Title: SmartFTP
Company: Globalscape
System: Windows
Web link: http://www.smartftp.com/
Price range: Under $100
Trial version? Yes

Title: Filezilla
Company: None
System: Windows
Web link: http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/
Price range: Free, GNU License
Trial version? N/A

[TaranT]

Resources for Video Editing


News, tutorials, and forums relating to digital media:
http://www.digital-digest.com/
http://www.dv.com/
http://www.abcdv.com/

More on the technical side:
http://www.doom9.net/
http://www.videohelp.com/

Video and audio software list:
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/

Creative Cow has forums that cover many different software packages, notably Vegas and After Effects.
http://www.creativecow.com/

DMN Forums cover a wide variety of software and hardware topics in digital media creation.
http://www.dmnforums.com/cgi-bin/wwuglistcategory.cgi

Audio Forums is for music editing and production. Forums are dedicated to specific manufacturers of audio editing software.
http://www.audioforums.com/

Music and audio for Linux systems:
http://linux-sound.org/

Music and audio for Macintosh systems:
http://www.macmusic.org/home/?lang=EN

Sony Vegas-related:
http://www.blue7media.com/vegas/

Adobe Premiere tutorials:
http://www.wrigleyvideo.com/videotutorial/tutorials.htm

Windows Movie Maker tutorials:
http://www.atomiclearning.com/moviemaker2

Video software training courses:
http://www.classondemand.net/ClassOnDem ... talog.html

FTP (File Transfer protocol) issues:
http://www.ftpplanet.com/

[Keeper of Hellfire]

A trial for AIST MovieDV is available, but only at the German website. You can download it with clicking at the red "hier". The installation will start in German either, but you can select the language during installation.

[Keeper of Hellfire]

The Company AIST doesn't sell editing software any longer, so MovieXOne Plus and MovieDV aren't available at all.

[MawTheKiller]

Thank you so freaking much. Saved me a whole lot of head ache when helping out a friend find the stuff. If I could repay you for this I would.

[CrazyLee]

NeroVision Express is for DVD creation, as far as I can tell. And it's extremely limited in what it can do, since it's free.