2016/05/02 21:15:39
tomixornot
I'm using Sony Vegas and Corel Visual Studio.
 
Just a note if support is important to the OP :
 
I do prefer using Sony Vegas, but lately I had an issue (after I removed a damaged graphic card and it's driver and replaced it with a different brand card), Vegas will not show any option at the video render selection - and I wrote to tech support. Till now (a month), there is no reply, beside the automated support ticket reply.
 
Due to this, I upgraded my Corel Visual Studio to the latest version with multi-cam editing ..encountered some problem (not rendering, that is fine), wrote to Corel and got back detailed help instruction in just a few days.
 
Edit : Just an update that my Sony Vegas rendering issue is now resolved via trial and error running "dxdiag" (google) / resetting the current video cards / performing a Windows update - not sure which one fixed it.
 
2016/05/02 21:44:35
bjornpdx
Vegas Pro here too.
There's been some concern on the Sony creative software forums about the future of Vegas Pro.  It hasn't been updated in a while and sounds like support is non existent. Vegas is a good video editor; it would be too bad if Sony decides to abandon it.


2016/05/02 21:58:58
Fleer
Cheers, Brian!
2016/05/02 22:30:14
AT
SONY Vegas, at least for the PC.  Simple, elegant and instinctive.  -$100 for the studio version, for editing etc., while the "full version" has lots of filters/transitions etc.
2016/05/02 23:06:36
Chandler
I'm using Sony and Corel video studio. Sony is great because it allows you to use vsts, so if my audio is noisy, bassy, etc I can easily fix it. Its a life saver knowing that if you say something to soft you can always compress your audio to get a consistent level. I use Corel too, which IMO is snappier, but it doesn't allow you to use vsts, so it gives me too much of a headache when it comes to audio levels. Corel comes with great screen recording software though.
2016/05/03 06:44:27
Soundwise
BrianSzep
to take advantage of the program you need a reasonably powerful computer.

I'd rather say, you need an extremely powerful computer. I have a Quadro series nVidia grapics adapter, yet the program's setup wizard says my video card is not powerful enough.
2016/05/03 07:21:45
Kuusniemi
Dumb name but the Express version is free: https://hitfilm.com/express
 
2016/05/03 10:29:16
TerraSin
Hitfilm and Resolve are the two big free ones out there so those would be worth looking at.
 
Vegas is a fantastic one and I want to pick it up eventually.
2016/05/03 10:43:08
Jim Roseberry
BrianSzep
PS, they also have a free VFX program: Fusion 8. It's been used in many Hollywood films. 



If you use Fusion 7 or 8, my advice is to save often.  
Crashes at the drop of a hat...
After Effects and Hit Film Pro are far more stable for VFX.
 
Vegas Pro and Premier Pro are both pretty stable NLE applications.
 
For 3D Rendering/Animation, Cinema 4D is very stable.
 
 
2016/05/03 10:55:50
BrianSzep
Hi Soundwise,
 
With Resolve 12.5 they changed the GPU compute requirement. Your graphics card needs to support CUDA 2.0 now.
Go here to check if your graphics card is a legacy card.
 
If it doesn't support CUDA 2.0 then you could try the older Resolve 12.3.2 to see if you even want to update. You'll need to scroll down the list to March 18 to get the download link.
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