The industry standard is Adobe Creative Cloud, but you do not need to spring for that right out of the gate
I am fortunate to be able to charge my CC subscription to my wife's business
Until you can afford that.
Look at these for video editing as they are free
HitFilm Express (editing and VFX together)
HitFilm Express: Free editing & VFX software - HitFilm.com
Divinci Resolve (industry leading color correction)
Blackmagic Design: DaVinci Resolve 14
For Photos
GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program
I've only delivered raw footage to Channel Bay News, fortunately they had editing software onsite for my aerial. It was the opening season for the 2017 Homosassa Scallop Season. It was also comical to see hundreds of boats at the launch sites lined up ready to go.Give hitfilm a go, the editor is pretty easy to use
divinci is a tough learning curve, but it is a industry platform
If you ever land a job with broadcasters or with someone integrating your footage they will want it delivered in standards that will require a more mainstream product.
Hmm- I tried Hitfilm and it was too much for me. Much more capability than I need.Give hitfilm a go, the editor is pretty easy to use
divinci is a tough learning curve, but it is a industry platform
If you ever land a job with broadcasters or with someone integrating your footage they will want it delivered in standards that will require a more mainstream product.
I use Adobe Creative Cloud for all my editing. The first couple years I used a friends .edu email address and got a $19/mo subscription for all of the applications. If you have a family member or friends with an .edu address I think that is the most affordable way to get a subscription.
Whichever application you choose, make sure you can find some tutorials that you like before you get started. Unless you plan on taking a class or have some alternative way of learning, you'll need some sort of access to tutorials on all the basics of editing, importing clips, marking clips, transitions, color correction etc.
Finally, MAKE SURE YOUR MACHINE CAN RUN IT. I forgot this part and when I went from shooting 1080p to 4k, the time it took to edit my videos went through the roof. Point being, each editing program has its system recommendations and each video format does as well. If you're shooting in 1080p you'll probably be fine, if you're shooting 4k, you might need a RAM upgrade to run Adobe Premiere vs running something like iMovie.
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