Best Video Editing Software For YouTube in 2018

Today, online videos have been gaining more and more popularity, due to their convenience and frequent updating.

What’s more important is that everyone can share his or her life and content on YouTube. You can just post your home videos, or share a game commentary.

Then here comes the question “What’s the best video editing software for YouTube?” It doesn’t mean that you have to edit your video before you upload it. But it’ll always be better to do it, right?

What’s the best video editing software for YouTube?

Actually, it’s hard to give a definite answer right away, because everyone has different and personal requirements. As the old saying goes, one man’s meat is another man’s poison. We have to measure and balance many factors to find out your own answer.

Now, let’s have a look at these popular and useful video editing software.

Windows Movie Maker (Free)

Windows Movie Maker is a free software for everyone. And may this is the only advantage it has.

You can do some simple trim and add some basic visual effects into your video. And that will be all it can do for you.

To be frank, it’ll be too demanding to find out some distinctive or unique functions of it. But after all, it’s free.

Note: Windows Movie Maker has been discontinued!

iMovie (Free)

If you are a Mac user, then iMovie will be the Windows Movie Maker to you. It’s a free and basic application Apple offers.

You are able to do some simple edit with your video, like trimming, cutting, adding titles and transitions, as well as some sound effects.

You can even have access to a library of royalty free music.

Once you finish your editing, iMovie allows you to upload your video to YouTube directly from the application itself.

Screenflow

Here we have Screenflow, which takes one step further than Windows Movie Maker and iMovie.

Different from them, Screenflow is a paid application that can run both on Microsoft and Apple systems.

Now, it’ll cost you $139 to purchase one register code, and you can check the updated price over here.

On top of being a good screen recorder, Screenflow also has many other functions on editing.

You can move your text and pictures, have scrolling text, add callouts and so on.

All in one, Screenflow is a screen recorder plus some video editing capabilities.

Adobe Premiere Pro

Now, let’s have a look at one of the most famous video editing software——Adobe Premiere Pro.

As a professional software, it offers you buckets of features, options, modes, along with effects. As a result, you can do much more marvelous things with it. Epic or future-styled, you can make anything you can or can’t imagine come true.

Adobe Premiere Pro has so many wonderful features, so you can see why it costs so much. It costs around $240 now.

Vegas Pro

Another powerful candidate here is Vegas Pro, which is neck to neck with Adobe Premiere Pro. Comparing to Adobe Premiere Pro, Vegas Pro will be easier to start with.

Of course, you can do some amazing effects with it. The problem is it isn’t packed with features, options or 3rd party plugs as Adobe Premiere Pro. It means you need to install plugs by yourself when it’s necessary.

Vegas Pro can edit green-screen shots too, but it doesn’t do such a good job at it.

As Adobe Premiere Pro, Vegas Pro is not cheap. It’ll cost around $390 right now.

MovieZilla

Lastly but not least, we have one more video editing software here, MovieZilla.

Generally speaking, it’s great at video editing, containing a large amount of wonderful features. Titles, filters, transitions, overlays and elements, anything you can mention here allows you to do personal editing. You can import your own videos and music. You can use built-in openings and endings as well.

Comparing to Premiere Pro and Vegas Pro, MovieZilla won’t cost you so much. You can even have a free trial before you purchase it. In one word, it’s worthwhile.

Here you can learn more about it.

http://www.movie-zilla.org/Products/MovieZilla.html

Conclusion

Now it’s time to choose your own favourite video editing software. As what I mentioned just now, the best one is kind of personal choice. But for me, I think I will choose MovieZila for its abundant features and friendly price.

All in all, wish you have a good time of editing and sharing your own videos. The most important is how you achieve your goal, not what tools you use.