Software

Software can help turn your raw footage into a well-polished video. Whether you're looking for storyboarding software, sound and video editing software, special effects plug-ins or DVD authoring software, our reviews can help you find exactly what you need. Download our list of Software manufacturers.

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Build an Open with Graphics, Cameras and Expressions

Go behind the scenes as we break down how the opens for our latest Videomaker web videos were created with Adobe After Effects. From start to finish, we show you how we built a basic two dimensional graphic title, and then used camera movement and expressions to take it into the third dimension.
Technicolor Announces Color Assist 1.5 for Adobe After Effects

Luis Maymi - May 12th, 2013

Technicolor announced the latest version of Color Assist, a video color correction and grading software package. Key improvements of version 1.5 include compatibility with Adobe After Effects and support AVCHD video and still images.
Adobe Drops Creative Suite--Former CS Products Now Subscription Only

Jackson Wong - May 06th, 2013

All you that talk about "CS6" or Premiere, listen up. Adobe announced that they will not continue to develop their Creative Suite. No CS7, no giant package of production software. However Adobe would only be making enemies if we stopped now, their solution is Adobe Creative Cloud, established in 2012. Adobe MAX is the creativity conference taking place May 4-8, 2013 in Los Angeles and the center of this massive initiative.
Editing Tip: Streamline your audio editing using premiere and audition

A quick video tip on streamlining your audio editing workflow using integration between Adobe Premiere and Audition.
So that's what the timeline search box is for!

Greg Olson - April 29th, 2013

As a long time After Effects user, I still find myself discovering new features nearly every day. Many times I'll be watching some type of training video, and while the main concept of the video is the primary reason for watching, I'm always looking out for ways to speed up my editing process.
Nero Editing Software Review

Jordan Claverie - Tue, 04/23/2013 - 12:53pm

The Nero 12 suite of media applications can be a useful addition to your toolbox, to use as core tools for key tasks and to have on hand when you need a special job done easily and cleanly.
NAB 2013 - Autodesk Refines Tools in the 2014 Entertainment Creation Suite

Jackson Wong - April 09th, 2013

With workflows for film and animation distributed, big productions have become decentralized. To help understanding, the major software producer - Autodesk gave us a brief outline of the life of a 3D model. A 3D model will have an example in reality, this would be:

1) a photo or video of someone or something

2) that media would then be recapped via a cloud service that allows viewing and commenting

3) this image gets its structural base in the Mudbox
Cinema 4D to be integrated in next version of After Effects

Luis Maymi - April 08th, 2013

Adobe Systems Inc, and MAXON, the developer of CINEMA 4D, announced they have entered into a strategic alliance to give users a seamless 2D/3D foundation.
VideoStudio Pro X6 is a Fast-Moving Editor from Corel Corporation

Jackson Wong - March 05th, 2013

Edit video with VideoStudio Pro X6, an $80 software program designed for anyone that wants video editing software between the program that comes pre-installed with your computer and professional programs that cost upwards of $600. Corel's newest VideoStudio possesses some features that will pique the interest of any editor. Motion tracking, is one of those techniques you might associate with large-scale productions, VideoStudio Pro X6 shatters that notion by providing tracking tools, multiple simultaneous trackable visual effects. Your video can go picture-in-picture and mimic a motion path later. There are times you want to use motion tracking without a moving subject, and custom motion tracking makes this possible. If you've ever wanted to blot out a license plate for a road shot, try your hand with VideoStudio Pro X6's security mosaics. On the more exciting spectrum, you can simulate images on a screen by tracking motion with keyframes.
Boris Continuum Complete Units Now Sold as Individual Products

Luis Maymi - February 22nd, 2013

Previously sold as a $1000 bundle, Boris Continuum Complete filters are now available as separate Boris Continuum Units, allowing artists to choose toolsets that are geared towards their specific needs. Over 200 comprehensive filters across 16 categories of effects, can be purchased separately for Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion, and Sony Vegas Pro.