Lightworks for Windows is free, but a pro version is also available for $60. These realtime collaboration features work with any network storage, and make Lightworks a good solution for larger post production environments.
Lightworks seems to really excel in project sharing capabilities with the ability to share media, bins and edits with controlled permissions. It can be purchased separately from the Lightworks store for $2,800. A paddle and hotkeys allow you to use the console to complete most common editing functions. All of the well-known feature films to date that were cut on Lightworks have utilized this editing console. Powerful metadata and media management toolsĪ dedicated editing console is one of the foundations of the Lightworks system.Support for 3D / stereoscopic workflows.Resolution and codec independent (mix and match formats).That may soon change though, with the recent release of Lightworks for Windows, an open-source video editing application “designed for editors, by editors.” The new Lightworks is a full featured video editing application that includes the following features: Lightworks was originally created in 1989, during the dawn of digital non-linear editing, but when Avid and Final Cut Pro usage exploded, the hardware/software based Lightworks took a backseat. After months of anticipation, Lightworks is out of beta and sees it’s full Windows release.Īlthough many new editors may not recognize the Lightworks name, they’ll surely be familiar with some of the popular films cut on this video editing application – Hugo, The Kings’s Speech, The Departed, Braveheart and Pulp Fiction to name a few.
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