Evaluating+Open+Source+Editing+Software

· Supports audio and music integration · Simple to adjust audio controls · Exports to iDVD, Youtube, multiple formats and sizes · Ample documentation and support through online knowledge bases and website ||  · Available on Mac platform only · Limited amount of transitions and special effects || · Easy to learn and use · Small application, quick to load, especially helpful on computers without sophisticated video cards · Ample documentation and support through online knowledge bases and website · Customization and special effects available ||  · Available on PC platform only · Images lose significant quality and detail when exported · Limited exporting formats || · Documentation available through website and online forume and instructional video on YouTube · Effects and video filters available for customization of project · Exports to quicktime format ||  · Available on the Linux platform only · Complex interface · Complicated installation, requiring programming knowledge · Limited documentation compared to other applications ·  ||
 * Video Editing Software  ||   Strengths   ||   Weaknesses   ||
 * iMovie ||  · Simple “drag and drop” interface, similar to other products in iLife suite
 * Windows Movie Maker ||  · Simple interface
 * Open Movie Editor ||  · More sophisticated than other free editors (but also required more of a learning curve)