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Video Editing Software

Video Editing Software: Computer software designed for capturing and manipulating digital video. Popular editors include:
• Adobe Premier (Mac/Windows)
• Sony Vegas (Windows)
• Apple Final Cut Pro (Mac)
• Apple iMovie (Mac)
• Avid Studio (Mac/PC)
• Avid Media Composer (Mac/PC)

In an oral history context, video editing might involve adding titles, adding transitions, editing, or processing the audio production, digital signal processing of the video recording, saving the file in a different format, or transcoding. [ Video Glossary ] [ Archive Glossary ]

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