Filmora. Alternative?

[allenlondon]

Wondershare Filmora video editing software is about £80 for a lifetime subscription. Used to be less (by the year, of course), but has been creeping up over the years. Nice program, does what you want, but is there anything less expensive?

Anyone recommend an alternative, cheaper product - for Mac OS?

Ta.

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[allenlondon]

iMovie isn't bad, as it happens!

[Buenchico]

If you fancy trying your hand at using a full professional video editing suite, and don't mind the output resolution being restricted to 720p HD, give the free version of Lightworks a try. Other than the restriction on output resolution, the free program is much the same as the full 'Pro' version (£249.99) that's been used to make such films as Pulp Fiction, LA Confidential, The King's Speech and The Wolf of Wall Street:
https://www.lwks.com/index.php?option=com_lwks&view=download&Itemid=206&tab=2

At a similar level, DaVinci Resolve 16 (which is also free) is popular with many users, despite its steep learning curve. (It's the free version of a program that otherwise costs $299)
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/

You can read about those two programs here:
https://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/mac-software/mac-video-editors-3697211/

If you want to keep things simple though, use either of the two big open source cross-platform video editors, which are totally free and without any restrictions on their use. Shotcut is possibly the best known
https://shotcut.org/
but OpenShot is good too
https://www.openshot.org/

[allenlondon]

Thanks Chris, that’s a good spread. I’ll have a go!

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[allenlondon]

I'm having a go at Lightworks at the moment. It's operating sequences are a bit muddled for a Mac user, utilising left/right clicks (which in our case we do not have), plus the very modern habit of no pull-down menus on the control line (very elegant, but after nearly 40 years I'm always asking 'where's this?') - but I shall overcome (some day) and it is a good comprehensive program, so I'll persevere.

[Buenchico]

If you're using a MacBook, use a two-fingered touch on the trackpad to emulate a right-click in Windows.

If you're using a Mac desktop, consider buying a Magic Trackpad to go with it. The latest model costs a whopping £129
https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/MJ2R2Z/A/magic-trackpad-2-silver
but it's predecessor should do the job just as well, with this Ebay seller (with 100% positive feedback) currently offering one for just a tenner:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Apple-Magic-Trackpad/264818975229?hash=item3da870e1fd:g:G-EAAOSw5vJfKUr3
(That assumes, of course, that your computer has Bluetooth capability or that you can add it).

More info here:
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204895

Remember to mention me in your Oscar acceptance speech ;-)

[allenlondon]

What I'm doing works, I just don't LIKE it!

My mouse (Logitech) does click right or left (set up that way), but it's a bit like driving on the right, I suppose - after n-years doing the other way, it comes hard.

Also, the lack of pull-down menus is something I'm going to have to get used to. I might even like it one day.

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