I generally only edit video as a hobby for my personal use, mostly home video. As such, I don't have the need or budget for very expensive video editing options.

I have used Adobe Premier Pro which is an excellent program with great features, but unfortunately it's subscription based. If you only have a limited time to work on your videos here and there it can take a long time and those subscription fees can really add up. For me Adobe Premier Pro is only viable if I know I can finish up the video in less than a month in which case it's possible that it's worth paying for 1 month of access to finish the video, but it still adds up if you have to do multiple videos over the course of a few years and every time you pay for one month of access.

My next favorite editor is Cyberlink's Power Director which is a perpetual license (though they do offer a 365 subscription version too). The upfront cost is a bit pricey but offer many of the same advanced features of Adobe Premier Pro. It's not quite as intuitive or easy to use as Adobe's software, but there are many tutorials and help files both in-app and on-line. The program is a powerful editing tool and is appropriately priced.

I've also tried a number of free versions of other video editors. Many higher end video editor offer a free version that gives access to more basic features while locking the more advanced ones behind subscriptions or perpetual licenses that will cost you significantly more money.

This program is somewhere between the free versions of other editors and Cyberlink Power Director. It comes at a much lower price point half the price of Cyberlink's lower priced editor. It is a perpetual license so you don't have to worry about subscriptions and will always be able to use it as long as your machine meets the minimum requirements (which are actually pretty low). Most video editors have some similar features and UI setups, but all of them require a little time to learn their specifics and differences. This UI is no different, if you want to use it properly you'll need to spend some time learning it. Unfortunately there are far fewer tutorials and help and I found the UI to be less intuitive than most programs I've used. Feature-wise this is a pretty robust program offering a lot more advanced features than most of the free editors, but you won't get all the features you would in Adobe or Cyberlink's editors. One thing that makes this not as good for me is that your output options are far more limited than Adobe or Cyberlink. It's basic formats only.

This program does seem to take a very long time to download and install,plan on the process taking about half an hour. I didn't have any problems while using the program, it ran smoothly and I didn't encounter any errors or glitches. However, I do recommend making frequent and multiple saves of videos and cut video files because the undo option is sometimes not able to undo certain actions and you may need to scrap it and start working with the clip again from a previous point. You will need to clip videos into smaller segments to apply multiple effects and edits to specific parts as opposed to the whole video which is a little annoying but workable.

To me this is a happy medium for beginners to get into editing with some more robust features if they are willing to put in the time to learn the program and don't need to save in or handle lots of video formats. It's good for those who want to have a perpetual license as opposed to a subscription as well. Its also good in terms of features vs cost and if a much lower price point than most editors offering as many editing features as this does.

I already had an earlier version of this software. I find it very accessible, easy to use and easy to pick up. I have been using it for quite awhile so I am very familiar with it. I've used it for YouTube videos, personal projects, and editing pre-existing videos. Although I am not a video professional, I have not found anything that I wish I could do that this software cannot do. Very high quality.

My only complaint is that the most recent version of this software does come along with some pretty intrusive ad-ware advertising the company's other projects. You can turn it off and even us Windows to block it, but its a pain to even do that.

Easy enough to use for beginners, may lack a lot of the exciting plugins as the fancier software but if your looking for an easy home solution it's good.

I've used a number of video editing programs over the last several years. This one has good instructions and tutorials but is pretty intuitive so its learning curve is not too steep. Installation can be done via a accompanying DVD or through a downloadable .exe. I opted for the former method, using a USB-C external DVD drive I keep handy to pair with the laptop I use for such projects. Note that this software will perform at its most optimum when used on a device with sufficient ram and other internal specs. The software has a a considerable variety of features able to give all kinds of effects. Video editing software can be quite expensive so retail price of this one is an exceptional bargain and should count as one of its most important features. Beginners in particular should give this really close consideration due to its ease of use.

I am not a "content creator" but rather just someone who likes to save vacation photos and video in an easy to watch format. Been messing around with varying stitching programs for years for MP4s and did not realize Magix made this program until a few days ago. I have previously been using an Magix photostory 7 for putting photos into a video slideshow that we can stream to our TVs or phones from our NAS. As we are getting ready to go on a cruise for a milestone anniversary, I wanted to get an updated version of that program. That is where I saw this one for video.
It is pretty much the same interface with some video editing tools and it was cheap enough to give it a try. Just made a couple of quick clips from some test videos and it was pretty simple to work with.
Got this and photostory 2023 the complete versions and both are very similar to work with.