Lightworks is a video editing software package that originated from the now-defunct Lightworks Inc. with it's roots as a commercial product that was used to edit major motion pictures it is feature ladden for a product that is now freely available as open source software. It is not the easiest to use product, but when you consider the number of features it is well worth a little bit extra (and it truly only requires an extra hour compared to some of the other more basic tools) effort in learning.
Capture and Playback
- Edit While Capture, Firewire, SD (analogue and digital), HD-SDI with optional I/O cards
- Full-screen, real-time SD, HD, and 2K preview playback on desktop display, Dual HD-SDI and DVI for Stereoscopic playback
Editing
- Resolution, format and codec independent editing
- Edit at 23.976, true 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, or 60
- Advanced multicam editing with unlimited sources
Effects
- Real-time effects in SD, HD and 2K
- Field or frame based varispeeds*
- Keyframe graphs
- Effects layers with node-based layering tool
- Multiple real time primary and secondary color correctors
Tools
- Multitrack audio mixer with full bus routing and multiple mixes
- Customization templates for Avid and FCP shortcuts
- Voiceover tool for adding narration directly to edit
- Shot sync - sync two sources for playback comparison
- Customizable BITC timecode and film footage overlays
Film
- Support for 35mm 3-perf, 35mm 4-perf, and 16mm-20 and mixed film formats
- View feet and frames in edit
- View keycode and ink number
- 24-fps EDL import, export and conversion to and from 29.97 fps
- Import ALE, FLX, and CSV files
- Cut list, change list, optical list, pull list, dupe list
3rd-Party Support
- Inscriber Titlemotion, Boris FX, Combustion, After Effects, Premiere Plug-ins, Sapphire, Digital Fusion
- Support for any application that can exchange AVI, MXF and QuickTime files
- QuickTime, MXF, AVI, DPX, DV, DV50, DV100, H.264, Uncompressed, OMF, AAF
- Avid DNxHD*, Apple ProRes*, RED*, AVC-Intra*, AVCHD*, XDCAM HD*, XDCAM EX*