Step by Step to Crop Videos with CyberLink PowerDirector

Video Editing is an art form dependent on various elements and factors that are part of your video; this means people, items, or objects in the background can often make or break the viewing experience.

Can you imagine having shot a scene with impeccable attention to detail, but a small uncontrollable action leaves a portion of an unwanted cable or equipment in the frame? Bummer, right? But luckily, due to the power of video editing software, it is not hard to deal with such problems.

A way to work with such clips is to use the crop function while editing, as it can help emphasize or detract attention from a particular part of any video project.

Author’s Note: While filming, try to capture footage in the highest resolution allowed by the available camera hardware; this will give you more room to play with while using the crop function.

To preface, CyberLink PowerDirector is a free video editing tool capable of accomplishing this and providing a professional touch to your video projects. And like other competing software, the program not only allows you to crop into clips but also uses keyframes to modify aspects like panning and zoom. So to help you perform this action, in this article, we list the steps you will need for cropping into video clips with PowerDirector. As an added bonus, we have also included the method to perform the same actions in WonderShare Filmora.

Note: We documented the steps in this guide with PowerDirector 365 and WonderShare Filmora X.

How to Crop Videos with CyberLink PowerDirector?

The idea of cropping into clips has always been an easy action to perform; once you have PowerDirector 365 open, follow the steps listed below.

If you do not already have CyberLink PowerDirector 365, download the software by visiting Cyberlink’s official website.

Step 1: Create a new video project in Cyberlink PowerDirector 365 by choosing Full Mode.

Note: Full Mode in Cyberlink PowerDirector 365 provides access to a full-featured video editing tool, similar to Wondershare Filmora. The other available options cater to distinct video types.

Step 2: Import media onto the Timeline from the Media Library; in this guide, we have gone ahead and used the pre-existing stock footage.

Step 3: Now, click on the video file on the Timeline; this will activate the video toolbar giving you access to the various controls built into PowerDirector 365. Hover over the tools open, following which you need to click on the Crop, Zoom, and Pan option.

Step 4: Pick either corner of the frame visible around the video and set the area you want the clip to focus upon; following this, click Save.

This action will crop the video clip according to your desired size.

Tip:

The activation of Keyframes while cropping will allow you to create an effect that slowly zooms into the footage. To do this, set Keyframe Point 1 at a specific time (say the fifth second) and at one zoom level (say zero) and create Keyframe Point 2 at another time (fifteenth second) and a different zoom level (say fifty). So, between the fifth second and fifteenth second, the zoom will steadily increase and raise emphasis on an object. You can also add an element of position to this action if you want the focus to be on something not in the center of the screen.

Definition: Keyframes while Video Editing is a software-based feature that allows you to set In and Out Points, giving clips between the two positions different properties that change as the playhead continues to move. These properties can be increased zoom, rotation, different colors, or even a gradual pan.

We recommend experimenting with this feature if you want to bring a more dynamic feeling to your video project.

An Easier Way to Crop Video with Wondershare Filmora

While Cyberlink PowerDirector 365 is a powerful video editing tool, in our experience, its menus are not as simple to navigate as some of the other competing video editing tools available, Wondershare Filmora Video Editor included.

An emphasis on quick accessibility is present with Filmora, and we believe this is a huge plus for beginning creators. The use of iconography resemblant to mobile software is another aspect that helps increase familiarity.

If you do not already have Wondershare Filmora, you can download the software by visiting the official website.

Now, to help you learn how to use the Crop Tool and to show you an example of what we mean, here is how you can use the feature Wondershare Filmora to get the desired output.

Free Download

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

Free Download

For macOS 10.14 or later

Once you have the software open, follow the steps listed below.

Step 1: Import the Media File into your Video Project.

Step 2: Drag the clip onto the Timeline and then select it to activate further interactions.

Step 3: Choose the Crop Options (marked in Red) to open the Crop window.

Step 4: Pick any edge within the visible box and resize them to select the portion you want to keep in the clip.

Having read this bit of the guide, we believe you may have noticed how Filmora is more convenient due to the easier access it provides to the crop function.

The Bottom Line

So, at the end of the day, both software listed in this article are fully functional and highly-capable video editing tools, but saving time spent in front of the computer is a huge factor for any video editor.

And Wondershare Filmora does just that with its modern iconography and increased accessibility. With its thoughtful, less-frills approach, Filmora is the one to pick if you do not want to be bogged down by needless menus and have to hunt for actions that will help you create a video that you would want to watch yourself.

Note: Full Mode in Cyberlink PowerDirector 365 provides access to a full-featured video editing tool, similar to Wondershare Filmora. The other available options cater to distinct video types.

Step 2: Import media onto the Timeline from the Media Library; in this guide, we have gone ahead and used the pre-existing stock footage.

Step 3: Now, click on the video file on the Timeline; this will activate the video toolbar giving you access to the various controls built into PowerDirector 365. Hover over the tools open, following which you need to click on the Crop, Zoom, and Pan option.

Step 4: Pick either corner of the frame visible around the video and set the area you want the clip to focus upon; following this, click Save.

This action will crop the video clip according to your desired size.

Tip:

The activation of Keyframes while cropping will allow you to create an effect that slowly zooms into the footage. To do this, set Keyframe Point 1 at a specific time (say the fifth second) and at one zoom level (say zero) and create Keyframe Point 2 at another time (fifteenth second) and a different zoom level (say fifty). So, between the fifth second and fifteenth second, the zoom will steadily increase and raise emphasis on an object. You can also add an element of position to this action if you want the focus to be on something not in the center of the screen.

Definition: Keyframes while Video Editing is a software-based feature that allows you to set In and Out Points, giving clips between the two positions different properties that change as the playhead continues to move. These properties can be increased zoom, rotation, different colors, or even a gradual pan.

We recommend experimenting with this feature if you want to bring a more dynamic feeling to your video project.

An Easier Way to Crop Video with Wondershare Filmora

While Cyberlink PowerDirector 365 is a powerful video editing tool, in our experience, its menus are not as simple to navigate as some of the other competing video editing tools available, Wondershare Filmora Video Editor included.

An emphasis on quick accessibility is present with Filmora, and we believe this is a huge plus for beginning creators. The use of iconography resemblant to mobile software is another aspect that helps increase familiarity.

If you do not already have Wondershare Filmora, you can download the software by visiting the official website.

Now, to help you learn how to use the Crop Tool and to show you an example of what we mean, here is how you can use the feature Wondershare Filmora to get the desired output.

Free Download

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

Free Download

For macOS 10.14 or later

Once you have the software open, follow the steps listed below.

Step 1: Import the Media File into your Video Project.

Step 2: Drag the clip onto the Timeline and then select it to activate further interactions.

Step 3: Choose the Crop Options (marked in Red) to open the Crop window.

Step 4: Pick any edge within the visible box and resize them to select the portion you want to keep in the clip.

Having read this bit of the guide, we believe you may have noticed how Filmora is more convenient due to the easier access it provides to the crop function.

The Bottom Line

So, at the end of the day, both software listed in this article are fully functional and highly-capable video editing tools, but saving time spent in front of the computer is a huge factor for any video editor.

And Wondershare Filmora does just that with its modern iconography and increased accessibility. With its thoughtful, less-frills approach, Filmora is the one to pick if you do not want to be bogged down by needless menus and have to hunt for actions that will help you create a video that you would want to watch yourself.

Note: Full Mode in Cyberlink PowerDirector 365 provides access to a full-featured video editing tool, similar to Wondershare Filmora. The other available options cater to distinct video types.

Step 2: Import media onto the Timeline from the Media Library; in this guide, we have gone ahead and used the pre-existing stock footage.

Step 3: Now, click on the video file on the Timeline; this will activate the video toolbar giving you access to the various controls built into PowerDirector 365. Hover over the tools open, following which you need to click on the Crop, Zoom, and Pan option.

Step 4: Pick either corner of the frame visible around the video and set the area you want the clip to focus upon; following this, click Save.

This action will crop the video clip according to your desired size.

Tip:

The activation of Keyframes while cropping will allow you to create an effect that slowly zooms into the footage. To do this, set Keyframe Point 1 at a specific time (say the fifth second) and at one zoom level (say zero) and create Keyframe Point 2 at another time (fifteenth second) and a different zoom level (say fifty). So, between the fifth second and fifteenth second, the zoom will steadily increase and raise emphasis on an object. You can also add an element of position to this action if you want the focus to be on something not in the center of the screen.

Definition: Keyframes while Video Editing is a software-based feature that allows you to set In and Out Points, giving clips between the two positions different properties that change as the playhead continues to move. These properties can be increased zoom, rotation, different colors, or even a gradual pan.

We recommend experimenting with this feature if you want to bring a more dynamic feeling to your video project.

An Easier Way to Crop Video with Wondershare Filmora

While Cyberlink PowerDirector 365 is a powerful video editing tool, in our experience, its menus are not as simple to navigate as some of the other competing video editing tools available, Wondershare Filmora Video Editor included.

An emphasis on quick accessibility is present with Filmora, and we believe this is a huge plus for beginning creators. The use of iconography resemblant to mobile software is another aspect that helps increase familiarity.

If you do not already have Wondershare Filmora, you can download the software by visiting the official website.

Now, to help you learn how to use the Crop Tool and to show you an example of what we mean, here is how you can use the feature Wondershare Filmora to get the desired output.

Free Download

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

Free Download

For macOS 10.14 or later

Once you have the software open, follow the steps listed below.

Step 1: Import the Media File into your Video Project.

Step 2: Drag the clip onto the Timeline and then select it to activate further interactions.

Step 3: Choose the Crop Options (marked in Red) to open the Crop window.

Step 4: Pick any edge within the visible box and resize them to select the portion you want to keep in the clip.

Having read this bit of the guide, we believe you may have noticed how Filmora is more convenient due to the easier access it provides to the crop function.

The Bottom Line

So, at the end of the day, both software listed in this article are fully functional and highly-capable video editing tools, but saving time spent in front of the computer is a huge factor for any video editor.

And Wondershare Filmora does just that with its modern iconography and increased accessibility. With its thoughtful, less-frills approach, Filmora is the one to pick if you do not want to be bogged down by needless menus and have to hunt for actions that will help you create a video that you would want to watch yourself.

Note: Full Mode in Cyberlink PowerDirector 365 provides access to a full-featured video editing tool, similar to Wondershare Filmora. The other available options cater to distinct video types.

Step 2: Import media onto the Timeline from the Media Library; in this guide, we have gone ahead and used the pre-existing stock footage.

Step 3: Now, click on the video file on the Timeline; this will activate the video toolbar giving you access to the various controls built into PowerDirector 365. Hover over the tools open, following which you need to click on the Crop, Zoom, and Pan option.

Step 4: Pick either corner of the frame visible around the video and set the area you want the clip to focus upon; following this, click Save.

This action will crop the video clip according to your desired size.

Tip:

The activation of Keyframes while cropping will allow you to create an effect that slowly zooms into the footage. To do this, set Keyframe Point 1 at a specific time (say the fifth second) and at one zoom level (say zero) and create Keyframe Point 2 at another time (fifteenth second) and a different zoom level (say fifty). So, between the fifth second and fifteenth second, the zoom will steadily increase and raise emphasis on an object. You can also add an element of position to this action if you want the focus to be on something not in the center of the screen.

Definition: Keyframes while Video Editing is a software-based feature that allows you to set In and Out Points, giving clips between the two positions different properties that change as the playhead continues to move. These properties can be increased zoom, rotation, different colors, or even a gradual pan.

We recommend experimenting with this feature if you want to bring a more dynamic feeling to your video project.

An Easier Way to Crop Video with Wondershare Filmora

While Cyberlink PowerDirector 365 is a powerful video editing tool, in our experience, its menus are not as simple to navigate as some of the other competing video editing tools available, Wondershare Filmora Video Editor included.

An emphasis on quick accessibility is present with Filmora, and we believe this is a huge plus for beginning creators. The use of iconography resemblant to mobile software is another aspect that helps increase familiarity.

If you do not already have Wondershare Filmora, you can download the software by visiting the official website.

Now, to help you learn how to use the Crop Tool and to show you an example of what we mean, here is how you can use the feature Wondershare Filmora to get the desired output.

Free Download

For Win 7 or later (64-bit)

Free Download

For macOS 10.14 or later

Once you have the software open, follow the steps listed below.

Step 1: Import the Media File into your Video Project.

Step 2: Drag the clip onto the Timeline and then select it to activate further interactions.

Step 3: Choose the Crop Options (marked in Red) to open the Crop window.

Step 4: Pick any edge within the visible box and resize them to select the portion you want to keep in the clip.

Having read this bit of the guide, we believe you may have noticed how Filmora is more convenient due to the easier access it provides to the crop function.

The Bottom Line

So, at the end of the day, both software listed in this article are fully functional and highly-capable video editing tools, but saving time spent in front of the computer is a huge factor for any video editor.

And Wondershare Filmora does just that with its modern iconography and increased accessibility. With its thoughtful, less-frills approach, Filmora is the one to pick if you do not want to be bogged down by needless menus and have to hunt for actions that will help you create a video that you would want to watch yourself.

In This Article, You Will Learn About the Top 5 Editors for Windows, Top 5 Editors for iPhone/Android, and Top 5 Editors for Animated GIF Editing

15 Must-Use Gifs Editors in 2024

An easy yet powerful editor

Numerous effects to choose from

Detailed tutorials provided by the official channel

Try It Free Try It Free

Several websites and companies use the graphics interchange format that is the GIF. It can be seen to be used by a wide number of people on the internet and its format is supported by all platforms. The common goal of all the users can be satisfied.

Are you looking to create and edit gifs online or on your laptop but cannot find a suitable way out?

Finding the best and most user friendly GIF maker is not very hard, especially considering that free gif editor software is offered by so many providers. But if you’re only starting your journey with apps to make GIFs, it can be a difficult choice.

In this article

01 [How to Make GIF Interesting?](#Part 1)

02 [Top 5 Editors for Windows](#Part 2)

03 [Top 5 Editors for iPhone/Android](#Part 3)

04 [Top 5 Editors for Animated GIF Editing](#Part 4)

Part 1 How to Make GIF Interesting?

There are several ways by which a GIF can be made interesting. You can use colorful graphics and drop duplicate frames. Using fewer colors lets you make longer and more involved gifs.

Part 2 Top 5 Editors for Windows

Below are the top 5 editors which will help you to form GIFs for Windows: -

01Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop could be a useful device for making videos, image redaction, and GIF editing. This GIF code for Windows can allow you to import a GIF file so begin with the modification process.

Therefore, GIF editing is a breeze as you’ll alter the effects, modification the frame animation within the Timeline section, and do plenty a lot with this tool. You’ll simply utilize the free trial version to urge accustomed to the tool initial and then opt for the premium version to try to a lot more.

02EaseUS Video Editor

In the context of GIF makers, EaseUS Video Editor can also be said as one of the best. Free templates of texts, filters, elements, overlays, transitions, and music are available here which its users create GIF images with easily. You can also create lively and fully animated images, convert MP4 to GIFs and share it on YouTube, or other social media platforms.

The capabilities of this animated GIF maker for Windows are not restrained to this alone, as it can be used to edit all kinds of images, audio, and videos.

03GIF Animator

GIF animator editor is one of the first-rate GIF makers and is an awesome device for you if you desire to create GIF images, banners, buttons, and GIF videos. The device is very convenient to use and is a favorite of animators and designers.

The measurement of the photo can be modified and alongside that, it is feasible to control the frames, hastily cross texts, and enhance. Corrections to the movies can be brought and the built-in photograph editor can be used to rectify photographs and pictures, you can draw on them and you can convert movies to GIFs by the usage of the fragmented section of the video files.

04**Wondershare Filmora Video Editor **

If you are searching for nice animated GIF makers for Windows computers, then Wondershare Filmora’s animated movies and GIF editor device may want to be a brilliant choice. That’s due to the fact with this GIF maker Windows device lets you add a video, convert it to the GIF structure and then edit it later with its super features.

The interactive UI helps customers manner greater than one hundred fifty file codecs easily. With this device, you can crop, pace up a video, alter the body size, and caption it. Additionally, you add texts, add animation consequences to the images, and alter the pictures and movies in a few steps.

Wondershare Filmora - Best Video Editor for Mac/Windows

Try It Free Try It Free

5,481,435 people have downloaded it.

Build unique custom animations without breaking a sweat.

Focus on creating epic stories and leave the details to Filmora’s auto features.

Start a creative adventure with drag & drop effects and endless possibilities.

Filmora simplifies advanced features to save you time and effort.

Filmora cuts out repetition so you can move on to your next creative breakthrough.

05Wondershare UniConverter

Wondershare UniConverter is one of the fine image, audio, and video editor and converter out there, and ranked the excellent GIF maker here. This GIF editor app is easy for customers and will furnish a pleasant platform for novices to operate their tasks. And when performed to create and edit GIF files, a person can export the GIF archives to both Android or iPhone barring having to use iTunes.

Part 3 Top 5 Editors for iPhone/Android

01PixelStudio

Pixel Studio is an animation app for pixel artwork fans. You can draw your little creations with pixel art. It additionally comes with a textual content tool, aid for matters like Samsung S-Pen, and it auto-saves so you don’t lose work. You can export your creations to GIF as nicely and that makes Pixel Studio one of the quality apps for customized GIFs. It’s normally an artwork app so meme lords may additionally want to put in a little greater effort than usual, however, the consequences are normally well worth it.

02Giphy Cam

Giphy Cam is one of the more recent gif editing apps. The digicam data is a brief phase of video. You can alter that video with lots of filters, different effects, stickers, text, and more. It additionally has a five-shot burst mode alongside its video mode. This is likely the excellent GIF/camera app hybrid. It doesn’t have any digital camera features; however, it does GIFs higher than the others by way of a large margin. It’s free with no in-app purchases.

03PowerDirector

PowerDirector is one of many videos modifying apps with GIF support. This one simply takes place to be higher than most of the different ones. It’s a video editor app. Thus, it’ll have comparable features. However, two of the export codecs encompass GIF nonetheless pix and animated GIFs. This will work first-class for turning a video into a shorter GIF. The app is free to download and play with. You may additionally want to buy extra aspects by using in-app purchases.

04ImgPlay – GIF Maker

ImgPlay is a popular GIF editing app that is available for Android and iOS. You have the option of using an existing video or shooting one using your phone’s camera. In GIFs, you can apply 30 effects, crop a portion of your choice, and modify the frame rate.

05Motion Stills

Motion Stills is a Google app that allows you to record short films and turn them into looping GIFs. You can use the app to take a short 3s clip with a single tap or utilize the Fast Forward feature to condense an existing video into a short one. To make yips GIFs even better, you may add motion text and emoticons. After that, save it as a GIF and send it to your friends.

Part 4 Top 5 Editors for Animated GIF Editing

01Giphy

GIPHY is a designing tool that helps customers to create extraordinary GIFs, stickers, and backdrops. You can edit your plan with filters, captions, stickers, and different plan elements. The popular codecs for GIF uploads are JPG, PNG, GIF, MP4, or MOV, whilst the conventional file codecs to convert to stickers are JPG or PNG.

GIPHY permits you to paste URLs from specific sources such as Vimeo, YouTube, GIPHY, and others. The animated GIF maker software program makes it convenient for customers to edit and organize the uploaded archives in the favored order.

02Imgur

It’s a website that makes it simple to make GIFs. Simply paste the video URL into the web app and wait for it to process. After that, all you must do now is set the start time and duration of your GIF.

03KickMyGraphics

The utility comes with a humble person interface and it approves you to create animated GIFs from neighborhood images. In addition, you can additionally paste snapshots from your clipboard at once to the application. The utility additionally helps video files; however, you want to convert the video earlier than you can edit it. The utility affords a stay preview so you can see how your animation appears at any time. You can additionally see all handy frames and dispose of useless frames with ease.

As for editing, you can’t add your textual content or alter the brightness of your frames, however, you can trade their width, peak, and zoom level. You can additionally allow Loopback or Reverse mode and set delay, step frames, and a variety of repeats. You can additionally configure output first-class right from the application.

04Instagiffer

Instagiffer is some other easy software that lets you create animated GIFs on your PC. This utility affords a humble consumer interface; however, it makes up for it with an extensive variety of features. The software approves you to convert nearby movies to GIFs, however, you can additionally paste a YouTube URL and convert an online video to GIF with ease. According to the developer, the software additionally works with different video web hosting websites.

05GIMP

The software is free, so you can download and use it except for any restrictions. GIMP is best for picture designers and it comes with all preferences that an image editor needs. You can without problems edit your images, exchange their color, hue, saturation, or brightness, and add exceptional outcomes to them.

In addition, you can create special creations thanks to the built-in layer system. It’s worth citing that the software additionally helps programming algorithms so you can effortlessly edit your photos with the use of scripts.

● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● If you are typically worried about how you can be able to come up with fascinating GIFs, you ought to hold in thought that you don’t have to create them from scratch.

● You can be capable to advance inspiring GIFs from current movies and photos eight after GIF editor software program free download.

● Hopefully, you are now capable to pick out a perfect GIF creator to use for your modifying tasks.

Try It Free Try It Free

Several websites and companies use the graphics interchange format that is the GIF. It can be seen to be used by a wide number of people on the internet and its format is supported by all platforms. The common goal of all the users can be satisfied.

Are you looking to create and edit gifs online or on your laptop but cannot find a suitable way out?

Finding the best and most user friendly GIF maker is not very hard, especially considering that free gif editor software is offered by so many providers. But if you’re only starting your journey with apps to make GIFs, it can be a difficult choice.

In this article

01 [How to Make GIF Interesting?](#Part 1)

02 [Top 5 Editors for Windows](#Part 2)

03 [Top 5 Editors for iPhone/Android](#Part 3)

04 [Top 5 Editors for Animated GIF Editing](#Part 4)

Part 1 How to Make GIF Interesting?

There are several ways by which a GIF can be made interesting. You can use colorful graphics and drop duplicate frames. Using fewer colors lets you make longer and more involved gifs.

Part 2 Top 5 Editors for Windows

Below are the top 5 editors which will help you to form GIFs for Windows: -

01Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop could be a useful device for making videos, image redaction, and GIF editing. This GIF code for Windows can allow you to import a GIF file so begin with the modification process.

Therefore, GIF editing is a breeze as you’ll alter the effects, modification the frame animation within the Timeline section, and do plenty a lot with this tool. You’ll simply utilize the free trial version to urge accustomed to the tool initial and then opt for the premium version to try to a lot more.

02EaseUS Video Editor

In the context of GIF makers, EaseUS Video Editor can also be said as one of the best. Free templates of texts, filters, elements, overlays, transitions, and music are available here which its users create GIF images with easily. You can also create lively and fully animated images, convert MP4 to GIFs and share it on YouTube, or other social media platforms.

The capabilities of this animated GIF maker for Windows are not restrained to this alone, as it can be used to edit all kinds of images, audio, and videos.

03GIF Animator

GIF animator editor is one of the first-rate GIF makers and is an awesome device for you if you desire to create GIF images, banners, buttons, and GIF videos. The device is very convenient to use and is a favorite of animators and designers.

The measurement of the photo can be modified and alongside that, it is feasible to control the frames, hastily cross texts, and enhance. Corrections to the movies can be brought and the built-in photograph editor can be used to rectify photographs and pictures, you can draw on them and you can convert movies to GIFs by the usage of the fragmented section of the video files.

04**Wondershare Filmora Video Editor **

If you are searching for nice animated GIF makers for Windows computers, then Wondershare Filmora’s animated movies and GIF editor device may want to be a brilliant choice. That’s due to the fact with this GIF maker Windows device lets you add a video, convert it to the GIF structure and then edit it later with its super features.

The interactive UI helps customers manner greater than one hundred fifty file codecs easily. With this device, you can crop, pace up a video, alter the body size, and caption it. Additionally, you add texts, add animation consequences to the images, and alter the pictures and movies in a few steps.

Wondershare Filmora - Best Video Editor for Mac/Windows

Try It Free Try It Free

5,481,435 people have downloaded it.

Build unique custom animations without breaking a sweat.

Focus on creating epic stories and leave the details to Filmora’s auto features.

Start a creative adventure with drag & drop effects and endless possibilities.

Filmora simplifies advanced features to save you time and effort.

Filmora cuts out repetition so you can move on to your next creative breakthrough.

05Wondershare UniConverter

Wondershare UniConverter is one of the fine image, audio, and video editor and converter out there, and ranked the excellent GIF maker here. This GIF editor app is easy for customers and will furnish a pleasant platform for novices to operate their tasks. And when performed to create and edit GIF files, a person can export the GIF archives to both Android or iPhone barring having to use iTunes.

Part 3 Top 5 Editors for iPhone/Android

01PixelStudio

Pixel Studio is an animation app for pixel artwork fans. You can draw your little creations with pixel art. It additionally comes with a textual content tool, aid for matters like Samsung S-Pen, and it auto-saves so you don’t lose work. You can export your creations to GIF as nicely and that makes Pixel Studio one of the quality apps for customized GIFs. It’s normally an artwork app so meme lords may additionally want to put in a little greater effort than usual, however, the consequences are normally well worth it.

02Giphy Cam

Giphy Cam is one of the more recent gif editing apps. The digicam data is a brief phase of video. You can alter that video with lots of filters, different effects, stickers, text, and more. It additionally has a five-shot burst mode alongside its video mode. This is likely the excellent GIF/camera app hybrid. It doesn’t have any digital camera features; however, it does GIFs higher than the others by way of a large margin. It’s free with no in-app purchases.

03PowerDirector

PowerDirector is one of many videos modifying apps with GIF support. This one simply takes place to be higher than most of the different ones. It’s a video editor app. Thus, it’ll have comparable features. However, two of the export codecs encompass GIF nonetheless pix and animated GIFs. This will work first-class for turning a video into a shorter GIF. The app is free to download and play with. You may additionally want to buy extra aspects by using in-app purchases.

04ImgPlay – GIF Maker

ImgPlay is a popular GIF editing app that is available for Android and iOS. You have the option of using an existing video or shooting one using your phone’s camera. In GIFs, you can apply 30 effects, crop a portion of your choice, and modify the frame rate.

05Motion Stills

Motion Stills is a Google app that allows you to record short films and turn them into looping GIFs. You can use the app to take a short 3s clip with a single tap or utilize the Fast Forward feature to condense an existing video into a short one. To make yips GIFs even better, you may add motion text and emoticons. After that, save it as a GIF and send it to your friends.

Part 4 Top 5 Editors for Animated GIF Editing

01Giphy

GIPHY is a designing tool that helps customers to create extraordinary GIFs, stickers, and backdrops. You can edit your plan with filters, captions, stickers, and different plan elements. The popular codecs for GIF uploads are JPG, PNG, GIF, MP4, or MOV, whilst the conventional file codecs to convert to stickers are JPG or PNG.

GIPHY permits you to paste URLs from specific sources such as Vimeo, YouTube, GIPHY, and others. The animated GIF maker software program makes it convenient for customers to edit and organize the uploaded archives in the favored order.

02Imgur

It’s a website that makes it simple to make GIFs. Simply paste the video URL into the web app and wait for it to process. After that, all you must do now is set the start time and duration of your GIF.

03KickMyGraphics

The utility comes with a humble person interface and it approves you to create animated GIFs from neighborhood images. In addition, you can additionally paste snapshots from your clipboard at once to the application. The utility additionally helps video files; however, you want to convert the video earlier than you can edit it. The utility affords a stay preview so you can see how your animation appears at any time. You can additionally see all handy frames and dispose of useless frames with ease.

As for editing, you can’t add your textual content or alter the brightness of your frames, however, you can trade their width, peak, and zoom level. You can additionally allow Loopback or Reverse mode and set delay, step frames, and a variety of repeats. You can additionally configure output first-class right from the application.

04Instagiffer

Instagiffer is some other easy software that lets you create animated GIFs on your PC. This utility affords a humble consumer interface; however, it makes up for it with an extensive variety of features. The software approves you to convert nearby movies to GIFs, however, you can additionally paste a YouTube URL and convert an online video to GIF with ease. According to the developer, the software additionally works with different video web hosting websites.

05GIMP

The software is free, so you can download and use it except for any restrictions. GIMP is best for picture designers and it comes with all preferences that an image editor needs. You can without problems edit your images, exchange their color, hue, saturation, or brightness, and add exceptional outcomes to them.

In addition, you can create special creations thanks to the built-in layer system. It’s worth citing that the software additionally helps programming algorithms so you can effortlessly edit your photos with the use of scripts.

● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● If you are typically worried about how you can be able to come up with fascinating GIFs, you ought to hold in thought that you don’t have to create them from scratch.

● You can be capable to advance inspiring GIFs from current movies and photos eight after GIF editor software program free download.

● Hopefully, you are now capable to pick out a perfect GIF creator to use for your modifying tasks.

Try It Free Try It Free

Several websites and companies use the graphics interchange format that is the GIF. It can be seen to be used by a wide number of people on the internet and its format is supported by all platforms. The common goal of all the users can be satisfied.

Are you looking to create and edit gifs online or on your laptop but cannot find a suitable way out?

Finding the best and most user friendly GIF maker is not very hard, especially considering that free gif editor software is offered by so many providers. But if you’re only starting your journey with apps to make GIFs, it can be a difficult choice.

In this article

01 [How to Make GIF Interesting?](#Part 1)

02 [Top 5 Editors for Windows](#Part 2)

03 [Top 5 Editors for iPhone/Android](#Part 3)

04 [Top 5 Editors for Animated GIF Editing](#Part 4)

Part 1 How to Make GIF Interesting?

There are several ways by which a GIF can be made interesting. You can use colorful graphics and drop duplicate frames. Using fewer colors lets you make longer and more involved gifs.

Part 2 Top 5 Editors for Windows

Below are the top 5 editors which will help you to form GIFs for Windows: -

01Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop could be a useful device for making videos, image redaction, and GIF editing. This GIF code for Windows can allow you to import a GIF file so begin with the modification process.

Therefore, GIF editing is a breeze as you’ll alter the effects, modification the frame animation within the Timeline section, and do plenty a lot with this tool. You’ll simply utilize the free trial version to urge accustomed to the tool initial and then opt for the premium version to try to a lot more.

02EaseUS Video Editor

In the context of GIF makers, EaseUS Video Editor can also be said as one of the best. Free templates of texts, filters, elements, overlays, transitions, and music are available here which its users create GIF images with easily. You can also create lively and fully animated images, convert MP4 to GIFs and share it on YouTube, or other social media platforms.

The capabilities of this animated GIF maker for Windows are not restrained to this alone, as it can be used to edit all kinds of images, audio, and videos.

03GIF Animator

GIF animator editor is one of the first-rate GIF makers and is an awesome device for you if you desire to create GIF images, banners, buttons, and GIF videos. The device is very convenient to use and is a favorite of animators and designers.

The measurement of the photo can be modified and alongside that, it is feasible to control the frames, hastily cross texts, and enhance. Corrections to the movies can be brought and the built-in photograph editor can be used to rectify photographs and pictures, you can draw on them and you can convert movies to GIFs by the usage of the fragmented section of the video files.

04**Wondershare Filmora Video Editor **

If you are searching for nice animated GIF makers for Windows computers, then Wondershare Filmora’s animated movies and GIF editor device may want to be a brilliant choice. That’s due to the fact with this GIF maker Windows device lets you add a video, convert it to the GIF structure and then edit it later with its super features.

The interactive UI helps customers manner greater than one hundred fifty file codecs easily. With this device, you can crop, pace up a video, alter the body size, and caption it. Additionally, you add texts, add animation consequences to the images, and alter the pictures and movies in a few steps.

Wondershare Filmora - Best Video Editor for Mac/Windows

Try It Free Try It Free

5,481,435 people have downloaded it.

Build unique custom animations without breaking a sweat.

Focus on creating epic stories and leave the details to Filmora’s auto features.

Start a creative adventure with drag & drop effects and endless possibilities.

Filmora simplifies advanced features to save you time and effort.

Filmora cuts out repetition so you can move on to your next creative breakthrough.

05Wondershare UniConverter

Wondershare UniConverter is one of the fine image, audio, and video editor and converter out there, and ranked the excellent GIF maker here. This GIF editor app is easy for customers and will furnish a pleasant platform for novices to operate their tasks. And when performed to create and edit GIF files, a person can export the GIF archives to both Android or iPhone barring having to use iTunes.

Part 3 Top 5 Editors for iPhone/Android

01PixelStudio

Pixel Studio is an animation app for pixel artwork fans. You can draw your little creations with pixel art. It additionally comes with a textual content tool, aid for matters like Samsung S-Pen, and it auto-saves so you don’t lose work. You can export your creations to GIF as nicely and that makes Pixel Studio one of the quality apps for customized GIFs. It’s normally an artwork app so meme lords may additionally want to put in a little greater effort than usual, however, the consequences are normally well worth it.

02Giphy Cam

Giphy Cam is one of the more recent gif editing apps. The digicam data is a brief phase of video. You can alter that video with lots of filters, different effects, stickers, text, and more. It additionally has a five-shot burst mode alongside its video mode. This is likely the excellent GIF/camera app hybrid. It doesn’t have any digital camera features; however, it does GIFs higher than the others by way of a large margin. It’s free with no in-app purchases.

03PowerDirector

PowerDirector is one of many videos modifying apps with GIF support. This one simply takes place to be higher than most of the different ones. It’s a video editor app. Thus, it’ll have comparable features. However, two of the export codecs encompass GIF nonetheless pix and animated GIFs. This will work first-class for turning a video into a shorter GIF. The app is free to download and play with. You may additionally want to buy extra aspects by using in-app purchases.

04ImgPlay – GIF Maker

ImgPlay is a popular GIF editing app that is available for Android and iOS. You have the option of using an existing video or shooting one using your phone’s camera. In GIFs, you can apply 30 effects, crop a portion of your choice, and modify the frame rate.

05Motion Stills

Motion Stills is a Google app that allows you to record short films and turn them into looping GIFs. You can use the app to take a short 3s clip with a single tap or utilize the Fast Forward feature to condense an existing video into a short one. To make yips GIFs even better, you may add motion text and emoticons. After that, save it as a GIF and send it to your friends.

Part 4 Top 5 Editors for Animated GIF Editing

01Giphy

GIPHY is a designing tool that helps customers to create extraordinary GIFs, stickers, and backdrops. You can edit your plan with filters, captions, stickers, and different plan elements. The popular codecs for GIF uploads are JPG, PNG, GIF, MP4, or MOV, whilst the conventional file codecs to convert to stickers are JPG or PNG.

GIPHY permits you to paste URLs from specific sources such as Vimeo, YouTube, GIPHY, and others. The animated GIF maker software program makes it convenient for customers to edit and organize the uploaded archives in the favored order.

02Imgur

It’s a website that makes it simple to make GIFs. Simply paste the video URL into the web app and wait for it to process. After that, all you must do now is set the start time and duration of your GIF.

03KickMyGraphics

The utility comes with a humble person interface and it approves you to create animated GIFs from neighborhood images. In addition, you can additionally paste snapshots from your clipboard at once to the application. The utility additionally helps video files; however, you want to convert the video earlier than you can edit it. The utility affords a stay preview so you can see how your animation appears at any time. You can additionally see all handy frames and dispose of useless frames with ease.

As for editing, you can’t add your textual content or alter the brightness of your frames, however, you can trade their width, peak, and zoom level. You can additionally allow Loopback or Reverse mode and set delay, step frames, and a variety of repeats. You can additionally configure output first-class right from the application.

04Instagiffer

Instagiffer is some other easy software that lets you create animated GIFs on your PC. This utility affords a humble consumer interface; however, it makes up for it with an extensive variety of features. The software approves you to convert nearby movies to GIFs, however, you can additionally paste a YouTube URL and convert an online video to GIF with ease. According to the developer, the software additionally works with different video web hosting websites.

05GIMP

The software is free, so you can download and use it except for any restrictions. GIMP is best for picture designers and it comes with all preferences that an image editor needs. You can without problems edit your images, exchange their color, hue, saturation, or brightness, and add exceptional outcomes to them.

In addition, you can create special creations thanks to the built-in layer system. It’s worth citing that the software additionally helps programming algorithms so you can effortlessly edit your photos with the use of scripts.

● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● If you are typically worried about how you can be able to come up with fascinating GIFs, you ought to hold in thought that you don’t have to create them from scratch.

● You can be capable to advance inspiring GIFs from current movies and photos eight after GIF editor software program free download.

● Hopefully, you are now capable to pick out a perfect GIF creator to use for your modifying tasks.

Try It Free Try It Free

Several websites and companies use the graphics interchange format that is the GIF. It can be seen to be used by a wide number of people on the internet and its format is supported by all platforms. The common goal of all the users can be satisfied.

Are you looking to create and edit gifs online or on your laptop but cannot find a suitable way out?

Finding the best and most user friendly GIF maker is not very hard, especially considering that free gif editor software is offered by so many providers. But if you’re only starting your journey with apps to make GIFs, it can be a difficult choice.

In this article

01 [How to Make GIF Interesting?](#Part 1)

02 [Top 5 Editors for Windows](#Part 2)

03 [Top 5 Editors for iPhone/Android](#Part 3)

04 [Top 5 Editors for Animated GIF Editing](#Part 4)

Part 1 How to Make GIF Interesting?

There are several ways by which a GIF can be made interesting. You can use colorful graphics and drop duplicate frames. Using fewer colors lets you make longer and more involved gifs.

Part 2 Top 5 Editors for Windows

Below are the top 5 editors which will help you to form GIFs for Windows: -

01Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop could be a useful device for making videos, image redaction, and GIF editing. This GIF code for Windows can allow you to import a GIF file so begin with the modification process.

Therefore, GIF editing is a breeze as you’ll alter the effects, modification the frame animation within the Timeline section, and do plenty a lot with this tool. You’ll simply utilize the free trial version to urge accustomed to the tool initial and then opt for the premium version to try to a lot more.

02EaseUS Video Editor

In the context of GIF makers, EaseUS Video Editor can also be said as one of the best. Free templates of texts, filters, elements, overlays, transitions, and music are available here which its users create GIF images with easily. You can also create lively and fully animated images, convert MP4 to GIFs and share it on YouTube, or other social media platforms.

The capabilities of this animated GIF maker for Windows are not restrained to this alone, as it can be used to edit all kinds of images, audio, and videos.

03GIF Animator

GIF animator editor is one of the first-rate GIF makers and is an awesome device for you if you desire to create GIF images, banners, buttons, and GIF videos. The device is very convenient to use and is a favorite of animators and designers.

The measurement of the photo can be modified and alongside that, it is feasible to control the frames, hastily cross texts, and enhance. Corrections to the movies can be brought and the built-in photograph editor can be used to rectify photographs and pictures, you can draw on them and you can convert movies to GIFs by the usage of the fragmented section of the video files.

04**Wondershare Filmora Video Editor **

If you are searching for nice animated GIF makers for Windows computers, then Wondershare Filmora’s animated movies and GIF editor device may want to be a brilliant choice. That’s due to the fact with this GIF maker Windows device lets you add a video, convert it to the GIF structure and then edit it later with its super features.

The interactive UI helps customers manner greater than one hundred fifty file codecs easily. With this device, you can crop, pace up a video, alter the body size, and caption it. Additionally, you add texts, add animation consequences to the images, and alter the pictures and movies in a few steps.

Wondershare Filmora - Best Video Editor for Mac/Windows

Try It Free Try It Free

5,481,435 people have downloaded it.

Build unique custom animations without breaking a sweat.

Focus on creating epic stories and leave the details to Filmora’s auto features.

Start a creative adventure with drag & drop effects and endless possibilities.

Filmora simplifies advanced features to save you time and effort.

Filmora cuts out repetition so you can move on to your next creative breakthrough.

05Wondershare UniConverter

Wondershare UniConverter is one of the fine image, audio, and video editor and converter out there, and ranked the excellent GIF maker here. This GIF editor app is easy for customers and will furnish a pleasant platform for novices to operate their tasks. And when performed to create and edit GIF files, a person can export the GIF archives to both Android or iPhone barring having to use iTunes.

Part 3 Top 5 Editors for iPhone/Android

01PixelStudio

Pixel Studio is an animation app for pixel artwork fans. You can draw your little creations with pixel art. It additionally comes with a textual content tool, aid for matters like Samsung S-Pen, and it auto-saves so you don’t lose work. You can export your creations to GIF as nicely and that makes Pixel Studio one of the quality apps for customized GIFs. It’s normally an artwork app so meme lords may additionally want to put in a little greater effort than usual, however, the consequences are normally well worth it.

02Giphy Cam

Giphy Cam is one of the more recent gif editing apps. The digicam data is a brief phase of video. You can alter that video with lots of filters, different effects, stickers, text, and more. It additionally has a five-shot burst mode alongside its video mode. This is likely the excellent GIF/camera app hybrid. It doesn’t have any digital camera features; however, it does GIFs higher than the others by way of a large margin. It’s free with no in-app purchases.

03PowerDirector

PowerDirector is one of many videos modifying apps with GIF support. This one simply takes place to be higher than most of the different ones. It’s a video editor app. Thus, it’ll have comparable features. However, two of the export codecs encompass GIF nonetheless pix and animated GIFs. This will work first-class for turning a video into a shorter GIF. The app is free to download and play with. You may additionally want to buy extra aspects by using in-app purchases.

04ImgPlay – GIF Maker

ImgPlay is a popular GIF editing app that is available for Android and iOS. You have the option of using an existing video or shooting one using your phone’s camera. In GIFs, you can apply 30 effects, crop a portion of your choice, and modify the frame rate.

05Motion Stills

Motion Stills is a Google app that allows you to record short films and turn them into looping GIFs. You can use the app to take a short 3s clip with a single tap or utilize the Fast Forward feature to condense an existing video into a short one. To make yips GIFs even better, you may add motion text and emoticons. After that, save it as a GIF and send it to your friends.

Part 4 Top 5 Editors for Animated GIF Editing

01Giphy

GIPHY is a designing tool that helps customers to create extraordinary GIFs, stickers, and backdrops. You can edit your plan with filters, captions, stickers, and different plan elements. The popular codecs for GIF uploads are JPG, PNG, GIF, MP4, or MOV, whilst the conventional file codecs to convert to stickers are JPG or PNG.

GIPHY permits you to paste URLs from specific sources such as Vimeo, YouTube, GIPHY, and others. The animated GIF maker software program makes it convenient for customers to edit and organize the uploaded archives in the favored order.

02Imgur

It’s a website that makes it simple to make GIFs. Simply paste the video URL into the web app and wait for it to process. After that, all you must do now is set the start time and duration of your GIF.

03KickMyGraphics

The utility comes with a humble person interface and it approves you to create animated GIFs from neighborhood images. In addition, you can additionally paste snapshots from your clipboard at once to the application. The utility additionally helps video files; however, you want to convert the video earlier than you can edit it. The utility affords a stay preview so you can see how your animation appears at any time. You can additionally see all handy frames and dispose of useless frames with ease.

As for editing, you can’t add your textual content or alter the brightness of your frames, however, you can trade their width, peak, and zoom level. You can additionally allow Loopback or Reverse mode and set delay, step frames, and a variety of repeats. You can additionally configure output first-class right from the application.

04Instagiffer

Instagiffer is some other easy software that lets you create animated GIFs on your PC. This utility affords a humble consumer interface; however, it makes up for it with an extensive variety of features. The software approves you to convert nearby movies to GIFs, however, you can additionally paste a YouTube URL and convert an online video to GIF with ease. According to the developer, the software additionally works with different video web hosting websites.

05GIMP

The software is free, so you can download and use it except for any restrictions. GIMP is best for picture designers and it comes with all preferences that an image editor needs. You can without problems edit your images, exchange their color, hue, saturation, or brightness, and add exceptional outcomes to them.

In addition, you can create special creations thanks to the built-in layer system. It’s worth citing that the software additionally helps programming algorithms so you can effortlessly edit your photos with the use of scripts.

● Key Takeaways from This Episode →

● If you are typically worried about how you can be able to come up with fascinating GIFs, you ought to hold in thought that you don’t have to create them from scratch.

● You can be capable to advance inspiring GIFs from current movies and photos eight after GIF editor software program free download.

● Hopefully, you are now capable to pick out a perfect GIF creator to use for your modifying tasks.

Best Cinematic LUTs For Premiere Pro You Can Come Across

LUTs stand for Look-Up Tables and are compatible with a wide array of editing software. This element in video editing can be used during production or before and after production. Using the LUTs, you can color grade your media content to make it more visually appealing. The LUTs can create consistency in your videos and photos and also leads to accurate results.

This article is designed to provide all the information about cinematic LUTs for Premiere Pro. You will not only find the best LUTs present for Premiere Pro, but we will also discuss the compatibility of LUTs with other editing software. Above all, the bonus tip will also provide a great alternative to Premiere Pro for cinematic LUTs.

Part 1: Which File Formats Are LUTs Available In?

You must be wondering if there are any specific file formats for cinematic LUTs Premiere Pro. Yes, some formats define the availability of LUTs. Some of them are:

• 3DL: 3DL is the 3D lattice of RGB output colors. You can find this in DaVinci Resolve, Adobe After Effects, and Photoshop.
• CUBE: It is one of the most popular file formats for video editing. If you want to work with CUBE, you can access it on Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, and other editing software.
• DAT: If you are an animation maker or work with 3D modeling, this file format is for you. In case you want to use it, go to Autodesk Maya.
• CSP: This stands for Clip Studio Paint. As the name suggests, you can use it for making high-class digital art.
• ICC: The International Color Consortium is a file format specifically used for color calibrations along with color management.
• MGA: Are you irritated by low-quality graphics? No worries because MGA can help you in improving the graphics in versatile gaming software.
• Look: With this file format; you can work with Sony Camera’s postproduction work. It leads to high-quality results, so you can use it without issues.

Empower your videos with a new mood using different LUTs. Filmora now offers 100+ top-quality 3D LUTs cover a broad range of scenarios. Transform your videos with Filmora’s powerful 3D LUTs.

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Part 2: Are LUTs Compatible With All Media Editing Software?

Predominantly, LUTs are compatible with a considerable number of media editing software. Yet, the specificity of the compatibility is somehow dependent on the file formats for the LUTs you want to use. Moreover, some software does not have the ability to import or apply the LUTs to a satisfactory quality. Many video editing software supports 3DL and CUBE as they are the most commonly used software.

In addition, popular platforms such as Final Cut Pro, Adobe Acrobat, DaVinci Resolve, and many other software can provide you with LUTs. However, you need to make sure that you are using their latest version because versions of software can affect the compatibility of LUTs. In case you want to use the less commonly used LUTs formats, you need to find a reliable source to import or apply it.

Part 3: What Are The Best Cinematic LUTs For Premiere Pro?

Now that you know considerable information about LUTs, you must be wondering where to find them. In this section, you will discover the cinematic LUTs for Premiere Pro, one of the most known platforms for providing LUTs. Thus, look below to find the LUTs of Premiere Pro:

1. Fast Film LUTs

With this cinematic LUTs Premiere Pro, you can add aesthetic emulation to your film project. It can even add a filmy touch to simple photographs. This can also save the low light issues in the footage to show clear scenes to your audience. Above all, it also reduces the noise and helps improve your film’s outlook.

2. Emulation LUTs

Using this LUT preset, you can optimize your film’s dynamic range and emulation metrics. It can escalate every little detail of your footage and help engage more viewers. In addition to this, you can apply these LUTs to multiple shots to add consistency to your video. These Premiere Pro cinematic LUTs can also

3. Pro Color Grading LUTs

A video or photo without colors can never attract the target audience. Yet, you can cater to these issues using the intuitive LUT named Pro Color Grading LUTs. It can not only fix the color grading problems of your media but can also add aesthetics to it. Moreover, you can also customize it as per your need.

4. Filmy Tone LUTs

If you wish to evoke a sense of nostalgia in your viewers, there is no better way than the Filmy Tone LUTs. It enhances the visibility of videos and photos and aims to show different periods. This can be the perfect choice for those who want to create films and photos dedicated to the past.

5. City Skyline LUTs

For creating and adding the city-lighted environment to media, you can take assistance from this LUT. It is widely used in travel and commercial videos. Moreover, you can also emphasize the features of the cityscape by using it. This also helps to add vibrant colors and styling, just as in city shots.

6. LUTs Summer Film

Creating summer videos with precise summer lights can be a tricky procedure. However, the LUTs Summer Film can help you with this as it can add summer vibes to any videos and photos. You can even use it to give summer looks to the videos shot in the winter season.

7. Exhale LUTs

To add the soft highlight along with a moody environment, you can use the Exhale LUTs. These cinematic filters Premiere Pro are widely used in music and fashion videos. You can also use it in art videos to create a sense of immersion and connection for the viewers.

8. DELUTS

The Digital Film Emulation Look-Up Tables are useful for creating a classic filmy look for simple videos and photos. It can enhance the texture and depth of everything in the video, making it more studio friendly. You can use this LUT for weddings or corporate videos.

9. Free Reign Sample LUTs

With the help of this LUT, you can experience full control over the color metrics of videos and photos. Even if the video’s color gets compromised during shooting, you can fix them with this. This type of LUTs can be used for experiments, independent or travel videos.

10. Vintage LUTs for Premiere Pro

As the name suggests, you can use these LUTs to add a more vintage look to the photos and videos. This can improve the warmth and clarify the theme of the video. You can make your videos and photos stand out in a crowd with the help of this type of LUTs.

11. Airy Bright LUTs

Many users love to make their videos airier and fuller in brightness. This LUT is perfect for users of these types of liking. You can access these LUTs to add soothing brightness and airer effects in videos and photos. It is widely used for fixing the photos of bad videos captured at night.

12. Canon Cinestyle to Rec.709 LUT

This LUT can help the videographers to add a more cinematic look to the videos captured by Cannon DSLR. You can also create a color space of Rec.709 in your videos with this LUT. No matter if you want to work on wedding shots or short films, this LUT can help you with all.

13. Urban Fashion Premiere Pro LUTs

By applying this LUT, you can convert simple fashion videos into professional ones. It can create VOUGE-standard videos for you; thus, you can also use this for startup brands. Moreover, if you are an Instagram or TikTok model, you should get familiar with it because it can make any footage premiere level in a few taps.

14. Osiris Cinematic LUTs

For making travel or advertisement videos more high quality, you can use this Premiere Pro cinematic presets. It can make all types of videos more visually appealing and can add cinematic looks to it. Moreover, this LUT allows you to upscale all the visuals and characters in the video.

15. Finishing LUTs

To add eye-catching finishing effects to the videos, you can use the Finishing LUTs. This can enhance the end-of-color grading procedure for you. It can also add a more contrast and color-friendly look to the ends. You can use it for TV series, films, music, and other videos.

Bonus Part: Wondershare Filmora – A Great Alternative To Discover Cinematic LUTs

Undoubtedly, you can use the cinematic LUTs for Premiere Pro, yet sometimes it can be a tricky platform. Thus, you need to know the best alternative to Premiere Pro so you can apply LUTs to your videos in an optimized manner. The best tool that can help you with this is Wondershare Filmora . You can experience professional-level video editing with this.

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Moreover, you can apply LUTs to the videos and can also adjust their intensity as per your need. Above all, it can help you to apply LUTs to several types of videos, such as landscapers or short videos. It also supports the LUTs hover, which lets you preview the LUTs effects .

Prominent Features of Wondershare Filmora

• With its Color Wheel, you can adjust every color metric of video. It can include mid-tones, shadows, hue, and more.
• Along with color customization, you can also sharpen the blur videos to improve the quality of your video.
• You can also control the speed ramping of your video with Filmora. It can also do motion tracking for you.
• By using the batch edit feature, you can edit multiple videos at once without compromising the quality.

Conclusion

Considering everything, you can use the cinematic LUTs for Premiere Pro to upgrade the functionality of your video. The LUTs are available in several file formats, which are mentioned above. Moreover, several editing software can help you to import and apply LUTs on photos and videos. One of the popular ones is Premiere Pro.

Other than this, the best Premiere Pro cinematic LUTs are also discussed above for your ease. Yet, if you find the Premiere Pro difficult, you can use its best alternative named Wondershare Filmora. To find out more about Filmora, go to the previous part.

Add LUTs on Video For Win 7 or later(64-bit)

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Apply LUT on Videos Apply LUT on Videos Learn More

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Part 2: Are LUTs Compatible With All Media Editing Software?

Predominantly, LUTs are compatible with a considerable number of media editing software. Yet, the specificity of the compatibility is somehow dependent on the file formats for the LUTs you want to use. Moreover, some software does not have the ability to import or apply the LUTs to a satisfactory quality. Many video editing software supports 3DL and CUBE as they are the most commonly used software.

In addition, popular platforms such as Final Cut Pro, Adobe Acrobat, DaVinci Resolve, and many other software can provide you with LUTs. However, you need to make sure that you are using their latest version because versions of software can affect the compatibility of LUTs. In case you want to use the less commonly used LUTs formats, you need to find a reliable source to import or apply it.

Part 3: What Are The Best Cinematic LUTs For Premiere Pro?

Now that you know considerable information about LUTs, you must be wondering where to find them. In this section, you will discover the cinematic LUTs for Premiere Pro, one of the most known platforms for providing LUTs. Thus, look below to find the LUTs of Premiere Pro:

1. Fast Film LUTs

With this cinematic LUTs Premiere Pro, you can add aesthetic emulation to your film project. It can even add a filmy touch to simple photographs. This can also save the low light issues in the footage to show clear scenes to your audience. Above all, it also reduces the noise and helps improve your film’s outlook.

2. Emulation LUTs

Using this LUT preset, you can optimize your film’s dynamic range and emulation metrics. It can escalate every little detail of your footage and help engage more viewers. In addition to this, you can apply these LUTs to multiple shots to add consistency to your video. These Premiere Pro cinematic LUTs can also

3. Pro Color Grading LUTs

A video or photo without colors can never attract the target audience. Yet, you can cater to these issues using the intuitive LUT named Pro Color Grading LUTs. It can not only fix the color grading problems of your media but can also add aesthetics to it. Moreover, you can also customize it as per your need.

4. Filmy Tone LUTs

If you wish to evoke a sense of nostalgia in your viewers, there is no better way than the Filmy Tone LUTs. It enhances the visibility of videos and photos and aims to show different periods. This can be the perfect choice for those who want to create films and photos dedicated to the past.

5. City Skyline LUTs

For creating and adding the city-lighted environment to media, you can take assistance from this LUT. It is widely used in travel and commercial videos. Moreover, you can also emphasize the features of the cityscape by using it. This also helps to add vibrant colors and styling, just as in city shots.

6. LUTs Summer Film

Creating summer videos with precise summer lights can be a tricky procedure. However, the LUTs Summer Film can help you with this as it can add summer vibes to any videos and photos. You can even use it to give summer looks to the videos shot in the winter season.

7. Exhale LUTs

To add the soft highlight along with a moody environment, you can use the Exhale LUTs. These cinematic filters Premiere Pro are widely used in music and fashion videos. You can also use it in art videos to create a sense of immersion and connection for the viewers.

8. DELUTS

The Digital Film Emulation Look-Up Tables are useful for creating a classic filmy look for simple videos and photos. It can enhance the texture and depth of everything in the video, making it more studio friendly. You can use this LUT for weddings or corporate videos.

9. Free Reign Sample LUTs

With the help of this LUT, you can experience full control over the color metrics of videos and photos. Even if the video’s color gets compromised during shooting, you can fix them with this. This type of LUTs can be used for experiments, independent or travel videos.

10. Vintage LUTs for Premiere Pro

As the name suggests, you can use these LUTs to add a more vintage look to the photos and videos. This can improve the warmth and clarify the theme of the video. You can make your videos and photos stand out in a crowd with the help of this type of LUTs.

11. Airy Bright LUTs

Many users love to make their videos airier and fuller in brightness. This LUT is perfect for users of these types of liking. You can access these LUTs to add soothing brightness and airer effects in videos and photos. It is widely used for fixing the photos of bad videos captured at night.

12. Canon Cinestyle to Rec.709 LUT

This LUT can help the videographers to add a more cinematic look to the videos captured by Cannon DSLR. You can also create a color space of Rec.709 in your videos with this LUT. No matter if you want to work on wedding shots or short films, this LUT can help you with all.

13. Urban Fashion Premiere Pro LUTs

By applying this LUT, you can convert simple fashion videos into professional ones. It can create VOUGE-standard videos for you; thus, you can also use this for startup brands. Moreover, if you are an Instagram or TikTok model, you should get familiar with it because it can make any footage premiere level in a few taps.

14. Osiris Cinematic LUTs

For making travel or advertisement videos more high quality, you can use this Premiere Pro cinematic presets. It can make all types of videos more visually appealing and can add cinematic looks to it. Moreover, this LUT allows you to upscale all the visuals and characters in the video.

15. Finishing LUTs

To add eye-catching finishing effects to the videos, you can use the Finishing LUTs. This can enhance the end-of-color grading procedure for you. It can also add a more contrast and color-friendly look to the ends. You can use it for TV series, films, music, and other videos.

Bonus Part: Wondershare Filmora – A Great Alternative To Discover Cinematic LUTs

Undoubtedly, you can use the cinematic LUTs for Premiere Pro, yet sometimes it can be a tricky platform. Thus, you need to know the best alternative to Premiere Pro so you can apply LUTs to your videos in an optimized manner. The best tool that can help you with this is Wondershare Filmora . You can experience professional-level video editing with this.

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Moreover, you can apply LUTs to the videos and can also adjust their intensity as per your need. Above all, it can help you to apply LUTs to several types of videos, such as landscapers or short videos. It also supports the LUTs hover, which lets you preview the LUTs effects .

Prominent Features of Wondershare Filmora

• With its Color Wheel, you can adjust every color metric of video. It can include mid-tones, shadows, hue, and more.
• Along with color customization, you can also sharpen the blur videos to improve the quality of your video.
• You can also control the speed ramping of your video with Filmora. It can also do motion tracking for you.
• By using the batch edit feature, you can edit multiple videos at once without compromising the quality.

Conclusion

Considering everything, you can use the cinematic LUTs for Premiere Pro to upgrade the functionality of your video. The LUTs are available in several file formats, which are mentioned above. Moreover, several editing software can help you to import and apply LUTs on photos and videos. One of the popular ones is Premiere Pro.

Other than this, the best Premiere Pro cinematic LUTs are also discussed above for your ease. Yet, if you find the Premiere Pro difficult, you can use its best alternative named Wondershare Filmora. To find out more about Filmora, go to the previous part.

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7 Best GoPro Video Editors for Mac

Have you ever used or seen small box-type cameras for recording videos? Well, those are called action cameras. Action cameras are compact go. They were basically made to shoot sports or any other activities videos. They are mountable on many surfaces so you can record freely during any activity. Many of them provide 4K videos at 60 fps or higher to provide crisp video quality or low resolution at 120 or 240 fps to record smooth slow-mo videos. Most of them are waterproof and have good video stabilization so you can record any sports hassle-free.

There are many action camera companies out there in the market but the one ruling the market at the moment is GoPro. It has some best action camera models with dozens of amazing features. It can also record in RAW format and GoPro max can also shoot 360 videos.

GoPro gives amazing results but sometimes videos aren’t up to your expectations and need a little bit of refinement. From sharpening to speed ramping there are many ways to enhance your GoPro videos. And for this purpose, you need a good video editing software which has all these features plus it also supports RAW and 360 video files. Here we have mentioned some noteworthy video editing softwares for you.

Wondershare - Filmora :

It is available for both Windows and Mac.

If you are looking for professional and easy-to-use software to edit your GoPro videos then Filmora Video Editor can be the right choice for you. It has many cool features to enhance your action cam footage. From stabilization to color grading to fish eye effect all can be done in this software. It has a simple and attractive UI.

It has hundreds of effects and cool transitions. It is a paid video editor which also provides a free version to check and practice your skills on. But the main disadvantage of the free version is that it leaves a watermark on export. If you don’t want to invest money in the beginning, till then you can practice on the free version and once you are satisfied with your skills then you can upgrade to a pro version.

Pricing: Wondershare Filmora offers three different plans. Monthly one at $9.99/a month, Yearly one at $69.99, and perpetual license for $79.99 where you can own the software’s specific version for perpetual. It also provides an educational plan for students and teachers.

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~ Features:

• It supports 4K files and a wide range of file formats.
• It has a simple UI that is suitable for beginners.
• It Supports 360 video files (in equirectangular format).
• Supports industry-standard plugins like Boris fx.
• Have features like standard motion tracking, masking, chroma key, e.t.c.
• The paid version has more features like Speed ramping, Auto-sync, keyframing, and animation.
• Have vast stock library.

~ Cons:

• The free version leaves a watermark on export.
• Have playback issues with 4k videos.
• Lacks some standard editing features.

~ Steps:

Import: Open “Filmora” then select the desired aspect ratio and click “New Project’ to start editing. Click on the “Import panel” to import media files.

Edit: Drag and drop the clips to add them to the timeline. Drop the clips above or below to add them in layers. Click the top-left icon of the timeline to add layers. Select a clip and you will see a bunch of tools appear on the top bar of the timeline, use them to perform basic editing tasks like split, crop, speed ramping, keyframing, e.t.c.

Double-click on a clip to open its properties. . Click the blue “Ok” button to move back to the previous window.

Select the “Video” icon to transform the clip or to do motion tracking, stabilization, chroma-key, Masking, e.t.c.

Select the “Audio” icon to apply effects and enhance your audio.

Select the “Color” icon to do color correction and grading.

Select the “3D LUT” option to import a new customized lut.

Select the “Animation” icon to add preset animations or make custom animations by using keyframes.

Select the “Speed” icon to adjust the speed of the clip or to do speed ramping.

Click the blue “OK” button below to go back to the previous window.

Effects: On the horizontal bar at the top-left corner of the screen, all the effects, transitions, title present, and stock library are located. Drag and drop to apply them.

Export: Click the blue “Export” button to open export window, choose the desired settings than click “Export”. and don’t forget to save the project if you want to edit it again.

Free GoPro Video Editors for Mac:

If you are tight on budget but still want a professional video editor to edit your GoPro videos then here I have mentioned some free but powerful video editors. Whether you are a beginner or a professional content creator, these free softwares can get your job done.

Blackmagic - Davinchi Resolve:

It is available for both Windows and Mac.

Whether you are a freelance video editor or an industry-level filmmaker, if you want to step up your game and stand out from your competition then you need a powerful video editor to help you out and Davinchi Resolve can be the right choice for you. From sports vlogging using action cams to Hollywood filmmaking using Red cinema cameras, Davinchi Resolve can handle and edit all this footage easily and smoothly. It is even used in the making of several Hollywood projects including Marvels’s feature films.

It is one of the best color grading software available in the market. It has advanced color grading tools that can help color grade your GoPro raw videos easily as raw videos look dull but provide greater flexibility. It is a timeline-based editor but its Fusion and Color grading panel provides a Node-based editing system which is hard to use but provides great flexibility once mastered.

Resolve has 6 different pages to deal with different editing parts:

“Edit” and “Cut” pages to deal with simple editing tasks. Its “Fusion” page allows users to do VFX and 3D compositing. The “Color Grading” page has all the professional grading tools. While the “Fairlight” page is designed to edit and enhance audio. And the “Deliver” page to export your files.

All these features are available for free without even giving a watermark. Although it has a studio version that provides some additional features to get more out of this amazing software.

• Davinchi Resolve Studio:

The free version has almost everything a professional video editor needs. but you can purchase the Studio version to get some really juicy features to enhance your video editing experience. It includes the Davinci neural engine, stereoscopic 3D tools, Dolby atmos audio mastering,e.t.c.

Pricing: Studio version is available at $ 295 for a lifetime license and with free updates.

~ Features:

• It supports a 4K resolution at 60fps. (while the Studio version supports up to 32K resolution at 120 fps.)
• It is a multi-feature software that provides editing, color grading, VFX, 3D compositing, and audio editing all in one place.
• It has the most advanced and powerful Node-based color grading system, which is also used by Hollywood film studios.
• Supports Raw and 360 videos from GoPro or other action cameras.
• Supports multi-cam editing up to 16 camera angles.
• Can make Compound clips and add adjustment layers.
• Fairlight panel has professional audio production tools like waveform editing, audio ducking, and Channel mapping. (Dolby Vision mastering and 3D spatial Panning [audio editing in 3D space] are available in the Studio version.)
• Supports third-party plugins.
• Has a 3D workspace and provides a virtual set extension for 3D modeling and compositing.

~ Cons:

• Its node-based editing style is quite difficult for beginners.
• Requires a high-end workstation to run smoothly otherwise will often crash during editing.
• Its node-based editing system is hard to learn.

~ Steps:

Import: Open “Davinci Resolve’. Select a previously saved project or press “New project” to start a new one. Click “File” >> “Import” >> “Media” to import files or press “CTRL + I”.

Edit: Drag and drop files to add them to the timeline Use the tools present above the timeline to trim, cut or move your clips. Click the “Inspector” icon on the top-right corner of the window to open the Inspector tab. Here you will find the properties of all the clips, audio, transitions, effects, e.t.c. There are different editing tabs at the bottom of the window.

In the “Fusion” window, click “Nodes” to open the Node screen. Import a clip or use it from the editor timeline. Usually, a clip will have two nodes connected through a line. Above the nodes panel, different types of nodes are available. Drag any node in the panel and connect it through lines. or add a “merge” node to connect nodes.

Its color grading panel also has Node based editing system.

Effects: Click “Effects Library” then select any effect and drop it in the timeline to apply it. You can change its properties in the “Inspector” panel.

Click the diamond icon on the right side of the property to start keyframing then change the value of that property to add keyframes at desired time period.

Export: Open the “Deliver” window, choose the desired settings then click “Add to Render Queue” to start exporting.

FXhome - Hitfilm Express:

It is available on Windows, Mac and Linux also.

If you are looking for a free but powerful video editor to edit your GoPro clips then Hitfilm Express can be the right choice for you. It is a free timeline-based editing software with professional-grade VFX tools. It is a timeline-based editor where you can add dozens of audio, videos, and text layers.

It has a composite shot sequence where you can do complex editing like editing 3D videos and elements, lights e.t.c. It has physic-base behaviors and effects also to enhance 3D compositing. For professional-level editing almost most of the effects and properties have keyframing options. It has different workspace modes to suit your editing needs.

It can also edit 360 videos recorded from your GoPro max. It has a “GoPro Lens Reframe” effect to adjust your 360 clips, but some 360 toolkits can only be available when you purchase Hitfilm pro or buy a 360 toolkit add-on. Similarly, you can purchase more add-ons according to your editing needs or you can purchase Hitfilm Pro to gain access to all add-ons and features. But can use these pro features for free but without exporting as exporting with a paid effect can give a watermark.

Hitfilm Pro:

Although Hitfilm express doesn’t give a watermark on export, but to use more features like 3D composition, LUTs, e.t.c you need to purchase add-ons, there are over 30+ add-ons available to purchase which you can purchase depending on your needs, but if you want to get all the features than its better to get your hands on Hitfilm Pro.

Pricing: Available for purchase at £ 309 or $ 388 for a lifetime license. With 12 months of free updates. It has 3 seat license which means It can run on 3 PCs simultaneously.

~ Features:

• It is a free editing software with no watermark.
• It can edit 3D videos and it can also import and edit 3D models and tracking data.
• It can edit 360 videos also.
• You can add effects and color grades as layers in the timeline also.
• Can add adjustment layers and create nested clips within nested clips to make complex editing easier.
• It has a motion track and locked-on stabilization features.
• Can do smooth keyframing and animation with the help of value graphs.
• It supports multi-cam editing also.
• Keyboard shortcuts make workflow quite easy and quick.

~ Cons:

• It has some playback issues while using 4K videos.
• It crashes sometimes, so it’s better to save the project frequently during editing.
• Hitfilm express doesn’t have a dark mode.
• Some common features are only available on the Pro version or add-ons.

~ Steps:

Import: Open “Hitfilm”, Select “New Project” to open a blank project then click “open” to open an existing file or click “new” to create a new project. Then set project settings on pop-up then and click “ok”.

Then click the “Media” tab on the top-left corner of the screen. Then select the “Import” button to import videos, images, audio, or 3d models. You can also import previously made composite shots.

Edit: Drag and drop media files from the media tab to the timeline. or click the “New” tab to create a “Composite shot” or a solid plane layer. Right-click on the left side of the timeline to insert or delete layers. On the left side of the timeline, you will find some basic tools located on the vertical bar to do simple tasks.

In the “Viewer” tab, on the left side of the playback screen, you can find tools for masking and adding text.

In the “Controls” tab, you can adjust the properties of clips and other features related to the clip like masking, track, blend, transform, e.t.c.

Create a “Composite shot” to do complex editing like 3D compositing. Or select multiple layers then right-click and select “make Composite shot” to combine them for easy editing. Double-click the composite shot to open its contents.

Effects: From the “Effects” tab drag and drop effects on the clip to add them. Some effects can be added as layers which can affect all the layers beneath it. Properties of these effects can be adjusted in the “Control” tab.

To do keyframing, Click the circle icon on the left side of the property to start keyframing then change the values of that property to add keyframes at desired time period.

Export: Click the “Export” icon then “Export now” located at the top right side of the timeline to open the export window. The export will start automatically.

Shotcut:

It is available on Windows, Mac and Linux.

If you are making videos from your GoPro or mobile phone just for fun that doesn’t require much editing then you can look for a free and simple video editor and “Shotcut” can be the right choice for this purpose.

It is a free and open-source video editor with many cool features to get your hands on. It doesn’t have any pro version. It is simple and easy to use but takes some time to understand. It supports multi-track timeline editing. It has a basic timeline design but you can customize your timeline to meet your editing needs. It has some good color grading options, you can also import your color luts. It has many cool features and effects. It supports 360 video editing and also has a few 360 video filters. It has audio effects also.

~ Features:

• All its features are for free and it doesn’t leave any watermark.
• It supports 4K resolution and a wide range of file formats.
• It also supports 360 video files.
• Has keyframing and chroma kry features.
• It has advanced color grading features.
• It provides standard animation and keyframing features.

~ Cons:

• It is a basic video editor and lacks some professional editing features.
• Have playback issues with 4K videos.
• It does have proper text editing tools.
• It is difficult to understand as its UI is different from other familiar video editors.

~ Steps:

Import: Open “Shot Cut” then click the “Open Files” button on the top-left corner of the window to import files.

Edit: Drag and drop clips on an empty timeline panel to add tracks and drag the clip from corners to trim them. Right-click on the left side of the timeline to add a video or an audio track. You will find a bunch of tools above the timeline to do some basic tasks.

You can choose from 6 different workspace designs (available in the top-right corner of the window) to suit your editing styles.

On top of the window, you will see a bunch of icons like Timeline, filter, project, and properties. e.t.c. In the properties tab, you can change the aspect ratio and speed of the clip.

Effects: Click the “Filters” icon on top of the window to open the filters menu, Click “+” above it to add filters. Double click a filter to add it to the selected clip, then click the filter to open its properties menu. You can also add text from here.

Click the “Keyframes” icon on top of the window to open the Keyframes window. Select the “clock” icon on the filters to start keyframing then change the values at a specific time to add keyframes. Click the “Timeline” icon to go back to the previous window.

Export: Click the “Export” button on the top of the screen. Select a preset or click the “Advanced” button to change export settings then click “Export File”.

Paid GoPro Video Editor for Mac:

If you are a professional athlete or a vlogger using GoPro for all of your contents and want to invest some money on paid video editors to improve your content. Then here we have mentioned some paid video editors worthy of your investment.

Apple - Final Cut Pro:

It is available for Mac only.

If you are an Apple enthusiastic person and want everything Apple, then why look for any other video editor when you can have a powerful video editor “Final cut pro” made by Apple. It is a paid but professional software that can raise your GoPro videos to the next level. Whether it’s a 360 video or a RAW file recorded from your GoPro or from the RED cinema camera, all can be edited smoothly inside Final Cut Pro. It has dozens of useful features that a professional video editor looks for like 3D tracking, Motion Graphics, Color Grading, Audio Mixing, Multi-cam editing e.t.c.

Pricing: It is a one-time purchase software available at $ 299.9 for a lifetime license and all its future updates can be downloaded free of cost.

~ Features:

• It supports up to 8K resolution.
• Support 360 and RAW video files.
• Edit videos in complete 360 and 3D spaces.
• Supports third-party video and audio plugins.
• Supports Multi-cam editing.
• Have professional color grading tools with HDR support.
• Its UI is easy to use.

~ Cons:

• It is designed for Apple devices only.
• Requires a powerful PC.
• Its UI is a bit different from other common video editors in the market.
• ~ Steps:

Import: Open “Final Cut Pro” then click the “Files” button on the top-left corner of the screen, then select “Project” to create a new project. In the “Files” menu, click “import” then “media” to import your media files. Here most of the work is done with Keyboard commands.

Edit: Drag and Drop clips on the timeline. In the viewer panel, press “I” and “O” to add input and output points then drag the clip to add only a specific part of the clip. Press “Cmd + B” to split the clip at the desired location. Or add the clips above to add the layer.

Click the “Text” icon on the top-left corner of the screen to open the text page. Choose from presets or import your own Text presets and drag them to the timeline. Click the text to open “Text Editor” on the left side of the screen.

Select multiple clips then Right-click and select “New Compound Clip” to combine them. Double-click the compound clip to edit its components.

Effects: Click 2 icons on the top-right side of the timeline to open the effects and transition panel. Drag and drop on the clip to use them. You can change their properties in the “Effects editor” tab located in the same place as “Text Editor”.

In the editor tab, click the diamond icon beside any property to start keyframing, then change its property to add keyframes at the desired time.

Press “Cmd + 6” to open the Color Grading tab, here you can color grade your clips.

Export: To export the edited video. Click “File” >> “Share” >> “Master file” to open export window. Choose the desired settings then click “Next” then “Save” to export the video.

Adobe - Premiere Pro:

It is available for both Windows and Mac.

Whether you are a content creator or not, if you use a DSLR or an action camera for the first time, then maybe the output wouldn’t meet your expectations. In order to make it good, you need a video editor. And if you will ask your gathering about a good video editor, most of them will recommend you Adobe Premiere Pro, because it is such a versatile and well-known software available in the market. It is a subscription-based video editor.

It is an industry-level software with many professional and advanced features. From beginner video editing to film compositing, all can be done in this software. Whether you have a 360 video or a 4K video in Raw format recorded from your GoPro, just import it into premiere pro and start editing. It has a downloadable “GoPro FX Reframe” plugin to edit your 360 videos. It has different panels designed to deal with specific parts of post-production such as the Effects panel, Graphics panel, Sound panel, Colour Grading panel, e.t.c.

~ Features:

• It supports up to 8K resolution.
• Have different panels to enhance different segments of post-production.
• Have an essential Effects panel to create motion effects and animations using keyframes.
• Supports hundreds of third-party extensions.
• Have useful features like warp stabilizer and denoiser.
• You can import or create your color LUTs.
• Have a creative cloud with 100 Gb of storage.
• The bundle also includes a mobile video editor and a stock library.

~ Cons:

• Real-time rendering. It will take some time to render before exporting if you work on a mid-range PC.
• Freezes or crashes sometimes.
• Cache data fill-up quickly and eats a lot of storage. (It’s better to clear it after every project)

Pricing: It is cloud-based software, therefore it can’t be purchased one time. It has a monthly subscription starting at $ 20.99/month. It includes “premiere rush” mobile video editor and 100 GB of cloud storage within the plan. It also has a “Creative cloud All apps” plan that includes all 30+ Softwares + 100Gb cloud storage along with premiere pro for $ 54.99 only. All plans also include Behance (adobe creative community), Adobe Fonts, and Adobe stock assets for free. Adobe also provides educational access at a much discounted price.

~ Steps:

Import: Open “Premiere Pro”. Click “New Project” to start with then Click the “Files” button on the top-left corner of the window then select the “Import files” button to import files. Or press “CTRL + I” to import files or drag your files from their location to premiere pro.

Edit: Drag and Drop the files to add them to the timeline. Drop a file above a clip to add as a layer. or drop over a clip to overwrite it. On the right side of the timeline, you can find a bunch of tools to do basic edits like trimming, splitting, speed ramping, masking, or adding text.

In the “Effects Control” tab you can transform the selected clip or change its properties.

Select multiple clips then right-click and select “make Nested clip” to combine them into a single clip for easy editing.

Slide between 8 different workspace styles designed for specific post-production tasks by clicking the buttons available on the top of the window.

Effects: Go to the “Effects” panel on the bottom-left window to apply an effect or transitions. Here you can find all audio, video, 2D, and 3D effects. Drag and Drop on a clip to apply it. Change the properties of these effects in the “Effects Control” panel.

To color grade, your clips move to the “Color” workspace. Here you will find all the color grading features: correction, curves, color wheels, creative tab, e.t.c. To import a LUT click the “creative tab” then click “Browse” to import a LUT.

Export: To Export go to the “Files” tab on top of the screen then select the “Export” button to open the export tab. Select the desired settings then click “Export”.

Power Director 365 :

It is available for both Windows and Mac.

If you are looking for a budget-friendly video editor that is powerful enough to edit your GoPro videos like a content creator then Power director can be the right choice for you. It has many unique and useful features. It has different plugins and design centers to do specific post-production tasks like Ad designer, Multicam editor, AI style plugins, e.t.c.

It also has a separate action cam center to fix or enhance action cam videos. IT also has chapter and subtitle rooms to add subtitles and chapters for your Youtube videos or films. It also has a vast stock and preset library to speed up your project.

Pricing: It has a subscription plan which is available at $69/year. It is now available at 30% off till 22nd May,2022.

~ Features:

• It supports 4K videos and a wide range of import formats.
• Have many built-in plugins and design centers.
• Supports Multi-cam editing.
• Have an action cam center to deal with action cam footage.
• Have separate aspect ratio mode for 360 videos.
• Also, have a chapter and subtitle room. many recording aspects of the video.
• Have a content-aware editing feature that detects the recording aspects.
• Can import presets and color LUTs.
• Have a vast stock library.

~ Cons:

• Have some playback issues with 4K videos. (create shadow files to overcome this issue to an extent).
• Its UI is a little bit complicated for beginners.
• Not ideal for fast pace editing.

~ Steps:

Import: Open Power director and a pop-up will appear, select desired aspect ratio then click “Full mode” to open the software. Or select 360 aspect ratio if you want to edit 360 videos.

Click the “Import Media” icon below the Files tab in the top-left corner of the window to import files or press “CTRL + Q” to import files.

Edit: Drag and drop files to add them to any desired layer in the timeline. Click the icon on the top left corner of the timeline to add layers. When you select a clip in the timeline, some tools appear on the top timeline. Select any specific tool to edit your selected clip. Or click the “Plugins” button on the top-left of the window to open a specific designer tab.

Double-click on the clip to open ‘PIP designer”. Here you will find all the editing tools to edit or animate your clip.

After selecting a clip, in the “Plugins” menu click the “Action Camera Center” button to open an edit tab, Here you can fix your GoPro videos.

Effects: On the top-left corner of the window in a vertical bar you will find all the effects material lile Project library, titles, effects, transitions, overlays, e.t.c. Simply just drag and drop them on the timeline to use them. Here you can also do audio mixing and add subtitles and chapters.

Double click a clip or an overlay element to open the designer window. Here you can customize the clips and overlays to enhance your project.

Export: Click the blue “Produce” button on top of the screen to export your edited file. Select the desired mode and file format and add an export destination, then click “Start” to start exporting.

Which One Should I Choose Free or Paid GoPro Video Editor?

You can choose free or paid softwares depending on your requirements and budget. If a free software meets your requirements then stay on it otherwise move towards a paid alternative. If you have a GoPro and you make videos just for fun then use a free and simple video editor. Even if you are an experienced video editor, I would recommend you to go for free video editors which I have mentioned above as they are quite powerful and professional software but if you are harvesting a good amount of money from this field then you can upgrade to pro versions of these free softwares or get a paid software from start. As almost all of these softwares are professional and can get your job done, so it’s better to choose one, which is comfortable for you to work on.

FAQs about GoPro Video Editing:

1. Q) Does GoPro has its own video editor?

Yes, GoPro has its own video editor “Quik”. It is available on mobile phones and desktops both. It is simple and easy to use. It provides basic features to edit your video. But the main disadvantage of this desktop software is that it supports only GoPro videos, you can’t import files from other devices. Although this isn’t the issue with Quik mobile app, here you can import videos from other devices also.

1. Q) Can I make videos for social media with a GoPro?

It was basically made for recording sports and action videos. But as the market is revolutionized and new models are released it has covered a wide range of the video industry like vlogging, travel and cooking videos e.t.c. As new models of GoPros are waterproof, you can get some amazing underwater shots for your Instagram.

1. Q) What is GoPro media format?

GoPro export files in popular file format MP4. MP4 is the most common file format and is supported by almost all the video editors. While it is efficient and takes less storage but isn’t supported in many devices.

1. Q) How do I transfer files from my GoPro to Mac?

You can transfer your GoPro files through 3 methods:

• Eject the SD card from your GoPro and connect it to your Mac using a SD card adapter to transfer files.
• Connect your GoPro to Mac through USB connector and use “iphoto” or any other photo importer to import files.

Free Download

For macOS 10.14 or later

~ Features:

• It supports 4K files and a wide range of file formats.
• It has a simple UI that is suitable for beginners.
• It Supports 360 video files (in equirectangular format).
• Supports industry-standard plugins like Boris fx.
• Have features like standard motion tracking, masking, chroma key, e.t.c.
• The paid version has more features like Speed ramping, Auto-sync, keyframing, and animation.
• Have vast stock library.

~ Cons:

• The free version leaves a watermark on export.
• Have playback issues with 4k videos.
• Lacks some standard editing features.

~ Steps:

Import: Open “Filmora” then select the desired aspect ratio and click “New Project’ to start editing. Click on the “Import panel” to import media files.

Edit: Drag and drop the clips to add them to the timeline. Drop the clips above or below to add them in layers. Click the top-left icon of the timeline to add layers. Select a clip and you will see a bunch of tools appear on the top bar of the timeline, use them to perform basic editing tasks like split, crop, speed ramping, keyframing, e.t.c.

Double-click on a clip to open its properties. . Click the blue “Ok” button to move back to the previous window.

Select the “Video” icon to transform the clip or to do motion tracking, stabilization, chroma-key, Masking, e.t.c.

Select the “Audio” icon to apply effects and enhance your audio.

Select the “Color” icon to do color correction and grading.

Select the “3D LUT” option to import a new customized lut.

Select the “Animation” icon to add preset animations or make custom animations by using keyframes.

Select the “Speed” icon to adjust the speed of the clip or to do speed ramping.

Click the blue “OK” button below to go back to the previous window.

Effects: On the horizontal bar at the top-left corner of the screen, all the effects, transitions, title present, and stock library are located. Drag and drop to apply them.

Export: Click the blue “Export” button to open export window, choose the desired settings than click “Export”. and don’t forget to save the project if you want to edit it again.

Free GoPro Video Editors for Mac:

If you are tight on budget but still want a professional video editor to edit your GoPro videos then here I have mentioned some free but powerful video editors. Whether you are a beginner or a professional content creator, these free softwares can get your job done.

Blackmagic - Davinchi Resolve:

It is available for both Windows and Mac.

Whether you are a freelance video editor or an industry-level filmmaker, if you want to step up your game and stand out from your competition then you need a powerful video editor to help you out and Davinchi Resolve can be the right choice for you. From sports vlogging using action cams to Hollywood filmmaking using Red cinema cameras, Davinchi Resolve can handle and edit all this footage easily and smoothly. It is even used in the making of several Hollywood projects including Marvels’s feature films.

It is one of the best color grading software available in the market. It has advanced color grading tools that can help color grade your GoPro raw videos easily as raw videos look dull but provide greater flexibility. It is a timeline-based editor but its Fusion and Color grading panel provides a Node-based editing system which is hard to use but provides great flexibility once mastered.

Resolve has 6 different pages to deal with different editing parts:

“Edit” and “Cut” pages to deal with simple editing tasks. Its “Fusion” page allows users to do VFX and 3D compositing. The “Color Grading” page has all the professional grading tools. While the “Fairlight” page is designed to edit and enhance audio. And the “Deliver” page to export your files.

All these features are available for free without even giving a watermark. Although it has a studio version that provides some additional features to get more out of this amazing software.

• Davinchi Resolve Studio:

The free version has almost everything a professional video editor needs. but you can purchase the Studio version to get some really juicy features to enhance your video editing experience. It includes the Davinci neural engine, stereoscopic 3D tools, Dolby atmos audio mastering,e.t.c.

Pricing: Studio version is available at $ 295 for a lifetime license and with free updates.

~ Features:

• It supports a 4K resolution at 60fps. (while the Studio version supports up to 32K resolution at 120 fps.)
• It is a multi-feature software that provides editing, color grading, VFX, 3D compositing, and audio editing all in one place.
• It has the most advanced and powerful Node-based color grading system, which is also used by Hollywood film studios.
• Supports Raw and 360 videos from GoPro or other action cameras.
• Supports multi-cam editing up to 16 camera angles.
• Can make Compound clips and add adjustment layers.
• Fairlight panel has professional audio production tools like waveform editing, audio ducking, and Channel mapping. (Dolby Vision mastering and 3D spatial Panning [audio editing in 3D space] are available in the Studio version.)
• Supports third-party plugins.
• Has a 3D workspace and provides a virtual set extension for 3D modeling and compositing.

~ Cons:

• Its node-based editing style is quite difficult for beginners.
• Requires a high-end workstation to run smoothly otherwise will often crash during editing.
• Its node-based editing system is hard to learn.

~ Steps:

Import: Open “Davinci Resolve’. Select a previously saved project or press “New project” to start a new one. Click “File” >> “Import” >> “Media” to import files or press “CTRL + I”.

Edit: Drag and drop files to add them to the timeline Use the tools present above the timeline to trim, cut or move your clips. Click the “Inspector” icon on the top-right corner of the window to open the Inspector tab. Here you will find the properties of all the clips, audio, transitions, effects, e.t.c. There are different editing tabs at the bottom of the window.

In the “Fusion” window, click “Nodes” to open the Node screen. Import a clip or use it from the editor timeline. Usually, a clip will have two nodes connected through a line. Above the nodes panel, different types of nodes are available. Drag any node in the panel and connect it through lines. or add a “merge” node to connect nodes.

Its color grading panel also has Node based editing system.

Effects: Click “Effects Library” then select any effect and drop it in the timeline to apply it. You can change its properties in the “Inspector” panel.

Click the diamond icon on the right side of the property to start keyframing then change the value of that property to add keyframes at desired time period.

Export: Open the “Deliver” window, choose the desired settings then click “Add to Render Queue” to start exporting.

FXhome - Hitfilm Express:

It is available on Windows, Mac and Linux also.

If you are looking for a free but powerful video editor to edit your GoPro clips then Hitfilm Express can be the right choice for you. It is a free timeline-based editing software with professional-grade VFX tools. It is a timeline-based editor where you can add dozens of audio, videos, and text layers.

It has a composite shot sequence where you can do complex editing like editing 3D videos and elements, lights e.t.c. It has physic-base behaviors and effects also to enhance 3D compositing. For professional-level editing almost most of the effects and properties have keyframing options. It has different workspace modes to suit your editing needs.

It can also edit 360 videos recorded from your GoPro max. It has a “GoPro Lens Reframe” effect to adjust your 360 clips, but some 360 toolkits can only be available when you purchase Hitfilm pro or buy a 360 toolkit add-on. Similarly, you can purchase more add-ons according to your editing needs or you can purchase Hitfilm Pro to gain access to all add-ons and features. But can use these pro features for free but without exporting as exporting with a paid effect can give a watermark.

Hitfilm Pro:

Although Hitfilm express doesn’t give a watermark on export, but to use more features like 3D composition, LUTs, e.t.c you need to purchase add-ons, there are over 30+ add-ons available to purchase which you can purchase depending on your needs, but if you want to get all the features than its better to get your hands on Hitfilm Pro.

Pricing: Available for purchase at £ 309 or $ 388 for a lifetime license. With 12 months of free updates. It has 3 seat license which means It can run on 3 PCs simultaneously.

~ Features:

• It is a free editing software with no watermark.
• It can edit 3D videos and it can also import and edit 3D models and tracking data.
• It can edit 360 videos also.
• You can add effects and color grades as layers in the timeline also.
• Can add adjustment layers and create nested clips within nested clips to make complex editing easier.
• It has a motion track and locked-on stabilization features.
• Can do smooth keyframing and animation with the help of value graphs.
• It supports multi-cam editing also.
• Keyboard shortcuts make workflow quite easy and quick.

~ Cons:

• It has some playback issues while using 4K videos.
• It crashes sometimes, so it’s better to save the project frequently during editing.
• Hitfilm express doesn’t have a dark mode.
• Some common features are only available on the Pro version or add-ons.

~ Steps:

Import: Open “Hitfilm”, Select “New Project” to open a blank project then click “open” to open an existing file or click “new” to create a new project. Then set project settings on pop-up then and click “ok”.

Then click the “Media” tab on the top-left corner of the screen. Then select the “Import” button to import videos, images, audio, or 3d models. You can also import previously made composite shots.

Edit: Drag and drop media files from the media tab to the timeline. or click the “New” tab to create a “Composite shot” or a solid plane layer. Right-click on the left side of the timeline to insert or delete layers. On the left side of the timeline, you will find some basic tools located on the vertical bar to do simple tasks.

In the “Viewer” tab, on the left side of the playback screen, you can find tools for masking and adding text.

In the “Controls” tab, you can adjust the properties of clips and other features related to the clip like masking, track, blend, transform, e.t.c.

Create a “Composite shot” to do complex editing like 3D compositing. Or select multiple layers then right-click and select “make Composite shot” to combine them for easy editing. Double-click the composite shot to open its contents.

Effects: From the “Effects” tab drag and drop effects on the clip to add them. Some effects can be added as layers which can affect all the layers beneath it. Properties of these effects can be adjusted in the “Control” tab.

To do keyframing, Click the circle icon on the left side of the property to start keyframing then change the values of that property to add keyframes at desired time period.

Export: Click the “Export” icon then “Export now” located at the top right side of the timeline to open the export window. The export will start automatically.

Shotcut:

It is available on Windows, Mac and Linux.

If you are making videos from your GoPro or mobile phone just for fun that doesn’t require much editing then you can look for a free and simple video editor and “Shotcut” can be the right choice for this purpose.

It is a free and open-source video editor with many cool features to get your hands on. It doesn’t have any pro version. It is simple and easy to use but takes some time to understand. It supports multi-track timeline editing. It has a basic timeline design but you can customize your timeline to meet your editing needs. It has some good color grading options, you can also import your color luts. It has many cool features and effects. It supports 360 video editing and also has a few 360 video filters. It has audio effects also.

~ Features:

• All its features are for free and it doesn’t leave any watermark.
• It supports 4K resolution and a wide range of file formats.
• It also supports 360 video files.
• Has keyframing and chroma kry features.
• It has advanced color grading features.
• It provides standard animation and keyframing features.

~ Cons:

• It is a basic video editor and lacks some professional editing features.
• Have playback issues with 4K videos.
• It does have proper text editing tools.
• It is difficult to understand as its UI is different from other familiar video editors.

~ Steps:

Import: Open “Shot Cut” then click the “Open Files” button on the top-left corner of the window to import files.

Edit: Drag and drop clips on an empty timeline panel to add tracks and drag the clip from corners to trim them. Right-click on the left side of the timeline to add a video or an audio track. You will find a bunch of tools above the timeline to do some basic tasks.

You can choose from 6 different workspace designs (available in the top-right corner of the window) to suit your editing styles.

On top of the window, you will see a bunch of icons like Timeline, filter, project, and properties. e.t.c. In the properties tab, you can change the aspect ratio and speed of the clip.

Effects: Click the “Filters” icon on top of the window to open the filters menu, Click “+” above it to add filters. Double click a filter to add it to the selected clip, then click the filter to open its properties menu. You can also add text from here.

Click the “Keyframes” icon on top of the window to open the Keyframes window. Select the “clock” icon on the filters to start keyframing then change the values at a specific time to add keyframes. Click the “Timeline” icon to go back to the previous window.

Export: Click the “Export” button on the top of the screen. Select a preset or click the “Advanced” button to change export settings then click “Export File”.

Paid GoPro Video Editor for Mac:

If you are a professional athlete or a vlogger using GoPro for all of your contents and want to invest some money on paid video editors to improve your content. Then here we have mentioned some paid video editors worthy of your investment.

Apple - Final Cut Pro:

It is available for Mac only.

If you are an Apple enthusiastic person and want everything Apple, then why look for any other video editor when you can have a powerful video editor “Final cut pro” made by Apple. It is a paid but professional software that can raise your GoPro videos to the next level. Whether it’s a 360 video or a RAW file recorded from your GoPro or from the RED cinema camera, all can be edited smoothly inside Final Cut Pro. It has dozens of useful features that a professional video editor looks for like 3D tracking, Motion Graphics, Color Grading, Audio Mixing, Multi-cam editing e.t.c.

Pricing: It is a one-time purchase software available at $ 299.9 for a lifetime license and all its future updates can be downloaded free of cost.

~ Features:

• It supports up to 8K resolution.
• Support 360 and RAW video files.
• Edit videos in complete 360 and 3D spaces.
• Supports third-party video and audio plugins.
• Supports Multi-cam editing.
• Have professional color grading tools with HDR support.
• Its UI is easy to use.

~ Cons:

• It is designed for Apple devices only.
• Requires a powerful PC.
• Its UI is a bit different from other common video editors in the market.
• ~ Steps:

Import: Open “Final Cut Pro” then click the “Files” button on the top-left corner of the screen, then select “Project” to create a new project. In the “Files” menu, click “import” then “media” to import your media files. Here most of the work is done with Keyboard commands.

Edit: Drag and Drop clips on the timeline. In the viewer panel, press “I” and “O” to add input and output points then drag the clip to add only a specific part of the clip. Press “Cmd + B” to split the clip at the desired location. Or add the clips above to add the layer.

Click the “Text” icon on the top-left corner of the screen to open the text page. Choose from presets or import your own Text presets and drag them to the timeline. Click the text to open “Text Editor” on the left side of the screen.

Select multiple clips then Right-click and select “New Compound Clip” to combine them. Double-click the compound clip to edit its components.

Effects: Click 2 icons on the top-right side of the timeline to open the effects and transition panel. Drag and drop on the clip to use them. You can change their properties in the “Effects editor” tab located in the same place as “Text Editor”.

In the editor tab, click the diamond icon beside any property to start keyframing, then change its property to add keyframes at the desired time.

Press “Cmd + 6” to open the Color Grading tab, here you can color grade your clips.

Export: To export the edited video. Click “File” >> “Share” >> “Master file” to open export window. Choose the desired settings then click “Next” then “Save” to export the video.

Adobe - Premiere Pro:

It is available for both Windows and Mac.

Whether you are a content creator or not, if you use a DSLR or an action camera for the first time, then maybe the output wouldn’t meet your expectations. In order to make it good, you need a video editor. And if you will ask your gathering about a good video editor, most of them will recommend you Adobe Premiere Pro, because it is such a versatile and well-known software available in the market. It is a subscription-based video editor.

It is an industry-level software with many professional and advanced features. From beginner video editing to film compositing, all can be done in this software. Whether you have a 360 video or a 4K video in Raw format recorded from your GoPro, just import it into premiere pro and start editing. It has a downloadable “GoPro FX Reframe” plugin to edit your 360 videos. It has different panels designed to deal with specific parts of post-production such as the Effects panel, Graphics panel, Sound panel, Colour Grading panel, e.t.c.

~ Features:

• It supports up to 8K resolution.
• Have different panels to enhance different segments of post-production.
• Have an essential Effects panel to create motion effects and animations using keyframes.
• Supports hundreds of third-party extensions.
• Have useful features like warp stabilizer and denoiser.
• You can import or create your color LUTs.
• Have a creative cloud with 100 Gb of storage.
• The bundle also includes a mobile video editor and a stock library.

~ Cons:

• Real-time rendering. It will take some time to render before exporting if you work on a mid-range PC.
• Freezes or crashes sometimes.
• Cache data fill-up quickly and eats a lot of storage. (It’s better to clear it after every project)

Pricing: It is cloud-based software, therefore it can’t be purchased one time. It has a monthly subscription starting at $ 20.99/month. It includes “premiere rush” mobile video editor and 100 GB of cloud storage within the plan. It also has a “Creative cloud All apps” plan that includes all 30+ Softwares + 100Gb cloud storage along with premiere pro for $ 54.99 only. All plans also include Behance (adobe creative community), Adobe Fonts, and Adobe stock assets for free. Adobe also provides educational access at a much discounted price.

~ Steps:

Import: Open “Premiere Pro”. Click “New Project” to start with then Click the “Files” button on the top-left corner of the window then select the “Import files” button to import files. Or press “CTRL + I” to import files or drag your files from their location to premiere pro.

Edit: Drag and Drop the files to add them to the timeline. Drop a file above a clip to add as a layer. or drop over a clip to overwrite it. On the right side of the timeline, you can find a bunch of tools to do basic edits like trimming, splitting, speed ramping, masking, or adding text.

In the “Effects Control” tab you can transform the selected clip or change its properties.

Select multiple clips then right-click and select “make Nested clip” to combine them into a single clip for easy editing.

Slide between 8 different workspace styles designed for specific post-production tasks by clicking the buttons available on the top of the window.

Effects: Go to the “Effects” panel on the bottom-left window to apply an effect or transitions. Here you can find all audio, video, 2D, and 3D effects. Drag and Drop on a clip to apply it. Change the properties of these effects in the “Effects Control” panel.

To color grade, your clips move to the “Color” workspace. Here you will find all the color grading features: correction, curves, color wheels, creative tab, e.t.c. To import a LUT click the “creative tab” then click “Browse” to import a LUT.

Export: To Export go to the “Files” tab on top of the screen then select the “Export” button to open the export tab. Select the desired settings then click “Export”.

Power Director 365 :

It is available for both Windows and Mac.

If you are looking for a budget-friendly video editor that is powerful enough to edit your GoPro videos like a content creator then Power director can be the right choice for you. It has many unique and useful features. It has different plugins and design centers to do specific post-production tasks like Ad designer, Multicam editor, AI style plugins, e.t.c.

It also has a separate action cam center to fix or enhance action cam videos. IT also has chapter and subtitle rooms to add subtitles and chapters for your Youtube videos or films. It also has a vast stock and preset library to speed up your project.

Pricing: It has a subscription plan which is available at $69/year. It is now available at 30% off till 22nd May,2022.

~ Features:

• It supports 4K videos and a wide range of import formats.
• Have many built-in plugins and design centers.
• Supports Multi-cam editing.
• Have an action cam center to deal with action cam footage.
• Have separate aspect ratio mode for 360 videos.
• Also, have a chapter and subtitle room. many recording aspects of the video.
• Have a content-aware editing feature that detects the recording aspects.
• Can import presets and color LUTs.
• Have a vast stock library.

~ Cons:

• Have some playback issues with 4K videos. (create shadow files to overcome this issue to an extent).
• Its UI is a little bit complicated for beginners.
• Not ideal for fast pace editing.

~ Steps:

Import: Open Power director and a pop-up will appear, select desired aspect ratio then click “Full mode” to open the software. Or select 360 aspect ratio if you want to edit 360 videos.

Click the “Import Media” icon below the Files tab in the top-left corner of the window to import files or press “CTRL + Q” to import files.

Edit: Drag and drop files to add them to any desired layer in the timeline. Click the icon on the top left corner of the timeline to add layers. When you select a clip in the timeline, some tools appear on the top timeline. Select any specific tool to edit your selected clip. Or click the “Plugins” button on the top-left of the window to open a specific designer tab.

Double-click on the clip to open ‘PIP designer”. Here you will find all the editing tools to edit or animate your clip.

After selecting a clip, in the “Plugins” menu click the “Action Camera Center” button to open an edit tab, Here you can fix your GoPro videos.

Effects: On the top-left corner of the window in a vertical bar you will find all the effects material lile Project library, titles, effects, transitions, overlays, e.t.c. Simply just drag and drop them on the timeline to use them. Here you can also do audio mixing and add subtitles and chapters.

Double click a clip or an overlay element to open the designer window. Here you can customize the clips and overlays to enhance your project.

Export: Click the blue “Produce” button on top of the screen to export your edited file. Select the desired mode and file format and add an export destination, then click “Start” to start exporting.

Which One Should I Choose Free or Paid GoPro Video Editor?

You can choose free or paid softwares depending on your requirements and budget. If a free software meets your requirements then stay on it otherwise move towards a paid alternative. If you have a GoPro and you make videos just for fun then use a free and simple video editor. Even if you are an experienced video editor, I would recommend you to go for free video editors which I have mentioned above as they are quite powerful and professional software but if you are harvesting a good amount of money from this field then you can upgrade to pro versions of these free softwares or get a paid software from start. As almost all of these softwares are professional and can get your job done, so it’s better to choose one, which is comfortable for you to work on.

FAQs about GoPro Video Editing:

1. Q) Does GoPro has its own video editor?

Yes, GoPro has its own video editor “Quik”. It is available on mobile phones and desktops both. It is simple and easy to use. It provides basic features to edit your video. But the main disadvantage of this desktop software is that it supports only GoPro videos, you can’t import files from other devices. Although this isn’t the issue with Quik mobile app, here you can import videos from other devices also.

1. Q) Can I make videos for social media with a GoPro?

It was basically made for recording sports and action videos. But as the market is revolutionized and new models are released it has covered a wide range of the video industry like vlogging, travel and cooking videos e.t.c. As new models of GoPros are waterproof, you can get some amazing underwater shots for your Instagram.

1. Q) What is GoPro media format?

GoPro export files in popular file format MP4. MP4 is the most common file format and is supported by almost all the video editors. While it is efficient and takes less storage but isn’t supported in many devices.

1. Q) How do I transfer files from my GoPro to Mac?

You can transfer your GoPro files through 3 methods:

• Eject the SD card from your GoPro and connect it to your Mac using a SD card adapter to transfer files.
• Connect your GoPro to Mac through USB connector and use “iphoto” or any other photo importer to import files.

Free Download

For macOS 10.14 or later

~ Features:

• It supports 4K files and a wide range of file formats.
• It has a simple UI that is suitable for beginners.
• It Supports 360 video files (in equirectangular format).
• Supports industry-standard plugins like Boris fx.
• Have features like standard motion tracking, masking, chroma key, e.t.c.
• The paid version has more features like Speed ramping, Auto-sync, keyframing, and animation.
• Have vast stock library.

~ Cons:

• The free version leaves a watermark on export.
• Have playback issues with 4k videos.
• Lacks some standard editing features.

~ Steps:

Import: Open “Filmora” then select the desired aspect ratio and click “New Project’ to start editing. Click on the “Import panel” to import media files.

Edit: Drag and drop the clips to add them to the timeline. Drop the clips above or below to add them in layers. Click the top-left icon of the timeline to add layers. Select a clip and you will see a bunch of tools appear on the top bar of the timeline, use them to perform basic editing tasks like split, crop, speed ramping, keyframing, e.t.c.

Double-click on a clip to open its properties. . Click the blue “Ok” button to move back to the previous window.

Select the “Video” icon to transform the clip or to do motion tracking, stabilization, chroma-key, Masking, e.t.c.

Select the “Audio” icon to apply effects and enhance your audio.

Select the “Color” icon to do color correction and grading.

Select the “3D LUT” option to import a new customized lut.

Select the “Animation” icon to add preset animations or make custom animations by using keyframes.

Select the “Speed” icon to adjust the speed of the clip or to do speed ramping.

Click the blue “OK” button below to go back to the previous window.

Effects: On the horizontal bar at the top-left corner of the screen, all the effects, transitions, title present, and stock library are located. Drag and drop to apply them.

Export: Click the blue “Export” button to open export window, choose the desired settings than click “Export”. and don’t forget to save the project if you want to edit it again.

Free GoPro Video Editors for Mac:

If you are tight on budget but still want a professional video editor to edit your GoPro videos then here I have mentioned some free but powerful video editors. Whether you are a beginner or a professional content creator, these free softwares can get your job done.

Blackmagic - Davinchi Resolve:

It is available for both Windows and Mac.

Whether you are a freelance video editor or an industry-level filmmaker, if you want to step up your game and stand out from your competition then you need a powerful video editor to help you out and Davinchi Resolve can be the right choice for you. From sports vlogging using action cams to Hollywood filmmaking using Red cinema cameras, Davinchi Resolve can handle and edit all this footage easily and smoothly. It is even used in the making of several Hollywood projects including Marvels’s feature films.

It is one of the best color grading software available in the market. It has advanced color grading tools that can help color grade your GoPro raw videos easily as raw videos look dull but provide greater flexibility. It is a timeline-based editor but its Fusion and Color grading panel provides a Node-based editing system which is hard to use but provides great flexibility once mastered.

Resolve has 6 different pages to deal with different editing parts:

“Edit” and “Cut” pages to deal with simple editing tasks. Its “Fusion” page allows users to do VFX and 3D compositing. The “Color Grading” page has all the professional grading tools. While the “Fairlight” page is designed to edit and enhance audio. And the “Deliver” page to export your files.

All these features are available for free without even giving a watermark. Although it has a studio version that provides some additional features to get more out of this amazing software.

• Davinchi Resolve Studio:

The free version has almost everything a professional video editor needs. but you can purchase the Studio version to get some really juicy features to enhance your video editing experience. It includes the Davinci neural engine, stereoscopic 3D tools, Dolby atmos audio mastering,e.t.c.

Pricing: Studio version is available at $ 295 for a lifetime license and with free updates.

~ Features:

• It supports a 4K resolution at 60fps. (while the Studio version supports up to 32K resolution at 120 fps.)
• It is a multi-feature software that provides editing, color grading, VFX, 3D compositing, and audio editing all in one place.
• It has the most advanced and powerful Node-based color grading system, which is also used by Hollywood film studios.
• Supports Raw and 360 videos from GoPro or other action cameras.
• Supports multi-cam editing up to 16 camera angles.
• Can make Compound clips and add adjustment layers.
• Fairlight panel has professional audio production tools like waveform editing, audio ducking, and Channel mapping. (Dolby Vision mastering and 3D spatial Panning [audio editing in 3D space] are available in the Studio version.)
• Supports third-party plugins.
• Has a 3D workspace and provides a virtual set extension for 3D modeling and compositing.

~ Cons:

• Its node-based editing style is quite difficult for beginners.
• Requires a high-end workstation to run smoothly otherwise will often crash during editing.
• Its node-based editing system is hard to learn.

~ Steps:

Import: Open “Davinci Resolve’. Select a previously saved project or press “New project” to start a new one. Click “File” >> “Import” >> “Media” to import files or press “CTRL + I”.

Edit: Drag and drop files to add them to the timeline Use the tools present above the timeline to trim, cut or move your clips. Click the “Inspector” icon on the top-right corner of the window to open the Inspector tab. Here you will find the properties of all the clips, audio, transitions, effects, e.t.c. There are different editing tabs at the bottom of the window.

In the “Fusion” window, click “Nodes” to open the Node screen. Import a clip or use it from the editor timeline. Usually, a clip will have two nodes connected through a line. Above the nodes panel, different types of nodes are available. Drag any node in the panel and connect it through lines. or add a “merge” node to connect nodes.

Its color grading panel also has Node based editing system.

Effects: Click “Effects Library” then select any effect and drop it in the timeline to apply it. You can change its properties in the “Inspector” panel.

Click the diamond icon on the right side of the property to start keyframing then change the value of that property to add keyframes at desired time period.

Export: Open the “Deliver” window, choose the desired settings then click “Add to Render Queue” to start exporting.

FXhome - Hitfilm Express:

It is available on Windows, Mac and Linux also.

If you are looking for a free but powerful video editor to edit your GoPro clips then Hitfilm Express can be the right choice for you. It is a free timeline-based editing software with professional-grade VFX tools. It is a timeline-based editor where you can add dozens of audio, videos, and text layers.

It has a composite shot sequence where you can do complex editing like editing 3D videos and elements, lights e.t.c. It has physic-base behaviors and effects also to enhance 3D compositing. For professional-level editing almost most of the effects and properties have keyframing options. It has different workspace modes to suit your editing needs.

It can also edit 360 videos recorded from your GoPro max. It has a “GoPro Lens Reframe” effect to adjust your 360 clips, but some 360 toolkits can only be available when you purchase Hitfilm pro or buy a 360 toolkit add-on. Similarly, you can purchase more add-ons according to your editing needs or you can purchase Hitfilm Pro to gain access to all add-ons and features. But can use these pro features for free but without exporting as exporting with a paid effect can give a watermark.

Hitfilm Pro:

Although Hitfilm express doesn’t give a watermark on export, but to use more features like 3D composition, LUTs, e.t.c you need to purchase add-ons, there are over 30+ add-ons available to purchase which you can purchase depending on your needs, but if you want to get all the features than its better to get your hands on Hitfilm Pro.

Pricing: Available for purchase at £ 309 or $ 388 for a lifetime license. With 12 months of free updates. It has 3 seat license which means It can run on 3 PCs simultaneously.

~ Features:

• It is a free editing software with no watermark.
• It can edit 3D videos and it can also import and edit 3D models and tracking data.
• It can edit 360 videos also.
• You can add effects and color grades as layers in the timeline also.
• Can add adjustment layers and create nested clips within nested clips to make complex editing easier.
• It has a motion track and locked-on stabilization features.
• Can do smooth keyframing and animation with the help of value graphs.
• It supports multi-cam editing also.
• Keyboard shortcuts make workflow quite easy and quick.

~ Cons:

• It has some playback issues while using 4K videos.
• It crashes sometimes, so it’s better to save the project frequently during editing.
• Hitfilm express doesn’t have a dark mode.
• Some common features are only available on the Pro version or add-ons.

~ Steps:

Import: Open “Hitfilm”, Select “New Project” to open a blank project then click “open” to open an existing file or click “new” to create a new project. Then set project settings on pop-up then and click “ok”.

Then click the “Media” tab on the top-left corner of the screen. Then select the “Import” button to import videos, images, audio, or 3d models. You can also import previously made composite shots.

Edit: Drag and drop media files from the media tab to the timeline. or click the “New” tab to create a “Composite shot” or a solid plane layer. Right-click on the left side of the timeline to insert or delete layers. On the left side of the timeline, you will find some basic tools located on the vertical bar to do simple tasks.

In the “Viewer” tab, on the left side of the playback screen, you can find tools for masking and adding text.

In the “Controls” tab, you can adjust the properties of clips and other features related to the clip like masking, track, blend, transform, e.t.c.

Create a “Composite shot” to do complex editing like 3D compositing. Or select multiple layers then right-click and select “make Composite shot” to combine them for easy editing. Double-click the composite shot to open its contents.

Effects: From the “Effects” tab drag and drop effects on the clip to add them. Some effects can be added as layers which can affect all the layers beneath it. Properties of these effects can be adjusted in the “Control” tab.

To do keyframing, Click the circle icon on the left side of the property to start keyframing then change the values of that property to add keyframes at desired time period.

Export: Click the “Export” icon then “Export now” located at the top right side of the timeline to open the export window. The export will start automatically.

Shotcut:

It is available on Windows, Mac and Linux.

If you are making videos from your GoPro or mobile phone just for fun that doesn’t require much editing then you can look for a free and simple video editor and “Shotcut” can be the right choice for this purpose.

It is a free and open-source video editor with many cool features to get your hands on. It doesn’t have any pro version. It is simple and easy to use but takes some time to understand. It supports multi-track timeline editing. It has a basic timeline design but you can customize your timeline to meet your editing needs. It has some good color grading options, you can also import your color luts. It has many cool features and effects. It supports 360 video editing and also has a few 360 video filters. It has audio effects also.

~ Features:

• All its features are for free and it doesn’t leave any watermark.
• It supports 4K resolution and a wide range of file formats.
• It also supports 360 video files.
• Has keyframing and chroma kry features.
• It has advanced color grading features.
• It provides standard animation and keyframing features.

~ Cons:

• It is a basic video editor and lacks some professional editing features.
• Have playback issues with 4K videos.
• It does have proper text editing tools.
• It is difficult to understand as its UI is different from other familiar video editors.

~ Steps:

Import: Open “Shot Cut” then click the “Open Files” button on the top-left corner of the window to import files.

Edit: Drag and drop clips on an empty timeline panel to add tracks and drag the clip from corners to trim them. Right-click on the left side of the timeline to add a video or an audio track. You will find a bunch of tools above the timeline to do some basic tasks.

You can choose from 6 different workspace designs (available in the top-right corner of the window) to suit your editing styles.

On top of the window, you will see a bunch of icons like Timeline, filter, project, and properties. e.t.c. In the properties tab, you can change the aspect ratio and speed of the clip.

Effects: Click the “Filters” icon on top of the window to open the filters menu, Click “+” above it to add filters. Double click a filter to add it to the selected clip, then click the filter to open its properties menu. You can also add text from here.

Click the “Keyframes” icon on top of the window to open the Keyframes window. Select the “clock” icon on the filters to start keyframing then change the values at a specific time to add keyframes. Click the “Timeline” icon to go back to the previous window.

Export: Click the “Export” button on the top of the screen. Select a preset or click the “Advanced” button to change export settings then click “Export File”.

Paid GoPro Video Editor for Mac:

If you are a professional athlete or a vlogger using GoPro for all of your contents and want to invest some money on paid video editors to improve your content. Then here we have mentioned some paid video editors worthy of your investment.

Apple - Final Cut Pro:

It is available for Mac only.

If you are an Apple enthusiastic person and want everything Apple, then why look for any other video editor when you can have a powerful video editor “Final cut pro” made by Apple. It is a paid but professional software that can raise your GoPro videos to the next level. Whether it’s a 360 video or a RAW file recorded from your GoPro or from the RED cinema camera, all can be edited smoothly inside Final Cut Pro. It has dozens of useful features that a professional video editor looks for like 3D tracking, Motion Graphics, Color Grading, Audio Mixing, Multi-cam editing e.t.c.

Pricing: It is a one-time purchase software available at $ 299.9 for a lifetime license and all its future updates can be downloaded free of cost.

~ Features:

• It supports up to 8K resolution.
• Support 360 and RAW video files.
• Edit videos in complete 360 and 3D spaces.
• Supports third-party video and audio plugins.
• Supports Multi-cam editing.
• Have professional color grading tools with HDR support.
• Its UI is easy to use.

~ Cons:

• It is designed for Apple devices only.
• Requires a powerful PC.
• Its UI is a bit different from other common video editors in the market.
• ~ Steps:

Import: Open “Final Cut Pro” then click the “Files” button on the top-left corner of the screen, then select “Project” to create a new project. In the “Files” menu, click “import” then “media” to import your media files. Here most of the work is done with Keyboard commands.

Edit: Drag and Drop clips on the timeline. In the viewer panel, press “I” and “O” to add input and output points then drag the clip to add only a specific part of the clip. Press “Cmd + B” to split the clip at the desired location. Or add the clips above to add the layer.

Click the “Text” icon on the top-left corner of the screen to open the text page. Choose from presets or import your own Text presets and drag them to the timeline. Click the text to open “Text Editor” on the left side of the screen.

Select multiple clips then Right-click and select “New Compound Clip” to combine them. Double-click the compound clip to edit its components.

Effects: Click 2 icons on the top-right side of the timeline to open the effects and transition panel. Drag and drop on the clip to use them. You can change their properties in the “Effects editor” tab located in the same place as “Text Editor”.

In the editor tab, click the diamond icon beside any property to start keyframing, then change its property to add keyframes at the desired time.

Press “Cmd + 6” to open the Color Grading tab, here you can color grade your clips.

Export: To export the edited video. Click “File” >> “Share” >> “Master file” to open export window. Choose the desired settings then click “Next” then “Save” to export the video.

Adobe - Premiere Pro:

It is available for both Windows and Mac.

Whether you are a content creator or not, if you use a DSLR or an action camera for the first time, then maybe the output wouldn’t meet your expectations. In order to make it good, you need a video editor. And if you will ask your gathering about a good video editor, most of them will recommend you Adobe Premiere Pro, because it is such a versatile and well-known software available in the market. It is a subscription-based video editor.

It is an industry-level software with many professional and advanced features. From beginner video editing to film compositing, all can be done in this software. Whether you have a 360 video or a 4K video in Raw format recorded from your GoPro, just import it into premiere pro and start editing. It has a downloadable “GoPro FX Reframe” plugin to edit your 360 videos. It has different panels designed to deal with specific parts of post-production such as the Effects panel, Graphics panel, Sound panel, Colour Grading panel, e.t.c.

~ Features:

• It supports up to 8K resolution.
• Have different panels to enhance different segments of post-production.
• Have an essential Effects panel to create motion effects and animations using keyframes.
• Supports hundreds of third-party extensions.
• Have useful features like warp stabilizer and denoiser.
• You can import or create your color LUTs.
• Have a creative cloud with 100 Gb of storage.
• The bundle also includes a mobile video editor and a stock library.

~ Cons:

• Real-time rendering. It will take some time to render before exporting if you work on a mid-range PC.
• Freezes or crashes sometimes.
• Cache data fill-up quickly and eats a lot of storage. (It’s better to clear it after every project)

Pricing: It is cloud-based software, therefore it can’t be purchased one time. It has a monthly subscription starting at $ 20.99/month. It includes “premiere rush” mobile video editor and 100 GB of cloud storage within the plan. It also has a “Creative cloud All apps” plan that includes all 30+ Softwares + 100Gb cloud storage along with premiere pro for $ 54.99 only. All plans also include Behance (adobe creative community), Adobe Fonts, and Adobe stock assets for free. Adobe also provides educational access at a much discounted price.

~ Steps:

Import: Open “Premiere Pro”. Click “New Project” to start with then Click the “Files” button on the top-left corner of the window then select the “Import files” button to import files. Or press “CTRL + I” to import files or drag your files from their location to premiere pro.

Edit: Drag and Drop the files to add them to the timeline. Drop a file above a clip to add as a layer. or drop over a clip to overwrite it. On the right side of the timeline, you can find a bunch of tools to do basic edits like trimming, splitting, speed ramping, masking, or adding text.

In the “Effects Control” tab you can transform the selected clip or change its properties.

Select multiple clips then right-click and select “make Nested clip” to combine them into a single clip for easy editing.

Slide between 8 different workspace styles designed for specific post-production tasks by clicking the buttons available on the top of the window.

Effects: Go to the “Effects” panel on the bottom-left window to apply an effect or transitions. Here you can find all audio, video, 2D, and 3D effects. Drag and Drop on a clip to apply it. Change the properties of these effects in the “Effects Control” panel.

To color grade, your clips move to the “Color” workspace. Here you will find all the color grading features: correction, curves, color wheels, creative tab, e.t.c. To import a LUT click the “creative tab” then click “Browse” to import a LUT.

Export: To Export go to the “Files” tab on top of the screen then select the “Export” button to open the export tab. Select the desired settings then click “Export”.

Power Director 365 :

It is available for both Windows and Mac.

If you are looking for a budget-friendly video editor that is powerful enough to edit your GoPro videos like a content creator then Power director can be the right choice for you. It has many unique and useful features. It has different plugins and design centers to do specific post-production tasks like Ad designer, Multicam editor, AI style plugins, e.t.c.

It also has a separate action cam center to fix or enhance action cam videos. IT also has chapter and subtitle rooms to add subtitles and chapters for your Youtube videos or films. It also has a vast stock and preset library to speed up your project.

Pricing: It has a subscription plan which is available at $69/year. It is now available at 30% off till 22nd May,2022.

~ Features:

• It supports 4K videos and a wide range of import formats.
• Have many built-in plugins and design centers.
• Supports Multi-cam editing.
• Have an action cam center to deal with action cam footage.
• Have separate aspect ratio mode for 360 videos.
• Also, have a chapter and subtitle room. many recording aspects of the video.
• Have a content-aware editing feature that detects the recording aspects.
• Can import presets and color LUTs.
• Have a vast stock library.

~ Cons:

• Have some playback issues with 4K videos. (create shadow files to overcome this issue to an extent).
• Its UI is a little bit complicated for beginners.
• Not ideal for fast pace editing.

~ Steps:

Import: Open Power director and a pop-up will appear, select desired aspect ratio then click “Full mode” to open the software. Or select 360 aspect ratio if you want to edit 360 videos.

Click the “Import Media” icon below the Files tab in the top-left corner of the window to import files or press “CTRL + Q” to import files.

Edit: Drag and drop files to add them to any desired layer in the timeline. Click the icon on the top left corner of the timeline to add layers. When you select a clip in the timeline, some tools appear on the top timeline. Select any specific tool to edit your selected clip. Or click the “Plugins” button on the top-left of the window to open a specific designer tab.

Double-click on the clip to open ‘PIP designer”. Here you will find all the editing tools to edit or animate your clip.

After selecting a clip, in the “Plugins” menu click the “Action Camera Center” button to open an edit tab, Here you can fix your GoPro videos.

Effects: On the top-left corner of the window in a vertical bar you will find all the effects material lile Project library, titles, effects, transitions, overlays, e.t.c. Simply just drag and drop them on the timeline to use them. Here you can also do audio mixing and add subtitles and chapters.

Double click a clip or an overlay element to open the designer window. Here you can customize the clips and overlays to enhance your project.

Export: Click the blue “Produce” button on top of the screen to export your edited file. Select the desired mode and file format and add an export destination, then click “Start” to start exporting.

Which One Should I Choose Free or Paid GoPro Video Editor?

You can choose free or paid softwares depending on your requirements and budget. If a free software meets your requirements then stay on it otherwise move towards a paid alternative. If you have a GoPro and you make videos just for fun then use a free and simple video editor. Even if you are an experienced video editor, I would recommend you to go for free video editors which I have mentioned above as they are quite powerful and professional software but if you are harvesting a good amount of money from this field then you can upgrade to pro versions of these free softwares or get a paid software from start. As almost all of these softwares are professional and can get your job done, so it’s better to choose one, which is comfortable for you to work on.

FAQs about GoPro Video Editing:

1. Q) Does GoPro has its own video editor?

Yes, GoPro has its own video editor “Quik”. It is available on mobile phones and desktops both. It is simple and easy to use. It provides basic features to edit your video. But the main disadvantage of this desktop software is that it supports only GoPro videos, you can’t import files from other devices. Although this isn’t the issue with Quik mobile app, here you can import videos from other devices also.

1. Q) Can I make videos for social media with a GoPro?

It was basically made for recording sports and action videos. But as the market is revolutionized and new models are released it has covered a wide range of the video industry like vlogging, travel and cooking videos e.t.c. As new models of GoPros are waterproof, you can get some amazing underwater shots for your Instagram.

1. Q) What is GoPro media format?

GoPro export files in popular file format MP4. MP4 is the most common file format and is supported by almost all the video editors. While it is efficient and takes less storage but isn’t supported in many devices.

1. Q) How do I transfer files from my GoPro to Mac?

You can transfer your GoPro files through 3 methods:

• Eject the SD card from your GoPro and connect it to your Mac using a SD card adapter to transfer files.
• Connect your GoPro to Mac through USB connector and use “iphoto” or any other photo importer to import files.

Free Download

For macOS 10.14 or later

~ Features:

• It supports 4K files and a wide range of file formats.
• It has a simple UI that is suitable for beginners.
• It Supports 360 video files (in equirectangular format).
• Supports industry-standard plugins like Boris fx.
• Have features like standard motion tracking, masking, chroma key, e.t.c.
• The paid version has more features like Speed ramping, Auto-sync, keyframing, and animation.
• Have vast stock library.

~ Cons:

• The free version leaves a watermark on export.
• Have playback issues with 4k videos.
• Lacks some standard editing features.

~ Steps:

Import: Open “Filmora” then select the desired aspect ratio and click “New Project’ to start editing. Click on the “Import panel” to import media files.

Edit: Drag and drop the clips to add them to the timeline. Drop the clips above or below to add them in layers. Click the top-left icon of the timeline to add layers. Select a clip and you will see a bunch of tools appear on the top bar of the timeline, use them to perform basic editing tasks like split, crop, speed ramping, keyframing, e.t.c.

Double-click on a clip to open its properties. . Click the blue “Ok” button to move back to the previous window.

Select the “Video” icon to transform the clip or to do motion tracking, stabilization, chroma-key, Masking, e.t.c.

Select the “Audio” icon to apply effects and enhance your audio.

Select the “Color” icon to do color correction and grading.

Select the “3D LUT” option to import a new customized lut.

Select the “Animation” icon to add preset animations or make custom animations by using keyframes.

Select the “Speed” icon to adjust the speed of the clip or to do speed ramping.

Click the blue “OK” button below to go back to the previous window.

Effects: On the horizontal bar at the top-left corner of the screen, all the effects, transitions, title present, and stock library are located. Drag and drop to apply them.

Export: Click the blue “Export” button to open export window, choose the desired settings than click “Export”. and don’t forget to save the project if you want to edit it again.

Free GoPro Video Editors for Mac:

If you are tight on budget but still want a professional video editor to edit your GoPro videos then here I have mentioned some free but powerful video editors. Whether you are a beginner or a professional content creator, these free softwares can get your job done.

Blackmagic - Davinchi Resolve:

It is available for both Windows and Mac.

Whether you are a freelance video editor or an industry-level filmmaker, if you want to step up your game and stand out from your competition then you need a powerful video editor to help you out and Davinchi Resolve can be the right choice for you. From sports vlogging using action cams to Hollywood filmmaking using Red cinema cameras, Davinchi Resolve can handle and edit all this footage easily and smoothly. It is even used in the making of several Hollywood projects including Marvels’s feature films.

It is one of the best color grading software available in the market. It has advanced color grading tools that can help color grade your GoPro raw videos easily as raw videos look dull but provide greater flexibility. It is a timeline-based editor but its Fusion and Color grading panel provides a Node-based editing system which is hard to use but provides great flexibility once mastered.

Resolve has 6 different pages to deal with different editing parts:

“Edit” and “Cut” pages to deal with simple editing tasks. Its “Fusion” page allows users to do VFX and 3D compositing. The “Color Grading” page has all the professional grading tools. While the “Fairlight” page is designed to edit and enhance audio. And the “Deliver” page to export your files.

All these features are available for free without even giving a watermark. Although it has a studio version that provides some additional features to get more out of this amazing software.

• Davinchi Resolve Studio:

The free version has almost everything a professional video editor needs. but you can purchase the Studio version to get some really juicy features to enhance your video editing experience. It includes the Davinci neural engine, stereoscopic 3D tools, Dolby atmos audio mastering,e.t.c.

Pricing: Studio version is available at $ 295 for a lifetime license and with free updates.

~ Features:

• It supports a 4K resolution at 60fps. (while the Studio version supports up to 32K resolution at 120 fps.)
• It is a multi-feature software that provides editing, color grading, VFX, 3D compositing, and audio editing all in one place.
• It has the most advanced and powerful Node-based color grading system, which is also used by Hollywood film studios.
• Supports Raw and 360 videos from GoPro or other action cameras.
• Supports multi-cam editing up to 16 camera angles.
• Can make Compound clips and add adjustment layers.
• Fairlight panel has professional audio production tools like waveform editing, audio ducking, and Channel mapping. (Dolby Vision mastering and 3D spatial Panning [audio editing in 3D space] are available in the Studio version.)
• Supports third-party plugins.
• Has a 3D workspace and provides a virtual set extension for 3D modeling and compositing.

~ Cons:

• Its node-based editing style is quite difficult for beginners.
• Requires a high-end workstation to run smoothly otherwise will often crash during editing.
• Its node-based editing system is hard to learn.

~ Steps:

Import: Open “Davinci Resolve’. Select a previously saved project or press “New project” to start a new one. Click “File” >> “Import” >> “Media” to import files or press “CTRL + I”.

Edit: Drag and drop files to add them to the timeline Use the tools present above the timeline to trim, cut or move your clips. Click the “Inspector” icon on the top-right corner of the window to open the Inspector tab. Here you will find the properties of all the clips, audio, transitions, effects, e.t.c. There are different editing tabs at the bottom of the window.

In the “Fusion” window, click “Nodes” to open the Node screen. Import a clip or use it from the editor timeline. Usually, a clip will have two nodes connected through a line. Above the nodes panel, different types of nodes are available. Drag any node in the panel and connect it through lines. or add a “merge” node to connect nodes.

Its color grading panel also has Node based editing system.

Effects: Click “Effects Library” then select any effect and drop it in the timeline to apply it. You can change its properties in the “Inspector” panel.

Click the diamond icon on the right side of the property to start keyframing then change the value of that property to add keyframes at desired time period.

Export: Open the “Deliver” window, choose the desired settings then click “Add to Render Queue” to start exporting.

FXhome - Hitfilm Express:

It is available on Windows, Mac and Linux also.

If you are looking for a free but powerful video editor to edit your GoPro clips then Hitfilm Express can be the right choice for you. It is a free timeline-based editing software with professional-grade VFX tools. It is a timeline-based editor where you can add dozens of audio, videos, and text layers.

It has a composite shot sequence where you can do complex editing like editing 3D videos and elements, lights e.t.c. It has physic-base behaviors and effects also to enhance 3D compositing. For professional-level editing almost most of the effects and properties have keyframing options. It has different workspace modes to suit your editing needs.

It can also edit 360 videos recorded from your GoPro max. It has a “GoPro Lens Reframe” effect to adjust your 360 clips, but some 360 toolkits can only be available when you purchase Hitfilm pro or buy a 360 toolkit add-on. Similarly, you can purchase more add-ons according to your editing needs or you can purchase Hitfilm Pro to gain access to all add-ons and features. But can use these pro features for free but without exporting as exporting with a paid effect can give a watermark.

Hitfilm Pro:

Although Hitfilm express doesn’t give a watermark on export, but to use more features like 3D composition, LUTs, e.t.c you need to purchase add-ons, there are over 30+ add-ons available to purchase which you can purchase depending on your needs, but if you want to get all the features than its better to get your hands on Hitfilm Pro.

Pricing: Available for purchase at £ 309 or $ 388 for a lifetime license. With 12 months of free updates. It has 3 seat license which means It can run on 3 PCs simultaneously.

~ Features:

• It is a free editing software with no watermark.
• It can edit 3D videos and it can also import and edit 3D models and tracking data.
• It can edit 360 videos also.
• You can add effects and color grades as layers in the timeline also.
• Can add adjustment layers and create nested clips within nested clips to make complex editing easier.
• It has a motion track and locked-on stabilization features.
• Can do smooth keyframing and animation with the help of value graphs.
• It supports multi-cam editing also.
• Keyboard shortcuts make workflow quite easy and quick.

~ Cons:

• It has some playback issues while using 4K videos.
• It crashes sometimes, so it’s better to save the project frequently during editing.
• Hitfilm express doesn’t have a dark mode.
• Some common features are only available on the Pro version or add-ons.

~ Steps:

Import: Open “Hitfilm”, Select “New Project” to open a blank project then click “open” to open an existing file or click “new” to create a new project. Then set project settings on pop-up then and click “ok”.

Then click the “Media” tab on the top-left corner of the screen. Then select the “Import” button to import videos, images, audio, or 3d models. You can also import previously made composite shots.

Edit: Drag and drop media files from the media tab to the timeline. or click the “New” tab to create a “Composite shot” or a solid plane layer. Right-click on the left side of the timeline to insert or delete layers. On the left side of the timeline, you will find some basic tools located on the vertical bar to do simple tasks.

In the “Viewer” tab, on the left side of the playback screen, you can find tools for masking and adding text.

In the “Controls” tab, you can adjust the properties of clips and other features related to the clip like masking, track, blend, transform, e.t.c.

Create a “Composite shot” to do complex editing like 3D compositing. Or select multiple layers then right-click and select “make Composite shot” to combine them for easy editing. Double-click the composite shot to open its contents.

Effects: From the “Effects” tab drag and drop effects on the clip to add them. Some effects can be added as layers which can affect all the layers beneath it. Properties of these effects can be adjusted in the “Control” tab.

To do keyframing, Click the circle icon on the left side of the property to start keyframing then change the values of that property to add keyframes at desired time period.

Export: Click the “Export” icon then “Export now” located at the top right side of the timeline to open the export window. The export will start automatically.

Shotcut:

It is available on Windows, Mac and Linux.

If you are making videos from your GoPro or mobile phone just for fun that doesn’t require much editing then you can look for a free and simple video editor and “Shotcut” can be the right choice for this purpose.

It is a free and open-source video editor with many cool features to get your hands on. It doesn’t have any pro version. It is simple and easy to use but takes some time to understand. It supports multi-track timeline editing. It has a basic timeline design but you can customize your timeline to meet your editing needs. It has some good color grading options, you can also import your color luts. It has many cool features and effects. It supports 360 video editing and also has a few 360 video filters. It has audio effects also.

~ Features:

• All its features are for free and it doesn’t leave any watermark.
• It supports 4K resolution and a wide range of file formats.
• It also supports 360 video files.
• Has keyframing and chroma kry features.
• It has advanced color grading features.
• It provides standard animation and keyframing features.

~ Cons:

• It is a basic video editor and lacks some professional editing features.
• Have playback issues with 4K videos.
• It does have proper text editing tools.
• It is difficult to understand as its UI is different from other familiar video editors.

~ Steps:

Import: Open “Shot Cut” then click the “Open Files” button on the top-left corner of the window to import files.

Edit: Drag and drop clips on an empty timeline panel to add tracks and drag the clip from corners to trim them. Right-click on the left side of the timeline to add a video or an audio track. You will find a bunch of tools above the timeline to do some basic tasks.

You can choose from 6 different workspace designs (available in the top-right corner of the window) to suit your editing styles.

On top of the window, you will see a bunch of icons like Timeline, filter, project, and properties. e.t.c. In the properties tab, you can change the aspect ratio and speed of the clip.

Effects: Click the “Filters” icon on top of the window to open the filters menu, Click “+” above it to add filters. Double click a filter to add it to the selected clip, then click the filter to open its properties menu. You can also add text from here.

Click the “Keyframes” icon on top of the window to open the Keyframes window. Select the “clock” icon on the filters to start keyframing then change the values at a specific time to add keyframes. Click the “Timeline” icon to go back to the previous window.

Export: Click the “Export” button on the top of the screen. Select a preset or click the “Advanced” button to change export settings then click “Export File”.

Paid GoPro Video Editor for Mac:

If you are a professional athlete or a vlogger using GoPro for all of your contents and want to invest some money on paid video editors to improve your content. Then here we have mentioned some paid video editors worthy of your investment.

Apple - Final Cut Pro:

It is available for Mac only.

If you are an Apple enthusiastic person and want everything Apple, then why look for any other video editor when you can have a powerful video editor “Final cut pro” made by Apple. It is a paid but professional software that can raise your GoPro videos to the next level. Whether it’s a 360 video or a RAW file recorded from your GoPro or from the RED cinema camera, all can be edited smoothly inside Final Cut Pro. It has dozens of useful features that a professional video editor looks for like 3D tracking, Motion Graphics, Color Grading, Audio Mixing, Multi-cam editing e.t.c.

Pricing: It is a one-time purchase software available at $ 299.9 for a lifetime license and all its future updates can be downloaded free of cost.

~ Features:

• It supports up to 8K resolution.
• Support 360 and RAW video files.
• Edit videos in complete 360 and 3D spaces.
• Supports third-party video and audio plugins.
• Supports Multi-cam editing.
• Have professional color grading tools with HDR support.
• Its UI is easy to use.

~ Cons:

• It is designed for Apple devices only.
• Requires a powerful PC.
• Its UI is a bit different from other common video editors in the market.
• ~ Steps:

Import: Open “Final Cut Pro” then click the “Files” button on the top-left corner of the screen, then select “Project” to create a new project. In the “Files” menu, click “import” then “media” to import your media files. Here most of the work is done with Keyboard commands.

Edit: Drag and Drop clips on the timeline. In the viewer panel, press “I” and “O” to add input and output points then drag the clip to add only a specific part of the clip. Press “Cmd + B” to split the clip at the desired location. Or add the clips above to add the layer.

Click the “Text” icon on the top-left corner of the screen to open the text page. Choose from presets or import your own Text presets and drag them to the timeline. Click the text to open “Text Editor” on the left side of the screen.

Select multiple clips then Right-click and select “New Compound Clip” to combine them. Double-click the compound clip to edit its components.

Effects: Click 2 icons on the top-right side of the timeline to open the effects and transition panel. Drag and drop on the clip to use them. You can change their properties in the “Effects editor” tab located in the same place as “Text Editor”.

In the editor tab, click the diamond icon beside any property to start keyframing, then change its property to add keyframes at the desired time.

Press “Cmd + 6” to open the Color Grading tab, here you can color grade your clips.

Export: To export the edited video. Click “File” >> “Share” >> “Master file” to open export window. Choose the desired settings then click “Next” then “Save” to export the video.

Adobe - Premiere Pro:

It is available for both Windows and Mac.

Whether you are a content creator or not, if you use a DSLR or an action camera for the first time, then maybe the output wouldn’t meet your expectations. In order to make it good, you need a video editor. And if you will ask your gathering about a good video editor, most of them will recommend you Adobe Premiere Pro, because it is such a versatile and well-known software available in the market. It is a subscription-based video editor.

It is an industry-level software with many professional and advanced features. From beginner video editing to film compositing, all can be done in this software. Whether you have a 360 video or a 4K video in Raw format recorded from your GoPro, just import it into premiere pro and start editing. It has a downloadable “GoPro FX Reframe” plugin to edit your 360 videos. It has different panels designed to deal with specific parts of post-production such as the Effects panel, Graphics panel, Sound panel, Colour Grading panel, e.t.c.

~ Features:

• It supports up to 8K resolution.
• Have different panels to enhance different segments of post-production.
• Have an essential Effects panel to create motion effects and animations using keyframes.
• Supports hundreds of third-party extensions.
• Have useful features like warp stabilizer and denoiser.
• You can import or create your color LUTs.
• Have a creative cloud with 100 Gb of storage.
• The bundle also includes a mobile video editor and a stock library.

~ Cons:

• Real-time rendering. It will take some time to render before exporting if you work on a mid-range PC.
• Freezes or crashes sometimes.
• Cache data fill-up quickly and eats a lot of storage. (It’s better to clear it after every project)

Pricing: It is cloud-based software, therefore it can’t be purchased one time. It has a monthly subscription starting at $ 20.99/month. It includes “premiere rush” mobile video editor and 100 GB of cloud storage within the plan. It also has a “Creative cloud All apps” plan that includes all 30+ Softwares + 100Gb cloud storage along with premiere pro for $ 54.99 only. All plans also include Behance (adobe creative community), Adobe Fonts, and Adobe stock assets for free. Adobe also provides educational access at a much discounted price.

~ Steps:

Import: Open “Premiere Pro”. Click “New Project” to start with then Click the “Files” button on the top-left corner of the window then select the “Import files” button to import files. Or press “CTRL + I” to import files or drag your files from their location to premiere pro.

Edit: Drag and Drop the files to add them to the timeline. Drop a file above a clip to add as a layer. or drop over a clip to overwrite it. On the right side of the timeline, you can find a bunch of tools to do basic edits like trimming, splitting, speed ramping, masking, or adding text.

In the “Effects Control” tab you can transform the selected clip or change its properties.

Select multiple clips then right-click and select “make Nested clip” to combine them into a single clip for easy editing.

Slide between 8 different workspace styles designed for specific post-production tasks by clicking the buttons available on the top of the window.

Effects: Go to the “Effects” panel on the bottom-left window to apply an effect or transitions. Here you can find all audio, video, 2D, and 3D effects. Drag and Drop on a clip to apply it. Change the properties of these effects in the “Effects Control” panel.

To color grade, your clips move to the “Color” workspace. Here you will find all the color grading features: correction, curves, color wheels, creative tab, e.t.c. To import a LUT click the “creative tab” then click “Browse” to import a LUT.

Export: To Export go to the “Files” tab on top of the screen then select the “Export” button to open the export tab. Select the desired settings then click “Export”.

Power Director 365 :

It is available for both Windows and Mac.

If you are looking for a budget-friendly video editor that is powerful enough to edit your GoPro videos like a content creator then Power director can be the right choice for you. It has many unique and useful features. It has different plugins and design centers to do specific post-production tasks like Ad designer, Multicam editor, AI style plugins, e.t.c.

It also has a separate action cam center to fix or enhance action cam videos. IT also has chapter and subtitle rooms to add subtitles and chapters for your Youtube videos or films. It also has a vast stock and preset library to speed up your project.

Pricing: It has a subscription plan which is available at $69/year. It is now available at 30% off till 22nd May,2022.

~ Features:

• It supports 4K videos and a wide range of import formats.
• Have many built-in plugins and design centers.
• Supports Multi-cam editing.
• Have an action cam center to deal with action cam footage.
• Have separate aspect ratio mode for 360 videos.
• Also, have a chapter and subtitle room. many recording aspects of the video.
• Have a content-aware editing feature that detects the recording aspects.
• Can import presets and color LUTs.
• Have a vast stock library.

~ Cons:

• Have some playback issues with 4K videos. (create shadow files to overcome this issue to an extent).
• Its UI is a little bit complicated for beginners.
• Not ideal for fast pace editing.

~ Steps:

Import: Open Power director and a pop-up will appear, select desired aspect ratio then click “Full mode” to open the software. Or select 360 aspect ratio if you want to edit 360 videos.

Click the “Import Media” icon below the Files tab in the top-left corner of the window to import files or press “CTRL + Q” to import files.

Edit: Drag and drop files to add them to any desired layer in the timeline. Click the icon on the top left corner of the timeline to add layers. When you select a clip in the timeline, some tools appear on the top timeline. Select any specific tool to edit your selected clip. Or click the “Plugins” button on the top-left of the window to open a specific designer tab.

Double-click on the clip to open ‘PIP designer”. Here you will find all the editing tools to edit or animate your clip.

After selecting a clip, in the “Plugins” menu click the “Action Camera Center” button to open an edit tab, Here you can fix your GoPro videos.

Effects: On the top-left corner of the window in a vertical bar you will find all the effects material lile Project library, titles, effects, transitions, overlays, e.t.c. Simply just drag and drop them on the timeline to use them. Here you can also do audio mixing and add subtitles and chapters.

Double click a clip or an overlay element to open the designer window. Here you can customize the clips and overlays to enhance your project.

Export: Click the blue “Produce” button on top of the screen to export your edited file. Select the desired mode and file format and add an export destination, then click “Start” to start exporting.

Which One Should I Choose Free or Paid GoPro Video Editor?

You can choose free or paid softwares depending on your requirements and budget. If a free software meets your requirements then stay on it otherwise move towards a paid alternative. If you have a GoPro and you make videos just for fun then use a free and simple video editor. Even if you are an experienced video editor, I would recommend you to go for free video editors which I have mentioned above as they are quite powerful and professional software but if you are harvesting a good amount of money from this field then you can upgrade to pro versions of these free softwares or get a paid software from start. As almost all of these softwares are professional and can get your job done, so it’s better to choose one, which is comfortable for you to work on.

FAQs about GoPro Video Editing:

1. Q) Does GoPro has its own video editor?

Yes, GoPro has its own video editor “Quik”. It is available on mobile phones and desktops both. It is simple and easy to use. It provides basic features to edit your video. But the main disadvantage of this desktop software is that it supports only GoPro videos, you can’t import files from other devices. Although this isn’t the issue with Quik mobile app, here you can import videos from other devices also.

1. Q) Can I make videos for social media with a GoPro?

It was basically made for recording sports and action videos. But as the market is revolutionized and new models are released it has covered a wide range of the video industry like vlogging, travel and cooking videos e.t.c. As new models of GoPros are waterproof, you can get some amazing underwater shots for your Instagram.

1. Q) What is GoPro media format?

GoPro export files in popular file format MP4. MP4 is the most common file format and is supported by almost all the video editors. While it is efficient and takes less storage but isn’t supported in many devices.

1. Q) How do I transfer files from my GoPro to Mac?

You can transfer your GoPro files through 3 methods:

• Eject the SD card from your GoPro and connect it to your Mac using a SD card adapter to transfer files.
• Connect your GoPro to Mac through USB connector and use “iphoto” or any other photo importer to import files.

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