

There are three main sections: the control section in the top left, the preview window in the top right, and the timeline running along the bottom. It will be immediately familiar to anyone who’s used similar video editing programs before such as Wondershare Filmora or TechSmith Camtasia, but even those who are new to it can pick it up quickly. Once you’ve sorted through all that, you’re presented with the main interface. From there, you can visit the rest of the Movavi ‘How-tos’ section which contains guides for everything from 4K video creation to restoration of old video tapes to making stop-motion animations. If you choose to read the step-by-step guide, you’ll find a walkthrough page that guides you through the process of making your first video in clear and simple steps. The design style is a little bit all over the place compared to the rest of the program, but the information is still quite useful – especially if you’ve never used a video/movie editor before.

If this is the very first time you’ve run the program, you’re presented with a helpful dialog box that gives you a bit of quick direction. I’d prefer to work in 1080p resolution by default instead of 720p, but the program can handle everything up to 4096 x 2160, which is actually higher than 4K (3840 x 2160 resolution). We’ll take a closer look at the Slideshow wizard later, but for now, we’re going to create a project in full feature mode to test out the full range of video editing functionality.īefore we do that, we should to make sure that all the default settings are acceptable choices. Detailed Review of Movavi Video EditorĪs you load the software, you’re presented with a series of options. Movavi has no input or editorial review on the contents of this review and the views expressed here are my own, with a bit of help from JP who reviews the Mac version of the software to make sure we get a full understanding of how it works cross-platform. Like all my other reviews, I never accept free software or other compensation from the developers for my opinions, so I’ve got no reason to be biased in favor of any viewpoint. Another part of my training involved user interface and user experience design, which has allowed me to identify and appreciate the differences between well-designed programs and those that could use some additional work.Īs part of my work with SoftwareHow, I’ve also reviewed a number of other video editing programs, giving me a balanced perspective on the capabilities and issues with similar software available on the market right now. I have been trained as a graphic designer, and I’ve worked with a wide variety of video editing and motion graphics software programs on both PC and Mac. My name is Thomas Boldt, and I’m the newest member of the SoftwareHow review team.
