Best Video Effects Software
With video effects software, users can alter video files with custom or preconfigured effects. Features can range from title and credit creation to special effects such as inserting computer-generated imagery and manipulating visual appearance, depending on the depth of the program. These programs are most commonly used by special effects engineers and artists during the production of films, TV shows, and other media, to add visual details, manipulate scenes, or edit out unwanted objects. Video effects software often integrates with video editing tools, as well as animation or 3D design software.
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Best Video Effects Software At A Glance
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Animation and creative compositing software used by a wide variety of motion graphics and visual effects artists.
- Graphic Designer
- Designer
- Marketing and Advertising
- Design
- 66% Small-Business
- 23% Mid-Market
958,537 Twitter followers
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Blender is an open source 3D creation suite that supports the 3D pipeline, modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing, and motion tracking, video editing, and game creation.
- Software Engineer
- Graphic Designer
- Animation
- Computer Games
- 75% Small-Business
- 12% Mid-Market
86,828 Twitter followers
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Nuke provides cutting-edge toolkit for node-based compositing, editorial, and review. The Nuke family consists of Nuke, NukeX and Nuke Studio and provides flexibility and collaborative workflows help
- Animation
- Motion Pictures and Film
- 50% Small-Business
- 34% Mid-Market
59,287 Twitter followers
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Wave.video is an all-in-one video platform that combines five must-have products for successful video marketing: live streaming studio, video recording app, video editor, thumbnail maker, and video ho
- Marketing and Advertising
- E-Learning
- 89% Small-Business
- 7% Mid-Market
18,834 Twitter followers
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Motion features a familiar interface that lets you easily create titles, transitions, and effects for Final Cut Pro.
- 73% Small-Business
- 15% Enterprise
9,943,202 Twitter followers
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Visual effects and audio plugins for Final Cut Pro
- Marketing and Advertising
- Information Technology and Services
- 76% Small-Business
- 18% Mid-Market
12,245 Twitter followers
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mmhmm is a presentation app that takes your webcam feed and layers it on top of presentation slides. You control the look and feel of the screen. When you give a presentation on a live video call, mmh
- Information Technology and Services
- E-Learning
- 65% Small-Business
- 22% Mid-Market
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Advanced Visual Effects Compositing
- 77% Small-Business
- 23% Mid-Market
107,280 Twitter followers
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3D design, engineering, and entertainment software and services.
- 45% Enterprise
- 45% Small-Business
275,911 Twitter followers
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Red Giant Effects Suite is a set of 9 tools that have served the visual effects community for years, delivering the creative freedom to produce professional effects.
- 69% Small-Business
- 19% Mid-Market
14 Twitter followers
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3D design, engineering, and entertainment software and services.
- 62% Small-Business
- 23% Mid-Market
275,911 Twitter followers
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The industry-standard package for motion graphics in After Effects.
- 65% Small-Business
- 29% Mid-Market
14 Twitter followers
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mocha Pro gives editors and artists advanced tools to save time on complex visual effects tasks.
- Motion Pictures and Film
- 50% Mid-Market
- 36% Small-Business
11,571 Twitter followers
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Use ManyCam to add awesome webcam effects and graphics to your photos and videos!
- 52% Small-Business
- 26% Enterprise
58 Twitter followers
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Corel MotionStudio 3D is packed with easy-to-use tools for 3D graphics, animated text, particle effects, motion blur and more.
- 75% Small-Business
- 19% Mid-Market
85 Twitter followers
