Lightworks Reviews & Product Details

Lightworks lets us work on multiple timelines simultaneously, which is ideal for creating long, short, and vertical versions of our videos. The interface is intuitive, and the customizable shortcuts really speed things up. It handles large amounts of raw footage efficiently, and 4K export ensures we maintain high visual quality—even on big screens. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Well-suited for medium editing tasks, though potentially limited when handling complex visual effects or requiring advanced tools for professional color correction. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lightworks is a fantastic program that is free, convenient and easy to use. I like the fact that is downloadable onto any computer and it provides a no-hassle approach to video editing. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I would like to see Lightworks apply is an easier approach to keyboard commands. I find myself having to look at video tutorials alot in an effort to complete basic functions. Sometimes the interface can be somewhat rigid in employing specific commands for use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

This product has a lot of resources for building videos. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is a bit difficult or confusing to use as it doesn't have instructions and is in tiny writing. I thought I'd try it since many others said it was good for beginners but I have a difficult time figuring it out. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Gives you more advanced options if you have iMovie down. If you understand how to use timelines, it's not that difficult to get up and going with this program. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It may be a little confusing for a green user. That's perfectly fine as it has more advanced features and you need a basic 101 understanding of how video editing works. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like how easy lightworks is to use. It is perfect for someone with little editing experience. With lightworks, I can easily upload film footage and edit it together. I was even able to navigate the advanced FX features with very little outside help. Lightworks enables you to upload your project directly to Vimeo or YouTube by simply associating your accounts through the lightworks application. You also have to freedom to work on a project in mixed frame rates, which is imperative if you are editing footage from multiple sources. Lightworks is the ideal free software package. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I dislike Lightwork's UI. It's unattractive and can at times be confusing. Lightworks can also be very prone to crashing if you attempt to do too many processes at once. For this reason, you are forced to move slowly and deliberately. The upside of this, however, is that lightworks regularly autosaves your work, so you don't have to worry about losing your progress to crash. Lightworks can also improve by better labeling its features, to make it even more friendly to the casual editor. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I am glad that a company is providing a software and its basic features for free. Not everyone can afford purchasing software for their work. The software even auto saves your work, which is pretty cool. It avoids much of my stress to constantly save my work, to prevent loss of my project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The software provides only the most basic editing features. Limited transitions, and font settings. Also, since the software is not widely used, there are only a few tutorials available online. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I was new to video editing when i started using this program when I started using this program. I like that the program is rather user friendly, self-explanatory, and that there are several locations that i can go to for technical support/suggestions on the web when i am stuck.

I like that you can have several sequences that can be created and then joined together.

It has different buckets for video clips, sub clips, images.

Tweaking transitions and sound at first can look daunting (or at least wasn't a self-explanatory part for me), but one of the youtube videos can show you how to do these quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes i make a change and somehow the undo button just does not work and i need to scrap my project. But i'm a beginner, a more advanced user may be able to get around this. However, as i've become very accustomed to this program, recreating the work that i had in place takes me only a few minutes to recreate the videos. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Precision in video editing. Sound manipulation. Some visual effects. Great output quality (for pro version) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Little options regarding Title and Subtitle options. Also end crawling credits function could be improved to a more pro-like appearance. You could also add a few more options for video transitions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have used multiple video editing software & then comes Lightworks. Easy to use & have multiple editing features. What else you need.

I will repeat myself.

It's easy to use.

It has tons of features.

It takes less space in your storage.

Also, I have edited this short film with Lightworks. Here's the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVQMvVecwK0 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There's nothing in it to be disliked. Though you can add tutorial video within the software to make amateur understand your software in a well manner like OlympTrade & other trading apps. They have an inbuilt explanatory video about their feature of app & it makes easy for the user to use the app. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is a great beginner editing software and it's free Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is a bit of a learning curve and importing video clips gave me a bit of trouble (formatting issues). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.