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What do you like best about Lightworks?

Lightworks is a very flexible editor. You can add custom effects and such, and really take control of different aspects of the video creation process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightworks?

The free version is nice but has several flaws. Random crashing, spotty performance, a steep learning curve...It's a powerful editor but needs to be refined a little bit more. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Lightworks:

You're going to need to have a bit of patience when you first begin to use this software, especially if you're coming from other free video editors. THIS IS NOT another iMovie or Windows Movie Maker. This is a powerful editor like After Effects, Sony Vegas, etc. As a result, there is a technique to using this that will take time to master. But, once you do get to that point, it's a pretty nice piece of software. But, there are some bugs and the support for the free version is limited. So, make sure to keep all that in mind when diving in. But, hey, it's free so you don't have anything to lose. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Lightworks solving and how is that benefiting you?

Using Lightworks allows me to create videos for my work that are actually nice. It's not iMovie or Windows Movie Maker, so my presentations actually look somewhat professional. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What is Lightworks?

Lightworks is EditShare's Academy and Emmy award-winning, professional Non-Linear Editing (NLE) software supporting resolutions up to 4K as well as video in SD and HD formats.

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Lightworks is EditShare's Academy and Emmy award-winning, professional Non-Linear Editing (NLE) software supporting resolutions up to 4K as well as video in SD and HD formats.


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5.0 out of 5
"Lightworks- a nice and accessible video platform for any user!"
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 ...
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2.5 out of 5
"Detailed but not user friendly"
This product has a lot of resources for building videos.
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4.0 out of 5
"Good editing program for Intermediate users"
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 ...
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What do you like best about Lightworks?

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 do you dislike about Lightworks?

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.

What problems is Lightworks solving and how is that benefiting you?

What it solves is a no-nonsense and quick approach to getting videos completed. The interface is simple, yet effective in terms of allowing anyone at any experience level to be able to use the platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Lightworks?

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

What do you dislike about Lightworks?

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.

What problems is Lightworks solving and how is that benefiting you?

I'm still trying to figure out how to use it properly, but I hope to use it in the future for creating Youtube videos. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Lightworks?

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.

What do you dislike about Lightworks?

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.

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Quick mobile app Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Lightworks solving and how is that benefiting you?

I haven't experienced any problems but have noticed for ease of use, I'm using iMovie on my phone for quick turnouts. If they had a mobile quick version maybe that would be nice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Lightworks?

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.

What do you dislike about Lightworks?

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.

Recommendations to others considering Lightworks:

If you are someone with little or no budget, and need basic video editing done, Go for it. Otherwise, go for a premium brand like Filmora or Adobe Premier Pro. However, you may end up paying a lot, as compare to a freeware like Lightworks. One tip for those planning to use Lightworks: Be sure to know what you're getting into, as there are not many tutorials available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Lightworks solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use the software for all my editing work. I have been using it to edit my Music Lyric Video, Music Covers, etc. I have even used it for editing Ads, during my college. The software does all the saving, making the user care free, about forgetting to press the Ctrl+S buttons. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Lightworks?

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.

What do you dislike about Lightworks?

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.

Recommendations to others considering Lightworks:

I think that this is a great program, it allows me to do everything that i need - clip videos, combine clips, add sound, add transitions, and more that i haven't needed to do yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Lightworks solving and how is that benefiting you?

We are able to create short little clips of videos from larger videos in a short amount of time, that look professional.

We use a professional videographer and editor for our larger videos currently. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Lightworks?

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

What do you dislike about Lightworks?

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.

What problems is Lightworks solving and how is that benefiting you?

Making movies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Lightworks?

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.

What do you dislike about Lightworks?

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.

Recommendations to others considering Lightworks:

Just make it's UI more user friendly & bright. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Lightworks solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's good editing software & it takes less time to render any video if you compare with other video editing software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Lightworks?

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

What do you dislike about Lightworks?

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.

Recommendations to others considering Lightworks:

If you are willing to stick with it and learn this software I think you will be satisfied Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Lightworks solving and how is that benefiting you?

Lightworks helps me get around buying an expensive editing software. It has helped me learn about editing and work around issues like its unusual workflow Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Lightworks?

It was a simple software to learn.I saved a lot of time with Lightworks. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Lightworks?

More time for investigating tool of color grading. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Tested and usit Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Lightworks solving and how is that benefiting you?

Integrating with live shows and trying to implement in daily news. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.