The only way to get things working was to quit the application, switch back to the internal speakers and launch Filmora once again.įilmora offers a wide range of export options, including file formats that would require conversion to achieve with iMovie. The default audio output on my mid-2010 MacBook Pro with Retina Display is set to use a Thunderbolt-connected Matrox MXO2 Mini capture and output box, which works just fine on every other application I use, but sped up audio playback to the point where it sounded like a scene from Alvin & The Chipmunks. Still images are also supported, although they universally appear too dark once imported and can’t be adjusted the same way videos can.Īnother area where Filmora fails to rise to the challenge is support for third-party video hardware. Unfortunately, I had no luck using QuickTime formats like ProRes-such files did import (very slowly, I might add), only to bog down the entire application and play audio with black picture in the timeline viewer. Unlike Apple’s own editing software, Filmora is very format-agnostic, supporting the likes of FLV, AVI, MKV, and WMV for both import and export, in addition to more traditional MOV or MP4 files. In all, Wondershare includes more than 80 such pro-level effects, along with another 50-plus transition and motion effects. One area where Filmora attempts to leave iMovie in the dust is with features usually reserved for higher-end software, including chroma key (more commonly known as green or blue screen), picture-in-picture, and tilt shift. To the left is a media browser which acts as a depository for imported clips, as well as an impressive number of built-in, royalty-free songs, titles, filters, and more.įilmora’s timeline view offers a more traditional workflow for editing clips and adding effects, photos, titles, and music. The right-hand quarter of the screen is used to preview what’s being edited, with options to grab a still image or view playing video full-screen instead.

From here, editors can drag-and-drop, rearrange, trim, or split clips, or even record a voiceover without leaving the application. In storyboard view, users drag and drop clips into Filmora’s image wells to quickly and easily create a video.įor a more refined editing experience, switching to Timeline view presents a more traditional interface across the bottom of the window with separate tracks for video, effects, photos, titles, and music.

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