If you don't want to lock yourself into an Adobe subscription for the rest of your life (understandable), then Final Cut Pro is a fantastic option. If you want to see the pricing options, check out our article how to download Premiere Pro. The good part of this is that you get all the latest updates the instant they're available, while the less good part is that you can end up spending a lot of money on it over a lifetime.

Premiere Pro, like the majority of Adobe offerings now, is no longer available as a standalone purchase, and needs to be bought as part of a Creative Cloud (opens in new tab) subscription. If you're completely new to video editing, there are a few simpler tools on our list that might be worth considering instead – though if you'd rather just get stuck in, our guide to Premiere Pro tutorials may be of help. When we tested it, we found Premiere Pro to be an outstanding program, but bear in mind that it is so fully featured that it can sometimes be a little intimidating. If you work as part of a team, there's also a virtual screening room for collaborative editing. Recent updates have added in additional codec support, as well a useful Quick Export tool that can be customised to your preferred settings. There is automatic audio and video syncing, the option to pull in motion graphics from After Effects and a lot more.

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