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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Final Cut Pro

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/AApple offers Final Cut Pro, a video editing platform featuring optimized for a high performance machines and supporting a wide range of quality effects.

    $299.99

    per license

    Media Composer

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AAvid Technologies offers Media Composer, the company's professional class video editing software supporting high res and advanced video creation needs.

    $23.99

    per month

    Picsart

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AFor visuals and product listings, Picsart's photo editing tools offer solutions for a variety of businesses. While Picsart's capabilities are available through web or mobile, Picsart Enterprise offers photo and video editing APIs and SDKs, integrated through a variety of services (e.g. Zapier, Make, etc.) for a variety of additional use cases.

    $13

    per month

    Pricing
    Final Cut ProMedia ComposerPicsart
    Editions & Modules
    Final Cut Pro X
    $299.99
    per license
    Monthly
    $23.99
    per month
    Month-to-Month
    $34.99
    per month
    Yearly
    $239
    per year
    Students & Teachers Perpetual
    $295
    per license
    Media Composer Perpetual
    1,499
    per license
    Picsart Plus
    $13
    per month
    Picsart Pro
    $15
    per month
    Picsart Enterprise - API Services
    $95
    per month 10k credits
    Picsart Enterprise - Print Solutions
    from $99
    per month 1000 credits included
    Picsart Enterprise - Marketing Solutions
    from $99
    per month 1000 credits included
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Final Cut ProMedia ComposerPicsart
    Free Trial
    YesNoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Final Cut ProMedia ComposerPicsart
    Considered Multiple Products
    Apple
    Chose Final Cut Pro
    Final Cut Pro X is basically the professional upgrade of iMovie - if you're familiar with that product, stepping up to FCPX is a natural progression. Avid Media Composer and Adobe Premiere Pro are both industry standard products - in all honestly, if you're an editor, you …
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    Avid Technology
    Chose Media Composer
    Honestly, all three are top-tier products and work really well, and you can do the job with them. Avid has been around longer, and it's implemented in many post-production houses around the world, so when you're working and collaborating with others, it's super helpful that …
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    Picsart, Inc
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
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    83%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
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    Implementation went as expected
    95%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Best Alternatives
    Final Cut ProMedia ComposerPicsart
    Small Businesses
    iMovie
    Score10 out of 10
    iMovie
    Score10 out of 10
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    Medium-sized Companies
    iMovie
    Score10 out of 10
    iMovie
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    Enterprises
    Adobe Premiere Pro
    Score9.2 out of 10
    Adobe Premiere Pro
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Final Cut ProMedia ComposerPicsart
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.7
    (37 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    8.2
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
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    Usability
    8.7
    (9 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    8.8
    (5 ratings)
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    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Online Training
    10.0
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    10.0
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    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    Final Cut ProMedia ComposerPicsart
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Apple
    The best scenarios for using Final Cut Pro are any and every scenario where you want to have the greatest control over your editorial needs without the complexity or useless slop that other platforms throw in to seemingly look stronger. Final Cut Pro keeps the editorial experience clean, uncluttered and exactly what it should be - intuitive. That's one word we often come back to because it's one of those things where you really shouldn't have to 'think' about where you can find the right tool to use for your edits... it should be 'right there' where you would think it should be - and in Final Cut Pro, that's almost always where we find it.
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    Avid Technology
    I've cut my own video content on Media Composer, and also worked on a network television show with it - it performed excellently in both situations. The bins are a great way to find and store content and the timeline is easy to understand. In my experience, crashes were few and far between (although they're a part of the job no matter what DAW you're using).
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    Picsart, Inc
    In my experience, I have used PicsArt in lots of projects which helped me to complete the projects on time with satisfactory results. Mostly I use the Android app which is super easy to use. I have created multiple templates for my business. But I think it should remove the watermark on video editing also in the free version. It helped us to create unique pre-designed templates with step by step process. Apart from that, I have never faced any issues with this tool.
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    Pros
    Apple
    • Adheres to the conceptually easy timeline model, thus making simple onboarding.
    • Feature-rich toolset which allows for incredible product manipulation from the get-go
    • Expandability via a vibrant plugin ecosystem. Final Cut plugins are broadly developed.
    • Rich integration with studio products: Motion, Compressor
    • Version updates exhibit a product team in touch with what the market needs
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    Avid Technology
    • Manage Longform Media
    • Edit video and sound
    • Script Based editing
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    Picsart, Inc
    • Basic Photo Editing - more robust than your basic iPhone photo editing tools, but much simpler (yet still powerful) and user-friendly than Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.
    • Filters - a large variety of simple and complex photo filters with the ability to adjust the strength. A nice blend of filters can really enhance a photo without making it look heavily filtered.
    • User friendly - all across the board, this app is super easy to use and really powerful too. I can't imagine editing a photo on my phone without it.
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    Cons
    Apple
    • The tool palettes and toolbars are sometime difficult to decipher.
    • Some advanced features are not easy to find.
    • Floating descriptive menu whenever the mouse moves on the tool might help.
    • So many tools that a novice is easily lost.
    • A menu of all the keyboard shortcuts would be useful.
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    Avid Technology
    • A faster update track
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    Picsart, Inc
    • There are a lot of features available to only paying subscribers, but all those features still appear for the nonpaying user, marked by the crown icon. Particularly with filters and stickers, it can be annoying to scroll through the majority of locked options to find the handful that is free. A filter option would be nice.
    • It would be nice to have access to previous projects where you could still go back and undo edits you've made. The draft feature seems to only be good for one project at a time.
    • Layers would be nice. That way when you use a sticker or add a photo on top and go on to make more edits, you could still move them around instead of just having to undo everything and re-add the stick or additional photo.
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    Usability
    Apple
    Fast shortcuts and editing tools make this an efficient piece of software for any skilled video editor. From newbies to experienced editors, FCPX can be used by almost anyone. It is easy to learn but takes time to master. Add Motion for even more effects and punchouts on your videos.
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    Avid Technology
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    Picsart, Inc
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    Support Rating
    Apple
    Most of the support I need, I find online. While Apple has a Q/A section on their site, it's not always beneficial in answering the questions that I have. With that said, they regularly update the software, and when updates lead to crashes, they usually have another update not far behind.
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    Avid Technology
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    Picsart, Inc
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    Implementation Rating
    Apple
    Implementing Final Cut Pro into the organization was a smooth transition from what we didn't had. We felt we went from zero to hero with this software, due to all the great features that we learned. We took some time in training staff on how to use the software but at the end, this was very useful and important.
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    Avid Technology
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    Picsart, Inc
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    Alternatives Considered
    Apple
    Premiere and Final Cut are very similar is usage. Final Cut has less crashing and lag, but does not work well with Adobe products. You'd basically have to use all different softwares to use it best. Davinci is a different beast with a color grading portion that is unmatched by any other product. Although DaVinci is non-linear editing, so you essentially have to unlearn everything you know from Final Cut and Premiere.
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    Avid Technology
    We [utilize] premiere for our VFX and animation curriculum due to tight integration with after effects and [photoshop]. we utilize resolve for DIT and color correction and finishing Media composer is the heart of our editorial workflow to align with the industry and give students a leg up to get jobs
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    Picsart, Inc
    I used Lucidchart to develop architect-level integration flow diagrams to visualise integration flow. But Picsart has a user-friendly UI to develop and edit HQ pictures as per business requirements but some options are an enterprise where we need to pay and purchase those features and filters to use them while editing images.
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    Return on Investment
    Apple
    • We are regularly lauded for our high-quality videos by donors and prospects, which greatly improves our standing in their eyes.
    • Our Final Cut Pro X-created videos have contributed to our receiving large grant awards.
    • Our videos have been shared and promoted by similar organizations, which has improved our standing in our field and adjacent fields.
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    Avid Technology
    • It's saved time by being easy to learn (well, easy to start. It takes a long time to learn)
    • Because everyone in the industry uses or has used it, collaborating is easier
    • It's saved us money because we don't have to change products
    • It integrates well with Pro Tools
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    Picsart, Inc
    • It has a positive impact of decreasing time taken to create graphics for presentations
    • It has a positive impact of decreasing time taken to create annotated videos with text and sound
    • It lacks advanced editing features, hence has a somewhat negative impact by not facilitating imagination of users
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