Handbrake Video Transcoder vs. Lightworks

It is so well suited for transcoding DVDs to video files. I have never had it not work on any DVD. It can read anything. It does a great job batching multiple videos on a DVD. It does not do a great job in converting one type of video file to another type of video file. The speed is also slower than other options on the market.

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Lightworks is a great tool for a non-designer to use because it provides a number of tools and capabilities that can be quickly learned. For someone who is an advanced video editor, it may not provide every tool they will need. Given how much can be accomplished through the free version, I think it's a great tool for making simple videos for social media, YouTube and other basic applications.

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• Scan DVDs for video files
• Batching multiple files together in a transcode queue
• Overcoming authoring or disc errors

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• Drag and drop all videos easily.
• Easy to split videos and strip.
• You can work with multiple sequences.

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• Transcode speed
• More file type support
• Improved UI/UX for simpler use.

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• I have had it crash on me while using; thought content is saved
• The user interface could be updated/modernized
• Hot-keys commands are not always intuitive

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Handbrake Video Transcoder does the best job on the market of DVD scanning, transcoding, and batch processing. Other options on the market do not scan DVDs and throughly, reliably, or with the ability to batch all of the video segments. Other software costs a lot more and does not perform as well as Handbrake Video Transcoder with a variety of DVDs.

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Adobe is a great tool that is very competitive and I still use it depending on what PC I have on hand and how fast the job needs to get done but I selected Lightwork because I think that it is less complicated to browse and was able to learn the shortcuts fast, making my time more productive.

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• It makes it so I can transcode DVDs in house
• The cost is awesome
• I can do DVD projects very quick

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• It has helped us create more video content that we had not been able to do in the past
• Given that we can use the free version in almost every situation, there has been no direct cost to use

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