Video is king: there are so many tools out there that allow you to cut a project together and share it with others, it’s hard to know where to begin. Yes there are so many free ones available, for your computer and even your phone, but although those are perfectly acceptable for simple projects, if your ideas are more ambitious, you need to look at more professional high-end products. Even at that level, you have a few options open to you, but for the purposes of this article, we’ll be comparing two multi-platform options, Adobe’s Premiere Pro and Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve.
Premiere Pro was first launched in 2003, having evolved out of Premiere which itself came out in 1991, so the software has a long history, and has been part of Adobe’s portfolio since almost the beginning (Photoshop for instance was released in 1990). Since these humble beginnings, Premiere Pro has steadily gained marketshare. According to Adobe themselves, 57% of Sundance 2024 films were edited using Premiere Pro. It’s compatible with Macs and Windows.
