Final Cut Pro

• Final Cut Pro is a powerful and popular video editing program that is developed by Apple and therefore will only run on Macintosh computers. Final Cut Pro can be used to edit both high-definition and standard video. Final Cut Studio adds other programs to the mix that can manipulate audio, picture quality and create DVDs, which are Motion, Color, Compressor and DVD Studio.
  
  

Avid

• Avid is another popular non-linear video editing program for both PC and Mac. Avid Media Composer is an industry standard product that has been used to edit many television shows and films. According to Avid.com, Media Composer is the fastest and most powerful program and allows you to capture and edit video easily.
  
  

Adobe Premiere

• Adobe Premiere is another digital video editing software proram that is part of the Adobe Creative Suite set of programs that also consists of Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat and InDesign. Adobe Premiere is available for both PC and Mac and is the only editing software that uses 64-bit, GPU-accelerated speed.