Best Video Effects Software: Free and Paid Options

If you want to create good-looking video content—whether that’s your own movies, YouTube shows, marketing videos for your company, or anything else—you’ll undoubtedly be thinking about how you can add exciting visual effects. There are many types of effects and graphics that you can add: color changes, dramatic lighting, chroma-keying, adding animated title text, and composting different shots together. These are just a few of the many things that you may want to do to spice up your videos. There are also many choices for what software to use. As the various programs available are aimed at different levels and can come at a wide range of prices, it can be difficult to know which is the best video effects software for you. In this feature, we look at the pros and cons of five popular choices. After Effects’ color tools in use (Image credit: Adobe) 1. Adobe After Effects The most versatile VFX solution REASONS TO BUY + Broad array of tools + Works well with Premiere Pro + Indu...