Review by Jeri Zerr

Pinnacle, Corel and Adobe all feature excellent video editing software. Each has it’s pro’s and cons. Adobe is the go to for PROFESSIONALS (Premiere Pro + After Effects), especially if you also have a need for photo editing (Photoshop), publishing marketing materials (InDesign), vector graphics (Illustrator), webdesign (Dreamweaver and Muse) and much much much more, then the subscription based software known as Creative Cloud is the way to go.

For those of us who prefer to use software that we own without needing to pay a monthly licensing fee, both Corel and Pinnacle offer great software. I am very pleased with Pinnacle. Pinnacle has a bit of a learning curve but if you’ve used Premiere Pro and After Effects or Corel the learning curve is shortened. Studio 18 Ultimate handles 4K, HD and 3D.

Highly recommend for anyone who’s dabbling in video production but not quite ready to take the leap into Adobe’s monthly licensing fee.