THERE’S PROBABLY a reason for the explosion in popularity of YouTube and the rise of multi-core PCs with GPUs happening at around the same time. Sure, you can shoot and edit video on a smartphone, but for a really professional looking job, nothing beats getting your footage onto a fast SSD and viewing it on a big screen.
To make your edits, you’re going to need software, and there’s a lot available, from the market-leading Adobe Premiere Pro or Sony’s Vegas Pro with their monthly subscriptions, to pay-once options, and free apps. It’s the last category that has become especially interesting, as there are some capable apps available for absolutely nothing, such as the mighty DaVinci Resolve from Blackmagic design—the makers of some
