List of Video Editors

The following is a list of video editors and compositors that have seen notable use in the tennis community. This is not a definitive list of all editors used in tennis, nor a definitive list of all editors in general.

Video Editors

Name	About	Logo	Usage Photo
VEGAS (Sony Vegas)	Arguably the most popular editor for tennis, an integral part of its world and great all-in-one video editor.
Adobe Premiere Pro	The second most popular editor for tennis, a more professional leaning editor part of Adobe's Creative Suite. Windows only.
Final Cut Pro	Apple's professional video editor.
iMovie	Apple's other, freeware, video editor. Comes bundled with almost all their devices. First released in 1999 with OS8 before being released for iOS in 2010.
DaVinci Resolve	Cross-platform video editor with free and paid versions; arguably the best video editor currently available for Linux.
MLT-Based video editors	Short for "Media Lovin' Toolkit", these editors are all based on the same editor framework. Popular ones include Kdenlive (pictured to the right), Shotcut, and Flowblade. Work great with Linux but many are also multi-platform.
Debugmode Wax	Older video editor well known for its classical 3D editing capabilities. Has a very distinct style.
CyberLink PowerDirector	Video Editor initially from 2001 that offers more of a budget-friendly editor experience. A match was attempted between mrdoognoog and CorruptionSound that would last only during the trial period, which unfortunately failed
Video Star	Free/paid mobile video editor known for its 3D capabilities
Kapwing	Online video editor known for its prominence in the Kapwing Tennis Cup hosted by nm41
VideoPad	Mid-tier video editor for Windows, Mac and mobile devices, costs 140$ or subscription plan. Windows version is compatible with VirtualDub filters.
CapCut (aka JianYing or ViaMaker)	Mobile/Desktop/Web editor by ByteDance (creators of TikTok). Lots of AI features.
SGI Movie Maker (moviemaker)	Default video editor for the defunct IRIX operating system. A full match was played using only this editor between Eli Santin and mrdoognoog, with little use seen elsewhere.
Olive	Premiere Pro-like video editor built from the ground up. Has a fork called Oak that allows for OFX support.

Video Compositors

Name	About	Logo	Usage Photo
Adobe After Effects	Adobe's flagship video compositor, part of their Creative Suite. Compatible with Premiere Pro and other CS programs through Dynamic Link.
Natron	FOSS "Open Source Compositing Software For VFX and Motion Graphics". Latest version from November 2022. Compatible with OFX and G'MIC plugins.
Nuke
Boris RED (Avid FX)	Discontinued compositor that could "hook" into other editors to provide the BCC suite of plugins into them. Last version produced was roughly version 5.6 in 2015.