Resources for Video Creation

iMovie is a great Apple-only video application for beginners who are just getting their feet wet, but want to do some creative editing with their videos. It's available on Mac, iPad, and iPhone (only), and it comes with many built-in themes and effects that can be used to produce fun, high-quality videos and photo slideshows. 

Final Cut Pro is a professional video editing application. It is ideal for professionals and those who feel limited by iMovie and want to step it up a level. Final Cut Pro contains many features including multi-cam, chroma keying, interactive timelines, and many built-in effects and transitions. It's a solid program that will have all the features you'll need!

Adobe Premiere Pro is Adobe's version of a professional video editing application. Premiere is comparable to Final Cut Pro in features, but has a more classic video-editing interface. Like Final Cut, it is ideal for professional video projects and contains a ton of features.

Camtasia is an application that allows you to create video recordings known as screencasts. Screencasts are essentially live recordings of your computer screen. Camtasia allows you to record all actions on your computer screen and then edit, cut, and add effects, called "callouts", to your footage. Screencasts are great for video tutorials and for recording animated presentations such as Prezi or Powerpoint.