Filmora Video Editor App Reviews

This app is ok, WHEN IT WORKS. It is constantly crashing on me. I will be in the middle of a project, try to save the latest changes and it fails. Error message is always the save failed. Ever since I bought it for $50 I have had problems with it. It does the basics for video editing beginers but with my mac, that is in amazing shape with loads of space available for working, this app is constatnly crashing, so far it is only wasting my time.

As a Final Cut Express (FCE) user (which was discontinued years ago by Apple) I needed an editor to due simple entertaining short videos. Filmora has enough power and simplicity. I would love it if it used Key Frames and had more control on video fading in/out, but it has so many advantages on the simplicity, useful side it was an excellent purchase. Most notable is its extension export formats and is why FCE is being used less. I have Apple’s Motion to add the self-created element motions that I design for FCE and now Filmora. I did try the Movavi video editor demo for over an hour to see if it would satisfy my needs, but it is seems little more than iMovie for its ability. I tried CyberLink’s PowerDirector (Windows) a week ago on my iMAC with Windows 10 installed and it was unsatisfactory. I stopped using it and reverted to Serif’s MoviePlus after trying CyberLink. I have owned MoviePlus for years and am hoping their Affinity Division creates both Desktop Publishing and Video Editor products as their Photo and Design software are outstanding (just visit them in the App Store to view their great reviews).

The user interface is intuitive and does exactly what I expect. It reminds me of an old version of iMovie, which was also very intuitive but unfortunately it has been phased out. I don’t do very sophisticated video editing but mainly a few basic operations: (1) cropping / zooming (2) trimming (3) splitting and mergging (4) exporting to some format I can post online (5) occasionally rotating (6) title, caption (7) exporting to some target format. It has been quite robust so far. I’ve had compatibility problems that I solved using Filmora Video Editor. For example, I captured video using my GoPro in mp4 but Facebook would give me an error when uploading. I also tried converting the video to different formats using other tools but no luck. Now I edit in Filmora Video Editor and export — problem solved! I just need to use one tool. I bought this app after trying out the eval versions of several video editors that either puts a mark (which the free version of Filmora does) or limits the video size or length (which some other programs do). Filmora costs a little more than I thought I needed, since I just wanted basic features that I used to be able to do with iMovie and QuickTime, but I ended up wasting a lot of time trying to use different tools for one or more missing features on my list. Filmora saves me time trying to figure out the workarounds. So… I think it is worth it.

Its a great compliment to imovie if your interested in extra transitions and effects. Its quick and easy as well. I found it to be great for making slide shows as well.

55 minutes to edit a less than two minute clip. Once you get a bracket of a clip, you cant reclip the smaller portion (because a smaller portion is MUCH easier to move the slider than attempting to do the one hour original) without exporting it. Seriously?

This app cost 40 bucks and it doesnt even let you edit. It lets you trim from beggining to end, and it doesnt let you cut out certain parts. The effects are nothing special biggest rip off of my life do not get this

Even imovie is way more flexible. Im hoping they will update it sooon. Needs some basic editing capabilities. I want a refund!!!!!

This program froze up on me 3 times within the first 15 minutes. I just wasted $40.00 on this POS program. It does not have LEGIT video editing capabilities, it does not recognize my songs in iTunes and worst of all it freezes everytime I tried to do something within the program!!!

Cool app for movie editing! If you dont like the default iMovie app on your mac, this is exactly what you want. There are so many useful edit tools that not inclueded in imovie and these special effects are outstanding! I hope there will be more effects in future updates. But still, very good app and give it a try!

Compare to those super expensive movie editing app, this one is way beyond affordable. Dont get me wrong, the quality is not what they compromise. Actually it is even better than some flawed movie editing apps. The tools are extensive and powerful. A must have for individual movie editor.

THEY WILL CHARGE YOU FULL PRICE INSTEAD OF HALF AS THEY CLAIMED IN THE EXPLANATION. THEY ARE HUGE LIAR. FOR TECHNICAL SIDE, THE PRODUCT CRASHES MOST OF THE TIME.

…If I could actually see the video I was working with.

I want to my money back! The app is not working! Please give me my money back. Thank you

This dosnt work it wont even open please dont buy it!

This is the worse video editor! It will not save your work!!

Just installed, now I can’t open any media, new, existing absolutely nothing.!

I want to have 1:1 video size. I want more precise trimming ( more than seconds, I mean milliseconds) Third, when I want to download more effects, it says (Download failed, please check your internet connection) and my connection works perfectly.

The program is super easy to use. Which is great for people like me who aren’t computer literate. HOWEVER….it keeps crashing right in the middle of making my movie. Nothing more frustrating than that.

Every time I try to put a large file in to edit, it keeps crashing! It seems like it just gives upp. Waste of money, because the videos i upload are around 10-15 minutes. When you put a small video in, the effects are just ok. Looks like something you could do in windows live movie maker.

i put in a song for my video and it stopped the song then continued at same part after 5 seconds can you fix this please