Video editing will one day come in handy for a dropshipper or anybody who has an online business.
In many cases, photography will not make the cut anymore as far as product promotion is concerned. And not just because of YouTube, but because videos are better marketing materials than still images.
While your phone camera is a great tool for starters, it does not have the same functionalities the professional video editors offer.
My three recommendations are:
- Camtasia
- ViddyOze
- ActivePresenter
Camtasia
Camtasia is one of the premiere choices of video artists and YouTubers. It is equipped with a screencast recorder, audio recorder, and video editing software.
What’s in it for you?
- Free trial available
- Multiple tools such as zoom, pan, webcam and screen recording
- Use transition effects in your videos
- Add titles, annotations and call outs
- Create videos with music background
My Camtasia Ratings:
EASE OF USE
PRICING
ASSETS
TECH SUPPORT
- Camtasia has an intuitive interface; the site offers tons of videos, demos, and training materials
- At $249, the price is competitive against other top dogs in the market
- The tool comes with a huge library of assets such as backgrounds that you can use for your videos
- Expect great support for your inquiries via email and phone
- Create screencast recordings
- Add or remove your face from the screencast
- Ideal for webinars, tutorials, and YouTube
- Publish unlimited professional videos instead of paying thousands to freelancers
ViddyOze
ViddyOze is a 3D video tool that is great for creating animated videos. It is not a great tool for screencast and tutorials.
Use ViddyOze to create advertisements for your products, or if you want a software that can give you full animation in as little as three clicks.
What’s in it for you?
- Increase sales with marketing videos
- 170+ video templates ready for your use
- 100% Cloud based; no software installation so it is accesbile from any device
- Live action animations
- Studio-quality intros for your videos
- Add call-to-action buttons on your videos
My ViddyOze Ratings
EASE OF USE
PRICING
ASSETS
TECH SUPPORT
- ViddyOze was created for the common person; you can create professional animations in a few clicks
- The price is acceptable; it starts at $77 one-time payment for the Personal Plan
- It has thousands of assets that you can use to create high-grade animations and videos
- Low starter cost at $77 one-time fee
- Easy to use–just select a template and create intros, outros, call to actions and more.
- Accessible anywhere
- Instant animations
- Create professional videos in a few clicks
ActivePresenter
ActivePresenter is like Camtasia in the sense that it is best used for creating screencast recordings.
It is a great tool for interactive training, and it comes with a video editor where you can tweak the videos and save it in web standards like HTML 5.
What’s in it for you?
- Low-cost at a one-time free of $199
- Comes with free trial
- Has several plans for you to choose from depending on what you need
- Create vide tutorials, gameplay videos, cnference materials, training, quizzes, and so much more
- Easy to use interface and video editor
- You can create eLearning games on the tool
- Losts of export options
- Create and import animation
My Active Presenter Ratings
EASE OF USE
PRICE
ASSETS
TECH SUPPORT
- ActivePresenter has a user-friendly interace to record and edit your videos.
- The price point of $199 is one of the most competitive in the market
- ActivePresenter does not have a lot of assets as ViddyOze does, but it makes sense as it is primarily a software for tutorials and e-courses
- Low entry price at $199
- Create videos for your tutorial or YouTube posts
- Convert videos in web-friendly formats
- Add audio features in your videos
- Customizable toolbars
- Online library of assets that you can use
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