

This further divided the market and ultimately added more solid options for video editors of all skill levels.


This gave Adobe Premiere Pro a chance to fill in the void along with Blackmagic Design’s DaVinci Resolve, which has also made inroads in the professional video editing world as it grew from a color grading suite to a full-fledged NLE and compositor. Final Cut Pro began a slow decline which has left it behind its competition. However, the slimmed-down Final Cut Pro X released in 2011 lacked many of the features of previous iterations and professionals weren't happy with the changes. Several filmmakers on our staff cut most of their early work on Final Cut 7. Originally designed as a more easy-to-use and accessible alternative to Avid, Final Cut Pro was one of the most popular NLEs in the world in the 2000s. Originally developed by Macromedia and, since 1998, Apple as part of its pro apps collection, Final Cut Pro has been a legacy NLE which has seen its popular ebb and flow throughout the age of digital video editing.
