I am a YouTuber seeking a video editing program to replace Pinnacle Studio 14.

Question

Hi there,
I am a YouTuber seeking a video editing program to replace Pinnacle Studio 14. Pinnacle does not accept MOV files apparently requiring me to reduce the vid quality in order to create a new file type to edit. Also, edit video preview rendering takes forever.
I have a Sony Vaio 32 bit with Intel i5 Core, 4gb RAM.  I might get a new laptop soon.
My editing needs are:
-I want to be able to edit the original file without having to make a reduced quality or wait forever for preview rendering to work
-Ability to edit MOV files and also common MP4 files
-I want to be easy-to-use
-I want to be able to add up to 2 audio tracks
-I need to be able to add video overlay
-I need to be able to add JPG and PNG files
-I need to be able to preview 2-3 videos in a small preview (as many YouTubers do at the end of their videos)
Please let me know
which of your programs you recommend,
the price,
if I can download it,
can I transfer the program download to other another laptop if I get a new one or reinstall if here if my computer ever crashes,
Is there a money-back return guarantee and if so what’s the time period for that?
Thanks.

Answer 1

I came from the studio environment years ago.  Adobe Premiere is a very powerful editing suite.  But with power comes complexity.  You will experience a steep learning curve, but one that ultimately pays in benefits.  Each time you start the program it will use the internet to confirm you are an authorized user.
In Premiere Pro, your editing is done on the native files in a non-destructive manner.  there is no low-resolution version.  That said, you can change the resolution of your preview screens if your PC is under powered.  Rendering of previews happen in the background, aided by the Mecury GPU capability.  Once your editing is done, you export the project to a new file of the format you seek as output.  Edit once, output many.
Video and audio tracks are relatively unlimited in number.
JPG and PNG are native still files.
There is guidance elsewhere on this web site as to the hardware you need to run the software--consider these to be minimums, not optimum.
Adobe is marketing its Creative Cloud suite of applications as a subscription basis. You will download the programs you want to use onto your hardware.  Since you have a subscription, moving the subscription to another machine is something you can do yourself.  Adobe gets involved only if you activate it on more computers than your license allows.  The program does give you option to deactivate the installation so as to enable it being relocated.