Video Project Support
Video Project Resources
- iMovie – Apple’s free, introductory video editing software. This program offers a large number of video editing tools, and is a great choice for first-time video editors.
- Adobe Premiere Pro – Industry-standard video editing software from Adobe Creative Cloud.* This robust program is a great choice for advanced video editors working on more complex projects.
*Please note: Adobe Creative Cloud is currently licensed to Bates students when using campus lab computers only. - DaVinci Resolve – Video editing platform from Blackmagic Design that provides a professional solution for editing, color correction, visual effects, motion graphics and audio post production. This program is a great choice for advanced video editors working on more complex projects.
*Please note: DaVinci is currently only available in the DMS Edit Suites, but can be downloaded for free on personal devices.
- Adobe Express – A web-based platform for creating and editing digital projects, including graphics, flyers, and short video slideshows.
- Quicktime – Apple’s built-in media player offers users some basic editing features such as trimming and splitting video clips, and arranging them into a new sequence.
*Please note: iMovie and Quicktime are available for macOS and iOS devices only.
Video Production & Editing Tutorials
- iMovie Tutorials – A series of written tutorials for getting started with iMovie.
- Adobe Premiere Pro Tutorials – A series of video tutorials for getting started with Premiere Pro.
- DaVinci Resolve Tutorials – A series of brief tutorials for getting started with DaVinci Resolve.
- Adobe Express Tutorials – A series of video tutorials for getting started with the various features of Adobe Express.
- Screen Recording with Quicktime & Loopback*- A written tutorial for recording short clips of videos for educational purposes (macOS & iOS devices only).
*Please note: Quicktime is available for macOS and iOS devices only. - Royalty Free Music Resources – A Bates library guide for royalty-free and licensed music for digital media projects.