mostly used graphics and video editing software

MOSTLY USED GRAPHIC AND VIDEO EDITING SOFTWARE

When getting in the industry of movies, music or games as an editor or artist knowing which program to use is very important so that you can use suitable software for your work this software can be categorized in the following groups

GRAPHICS

If you are into 3D graphic, then you must learn one or two of the following software.

MAYA

Maya is best 3d software in fact it is industrial leading software, it has been used to create the Hollywood movies for decade now, everyone who has desire to get into 3D knowledge must learn to be familiar with this tool, most game and movie company hire quickly people who have enough experience of using this software, this is the tool that is very widely used in Hollywood for modeling, texturing, animation and rendering

HOUDINI

Houdini is the 3D software most used for expert, it has what is called procedural workflow which is difficult to learn for the beginner but this software can do almost everything that 3D artist desire, Houdini also used to make plugin that can be used inside another 3D software, Houdini is best known for destruction, simulation and all procedural animations. Most of the company make transition from Maya to Houdini slowly as it is a very power full tool that can be used in movies, games, motion graphics and all sort of designing.

BLENDER

Blender is package which is free, which means that any artist use it for free, a student can just enter into their website and download it, this software is loved by many artist as it contain all the tools for doing your 3D work from modeling, texturing, animation, rendering, simulation and even compositing. Blender is not categorized as the software that the industry will give it number one when it comes to 3D work

 CINEMA 4D

Cinema 4D is very friendly user, it has good and attractive interface, this is used more in motion graphic area it is flexible and easy to use, any amateur in 3D area is recommended to start with cinema 4D to give the insight on what is to be done. Cinema 4D is widely used in movies, animations, games, music, advertisement and so on.

 3D S MAX

The best and amazing tool for 3D works like architecture and designing, 3D max is the best tool for modeling, many studios use for visual effects in movies and game industries, it gives wide option for rendering and produce photorealistic outcome.

 Z BRUSH

This is the software which is used widely for modeling and texturing, an artist will do his work in z brush and transfer it in another software like Maya for animation, if you are into modeling and sculpting then z brush has all the tool that needed for that work

COMPOSITING

This is art of combining different elements to bring one meaningful and realist shot you do this using the following software


NUKEX

It is top most used software in movies industries, it a little bit complex and difficult to learn but once you grasp some ideas then it became easy to use, this software is amazing and its capability is big, it is node based software it widely used in movies, games etc. mostly for compositing 3D with live actions footage

 AFTER EFFECTS

After effects is the best tool for doing motion graphics even though it can be used to make movies, it can also be used by expertise to compose some motion graphics elements in the footage, it is not hard to learn, so you are into compositing then after effect should the best place to start.

 FUME EFFECTS

this is more like nuke it is node based tool which give the artist chance to compose and bring the dead footage to life, element can easily be matched and make it look real, if you know how to use nuke the fume effect should be also easy to understand.

EDITING VIDEOS

PREMIER PRO

Premiere Pro is an industry standard among professional video editing applications, adobe Premier pro has all the tools that the artist can desire to have, you can do good work when using this software, Premiere offers all the effects, color tools, and collaboration and output options any pro could want. Also premier pro work hand in hand with adobe encore which can give a lot of output option for your videos, audio, picture and so, it also has the output option for android, apple, tablet etc.

 FINAL CUT PRO

is the best tools for cutting, editing and even compositing videos and audio, editors who have working experience with this piece of software can enjoy the flexibility and realize that there are tools almost for doing everything that the editor may desire, final cut pro works only on apple computers. So unfortunately if you don’t have the apple computer then you can’t use this piece of software.

 SONY VEGAS

This piece of software was first dealing with editing and compositing audio only but later on they added the video edition platform it is very piece of software I would encourage every artist who want to compose audio to use this software, it is flexible, easy to use, and have quick render ability

MOVAVI VIDEO EDITOR PRO

This software has all the effects that the artist can desire, it is used by video editor as well as YouTuber, you can directly upload to YouTube once your editing work in finished, it has great transition effect, and all the tools that an artist can desire to use

PHOTOGRAPH

In this area ADOBE PHOTOSHOP is the best when it comes to editing of photos, adobe Photoshop has almost if not all the tools that an artist can use to do whatever they desire, on the hand ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR can help in editing and designing the 2D images, logos it is mostly used by visual effects artist in designing of the digital user interface etc.

FLUID SIMULATION

Fluid simulation can be made in some of the 3D software like MAYA, HOUDINI and BLENDER but there is a package which is very special only for fluid simulation which is called REAL FLOW this software has everything that is needed to simulate fluids of any kind

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