

Resolution independent projects and timelines provide a far less restricted editing experience. Audio offset adjustments allow picture and sound to remain in sync no matter what output route they take. With the Windows version out now, and the Linux release around the corner, we’re excited to be the first to offer this level of cross-platform flexibility.ĭisplay your edits on Broadcast monitors through SDI hardware for crystal clear compliant monitoring. Lightworks will be the only professional editing solution available for all three major desktop operating systems – Windows, Mac OSX and Linux. With a fast effects pipeline architecture that uses the full power of modern GPUs, Lightworks can handle many layers of real time effects in SD, HD, 2K, 4K and even 5K! You can even adjust parameters during playback giving you the best experience in effects editing for an NLE.

With the 64 bit version, Lightworks can take advantage of larger memory capacity, which increases codec performance, particularly for Long GOP formats such as H.264. EditShare Lightworks: the most flexibility for a professional NLE, Lightworks is available in 32 bit and 64 bit versions. Lightworks Pro costs $24,99/month, $174.99/year (including Boris FX or Boris Graffiti), or $437.99 for a perpetual license (including Boris FX and Boris Graffiti).

Pro users will require Lightworks Pro, which supports a broad variety of formats at up to UHD resolution, and allows export to industry-standard formats including XML, EDL and AAF for interoperability with other grading and finishing tools. Lightworks is a free download (use of the product for more than seven days requires registration at ), but the basic version of the software only supports export to MPEG-4/H.264 at a maximum resolution of 720p, with the option to upload directly to YouTube. In the paid Lightworks Pro version, audio compositions can be exported to the Reaper DAW for further work. On the audio front, Lightworks now allows direct voiceover recording to the timeline and supports Mackie MIDI devices on Linux. Meanwhile, on the timeline, cue markers can now mark a range, rather than a single frame. Lightworks 14.5 Histogram panel (bottom left).Ĭolor-grading has been extended with a new Histogram panel and new 16-bit and 32-bit GPU Precision options, along with support for project-wide LUTs that are applied to all media in a given project.
