

Since 1989, Lightworks has had a unique and Patented hardware Console at the heart of its editing philosophy. Unique Patented Console and Dedicated Keyboard Lightworks supports hardware from the three main manufacturers of I/O equipment: Blackmagic, AJA and Matrox. To deliver high quality video you need to be assured that what you are editing is suitable for your viewers and clients use. With time saving elements like this Lightworks might just be the fastest editing application available. Lightworks allows you to continue editing whilst you are importing a batch of material, rendering your complicated third party FX or exporting two files at the same time to your favourite format. We believe that users should be able to import, render or export without delay. Check out the detailed Tech Specs for a full list of supported formats. MXF, Quicktime and AVI containers, with almost every format you can think of importing natively without the need for transcoding, from ProRes, Avid DNxHD, AVC-Intra, DVCPRO HD, RED R3D, DPX, AVCHD (with AC3 audio), H.264, XDCAM EX / HD 422, all on the same timeline in realtime. Lightworks has the widest format support available in any professional NLE.

You can even export to a distribution format MPEG-4 (Web, YouTube and Vimeo) at a maximum resolution of 1080p or to DVD and Blu-ray. Interchange with other applications (AVID, Protools, FCP, Resolve) with AAF, OMF, EDL and Film Cutting Lists. Export to all broadcast mastering formats such Avid DNxHD, Panasonic and Sony Formats, AVCHD, MOV, MXF, AVI. Project Sharing, enabling groups of editors to all work and collaborate together within their networked environment. Lightworks Pro includes support for Blackmagic, AJA and Matrox hardware I/O. Lightworks Free has all the power of Lightworks, allowing you to export only to MPEG-4 (Web, YouTube and Vimeo) at a maximum resolution of 720p. Lightworks Free is our zero-cost version of Lightworks available for everyone.
