Wednesday, 29 January 2014 09:53
Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 May 2020 11:14
Comparison: Free vs Pro
| Lightworks Free | Lightworks Pro: Month | Lightworks Pro: Year | Lightworks Pro: Outright | |
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| Price | - | $24.99 | $174.99 | $437.99 |
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| Export YouTube/Vimeo up to 720p |
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| Export YouTube/Vimeo up to UHD 4K |
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| User definable project locations | - | |
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| Advanced Project sharing | - | |
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| Stereoscopic (3D) output | - | |
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| AJA, Blackmagic, Matrox and Mackie Mixer Support | - | |
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| Timeline Rendering | - | |
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| Lightworks Console support | - | |
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| AVID DNxHD Codec Support (Additional license) | - | |
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| Boris FX plugin package included (value $299) | - | - | - | |
| Boris Graffiti plugin package included (value $299) | - | - | |
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Import formats: Lightworks Free and Pro
- DVCAM / DVCPRO 25
- DVCPRO 50
- DVCPRO HD
- Uncompressed SD 8 bit and 10 bit
- Uncompressed HD 8 bit and 10 bit
- MPEG-2 I-Frame SD
- MPEG-2 I-Frame HD
- MPEG-2 Long GOP
- IMX 30, 40, 50
- AVCHD (M2T, M2TS, MPEG4, H.264)
- Avid DNxHD – all variants, including Thin Raster**
- AVC-Intra 50
- AVC-Intra 100
- XDCAM EX (native MP4 support)
- XDCAM HD
- XDCAM HD 50 422
- Apple Pro Res
- RED R3D
- DPX 8 bit, 10 bit, 16 bit
- Image Sequence (BMP, DPX, JPEG, PNG, TGA, Compressed TGA, TIFF)
- Broadcast Wave Format with drop and non-drop frame timecode options
- Cinema DNG
- Sony XAVC
Export formats: Lightworks Free
- Web-compatible file (MPEG4/H.264 - max. resolution: 1280x720p pixels) with optional upload direct to Youtube
- Lightworks Archive
Export formats: Lightworks Pro (only)
- Web-compatible file (MPEG4/H.264 - max. resolution: 3840x2160 (4K) with user defined compression bitrate) with optional upload direct to your Youtube account
- WebM up to 3840 x 2160 (4k)
- Sony XAVC-Intra up to 3840 x 2160 (4K)
- Lightworks Archive
- DVCAM / DVCPRO 25 (AVI, MOV and MXF)
- DVCPRO 50 (AVI, MOV and MXF)
- DVCPRO HD (AVI, MOV and MXF)
- Uncompressed SD 8 bit and 10 bit (AVI and MOV)
- Uncompressed HD 8 bit and 10 bit (AVI and MOV)
- MPEG-2 I-Frame SD (AVI)
- MPEG-2 I-Frame HD (AVI)
- AVCHD (M2T, M2TS, H.264 and MPG)
- Avid DNxHD – all variants, including Thin Raster** (MXF and MOV)
- AVC-Intra 50
- AVC-Intra 100
- AVC-Intra 200
- XDCAM EX (native MP4 support)
- XDCAM HD
- XDCAM HD 50 422
- Image Sequence (BMP, DPX, JPEG, PNG, PSD, TGA, Compressed TGA, TIFF)
- Blu-ray (VC1, H.264 and MPEG-2 HD 422)
- DVD (MTS, M2TS and MPG)
- Broadcast Wave Format with drop and non-drop frame timecode option
- Quicktime Movie and MPEG-4 using Quicktime API (Windows 32bit only)
- AAF, OMF, EDL, XML and Film Cut Lists
To learn about Lightworks' features and capabilities, see the Features.
