(it's in Spanish)
Title is "Why is Filmora better than Vegas?"

yes.

What is hard to understand? :)

Of course Filmora is better than Vegas and probably than most other professional editors because it uses various graphic templates and elements that are drag-and-drop as well as very simple adjustments, and so it provides instant gratification!

For non-professionals, or should I say, for an editor in a hurry who does not plan to have a very elaborate work effort, this is heaven I guess.

So, kudos to Filmora for offering a good product for that specific area of the market!

What is hard to understand? :)

I had always thought Filmora is something like Corel VideoStudio, power director.

From Filmora's website:

The Best Video Editor
Alternative to Windows Movie Maker & iMovie

I think that fairly much identifies where Filmora sees their market position and competition.

@Dexcon @adimatis I have found a Filmora tutorial : . It seems it is indeed powerful in effects.

If Magix Vegas had tutorials using pictograms connected by arrow chains for the novice editors who use editing sparingly that would help me a lot on the more complex operations which are used maybe one time then forgotten even if the cost of these chains is an option.

JJK

Well, there is nothing wrong with this type of editing, for sure not. Not everything must be terribly complicated and for most of the editors, something more ”preset” oriented might come not only handy, but is much faster and easier to finish.

That is what I like about Vegas actually - the fact that is simple and straight forward (for the most of it) compared with other professional editors.

I think I said this before, I think Movie Studio should actually incorporate a lot of these presets so that is becomes easier for this type of work, while Vegas Pro should develop (more) in-depth tools for those who care and need to go deeper in editing.

That is what I like about Vegas actually - the fact that is simple and straight forward (for the most of it) compared with other professional editors.

Easy of use is surely a welcome advantage for Vegas Pro, which is great.

Movie Studio is a relatively low-cost "entry" product. The more in-depth tools that you seek might be the ones that are already offered in Vegas Post. Vegas Pro is already covering a wide range of versions catering to a lot of needs but, of course, it is always going to be for a price. Please don't expect BMW 6 equipment in a BMW 3 if you are buying a BMW 3.

Filmora is yet another editor that takes excellent use of GPU for processing and encoding and is light weight. I have Filmora9, but there's a pro version too. Filmora9 does not have all the features of a vegasPro. It is fast though, with a simple transcode, software render is 3x faster than vegaspro both in software AVC encode and Nvenc Hardware AVC encode. For another comparison, Davinci Resolve is also 3x faster than Vegas for Hardware encode and 2.2x faster on software encode.

It is vegasPro that is the odd one out. The other editors encode at similar speeds

Just curious from a business model … how can the business survive/exist when it's product is free?

Be that all you like @Former user but none of them crashes as often as Vegas! ;) So, it is not all bad! :)

@Dexcon Filmora for instance produces a ton of packs with various ”preset” or goodies. They are not all free.

Then of course there are other products they might tempt you with once you are onboard.

And btw, Filmora is not free. :)

@adimatis … I just checked out their website again as you were posting the latest comment, and yes you are right - the free version is effectively a loss leader suck-in. But is Filmora a genuine competitor to not only Vegas Pro but also Avid, Premiere Pro, Resolve and so on? If anybody thinks yes, then go for it if it meets your editing needs.

Did anyone tell this guy that there is no such program as SONY Vegas 17?

Vegas Pro is a Professional NLE, Compositor and Audio Edtor......Filmora is NOT, No matter what points are argued or what comparisons are made.

They are different tools!

This brings this image in my mind: if you only need to slice bread a knife will suffice, if you need to perform a heart surgery, you'll need a proper scalpel!

Sheer philosophy here! :)

It is true they are different tools.

As for professional... that is more debatable. Can and will you make money with it? :) It might be professional then!