Best Editing Programs

In the past: I have had a lot of problems with the subscription editing programs

The adobe suite gives you everything you need for pro editing at your fingertips, now with more programs.

Great combination of photo editing programs. Great price when B&H had it on sale.

Best computer for editing videos.

I have 2 of these drives. One is in my video editing computer for editing programs and the other is on my Ninja V. Both work great.

Best recording/editing 4k monitor around for the $

I use this with multiple editing programs, and it is well worth the money. The ability to load multiple profiles for each task is fantastic. My video editing is very deadline driven, and saving keystrokes over time is worth a lot in the long run. Highly recommend!

Really digging this thing. I've used it for Photoshop and Lightroom so far, and I like it for both. It noticeably speeds up my workflow in Photoshop. In Lightroom, I don't know that it speeds it up, but it changes how I edit. Instead of looking at the sliders and the number values, I just spin the wheel and look at the screen instead. It is a big mental shift editing completely by eye instead of looking at the number values, because those number values seem to subconsciously influence your editing choices (like woah, that number seems a little too high). Anyway, I find that I make better editing choices I may have not made before. I only have two little gripes with it: 1) The middle rotating dial with the finger groove can kind of be annoying to hook into based on the current position of that groove. The version up of the contour shuttle has three finger grooves. I really would have liked that. 2) The software comes with a bunch of set-up presets for different programs. Both Lightroom and Photoshop would not work (they were not recognized by the device). Apparently, this happens when the programs are updated. Anyway, it took a tiny bit of digging to figure out why that was, and then a little more digging on how to re-make presets for the programs that were recognized. Anyway, so many options with this device, and as someone who was originally looking at the much more expensive, and limited "Nob", I am super pleased with the Shuttle Xpress!

This is great for video editing, but can be used for a wide range of programs. For instance, when editing in Photoshop or Lightroom, you can click on a slider and then use the wheel to adjust it. The programmable keys, which can work differently for each application, are welcome.

I love the fact that I could start using it as soon as I downloaded it. Also, when I used to buy these programs in a box from Best Buy it wasn't long before updates came around making my version obsolete basically. With this you get automatic updates (from what I understand but I haven't had it long enough to have gotten one). The program is exciting to me because for the longest time I have only been using the editing which comes with iPhoto, which isn't very detailed. I have purchased a few apps that are photo editing software but none compare to this.