I’ve never bought any editing software before, having chosen to just suffer through Windows Movie Maker (with some help from iMovie which I don’t have access to regularly) for my own little projects and Uni assignments. So, with a more substantial doco assignment headed my way, I’ve decided its time I get myself some proper editing software.

I tried to get away without spending a dime and gave Davinci Resolven a go, but my PC isn’t fast enough to run it.

Since many of you here are so knowledgeable about editing and post-production processes in general, I’d like to ask for a recommendation on editing software!

I use Windows and, if the software will last me several years, have a budget of a couple hundred dollars.

I’ll be using the software for fairly general editing, but don’t want to limit myself and get stuck when I become more experienced and attempt more difficult tasks later.