Lightworks Pro Full Feature List
Wide Container Support
- MXF OP1a, MXF OPAtom – P2, MXF OPAtom - native
- Avid support
- QuickTime
- AVI, .mts, .m2ts, .m2t, .mpg, .mp4, .wmv (export only), .ts (import only), .m2v (import only), .asf (import only), .vob (import only)
Editing
- Resolution, format and codec independent timeline
- Edit at 23.976, true 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, or 60 fps
- Advanced realtime Multicam editing with unlimited sources (Subject to hardware and storage capability)
- Source/Record three-point editing
- Insert and Overwrite editing
- Replace, Fit to Fill, backfill
- Drag-and-drop replace editing
- Extend and Split edits
- A/V Sync indicators on timeline
- AutoSync - Single-click re-sync of whole timeline
- Multi-colored markers for edits and clips
- Matchframe for clips and subclips
- Comprehensive Drag and Drop support
- Storyboarding – arrange tiles in Bins, adjust in and out points and convert to an edit with a single click
Multicam
- Switching clips directly in the timeline
- Unique Sync Group feature
- Live Cut – cut between angles during playback
- Sync to Lock Frame or Timecode
- Sync with Edits
- Unlimited Sources
- Mixed Sources – resolution, format and frame rate
- Auto edit sync group sources as one sequence
Stereoscopic
- Support for complete stereoscopic workflow*
- Individual Left and Right eye media
- Automatic sync on import
- No change in editing workflow
- Realtime Adjustment toolset for Alignment, Scaling and Colour Correction
- Multiple output options – Anaglyph, Side-by-side, Chequerboard, Individual Left and Right Eyes
- Monitor desktop, secondary display and SDI outputs
- Export options for various formats
Colour Correction
- New preset colour looks templates, just drag and use
- Real time (GPU accelerated) Primary colour correctors
- Real-time multiple Secondary colour correctors
- Colour image control filters
- New Curve colour correction editor
Audio
- Realtime Pre and Post Audio waveform display
- Analogue-style multi-track audio scrubbing
- Subframe-accurate audio keyframing
- Realtime audio adjustments during playback
- Clip and Track Gain controls
- OMF audio export with pan and volume levels
- Real-time, software-based audio normalization
- Onscreen multi-track mixing console
- Multiple mix Bus routing
- External Mackie control surface support
- Real time fader automation
- Real-time audio filters and effects
- Parametric EQ
- Mixed bit-rates and samples on timeline
- Audio level meters per track
- Pan controls
- Mute and solo controls
- Direct to timeline Voice Over recording
Collaboration
Project Sharing:
- Multiple users working in the same project at the same time, sharing the same media
- Edit permissions handled within Lightworks: quickly transfer permission from user to user
- Edit changes instantly saved and updated for each user without having to save or exit Lightworks
- Bins can be shared between users and are updated in realtime
Media Sharing:
- Support for EditShare shared storage servers
- Support for a wide variety of third party shared storage (NAS and SAN)
AAF Interchange*:
- Export AAFs to Avid Media Composer, ProTools and Resolve with AAF export presets
Film
- Import RED media and DPX sequences directly*
- Include timecode and keycode in the same list
- Support for 35mm 3-perf, 35mm 4-perf, and 16mm-20 and mixed film formats
- View feet and frames in edit
- View keycode and ink number overlays on video
- 24-fps EDL import and export
- 24-fps EDL conversion to and from 29.97 fps
- Import ALE, FLX, and CSV files
- Track key numbers, ink numbers and timecodes
- Output Cut list, Change list, Optical list, Pull list,
- Dupe list, Audio EDL
Third Party Support
- Boris FX (64bit Windows and Mac OS X only)
- Boris Graffiti (64bit Windows and Mac OS X only)
- Adobe After Effects Plugins (Windows 32bit only)
- Premiere Plugins (Windows 32bit only)
- Blackmagic Fusion (7.5 and higher)
- GenArts Sapphire (Windows 32bit only)
Import and Output
- Batch Import
- Transcode on Import
- Export Clips, Edits, Bins, Racks and entire Projects
- Telecine 29.97i to 24p pulldown removal
- Import 30fps and 25fps media into a 24fps project
Record and Playout
- Frame-accurate capture tool
- Batch capture
- Crash record
- Frame-accurate insert and assemble edit-to-tape
- Serial Device Control (RS422)
- Firewire Device Control
- Support for SDI capture devices*:
- Matrox X.mio, DSX LE2/3 and MXO2 ranges
- Blackmagic Decklink, UltraStudio & Intensity ranges, AJA Kona and Io XT
Trimming
- Ripple
- Roll
- Slip and Slide
- Remove and Delete
- Asymmetric, multitrack trimming
- Dynamic trimming during playback
- JKL trimming
- Trim window
- Timeline trimming
- Keyboard and numeric moving and trimming
- Close Gap
- Single click drag and trim – no separate tool required
- Drag in Black
- Auto Unjoin
Effects
- Multi-split screen Viewer for original shot comparison
- Node-based effects layer and compositing tool
- Alpha Channel Matte Transitions
- Global Transitions between In and Out points
- Quick Transitions direct from the timeline
- Real-time effects in SD, HD, 2K, 4K and 5K
- Speed Tool for varispeed changes
- Keyframe graphs
- Fold and Unfold effects
- Realtime blurs
- Realtime chroma key
- New quick-access to effects from timeline
- Favourite Effects category for quick use
- Unlimited user effects templates
- Copy and paste effect attributes to multiple clips
- Bezier and Linear movable motion paths
- Numeric (as well as keyframe) control over variables
- Stereoscopic Adjustment tools
Titling
- Basic native realtime titling
- Rolls, Crawls, Static
- Realtime font previews
- Colour and gradients
- Scaling and positioning
- Basic effects – Fade in and out, typewriter
- All parameters can be keyframed
- New title presets for lower third and titles
Media Management
- Media management at edit or project level
- Powerful search capabilities
- Content Management
- Comprehensive metadata for granular search
- Bins or edits can be created from search results
- Take media direct from search to the timeline
- Rename Clips to match media and vice versa
- Low-res to Hi-res workflow for offline / online
- Maintain master clips across multiple projects
- Clip colors in edit (match by source, reel or timecode)
- Custom comment fields
- Custom Bin views – show, hide and re-order
- EDL and AAF import/export for metadata exchange
- Instant Automatic Save – no need to save project
- Automatic Edit backup facility
- Project Archive – Logs, Picture and Sound
- Batch export
Tools
- New interface scaling with Retina display support
- Magnetic placement of all panels
- New viewer controls on source and edit viewers
- Real-time video analysis, hardware accurate video vectorscopes and waveform monitors
- Multitrack Audio Mixer with multiple mixes
- Keyboard and user interface customization tool with templates for Avid and FCP keyboard mappings
- On-screen console controls
- Voice Over tool for adding narration to timeline
- Shot Sync - sync two sources for comparison
- Customisable BITC timecode and film footage
- Customizable realtime letterboxing
- Create and edit your own Macros to simplify worflow
Application
- Full-screen, real-time SD, HD, and 2K preview on single or secondary display
- Multiple timelines open simultaneously
- Customisable Undo levels
- Up to 64 Video tracks & 32 Audio tracks with unlimited FX tracks per sequence
- User preferences can be moved system to system
- Customizable keyboard and user interface buttons
- Customizable real-time effects settings
- Customizable render settings
- Customizable layouts
- Customizable track layouts
- Full Unicode support
Please note: The software specifications stated above are subject to change without notice.
* only available in Lightworks Pro ** Separate one-off license fee required