Long-form notes on editing video without the subscription.
A source-led blog about FilmCraft: what it does next to Adobe Premiere Pro, how to move your work, and which real tasks it handles today.
FilmCraft vs Premiere Pro (2026)
An honest, source-led comparison: license model, file compatibility, ecosystem gravity and who each tool actually fits.
switch guideSwitching from Premiere Pro to FilmCraft
A practical migration checklist: move your footage, rebuild muscle memory and hand off to clients without surprises.
task guideCut and trim video without Premiere Pro
How to trim clips, build a timeline and check color and audio with a free, open-source editor — and when that is the wrong answer.
How this blog is written
Every article starts from public sources: the official FilmCraft product page, the public repository and the official Adobe product page where Premiere Pro is discussed. We describe licensing models, file formats and workflows in words rather than inventing prices, benchmarks or rankings.
Product status changes. The primary sources are always the authority; each article records the date its sources were last checked.
Start here instead
other entrancesNew to the product? Read the FilmCraft overview. Deciding between tools? The comparison library holds the short, side-by-side pages. This blog is the long-form layer on top: one topic per article, no feature-count contests.