Best for
Best for broadcasters and video journalists on Windows who want native camera formats and a licence they own.
Video Editing Comparison
EDIUS vs. Screen Studio
At a glance
At a glance
Best for
Best for Mac users who record product demos, tutorials and courses and want a finished look straight from the recorder.
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Full Comparison
| Criterion | EDIUS | Screen Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Not stated | $9 / month Billed yearly; the monthly plan costs $29 / month. Every feature is included in both plans, and students and educators get 40% off. |
| Free trial | 30-day trial of the full version, with a watermark in preview and output; needs an internet connection to run | Not stated |
| Output | Edited video in horizontal, vertical and square social media formats, HDR included, with optional DVD and Blu-ray authoring | Screen recordings as MP4 up to 4K at 60 fps, looping GIFs up to 1080p, or shareable links in 1080p at 60 fps |
| Languages | English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Traditional Chinese; Simplified Chinese and Japanese in the Chinese and Japanese versions | Not stated |
| Hosting | Desktop app for Windows 10 64-bit (version 21H2 or later) and Windows 11 | Desktop app for macOS |
| Inputs | Footage from current cameras, drones and smartphones, audio and stills including HEIF images, plus capture and preview through I/O hardware: Grass Valley STORM 3G and STORM Pro, all Blackmagic Design DeckLink, Intensity and UltraStudio products, and AJA KONA and Io devices. No video is generated from a prompt | Whole display, a single window or a selected area, with webcam, microphone and system audio, plus iPhone and iPad screens connected by USB with nothing to install on the device. No video is generated from a prompt |
| Timeline and editing | Timeline editing of several layers of 4K material in real time, including colour correction and filters, with background rendering, adjustment clips, a quick project start that matches the clip settings, and the Mync media manager as a tab for In and Out points, markers, tags, comments and ratings | Yes, a timeline with cutting, trimming, speed-ups, cropping and automatic or manual zooms, plus transcript editing that cuts the video by deleting sentences. Camera layouts switch between full-screen camera, split screen, camera overlay, screen only and camera cutout |
| Platforms | Windows 10 64-bit version 21H2 or later and Windows 11. Minimum: an Intel 5th gen or equivalent AMD CPU, 8 GB of RAM (16 GB for 4K and 8K projects) and a graphics card with 1 GB of VRAM (2 GB for 4K and 8K) | macOS only, Ventura 13.1 or later. Apple M1 or later is recommended, Intel support is limited to MacBook Pro 2018 and MacBook Air 2020 or later, and 8 GB of RAM is the minimum. No Windows version is planned |
| Formats and codecs | Native support for the latest recording formats, cameras and codecs, including Avid DNxHD in EDIUS 11 Pro, Sony XAVC H and HEIF images, plus the Grass Valley HQX codec. HDR is supported in import, editing and export, and export presets cover horizontal, vertical and square social media formats | MP4 at 720p, 1080p or 4K up to 60 fps and looping GIFs up to 1080p, plus .srt transcript export and copying the finished video to the clipboard. Codecs are not named |
| Colour grading | Real-time colour correction across multiple 4K layers, combined with other filters, an automatic colour correction filter based on human perception, and HDR editing | Camera looks apply colour grading to the webcam image at a strength you choose. No colour wheels or scopes are named |
| Effects and motion graphics | Glitch effects for video, logos and titles, transitions shown with animated icons, an integrated Titler that can burn subtitles into the video, native OFX plug-in support, and the bundled VisTitle Express titler and proDAD Vitascene V5 EDIUS Edition transition and filter pack | Smoothed cursor paths with motion blur, click effects and adjustable cursor style, Classic and Loupe zooms, masks and highlights for sensitive data, backgrounds, shadows and insets, animated captions, and presets that can be shared with a team |
| Audio | Bundled Acon Digital Acoustica EDIUS Edition 7.5 as a multitrack audio editor for analysis, restoration and mastering, the Acon Digital EE audio filter pack, and AI noise elimination based on voice recognition | Standard, Noise reduction and Podcast (beta) voice modes processed on the Mac, background music looped to fit the video, optional click sounds and volume control |
| Performance and output | A 64-bit application with background rendering, real-time playback of several 4K layers with colour correction, and extended GPU decoding for current PC hardware | Exports use the Mac's media engine at up to 4K and 60 fps; a 4K export takes about four times as long as the same project in HD. Each take is saved to disk every two seconds while recording |
| Licence and pricing model | Permanent licence with no subscription fees and free updates for the life of a version, sold through resellers as Pro, Workgroup and Broadcast, with upgrade, jump upgrade, education and floating licences. Activation needs an internet connection at first and then once a month, except Workgroup, which can activate and run offline | Subscription at $9 a month billed yearly or $29 a month billed monthly, with every feature in both plans and 40% off for students and educators. One-time licences bought in the past stay valid but are no longer sold |
| AI features | AI noise elimination, AI-based speech to text in the Captions Editor for subtitles or markers, an automatic colour correction filter, and an open structure for third-party AI services such as quality control, scene description and face detection. No video is generated from a prompt | On-device transcription with Whisper or Apple's speech recognition, optional cloud transcription, AI voiceover from typed text, on-device noise reduction and face tracking, automatic zooms and an in-house real-time upscaler |
| Deployment | On-premise | On-premise |
| Support | Community forum | Email helpdesk |
| Onboarding | more entries Documentation and knowledge base, Video tutorials | Documentation and knowledge base |
| Integrations | AJA, Blackmagic Design, Acon Digital Acoustica, proDAD Vitascene, VisTitle | Not stated |
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The short version
Key Differences
- Hosting EDIUS Desktop app for Windows 10 64-bit (version 21H2 or later) and Windows 11 Screen Studio Desktop app for macOS
- Support EDIUS Community forum Screen Studio Email helpdesk
- Output EDIUS Edited video in horizontal, vertical and square social media formats, HDR included, with optional DVD and Blu-ray authoring Screen Studio Screen recordings as MP4 up to 4K at 60 fps, looping GIFs up to 1080p, or shareable links in 1080p at 60 fps
- Inputs EDIUS Footage from current cameras, drones and smartphones, audio and stills including HEIF images, plus capture and preview through I/O hardware: Grass Valley STORM 3G and STORM Pro, all Blackmagic Design DeckLink, Intensity and UltraStudio products, and AJA KONA and Io devices. No video is generated from a prompt Screen Studio Whole display, a single window or a selected area, with webcam, microphone and system audio, plus iPhone and iPad screens connected by USB with nothing to install on the device. No video is generated from a prompt
- Timeline and editing EDIUS Timeline editing of several layers of 4K material in real time, including colour correction and filters, with background rendering, adjustment clips, a quick project start that matches the clip settings, and the Mync media manager as a tab for In and Out points, markers, tags, comments and ratings Screen Studio Yes, a timeline with cutting, trimming, speed-ups, cropping and automatic or manual zooms, plus transcript editing that cuts the video by deleting sentences. Camera layouts switch between full-screen camera, split screen, camera overlay, screen only and camera cutout
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The trade-offs
Strengths and Limitations
EDIUS
Strengths
- Permanent licence with free updates for the life of a version
- Bundles Acoustica EDIUS Edition, VisTitle Express and Vitascene V5
- Works with I/O hardware from Grass Valley, AJA and Blackmagic Design
- Optional Chorus Hub server lets several editors share projects
Limitations
- Windows only
- Prices are set by local resellers rather than published on the product site
- Pro and Broadcast need an internet connection once a month to stay activated
- Stereoscopic 3D editing was dropped in EDIUS 11
Screen Studio
Strengths
- Zooms and cursor effects are applied after recording, so a take does not have to be redone
- Transcription, noise reduction and face tracking run on the Mac by default
- Shareable links with comments pinned to specific seconds
- Records iPhone and iPad screens over USB without an app on the device
Limitations
- macOS only, with no Windows version planned
- New customers can only subscribe; one-time licences are no longer sold
- Shareable links are intended for videos up to 30 minutes
- Cloud transcription and AI voiceover send audio or text to a server
Plans
Pricing
EDIUS
- EDIUS 11 Pro Not stated Standard version for individual users. Also sold as an upgrade from EDIUS X, a jump upgrade from older versions, an education licence and a floating licence.
- EDIUS 11 Workgroup Not stated Extended format support and integration; can be activated and used offline.
- EDIUS 11 Broadcast Not stated Like Workgroup, plus a Dolby Professional licence for broadcasting.
Screen Studio
- Yearly $9 Per month, billed yearly. All features, 4K export at 60 fps, shareable links, cloud transcript and shared projects.
- Monthly $29 Per month, billed monthly. Same features as the yearly plan.
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Screen Studio
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Where this comes from
Where this comes from
EDIUS https://www.edius.net/ · checked against the official source on 2026-10-21
Screen Studio https://screen.studio/ · checked against the official source on 2026-10-21
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