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+Lightworks is a cross-platform industry-grade NLE, having been used for films including Pulp Fiction, Hugo, and The King's Speech.
+It is free to use, but for additional codec support and technical support, you can purchase a variety of licenses from http://lwks.com
+
+Lightworks features supports a wide variety of container formats (including Quicktime, MXF OPAtom for native Avid support, mp4, avi, mpg, and more)
+GPU-accelerated colour correction, EDL export, automatic backups, metadata exchange, project sharing (in Pro version only),
+AAF interchange for Avid Media Composer, Pro Tools, and Resolve (Pro only), RED and DPX imports, SD/HD/2k preview, and much more.
+
+Lightworks is 64bit only.
+
+Registration:
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+
+Using Lightworks requires registration on lwks.com. It is free, but you must register in order to use the application.
+You can register in advance or after you launch Lightworks.
+
+
+Graphics Cards:
+---------------
+
+Lightworks will work with Nvidia or AMD graphic cards, but Nvidia is recommended. Lightworks requires proprietary Nvidia drivers.
+
+
+Requires:
+---------
+
+ffmpeg
+
+
+System Recommendations:
+-----------------------
+
+From lwks.com:
+
+- Intel i7 chipset or faster, fast AMD chipset 
+- 3GB RAM or higher
+- Two high-resolution displays (1920 x1080) or above
+- PCI Express graphics card (NVIDIA or ATI) with 1GB or higher 
+- Separate media and system drives (these can be internal or external as long as the the interface is suitably fast
+- Compatible sound card
+- 200MB Disk space for Lightworks installation
+- (Optional) a Lightworks Console.
+- (Optional) a Lightworks keyboard.
+
+
+From Klaatu:
+
+I run this on two machines:
+- AMD FX-6300 / 8gb RAM / Nvidia GeForce GT 630 (proprietary drivers)
+- Intel i7 / 16gb RAM / Intel HD Mobile 4000 (laptop)
+
+Both edit HD footage without a problem. Your mileage may vary.