THE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED
VIDEO EDITING SOFTWARE QUESTION

Since we began offering our highly affordable Easy-Scout Professional video editing software, football coaches often ask the same question ...

Question:  What do the much higher priced ($2000 and up, either in a one time price or by subscription ) video editing programs do that yours does not do?

Answer:   Sometimes, more expensive programs capture video in a way that creates play "timing marks" automatically, and some coaches feel the time savings justify the cost differential.  Others are either completely web-based, or are linked to a web service for distributing videos, and some coaches feel the additional cost is justified by the conveniences. With many free and inexpensive online data and video storage and sharing services available, however, our products are usually significantly less expensive to purchase and use over the long term.

Question:  Is that the main difference?

Answer:  Many coaches tell us that this is the primary difference to them when it comes to the most essential functions.

Question:  So, where do your video editing products fit the best?

Answer: Our video editing products fit best at the High School level, although many Youth coaches find that Easy-Cut fits their needs very well - particularly with the Youth Discount that we offer to qualified youth coaches.

Easy-Scout Pro and Easy-Cut are a good fit in situations where:

1) Coaches have to pay "out of their own pocket"
2) Schools can't or don't want to pay thousand dollars to purchase software and/or hundreds dollars in annual maintenance fees
3) Schools can't or don't want to spend nearly a thousand dollars - AND be required to pay this  each and every year to access video editing software over the internet

Our products offer an alternative -  to purchasing expensive video editing software, and to web-based systems when either the cost or requirement for an internet connection make that type of system impractical. 

Our products accomplish the most typical video editing tasks at an affordable one-time purchase price.  For many schools and coaches, this represents an appropriate balance of features/functions/benefits and cost of ownership.

Question:  What do you mean by cost of ownership ?

Answer: When we talk about  "cost of ownership", we mean all of the costs related to acquiring, maintaining and using a product. 

Sometimes a High School football coach finds that it is necessary to add a "video coach" to a staff, or to allocate a significant portion of his discretionary budget each year ($500 per year or more for many video editing software applications). Our products offer an alternative to that.

COST OF OWNERSHIP = PRICE+ ANNUAL FEES+ STAFF COST

Question:  How can I make the best choice for my situation and budget?

Answer:  When possible, TRY the product you are considering - BEFORE you purchase it.   This is really the only way to understand the inevitable tradeoffs between what a product does and what it costs, and how that applies to your situation.