Top 10 Pain Points in Video Editing Workflows

After talking to 100 professional and aspiring video editors, we uncovered the real pain points behind the edit bay.

Here are the top 10 challenges:

1. Communication Chaos

Vague briefs, unclear feedback, and endless revision loops.

2. Technical Headaches

Crashes, lag, and compatibility nightmares.

3. Time Drain

Editing is still way too manual and time-consuming.

4. Creative Friction

Balancing your vision vs. what the client wants.

5. Bad Input = Bad Output

Poor footage, noisy audio, missing assets.

6. Feedback Fatigue

"Can we try one more version?" (again).

7. Budget Squeezes

High expectations, low resources.

8. Deadline Pressure

Less time, more content, no room to breathe.

9. A/V Errors

Flash frames, desynced audio, color mishaps.

10. Steep Learning Curve

Especially brutal for beginners.

The Takeaway

Editors don't need more features.

They need smarter workflows, better collaboration, and tools that actually reduce friction.