Streaming Supremacy: TiVo and Comcast’s DVR Offerings Compared

TiVo vs Comcast, Who Wins the DVR Battle?

Ollie Mattison

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

Cable, satellite, over the air broadcast, streaming internet video – never before have we had so many choices of how to receive television programming. DVR, PVR, computer hard drive, external storage device; now we have choices in how to store programs for viewing later to consider as well. So what is true and what is hype when it comes to what’s the best device? Let’s peel back the layers and look at the information.

First, what is a DVR? A DVR, or digital video recorder, is a device that records video from a source for playback at another time. It often comes with a television programming guide included so you can easily locate shows you want to record. Most DVRs come with large capacity hard drives, though some have flash memory cards as their storage medium. There are a variety of types that range from small storage capacity and two tuners, up through several tuners and massive hard drive storage ability. You also can pause and rewind live TV, which is great when you want to create your own sports instant replays. Most DVRs also allow you to watch one program that was previously recorded while two others are recording, though some have greater capacity.

A TiVo is a particular kind of DVR that was first introduced in 1999. It requires a subscription to its own programming guide that can be purchased month to month, or as a “lifetime” subscription (that means the life of the TiVo, not your life, by the way). TiVos, like cable company DVRs, can record just one show or an entire season. TiVos have a smart feature which notices which shows you are watching and recommends similar ones to you based on how you rate current programs. It also uses these ratings to suggest shows to other viewers.

Let’s look at a few of the main features of both so you can do a comparison. We’ll look at five factors.

1. TiVo vs Comcast: Cost and rent versus own

With a Comcast DVR, you are renting it from the cable company at a cost of $10 to $16 a month, depending on your market. There are no upfront costs, and should the device fail, you can swap it at no cost at your local Comcast service center. Some folks have found that the new X1 boxes are prone to crashes, so that free swap is handy.

A TiVo is yours to keep as long as it lasts or as long as you want it, whichever comes first. It has an initial cost of between $200 and $600, depending on the model. Plus, you have the subscription cost on top of the unit price, which is $15 a month or $500 for a “lifetime” subscription, which TiVo may or may not give you partial credit for should your device fail and you need a new one. Like the Comcast DVRs, some TiVo boxes are less than stable. It’s the nature of electronics. TiVos also have advertising on them, which some Comcast channels do also, like MusicChoice, but not on all of them.

2. TiVo vs Comcast: Services available

With a DVR from Comcast, you can only record shows that are broadcast on one of Comcast’s channels or play shows that are loaded into its On Demand section. A TiVo can be connected to a number of sources, including cable via a cable card, and allow you to combine all of your viewing sources into the one box. It even connects to a high definition antenna.

The TiVo with cable card has access to all of the cable On Demand services, so in that sense it can replace all of the Comcast DVRs. However, the cable card is not free. It typically runs $1.50 per card per month, up to $2.50 per card on the Frontier system.

The menus are slightly different, as you can see below.

Comcast interface

TiVo interface

TiVos also recognize SD and HD as just different versions of the same show, instead of different channels like Comcast does, so you can set your DVR to just record HD. This makes it somewhat harder to just record HD on a TiVo.

Down the road, Comcast is planning the X2 system which would have cloud recording capacity, thus ending the need for a box in your house at all. TiVo has not yet announced such a plan.

3. TiVo vs Comcast: Connection to a network

TiVos can be connected to your home computer network, and the newest one, the Roamio, comes with built-in wifi, for total freedom of use. Because it’s on the network, you can stream shows from your computer through the TiVo box for later playback. It supports channels like Netflix, Hulu Plus, and Amazon Instant. You can also stream shows to your Apple portable devices and then take the shows with you on the plane or to the gym, or use the device as a remote control. (Android devices will have the same capacity soon.) The network capacity also means you can use your computer to control the TiVo box and view content wherever you are.

Some reviewers have also noted that the network set up is not as simple as it might be, and it requires some computer knowledge and ability. Unless you have a tech person nearby, novice computer users may not wish to set up the network.

The iPhone app remote screen looks like this:

A TiVo does have limitations of who can access which channels. For instance, it does not stream HBOGo, nor does it interface with Apple’s TV programming. For that you still need an AppleTV device.

Comcast boxes simply do not network well. They are designed to broadcast the cable signals through your TV, but not on a home network. They are often easier to connect, however, just requiring a cable from the box to be plugged into the TV.

4. TiVo vs Comcast: Recording capacity

The new TiVo, the Roamio, has as many as six tuners that can record at the same time with up to 150 hours of high definition programming. You’ll never have another scheduling conflict again!

TiVos have recording capacities that range from 75 to 450 hours, depending on whether it is standard definition or high definition, and which device you are using. You can choose from three models of the Roamio. The base model costs $200 and has 75 hours of capacity. The menu and features are more limited on this one than on the others. There is a middle model priced at $400 that has the same six tuners as the high-end one but can only hold 150 hours of recordings. Then the top tier model costs $600 and has 450 hours of recording capacity, all of it in high definition.

The Comcast X1 DVR has four tuners and it can record them simultaneously. You can watch a prerecorded program while it’s recording, too. It can hold 120 hours of HD or 600 hours of SD programming.

5. TiVo vs Comcast: User interface

The Comcast X1 DVR system has a voice-activated interface and a completely different look and layout than their standard system has.

The basic Comcast remote is a multi-function remote and capable of controlling all functions, but it does not have the ability to connect to a portable device like a tablet or a smartphone to have connectivity that way like a TiVo can through an app. The remote has to be line of sight in order to work.

The TiVo device menu is in standard definition, so for those who have a high definition set up, you may find this a bit distraction or fuzzy. It does come with apps for extending what the box can do, including games for kids.

Many reviewers liked the interface on the TiVo better than the grid used on the Comcast service. The TiVo programming guide allows you to delete channels you don’t watch so you’re only looking at the channels you like. Comcast’s guide covers every channel they offer, even ones that are not available on your tier of service.

With the TiVo Roamio, connecting to a tablet allows you to be in another room and still operate the “remote” for the TiVo DVR. Download the app onto your device and you’re ready to go.

TiVo’s device remote has a sleek layout called the “peanut”.

Summary

What it all comes down to is looking at how you use your TV, where you get your sources from, and what your budget is. Each device has its own set of things that are appealing, and its own drawbacks. For flexibility of being able to use multiple sources and devices, the TiVo is the clear winner. For cost in the long run, it’s almost a draw. For ease of connection to a TV, the Comcast box comes out on top. No matter which one you pick, you’ll never run out of great programs to watch.

Ollie Mattison

Ollie Mattison is a writer and a lover of all things video.

Follow @Ollie Mattison

Ollie Mattison

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

Cable, satellite, over the air broadcast, streaming internet video – never before have we had so many choices of how to receive television programming. DVR, PVR, computer hard drive, external storage device; now we have choices in how to store programs for viewing later to consider as well. So what is true and what is hype when it comes to what’s the best device? Let’s peel back the layers and look at the information.

First, what is a DVR? A DVR, or digital video recorder, is a device that records video from a source for playback at another time. It often comes with a television programming guide included so you can easily locate shows you want to record. Most DVRs come with large capacity hard drives, though some have flash memory cards as their storage medium. There are a variety of types that range from small storage capacity and two tuners, up through several tuners and massive hard drive storage ability. You also can pause and rewind live TV, which is great when you want to create your own sports instant replays. Most DVRs also allow you to watch one program that was previously recorded while two others are recording, though some have greater capacity.

A TiVo is a particular kind of DVR that was first introduced in 1999. It requires a subscription to its own programming guide that can be purchased month to month, or as a “lifetime” subscription (that means the life of the TiVo, not your life, by the way). TiVos, like cable company DVRs, can record just one show or an entire season. TiVos have a smart feature which notices which shows you are watching and recommends similar ones to you based on how you rate current programs. It also uses these ratings to suggest shows to other viewers.

Let’s look at a few of the main features of both so you can do a comparison. We’ll look at five factors.

1. TiVo vs Comcast: Cost and rent versus own

With a Comcast DVR, you are renting it from the cable company at a cost of $10 to $16 a month, depending on your market. There are no upfront costs, and should the device fail, you can swap it at no cost at your local Comcast service center. Some folks have found that the new X1 boxes are prone to crashes, so that free swap is handy.

A TiVo is yours to keep as long as it lasts or as long as you want it, whichever comes first. It has an initial cost of between $200 and $600, depending on the model. Plus, you have the subscription cost on top of the unit price, which is $15 a month or $500 for a “lifetime” subscription, which TiVo may or may not give you partial credit for should your device fail and you need a new one. Like the Comcast DVRs, some TiVo boxes are less than stable. It’s the nature of electronics. TiVos also have advertising on them, which some Comcast channels do also, like MusicChoice, but not on all of them.

2. TiVo vs Comcast: Services available

With a DVR from Comcast, you can only record shows that are broadcast on one of Comcast’s channels or play shows that are loaded into its On Demand section. A TiVo can be connected to a number of sources, including cable via a cable card, and allow you to combine all of your viewing sources into the one box. It even connects to a high definition antenna.

The TiVo with cable card has access to all of the cable On Demand services, so in that sense it can replace all of the Comcast DVRs. However, the cable card is not free. It typically runs $1.50 per card per month, up to $2.50 per card on the Frontier system.

The menus are slightly different, as you can see below.

Comcast interface

TiVo interface

TiVos also recognize SD and HD as just different versions of the same show, instead of different channels like Comcast does, so you can set your DVR to just record HD. This makes it somewhat harder to just record HD on a TiVo.

Down the road, Comcast is planning the X2 system which would have cloud recording capacity, thus ending the need for a box in your house at all. TiVo has not yet announced such a plan.

3. TiVo vs Comcast: Connection to a network

TiVos can be connected to your home computer network, and the newest one, the Roamio, comes with built-in wifi, for total freedom of use. Because it’s on the network, you can stream shows from your computer through the TiVo box for later playback. It supports channels like Netflix, Hulu Plus, and Amazon Instant. You can also stream shows to your Apple portable devices and then take the shows with you on the plane or to the gym, or use the device as a remote control. (Android devices will have the same capacity soon.) The network capacity also means you can use your computer to control the TiVo box and view content wherever you are.

Some reviewers have also noted that the network set up is not as simple as it might be, and it requires some computer knowledge and ability. Unless you have a tech person nearby, novice computer users may not wish to set up the network.

The iPhone app remote screen looks like this:

A TiVo does have limitations of who can access which channels. For instance, it does not stream HBOGo, nor does it interface with Apple’s TV programming. For that you still need an AppleTV device.

Comcast boxes simply do not network well. They are designed to broadcast the cable signals through your TV, but not on a home network. They are often easier to connect, however, just requiring a cable from the box to be plugged into the TV.

4. TiVo vs Comcast: Recording capacity

The new TiVo, the Roamio, has as many as six tuners that can record at the same time with up to 150 hours of high definition programming. You’ll never have another scheduling conflict again!

TiVos have recording capacities that range from 75 to 450 hours, depending on whether it is standard definition or high definition, and which device you are using. You can choose from three models of the Roamio. The base model costs $200 and has 75 hours of capacity. The menu and features are more limited on this one than on the others. There is a middle model priced at $400 that has the same six tuners as the high-end one but can only hold 150 hours of recordings. Then the top tier model costs $600 and has 450 hours of recording capacity, all of it in high definition.

The Comcast X1 DVR has four tuners and it can record them simultaneously. You can watch a prerecorded program while it’s recording, too. It can hold 120 hours of HD or 600 hours of SD programming.

5. TiVo vs Comcast: User interface

The Comcast X1 DVR system has a voice-activated interface and a completely different look and layout than their standard system has.

The basic Comcast remote is a multi-function remote and capable of controlling all functions, but it does not have the ability to connect to a portable device like a tablet or a smartphone to have connectivity that way like a TiVo can through an app. The remote has to be line of sight in order to work.

The TiVo device menu is in standard definition, so for those who have a high definition set up, you may find this a bit distraction or fuzzy. It does come with apps for extending what the box can do, including games for kids.

Many reviewers liked the interface on the TiVo better than the grid used on the Comcast service. The TiVo programming guide allows you to delete channels you don’t watch so you’re only looking at the channels you like. Comcast’s guide covers every channel they offer, even ones that are not available on your tier of service.

With the TiVo Roamio, connecting to a tablet allows you to be in another room and still operate the “remote” for the TiVo DVR. Download the app onto your device and you’re ready to go.

TiVo’s device remote has a sleek layout called the “peanut”.

Summary

What it all comes down to is looking at how you use your TV, where you get your sources from, and what your budget is. Each device has its own set of things that are appealing, and its own drawbacks. For flexibility of being able to use multiple sources and devices, the TiVo is the clear winner. For cost in the long run, it’s almost a draw. For ease of connection to a TV, the Comcast box comes out on top. No matter which one you pick, you’ll never run out of great programs to watch.

Ollie Mattison

Ollie Mattison is a writer and a lover of all things video.

Follow @Ollie Mattison

Ollie Mattison

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

Cable, satellite, over the air broadcast, streaming internet video – never before have we had so many choices of how to receive television programming. DVR, PVR, computer hard drive, external storage device; now we have choices in how to store programs for viewing later to consider as well. So what is true and what is hype when it comes to what’s the best device? Let’s peel back the layers and look at the information.

First, what is a DVR? A DVR, or digital video recorder, is a device that records video from a source for playback at another time. It often comes with a television programming guide included so you can easily locate shows you want to record. Most DVRs come with large capacity hard drives, though some have flash memory cards as their storage medium. There are a variety of types that range from small storage capacity and two tuners, up through several tuners and massive hard drive storage ability. You also can pause and rewind live TV, which is great when you want to create your own sports instant replays. Most DVRs also allow you to watch one program that was previously recorded while two others are recording, though some have greater capacity.

A TiVo is a particular kind of DVR that was first introduced in 1999. It requires a subscription to its own programming guide that can be purchased month to month, or as a “lifetime” subscription (that means the life of the TiVo, not your life, by the way). TiVos, like cable company DVRs, can record just one show or an entire season. TiVos have a smart feature which notices which shows you are watching and recommends similar ones to you based on how you rate current programs. It also uses these ratings to suggest shows to other viewers.

Let’s look at a few of the main features of both so you can do a comparison. We’ll look at five factors.

1. TiVo vs Comcast: Cost and rent versus own

With a Comcast DVR, you are renting it from the cable company at a cost of $10 to $16 a month, depending on your market. There are no upfront costs, and should the device fail, you can swap it at no cost at your local Comcast service center. Some folks have found that the new X1 boxes are prone to crashes, so that free swap is handy.

A TiVo is yours to keep as long as it lasts or as long as you want it, whichever comes first. It has an initial cost of between $200 and $600, depending on the model. Plus, you have the subscription cost on top of the unit price, which is $15 a month or $500 for a “lifetime” subscription, which TiVo may or may not give you partial credit for should your device fail and you need a new one. Like the Comcast DVRs, some TiVo boxes are less than stable. It’s the nature of electronics. TiVos also have advertising on them, which some Comcast channels do also, like MusicChoice, but not on all of them.

2. TiVo vs Comcast: Services available

With a DVR from Comcast, you can only record shows that are broadcast on one of Comcast’s channels or play shows that are loaded into its On Demand section. A TiVo can be connected to a number of sources, including cable via a cable card, and allow you to combine all of your viewing sources into the one box. It even connects to a high definition antenna.

The TiVo with cable card has access to all of the cable On Demand services, so in that sense it can replace all of the Comcast DVRs. However, the cable card is not free. It typically runs $1.50 per card per month, up to $2.50 per card on the Frontier system.

The menus are slightly different, as you can see below.

Comcast interface

TiVo interface

TiVos also recognize SD and HD as just different versions of the same show, instead of different channels like Comcast does, so you can set your DVR to just record HD. This makes it somewhat harder to just record HD on a TiVo.

Down the road, Comcast is planning the X2 system which would have cloud recording capacity, thus ending the need for a box in your house at all. TiVo has not yet announced such a plan.

3. TiVo vs Comcast: Connection to a network

TiVos can be connected to your home computer network, and the newest one, the Roamio, comes with built-in wifi, for total freedom of use. Because it’s on the network, you can stream shows from your computer through the TiVo box for later playback. It supports channels like Netflix, Hulu Plus, and Amazon Instant. You can also stream shows to your Apple portable devices and then take the shows with you on the plane or to the gym, or use the device as a remote control. (Android devices will have the same capacity soon.) The network capacity also means you can use your computer to control the TiVo box and view content wherever you are.

Some reviewers have also noted that the network set up is not as simple as it might be, and it requires some computer knowledge and ability. Unless you have a tech person nearby, novice computer users may not wish to set up the network.

The iPhone app remote screen looks like this:

A TiVo does have limitations of who can access which channels. For instance, it does not stream HBOGo, nor does it interface with Apple’s TV programming. For that you still need an AppleTV device.

Comcast boxes simply do not network well. They are designed to broadcast the cable signals through your TV, but not on a home network. They are often easier to connect, however, just requiring a cable from the box to be plugged into the TV.

4. TiVo vs Comcast: Recording capacity

The new TiVo, the Roamio, has as many as six tuners that can record at the same time with up to 150 hours of high definition programming. You’ll never have another scheduling conflict again!

TiVos have recording capacities that range from 75 to 450 hours, depending on whether it is standard definition or high definition, and which device you are using. You can choose from three models of the Roamio. The base model costs $200 and has 75 hours of capacity. The menu and features are more limited on this one than on the others. There is a middle model priced at $400 that has the same six tuners as the high-end one but can only hold 150 hours of recordings. Then the top tier model costs $600 and has 450 hours of recording capacity, all of it in high definition.

The Comcast X1 DVR has four tuners and it can record them simultaneously. You can watch a prerecorded program while it’s recording, too. It can hold 120 hours of HD or 600 hours of SD programming.

5. TiVo vs Comcast: User interface

The Comcast X1 DVR system has a voice-activated interface and a completely different look and layout than their standard system has.

The basic Comcast remote is a multi-function remote and capable of controlling all functions, but it does not have the ability to connect to a portable device like a tablet or a smartphone to have connectivity that way like a TiVo can through an app. The remote has to be line of sight in order to work.

The TiVo device menu is in standard definition, so for those who have a high definition set up, you may find this a bit distraction or fuzzy. It does come with apps for extending what the box can do, including games for kids.

Many reviewers liked the interface on the TiVo better than the grid used on the Comcast service. The TiVo programming guide allows you to delete channels you don’t watch so you’re only looking at the channels you like. Comcast’s guide covers every channel they offer, even ones that are not available on your tier of service.

With the TiVo Roamio, connecting to a tablet allows you to be in another room and still operate the “remote” for the TiVo DVR. Download the app onto your device and you’re ready to go.

TiVo’s device remote has a sleek layout called the “peanut”.

Summary

What it all comes down to is looking at how you use your TV, where you get your sources from, and what your budget is. Each device has its own set of things that are appealing, and its own drawbacks. For flexibility of being able to use multiple sources and devices, the TiVo is the clear winner. For cost in the long run, it’s almost a draw. For ease of connection to a TV, the Comcast box comes out on top. No matter which one you pick, you’ll never run out of great programs to watch.

Ollie Mattison

Ollie Mattison is a writer and a lover of all things video.

Follow @Ollie Mattison

Ollie Mattison

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

Cable, satellite, over the air broadcast, streaming internet video – never before have we had so many choices of how to receive television programming. DVR, PVR, computer hard drive, external storage device; now we have choices in how to store programs for viewing later to consider as well. So what is true and what is hype when it comes to what’s the best device? Let’s peel back the layers and look at the information.

First, what is a DVR? A DVR, or digital video recorder, is a device that records video from a source for playback at another time. It often comes with a television programming guide included so you can easily locate shows you want to record. Most DVRs come with large capacity hard drives, though some have flash memory cards as their storage medium. There are a variety of types that range from small storage capacity and two tuners, up through several tuners and massive hard drive storage ability. You also can pause and rewind live TV, which is great when you want to create your own sports instant replays. Most DVRs also allow you to watch one program that was previously recorded while two others are recording, though some have greater capacity.

A TiVo is a particular kind of DVR that was first introduced in 1999. It requires a subscription to its own programming guide that can be purchased month to month, or as a “lifetime” subscription (that means the life of the TiVo, not your life, by the way). TiVos, like cable company DVRs, can record just one show or an entire season. TiVos have a smart feature which notices which shows you are watching and recommends similar ones to you based on how you rate current programs. It also uses these ratings to suggest shows to other viewers.

Let’s look at a few of the main features of both so you can do a comparison. We’ll look at five factors.

1. TiVo vs Comcast: Cost and rent versus own

With a Comcast DVR, you are renting it from the cable company at a cost of $10 to $16 a month, depending on your market. There are no upfront costs, and should the device fail, you can swap it at no cost at your local Comcast service center. Some folks have found that the new X1 boxes are prone to crashes, so that free swap is handy.

A TiVo is yours to keep as long as it lasts or as long as you want it, whichever comes first. It has an initial cost of between $200 and $600, depending on the model. Plus, you have the subscription cost on top of the unit price, which is $15 a month or $500 for a “lifetime” subscription, which TiVo may or may not give you partial credit for should your device fail and you need a new one. Like the Comcast DVRs, some TiVo boxes are less than stable. It’s the nature of electronics. TiVos also have advertising on them, which some Comcast channels do also, like MusicChoice, but not on all of them.

2. TiVo vs Comcast: Services available

With a DVR from Comcast, you can only record shows that are broadcast on one of Comcast’s channels or play shows that are loaded into its On Demand section. A TiVo can be connected to a number of sources, including cable via a cable card, and allow you to combine all of your viewing sources into the one box. It even connects to a high definition antenna.

The TiVo with cable card has access to all of the cable On Demand services, so in that sense it can replace all of the Comcast DVRs. However, the cable card is not free. It typically runs $1.50 per card per month, up to $2.50 per card on the Frontier system.

The menus are slightly different, as you can see below.

Comcast interface

TiVo interface

TiVos also recognize SD and HD as just different versions of the same show, instead of different channels like Comcast does, so you can set your DVR to just record HD. This makes it somewhat harder to just record HD on a TiVo.

Down the road, Comcast is planning the X2 system which would have cloud recording capacity, thus ending the need for a box in your house at all. TiVo has not yet announced such a plan.

3. TiVo vs Comcast: Connection to a network

TiVos can be connected to your home computer network, and the newest one, the Roamio, comes with built-in wifi, for total freedom of use. Because it’s on the network, you can stream shows from your computer through the TiVo box for later playback. It supports channels like Netflix, Hulu Plus, and Amazon Instant. You can also stream shows to your Apple portable devices and then take the shows with you on the plane or to the gym, or use the device as a remote control. (Android devices will have the same capacity soon.) The network capacity also means you can use your computer to control the TiVo box and view content wherever you are.

Some reviewers have also noted that the network set up is not as simple as it might be, and it requires some computer knowledge and ability. Unless you have a tech person nearby, novice computer users may not wish to set up the network.

The iPhone app remote screen looks like this:

A TiVo does have limitations of who can access which channels. For instance, it does not stream HBOGo, nor does it interface with Apple’s TV programming. For that you still need an AppleTV device.

Comcast boxes simply do not network well. They are designed to broadcast the cable signals through your TV, but not on a home network. They are often easier to connect, however, just requiring a cable from the box to be plugged into the TV.

4. TiVo vs Comcast: Recording capacity

The new TiVo, the Roamio, has as many as six tuners that can record at the same time with up to 150 hours of high definition programming. You’ll never have another scheduling conflict again!

TiVos have recording capacities that range from 75 to 450 hours, depending on whether it is standard definition or high definition, and which device you are using. You can choose from three models of the Roamio. The base model costs $200 and has 75 hours of capacity. The menu and features are more limited on this one than on the others. There is a middle model priced at $400 that has the same six tuners as the high-end one but can only hold 150 hours of recordings. Then the top tier model costs $600 and has 450 hours of recording capacity, all of it in high definition.

The Comcast X1 DVR has four tuners and it can record them simultaneously. You can watch a prerecorded program while it’s recording, too. It can hold 120 hours of HD or 600 hours of SD programming.

5. TiVo vs Comcast: User interface

The Comcast X1 DVR system has a voice-activated interface and a completely different look and layout than their standard system has.

The basic Comcast remote is a multi-function remote and capable of controlling all functions, but it does not have the ability to connect to a portable device like a tablet or a smartphone to have connectivity that way like a TiVo can through an app. The remote has to be line of sight in order to work.

The TiVo device menu is in standard definition, so for those who have a high definition set up, you may find this a bit distraction or fuzzy. It does come with apps for extending what the box can do, including games for kids.

Many reviewers liked the interface on the TiVo better than the grid used on the Comcast service. The TiVo programming guide allows you to delete channels you don’t watch so you’re only looking at the channels you like. Comcast’s guide covers every channel they offer, even ones that are not available on your tier of service.

With the TiVo Roamio, connecting to a tablet allows you to be in another room and still operate the “remote” for the TiVo DVR. Download the app onto your device and you’re ready to go.

TiVo’s device remote has a sleek layout called the “peanut”.

Summary

What it all comes down to is looking at how you use your TV, where you get your sources from, and what your budget is. Each device has its own set of things that are appealing, and its own drawbacks. For flexibility of being able to use multiple sources and devices, the TiVo is the clear winner. For cost in the long run, it’s almost a draw. For ease of connection to a TV, the Comcast box comes out on top. No matter which one you pick, you’ll never run out of great programs to watch.

Ollie Mattison

Ollie Mattison is a writer and a lover of all things video.

Follow @Ollie Mattison

The Best Way to Edit MP4 Video Tags and Properties

MP4 Video Tag Editors are used to alter or add general information to a video. These video tag editor software allow you to edit common metadata, including album, artist, title, comments, language, track information, copyright, genre, etc. Besides this, you can also sum up movie credits to your videos, such as information about composer, producer, writer, editor, director, or cinematographer. Not only this, some advanced software lets you edit information like internet URL, digitization, location, source form, dimensions, and many more. So, are you in search of such an mp4 metadata editor? In this article, we will share the top best MP4 Video Tag Editors for Windows and Mac.

In this article

01 Top 10 Best MP4 Video Tag Editors for Windows and Mac:

02 What is Video Tag, and why should you use it?

Part 1: Top 10 Best MP4 Video Tag Editors for Windows and Mac

To help you find the best video tag editor, we’ve compiled a list of the top 10 best MP4 tag editors for Windows and Mac. Let’s have a look at them!

1. VLC Media Player

Supported OS: VLC Media Player software is compatible with Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Price: It is free of cost.

VLC is a versatile mp4 metadata editor that supports a huge range of video formats. The software lets you alter the general metadata, including artist, album, copyright, title, track number, publisher, date, etc. All you’ve to do is to open a video, then move to Tools > Media Information, and you can edit the tags you want.

VLC offers a handy audio fingerprint feature that checks an online database to recognize tags for an audio file. Moreover, you can also sum up an album cover image to an audio or video file.

2. MP4 Video and Audio Tag Editor

Supported OS: The software is compatible with Windows.

Price: The price starts from $14.49.

The MP4 Video and Audio Tag Editor is used for editing both audio and video file tags. The software enables you to edit the music arts, cover arts, and apply effects. Further, it can help you to get the tags from movie videos and post them.

You can edit the MP4 tags in 3GP, MP4, M4B, M4V files and rename them by the tags. It can also help you to edit all metadata, atoms, and more.

3. Amvidia Tag Editor

Supported OS: Amvidia Tag Editor is compatible with Mac.

Price: You can download the software free of cost.

The Amvidia software is a simple, flexible, and fast spreadsheet application for editing video tags. It enables you to download metadata and album covers from the load tags such as iTunes and other networks and paths. The software supports batch tagging, and it allows you to rename multiple files as well. It also enables you to fix encoding, find and replace texts, and manage artworks.

The Amvidia is a reliable music tag editor and supports numerous audio and video formats including, MP4, AIFF, MP3, WAV, M4A, and FLAC files. You can customize your columns and rearrange them to see desired tags during MP4 tag editing.

4. Openshot Video Editor

Supported OS: The software is compatible with Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Price: Free.

Openshot software offers you much more productive work than just the ability to edit metadata tags. It comes with an intuitive interface that makes it easy to find your way around, especially while using it to alter video tags. It supports the editing of many audios, video, and image format files, plus it is used for real-time previews and video transitions.

Openshot gives outstanding films, videos, and animation editing with its rich set of features. It can import media files, add music to the timeline, arrange videos with photos, preview the project and export your content as well.

5. MyMeta video Editor

Supported OS: The software is compatible with Windows.

Price: You can download the software at a $3.49 rate.

MyMeta video tag editor software enables you to connect to different databases and automatically tag your files. It can connect with TheTVDB.com, TheMovieDB.org, and tagChimp to find the tags for your audio and video files. It integrates with metadata providers and works with M4V, MP4, and MOV.

The software offers comprehensive editing of MP4 video files and permits you a quick view of media files before tagging. Further, it gives the AutoTag feature to tag your media collection quickly with the least effort.

6. tinyMediaManager video Editor

Supported OS: The tinyMediaManager is compatible with Mac, Windows, Linux, and many other operating systems.

Price: It is available free of cost

The software comes with an automatic updating system and is set up to alter the video metadata for online media centers. It organizes data and works as a movie metadata editor, plus it can support command-line arguments. It gets all the important metadata for your TV shows from Imdb.com, TheTVDB.com, and TheMovieDB.org.

TinyMediaManager works as an MP4 tag editor that lets you generate video file metadata and supports you in organizing your files. Also, you can rename your folders according to your needs. Further, if you’re not contented with the results, you can manually edit all metadata or artwork.

7. Subler

Supported OS: It is compatible with all versions of the MAC system and other Apple devices such as iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, QuickTime, etc.

Price: The availability of this software is free.

Subler is MP4 tag editor video software that is free, and you can download it from the official website. It enables you to edit subtitles for both the audio and video files without using any other program. It also helps you to update Meta for all popular video and image files format.

It can create WebVTT subtitles tracks and TX3G files plus supports all metadata MP4 editing. It allows you to add, remove, or save MP4 media tracks and is dedicated to generating MPEG4 files for iDevices.

8. Avidemux

Supported OS: The Avidemux software is compatible with Microsoft Windows, Linux, BSD, and Mac.

Price: No charges

The Avidemux video tag editor enables you to perform simple video editing tasks such as editing video and audio metadata. It is open-source software having powerful automation functionality and helps you to perform scripting tasks.

It fulfills the basic editing requirements, including cutting, encoding, and lets you compress videos through VirtualDub. The software is known for its professional video production in MP4 tag editing as it can also help you embed permanent subtitles in your videos. Further, it can accept some other video file formats, including MPG, MPEG, and AVI.

9. ExifTool

Supported OS: The ExifTool is compatible with Mac, Windows, and even least-used operating systems.

Price: It is free of cost.

The software is best for users who want large metadata editing within highly particular digital files to achieve their targets. It can handle basic and complex tasks, making it perfect for newbies as well. The software can also work for users to open un-clear digital files and folders for viewing and reading. It also lets users manipulate images, videos audios, and PDF metadata.

Exiftool software works well with MP4 and allows you to edit Meta information of audios, videos, and images at once. It also enables you to write, edit, or delete video metadata one at a time or in group form.

10. Vidmore Video Converter

Supported OS: It is compatible with both Windows and Mac computers.

Price: The software charges you $19.95 for one month.

The software allows you to update the metadata of video or audio files, including album, artist, title, composer, genre, etc. Moreover, it enables you to set your picture or thumbnail for different video tracks and formats. It works with M4A, MP4, MOV, M4V, and many other input formats.

Vidmore video converter supports MP4 tag editing for both audio and video files. You can also customize your metadata tags and rename them according to your choice.

Part 2: What is Video Tag, and why should you use it?

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Do you know why to use these tags? The video tags are illustrative keywords that can add to the video to help viewers search the content. Further, video tags are contemplated as an important ranking factor in algorithm and YouTube’s search. Most importantly, video tags give information about your video to Google search and YouTube, such as your video’s category, topic, note boundaries, and more. Further, video tags allow you to arrange and manage files easily, plus sort and search the target video file promptly.

Conclusion:

To ensure safety and security, we need some special tools to edit audio or video metadata. For this purpose, video tag editors are used for editing all common format audio and video files. The MP4 video tag editors enable you to manage and alter the music arts plus sort out the multimedia files. So, if you want to edit video metadata tags on your Mac or Windows, you need specific software. For your convenience, here we’ve listed the top 10 best mp4 metadata editors.

02 What is Video Tag, and why should you use it?

Part 1: Top 10 Best MP4 Video Tag Editors for Windows and Mac

To help you find the best video tag editor, we’ve compiled a list of the top 10 best MP4 tag editors for Windows and Mac. Let’s have a look at them!

1. VLC Media Player

Supported OS: VLC Media Player software is compatible with Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Price: It is free of cost.

VLC is a versatile mp4 metadata editor that supports a huge range of video formats. The software lets you alter the general metadata, including artist, album, copyright, title, track number, publisher, date, etc. All you’ve to do is to open a video, then move to Tools > Media Information, and you can edit the tags you want.

VLC offers a handy audio fingerprint feature that checks an online database to recognize tags for an audio file. Moreover, you can also sum up an album cover image to an audio or video file.

2. MP4 Video and Audio Tag Editor

Supported OS: The software is compatible with Windows.

Price: The price starts from $14.49.

The MP4 Video and Audio Tag Editor is used for editing both audio and video file tags. The software enables you to edit the music arts, cover arts, and apply effects. Further, it can help you to get the tags from movie videos and post them.

You can edit the MP4 tags in 3GP, MP4, M4B, M4V files and rename them by the tags. It can also help you to edit all metadata, atoms, and more.

3. Amvidia Tag Editor

Supported OS: Amvidia Tag Editor is compatible with Mac.

Price: You can download the software free of cost.

The Amvidia software is a simple, flexible, and fast spreadsheet application for editing video tags. It enables you to download metadata and album covers from the load tags such as iTunes and other networks and paths. The software supports batch tagging, and it allows you to rename multiple files as well. It also enables you to fix encoding, find and replace texts, and manage artworks.

The Amvidia is a reliable music tag editor and supports numerous audio and video formats including, MP4, AIFF, MP3, WAV, M4A, and FLAC files. You can customize your columns and rearrange them to see desired tags during MP4 tag editing.

4. Openshot Video Editor

Supported OS: The software is compatible with Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Price: Free.

Openshot software offers you much more productive work than just the ability to edit metadata tags. It comes with an intuitive interface that makes it easy to find your way around, especially while using it to alter video tags. It supports the editing of many audios, video, and image format files, plus it is used for real-time previews and video transitions.

Openshot gives outstanding films, videos, and animation editing with its rich set of features. It can import media files, add music to the timeline, arrange videos with photos, preview the project and export your content as well.

5. MyMeta video Editor

Supported OS: The software is compatible with Windows.

Price: You can download the software at a $3.49 rate.

MyMeta video tag editor software enables you to connect to different databases and automatically tag your files. It can connect with TheTVDB.com, TheMovieDB.org, and tagChimp to find the tags for your audio and video files. It integrates with metadata providers and works with M4V, MP4, and MOV.

The software offers comprehensive editing of MP4 video files and permits you a quick view of media files before tagging. Further, it gives the AutoTag feature to tag your media collection quickly with the least effort.

6. tinyMediaManager video Editor

Supported OS: The tinyMediaManager is compatible with Mac, Windows, Linux, and many other operating systems.

Price: It is available free of cost

The software comes with an automatic updating system and is set up to alter the video metadata for online media centers. It organizes data and works as a movie metadata editor, plus it can support command-line arguments. It gets all the important metadata for your TV shows from Imdb.com, TheTVDB.com, and TheMovieDB.org.

TinyMediaManager works as an MP4 tag editor that lets you generate video file metadata and supports you in organizing your files. Also, you can rename your folders according to your needs. Further, if you’re not contented with the results, you can manually edit all metadata or artwork.

7. Subler

Supported OS: It is compatible with all versions of the MAC system and other Apple devices such as iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, QuickTime, etc.

Price: The availability of this software is free.

Subler is MP4 tag editor video software that is free, and you can download it from the official website. It enables you to edit subtitles for both the audio and video files without using any other program. It also helps you to update Meta for all popular video and image files format.

It can create WebVTT subtitles tracks and TX3G files plus supports all metadata MP4 editing. It allows you to add, remove, or save MP4 media tracks and is dedicated to generating MPEG4 files for iDevices.

8. Avidemux

Supported OS: The Avidemux software is compatible with Microsoft Windows, Linux, BSD, and Mac.

Price: No charges

The Avidemux video tag editor enables you to perform simple video editing tasks such as editing video and audio metadata. It is open-source software having powerful automation functionality and helps you to perform scripting tasks.

It fulfills the basic editing requirements, including cutting, encoding, and lets you compress videos through VirtualDub. The software is known for its professional video production in MP4 tag editing as it can also help you embed permanent subtitles in your videos. Further, it can accept some other video file formats, including MPG, MPEG, and AVI.

9. ExifTool

Supported OS: The ExifTool is compatible with Mac, Windows, and even least-used operating systems.

Price: It is free of cost.

The software is best for users who want large metadata editing within highly particular digital files to achieve their targets. It can handle basic and complex tasks, making it perfect for newbies as well. The software can also work for users to open un-clear digital files and folders for viewing and reading. It also lets users manipulate images, videos audios, and PDF metadata.

Exiftool software works well with MP4 and allows you to edit Meta information of audios, videos, and images at once. It also enables you to write, edit, or delete video metadata one at a time or in group form.

10. Vidmore Video Converter

Supported OS: It is compatible with both Windows and Mac computers.

Price: The software charges you $19.95 for one month.

The software allows you to update the metadata of video or audio files, including album, artist, title, composer, genre, etc. Moreover, it enables you to set your picture or thumbnail for different video tracks and formats. It works with M4A, MP4, MOV, M4V, and many other input formats.

Vidmore video converter supports MP4 tag editing for both audio and video files. You can also customize your metadata tags and rename them according to your choice.

Part 2: What is Video Tag, and why should you use it?

The

Do you know why to use these tags? The video tags are illustrative keywords that can add to the video to help viewers search the content. Further, video tags are contemplated as an important ranking factor in algorithm and YouTube’s search. Most importantly, video tags give information about your video to Google search and YouTube, such as your video’s category, topic, note boundaries, and more. Further, video tags allow you to arrange and manage files easily, plus sort and search the target video file promptly.

Conclusion:

To ensure safety and security, we need some special tools to edit audio or video metadata. For this purpose, video tag editors are used for editing all common format audio and video files. The MP4 video tag editors enable you to manage and alter the music arts plus sort out the multimedia files. So, if you want to edit video metadata tags on your Mac or Windows, you need specific software. For your convenience, here we’ve listed the top 10 best mp4 metadata editors.

02 What is Video Tag, and why should you use it?

Part 1: Top 10 Best MP4 Video Tag Editors for Windows and Mac

To help you find the best video tag editor, we’ve compiled a list of the top 10 best MP4 tag editors for Windows and Mac. Let’s have a look at them!

1. VLC Media Player

Supported OS: VLC Media Player software is compatible with Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Price: It is free of cost.

VLC is a versatile mp4 metadata editor that supports a huge range of video formats. The software lets you alter the general metadata, including artist, album, copyright, title, track number, publisher, date, etc. All you’ve to do is to open a video, then move to Tools > Media Information, and you can edit the tags you want.

VLC offers a handy audio fingerprint feature that checks an online database to recognize tags for an audio file. Moreover, you can also sum up an album cover image to an audio or video file.

2. MP4 Video and Audio Tag Editor

Supported OS: The software is compatible with Windows.

Price: The price starts from $14.49.

The MP4 Video and Audio Tag Editor is used for editing both audio and video file tags. The software enables you to edit the music arts, cover arts, and apply effects. Further, it can help you to get the tags from movie videos and post them.

You can edit the MP4 tags in 3GP, MP4, M4B, M4V files and rename them by the tags. It can also help you to edit all metadata, atoms, and more.

3. Amvidia Tag Editor

Supported OS: Amvidia Tag Editor is compatible with Mac.

Price: You can download the software free of cost.

The Amvidia software is a simple, flexible, and fast spreadsheet application for editing video tags. It enables you to download metadata and album covers from the load tags such as iTunes and other networks and paths. The software supports batch tagging, and it allows you to rename multiple files as well. It also enables you to fix encoding, find and replace texts, and manage artworks.

The Amvidia is a reliable music tag editor and supports numerous audio and video formats including, MP4, AIFF, MP3, WAV, M4A, and FLAC files. You can customize your columns and rearrange them to see desired tags during MP4 tag editing.

4. Openshot Video Editor

Supported OS: The software is compatible with Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Price: Free.

Openshot software offers you much more productive work than just the ability to edit metadata tags. It comes with an intuitive interface that makes it easy to find your way around, especially while using it to alter video tags. It supports the editing of many audios, video, and image format files, plus it is used for real-time previews and video transitions.

Openshot gives outstanding films, videos, and animation editing with its rich set of features. It can import media files, add music to the timeline, arrange videos with photos, preview the project and export your content as well.

5. MyMeta video Editor

Supported OS: The software is compatible with Windows.

Price: You can download the software at a $3.49 rate.

MyMeta video tag editor software enables you to connect to different databases and automatically tag your files. It can connect with TheTVDB.com, TheMovieDB.org, and tagChimp to find the tags for your audio and video files. It integrates with metadata providers and works with M4V, MP4, and MOV.

The software offers comprehensive editing of MP4 video files and permits you a quick view of media files before tagging. Further, it gives the AutoTag feature to tag your media collection quickly with the least effort.

6. tinyMediaManager video Editor

Supported OS: The tinyMediaManager is compatible with Mac, Windows, Linux, and many other operating systems.

Price: It is available free of cost

The software comes with an automatic updating system and is set up to alter the video metadata for online media centers. It organizes data and works as a movie metadata editor, plus it can support command-line arguments. It gets all the important metadata for your TV shows from Imdb.com, TheTVDB.com, and TheMovieDB.org.

TinyMediaManager works as an MP4 tag editor that lets you generate video file metadata and supports you in organizing your files. Also, you can rename your folders according to your needs. Further, if you’re not contented with the results, you can manually edit all metadata or artwork.

7. Subler

Supported OS: It is compatible with all versions of the MAC system and other Apple devices such as iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, QuickTime, etc.

Price: The availability of this software is free.

Subler is MP4 tag editor video software that is free, and you can download it from the official website. It enables you to edit subtitles for both the audio and video files without using any other program. It also helps you to update Meta for all popular video and image files format.

It can create WebVTT subtitles tracks and TX3G files plus supports all metadata MP4 editing. It allows you to add, remove, or save MP4 media tracks and is dedicated to generating MPEG4 files for iDevices.

8. Avidemux

Supported OS: The Avidemux software is compatible with Microsoft Windows, Linux, BSD, and Mac.

Price: No charges

The Avidemux video tag editor enables you to perform simple video editing tasks such as editing video and audio metadata. It is open-source software having powerful automation functionality and helps you to perform scripting tasks.

It fulfills the basic editing requirements, including cutting, encoding, and lets you compress videos through VirtualDub. The software is known for its professional video production in MP4 tag editing as it can also help you embed permanent subtitles in your videos. Further, it can accept some other video file formats, including MPG, MPEG, and AVI.

9. ExifTool

Supported OS: The ExifTool is compatible with Mac, Windows, and even least-used operating systems.

Price: It is free of cost.

The software is best for users who want large metadata editing within highly particular digital files to achieve their targets. It can handle basic and complex tasks, making it perfect for newbies as well. The software can also work for users to open un-clear digital files and folders for viewing and reading. It also lets users manipulate images, videos audios, and PDF metadata.

Exiftool software works well with MP4 and allows you to edit Meta information of audios, videos, and images at once. It also enables you to write, edit, or delete video metadata one at a time or in group form.

10. Vidmore Video Converter

Supported OS: It is compatible with both Windows and Mac computers.

Price: The software charges you $19.95 for one month.

The software allows you to update the metadata of video or audio files, including album, artist, title, composer, genre, etc. Moreover, it enables you to set your picture or thumbnail for different video tracks and formats. It works with M4A, MP4, MOV, M4V, and many other input formats.

Vidmore video converter supports MP4 tag editing for both audio and video files. You can also customize your metadata tags and rename them according to your choice.

Part 2: What is Video Tag, and why should you use it?

The

Do you know why to use these tags? The video tags are illustrative keywords that can add to the video to help viewers search the content. Further, video tags are contemplated as an important ranking factor in algorithm and YouTube’s search. Most importantly, video tags give information about your video to Google search and YouTube, such as your video’s category, topic, note boundaries, and more. Further, video tags allow you to arrange and manage files easily, plus sort and search the target video file promptly.

Conclusion:

To ensure safety and security, we need some special tools to edit audio or video metadata. For this purpose, video tag editors are used for editing all common format audio and video files. The MP4 video tag editors enable you to manage and alter the music arts plus sort out the multimedia files. So, if you want to edit video metadata tags on your Mac or Windows, you need specific software. For your convenience, here we’ve listed the top 10 best mp4 metadata editors.

02 What is Video Tag, and why should you use it?

Part 1: Top 10 Best MP4 Video Tag Editors for Windows and Mac

To help you find the best video tag editor, we’ve compiled a list of the top 10 best MP4 tag editors for Windows and Mac. Let’s have a look at them!

1. VLC Media Player

Supported OS: VLC Media Player software is compatible with Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Price: It is free of cost.

VLC is a versatile mp4 metadata editor that supports a huge range of video formats. The software lets you alter the general metadata, including artist, album, copyright, title, track number, publisher, date, etc. All you’ve to do is to open a video, then move to Tools > Media Information, and you can edit the tags you want.

VLC offers a handy audio fingerprint feature that checks an online database to recognize tags for an audio file. Moreover, you can also sum up an album cover image to an audio or video file.

2. MP4 Video and Audio Tag Editor

Supported OS: The software is compatible with Windows.

Price: The price starts from $14.49.

The MP4 Video and Audio Tag Editor is used for editing both audio and video file tags. The software enables you to edit the music arts, cover arts, and apply effects. Further, it can help you to get the tags from movie videos and post them.

You can edit the MP4 tags in 3GP, MP4, M4B, M4V files and rename them by the tags. It can also help you to edit all metadata, atoms, and more.

3. Amvidia Tag Editor

Supported OS: Amvidia Tag Editor is compatible with Mac.

Price: You can download the software free of cost.

The Amvidia software is a simple, flexible, and fast spreadsheet application for editing video tags. It enables you to download metadata and album covers from the load tags such as iTunes and other networks and paths. The software supports batch tagging, and it allows you to rename multiple files as well. It also enables you to fix encoding, find and replace texts, and manage artworks.

The Amvidia is a reliable music tag editor and supports numerous audio and video formats including, MP4, AIFF, MP3, WAV, M4A, and FLAC files. You can customize your columns and rearrange them to see desired tags during MP4 tag editing.

4. Openshot Video Editor

Supported OS: The software is compatible with Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Price: Free.

Openshot software offers you much more productive work than just the ability to edit metadata tags. It comes with an intuitive interface that makes it easy to find your way around, especially while using it to alter video tags. It supports the editing of many audios, video, and image format files, plus it is used for real-time previews and video transitions.

Openshot gives outstanding films, videos, and animation editing with its rich set of features. It can import media files, add music to the timeline, arrange videos with photos, preview the project and export your content as well.

5. MyMeta video Editor

Supported OS: The software is compatible with Windows.

Price: You can download the software at a $3.49 rate.

MyMeta video tag editor software enables you to connect to different databases and automatically tag your files. It can connect with TheTVDB.com, TheMovieDB.org, and tagChimp to find the tags for your audio and video files. It integrates with metadata providers and works with M4V, MP4, and MOV.

The software offers comprehensive editing of MP4 video files and permits you a quick view of media files before tagging. Further, it gives the AutoTag feature to tag your media collection quickly with the least effort.

6. tinyMediaManager video Editor

Supported OS: The tinyMediaManager is compatible with Mac, Windows, Linux, and many other operating systems.

Price: It is available free of cost

The software comes with an automatic updating system and is set up to alter the video metadata for online media centers. It organizes data and works as a movie metadata editor, plus it can support command-line arguments. It gets all the important metadata for your TV shows from Imdb.com, TheTVDB.com, and TheMovieDB.org.

TinyMediaManager works as an MP4 tag editor that lets you generate video file metadata and supports you in organizing your files. Also, you can rename your folders according to your needs. Further, if you’re not contented with the results, you can manually edit all metadata or artwork.

7. Subler

Supported OS: It is compatible with all versions of the MAC system and other Apple devices such as iPhone, iPod, Apple TV, QuickTime, etc.

Price: The availability of this software is free.

Subler is MP4 tag editor video software that is free, and you can download it from the official website. It enables you to edit subtitles for both the audio and video files without using any other program. It also helps you to update Meta for all popular video and image files format.

It can create WebVTT subtitles tracks and TX3G files plus supports all metadata MP4 editing. It allows you to add, remove, or save MP4 media tracks and is dedicated to generating MPEG4 files for iDevices.

8. Avidemux

Supported OS: The Avidemux software is compatible with Microsoft Windows, Linux, BSD, and Mac.

Price: No charges

The Avidemux video tag editor enables you to perform simple video editing tasks such as editing video and audio metadata. It is open-source software having powerful automation functionality and helps you to perform scripting tasks.

It fulfills the basic editing requirements, including cutting, encoding, and lets you compress videos through VirtualDub. The software is known for its professional video production in MP4 tag editing as it can also help you embed permanent subtitles in your videos. Further, it can accept some other video file formats, including MPG, MPEG, and AVI.

9. ExifTool

Supported OS: The ExifTool is compatible with Mac, Windows, and even least-used operating systems.

Price: It is free of cost.

The software is best for users who want large metadata editing within highly particular digital files to achieve their targets. It can handle basic and complex tasks, making it perfect for newbies as well. The software can also work for users to open un-clear digital files and folders for viewing and reading. It also lets users manipulate images, videos audios, and PDF metadata.

Exiftool software works well with MP4 and allows you to edit Meta information of audios, videos, and images at once. It also enables you to write, edit, or delete video metadata one at a time or in group form.

10. Vidmore Video Converter

Supported OS: It is compatible with both Windows and Mac computers.

Price: The software charges you $19.95 for one month.

The software allows you to update the metadata of video or audio files, including album, artist, title, composer, genre, etc. Moreover, it enables you to set your picture or thumbnail for different video tracks and formats. It works with M4A, MP4, MOV, M4V, and many other input formats.

Vidmore video converter supports MP4 tag editing for both audio and video files. You can also customize your metadata tags and rename them according to your choice.

Part 2: What is Video Tag, and why should you use it?

The

Do you know why to use these tags? The video tags are illustrative keywords that can add to the video to help viewers search the content. Further, video tags are contemplated as an important ranking factor in algorithm and YouTube’s search. Most importantly, video tags give information about your video to Google search and YouTube, such as your video’s category, topic, note boundaries, and more. Further, video tags allow you to arrange and manage files easily, plus sort and search the target video file promptly.

Conclusion:

To ensure safety and security, we need some special tools to edit audio or video metadata. For this purpose, video tag editors are used for editing all common format audio and video files. The MP4 video tag editors enable you to manage and alter the music arts plus sort out the multimedia files. So, if you want to edit video metadata tags on your Mac or Windows, you need specific software. For your convenience, here we’ve listed the top 10 best mp4 metadata editors.

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Best Text Motion Tracking Software

Ollie Mattison

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

Have you ever been mesmerized by a video with text or emoji’s moving together with objects? That effect is produced using motion tracking and isn’t very complicated. Today, we will introduce some text motion tracking software (free & paid) tools that allow you to pin text to video with minimum effort. There will also be detailed tutorials on how to utilize each tool. Let’s get started.

Best Text Motion Tracking Software [+Howtos]

Note: The list below is in no particular order.

1. Filmora

Pricing: Free (watermark) /starts at $49.99/year

Operating System: Windows & Mac

The newly released Wondershare Filmora X version has added the motion tracking features, which allows you to track moving objects in a video clip, and attach images, texts, elements and videos to follow the movement path.

How to Use Filmora Video Editor To Do Text Motion Tracking?

• Import the video footage to the timeline and then click the Motion Track icon in the tool bar to enable the Motion Tracking option.

• In the preview window, drag and adjust the tracking box to select a moving object as the target.

• Click the Start Tracking menu to start the moton tracking render, and Filmora video editor will compute the moving path automatically
• Now, go to the Titles tab and drag a subtitle, titles, lower 3rd, or callout to the track just above the motion-tracked video. Customize your texts, adjust its size, position, etc. in the preview window.

• Next, double click the video footage to enter the Motion Track option. Select the title as a follower. Playback the video, and you will see the text will move accordingly.

Below is a step by step video tutorial about how to use the motion tracking feature in Filmora. Keep watching.

2. Premiere Pro CC

Pricing: 14-day trial, minimum $20.99/month

Operating System: Windows, Mac

Adobe Premiere Pro is an industry-leading video editor. Premiere Pro CC has all the editing tools a pro video editor needs.

There is no automatic tracking feature in Premiere Pro to pin text to video. Therefore, you need to manually position your text and add keyframes frame by frame. But the overall effort required and the final result isn’t much different from traditional editors.

How To Do Text Motion Tracking In Premiere Pro CC? [Main Steps]

• Import your video to the timeline
• Add text by Pressing ‘T’ on your keyboard and clicking on the preview window (your footage)
• Change the position & duration of the text layer on the timeline according to the position & duration of motion tracking
• Make sure you’re on the frame you want to start tracking from
• Click on your text layer → then go to effects controls
• Change the position of the text to the point you want to track → click on the stopwatch icon to add a keyframe
• Move a few frames forward → adjust the position again → add another keyframe
• Don’t put the keyframes too close or too farther apart
• Play through to check it out → adjust the position and number of keyframes if any issues arise

The whole process is relatively easy, although tedious. But the process becomes very complicated when you have more dynamic motion in your clip

3. After Effects

Pricing: 7-day trial, $20.99/month (individual)

Operating System: Windows & Mac

Adobe After Effects is an editor that focuses on animation & creative composition. This app has been developed as a companion to Premiere Pro for creating short & flashy motion graphics and visual effects for projects.

Motion tracking in After Effects can be done using the Point Tracker, which has one-point and up to four-point tracking. Other tracking options include the built-in 3D Camera Tracker that lets you reverse engineer a scene and the spline tracker that enables you to track masks on an object. There is also Mocha AE, a planar tracker from BorisFX. The Point Tracker is the most flexible and versatile in After Effects. We’ll use it to pin text to video.

How To Do Text Motion Tracking In After Effects? [Main Steps]

• Create a new composition/open an old one and make sure your clip is imported
• Create a null object by right-clicking on the window (screenshot below)
• Select your clip → click on tracker → click on track motion
• Two square boxes will appear
• Move the squares to the point you want to track (make sure to select an object with relatively high contrast for easier tracking)
• Position the smaller square on the object you want to track
• Make the second box is big enough (not too big) so that the tracked object stays within this square in the next frame
• Click on the analyze forward button (screenshot above)
• If the square box fails to track the object at any frame, reposition it and move on
• Make sure motion target is set to null object (e.g., Null 1)
• Now add the text
• While clicking on the pick whip tool of the text layer, drag it to the null object
• Play through to check the result
• You can manually change the position of the text in any frame by adjusting its position and adding a keyframe

We’re done. As we stated above, other types of trackers are also available for you to experiment with. The overall tracking functionality is much better than Premiere Pro.

4. Sony Vegas Pro

Pricing: 30-day trial, minimum $19.99/month

Operating System: Windows

Sony Vegas Pro is a non-linear video editor with the so-called “power of Artificial Intelligence.” It is one of the few editors out there that has acquired popularity among professionals and amateurs alike.

Text motion tracking in Vegas Pro is done using Bézier Masking FX (new update introduces a separate tab for motion tracking). The tracking process is automatic. Keyframes are created automatically frame by frame. It isn’t perfect, but it gets the job done in most cases. When it fails to track objects correctly, you can manually edit the keyframes.

How To Do Text Motion Tracking In Sony Vegas Pro? [Main Steps]

• Import your video
• Click on your video → go to the starting point of text motion tracking
• Click on Bézier Masking → drag the default one to your video
• A new options tab will appear & a square box with a circle (tracking box) will appear in the preview window
• Go to General options → set blend to 1,000
• Go to Mask 1 → Tracking → options → set the precision to high → set keyframe interval between 1 & 5
• Position the black dot of the tracking box to the point you want to track
• Click on start below the keyframe interval option
• After processing is complete → go to tools → extensions → add text to motion track → click on ok in the text position tab
• Enter your text, edit it if you want
• Play through to check the result

Conclusion:

As we’ve seen above, all the editors have some kind of automatic tracking feature, Premiere Pro being the only manual exception. All of them do a reasonably good job when it comes to pinning text to video. Professionals would be more satisfied with the added versatility and control in After Effects. Filmora, Filmora, Vegas Pro and Premiere Pro, on the other hand, are better suited for amateurs.

Ollie Mattison

Ollie Mattison is a writer and a lover of all things video.

Follow @Ollie Mattison

Ollie Mattison

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

Have you ever been mesmerized by a video with text or emoji’s moving together with objects? That effect is produced using motion tracking and isn’t very complicated. Today, we will introduce some text motion tracking software (free & paid) tools that allow you to pin text to video with minimum effort. There will also be detailed tutorials on how to utilize each tool. Let’s get started.

Best Text Motion Tracking Software [+Howtos]

Note: The list below is in no particular order.

1. Filmora

Pricing: Free (watermark) /starts at $49.99/year

Operating System: Windows & Mac

The newly released Wondershare Filmora X version has added the motion tracking features, which allows you to track moving objects in a video clip, and attach images, texts, elements and videos to follow the movement path.

How to Use Filmora Video Editor To Do Text Motion Tracking?

• Import the video footage to the timeline and then click the Motion Track icon in the tool bar to enable the Motion Tracking option.

• In the preview window, drag and adjust the tracking box to select a moving object as the target.

• Click the Start Tracking menu to start the moton tracking render, and Filmora video editor will compute the moving path automatically
• Now, go to the Titles tab and drag a subtitle, titles, lower 3rd, or callout to the track just above the motion-tracked video. Customize your texts, adjust its size, position, etc. in the preview window.

• Next, double click the video footage to enter the Motion Track option. Select the title as a follower. Playback the video, and you will see the text will move accordingly.

Below is a step by step video tutorial about how to use the motion tracking feature in Filmora. Keep watching.

2. Premiere Pro CC

Pricing: 14-day trial, minimum $20.99/month

Operating System: Windows, Mac

Adobe Premiere Pro is an industry-leading video editor. Premiere Pro CC has all the editing tools a pro video editor needs.

There is no automatic tracking feature in Premiere Pro to pin text to video. Therefore, you need to manually position your text and add keyframes frame by frame. But the overall effort required and the final result isn’t much different from traditional editors.

How To Do Text Motion Tracking In Premiere Pro CC? [Main Steps]

• Import your video to the timeline
• Add text by Pressing ‘T’ on your keyboard and clicking on the preview window (your footage)
• Change the position & duration of the text layer on the timeline according to the position & duration of motion tracking
• Make sure you’re on the frame you want to start tracking from
• Click on your text layer → then go to effects controls
• Change the position of the text to the point you want to track → click on the stopwatch icon to add a keyframe
• Move a few frames forward → adjust the position again → add another keyframe
• Don’t put the keyframes too close or too farther apart
• Play through to check it out → adjust the position and number of keyframes if any issues arise

The whole process is relatively easy, although tedious. But the process becomes very complicated when you have more dynamic motion in your clip

3. After Effects

Pricing: 7-day trial, $20.99/month (individual)

Operating System: Windows & Mac

Adobe After Effects is an editor that focuses on animation & creative composition. This app has been developed as a companion to Premiere Pro for creating short & flashy motion graphics and visual effects for projects.

Motion tracking in After Effects can be done using the Point Tracker, which has one-point and up to four-point tracking. Other tracking options include the built-in 3D Camera Tracker that lets you reverse engineer a scene and the spline tracker that enables you to track masks on an object. There is also Mocha AE, a planar tracker from BorisFX. The Point Tracker is the most flexible and versatile in After Effects. We’ll use it to pin text to video.

How To Do Text Motion Tracking In After Effects? [Main Steps]

• Create a new composition/open an old one and make sure your clip is imported
• Create a null object by right-clicking on the window (screenshot below)
• Select your clip → click on tracker → click on track motion
• Two square boxes will appear
• Move the squares to the point you want to track (make sure to select an object with relatively high contrast for easier tracking)
• Position the smaller square on the object you want to track
• Make the second box is big enough (not too big) so that the tracked object stays within this square in the next frame
• Click on the analyze forward button (screenshot above)
• If the square box fails to track the object at any frame, reposition it and move on
• Make sure motion target is set to null object (e.g., Null 1)
• Now add the text
• While clicking on the pick whip tool of the text layer, drag it to the null object
• Play through to check the result
• You can manually change the position of the text in any frame by adjusting its position and adding a keyframe

We’re done. As we stated above, other types of trackers are also available for you to experiment with. The overall tracking functionality is much better than Premiere Pro.

4. Sony Vegas Pro

Pricing: 30-day trial, minimum $19.99/month

Operating System: Windows

Sony Vegas Pro is a non-linear video editor with the so-called “power of Artificial Intelligence.” It is one of the few editors out there that has acquired popularity among professionals and amateurs alike.

Text motion tracking in Vegas Pro is done using Bézier Masking FX (new update introduces a separate tab for motion tracking). The tracking process is automatic. Keyframes are created automatically frame by frame. It isn’t perfect, but it gets the job done in most cases. When it fails to track objects correctly, you can manually edit the keyframes.

How To Do Text Motion Tracking In Sony Vegas Pro? [Main Steps]

• Import your video
• Click on your video → go to the starting point of text motion tracking
• Click on Bézier Masking → drag the default one to your video
• A new options tab will appear & a square box with a circle (tracking box) will appear in the preview window
• Go to General options → set blend to 1,000
• Go to Mask 1 → Tracking → options → set the precision to high → set keyframe interval between 1 & 5
• Position the black dot of the tracking box to the point you want to track
• Click on start below the keyframe interval option
• After processing is complete → go to tools → extensions → add text to motion track → click on ok in the text position tab
• Enter your text, edit it if you want
• Play through to check the result

Conclusion:

As we’ve seen above, all the editors have some kind of automatic tracking feature, Premiere Pro being the only manual exception. All of them do a reasonably good job when it comes to pinning text to video. Professionals would be more satisfied with the added versatility and control in After Effects. Filmora, Filmora, Vegas Pro and Premiere Pro, on the other hand, are better suited for amateurs.

Ollie Mattison

Ollie Mattison is a writer and a lover of all things video.

Follow @Ollie Mattison

Ollie Mattison

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

Have you ever been mesmerized by a video with text or emoji’s moving together with objects? That effect is produced using motion tracking and isn’t very complicated. Today, we will introduce some text motion tracking software (free & paid) tools that allow you to pin text to video with minimum effort. There will also be detailed tutorials on how to utilize each tool. Let’s get started.

Best Text Motion Tracking Software [+Howtos]

Note: The list below is in no particular order.

1. Filmora

Pricing: Free (watermark) /starts at $49.99/year

Operating System: Windows & Mac

The newly released Wondershare Filmora X version has added the motion tracking features, which allows you to track moving objects in a video clip, and attach images, texts, elements and videos to follow the movement path.

How to Use Filmora Video Editor To Do Text Motion Tracking?

• Import the video footage to the timeline and then click the Motion Track icon in the tool bar to enable the Motion Tracking option.

• In the preview window, drag and adjust the tracking box to select a moving object as the target.

• Click the Start Tracking menu to start the moton tracking render, and Filmora video editor will compute the moving path automatically
• Now, go to the Titles tab and drag a subtitle, titles, lower 3rd, or callout to the track just above the motion-tracked video. Customize your texts, adjust its size, position, etc. in the preview window.

• Next, double click the video footage to enter the Motion Track option. Select the title as a follower. Playback the video, and you will see the text will move accordingly.

Below is a step by step video tutorial about how to use the motion tracking feature in Filmora. Keep watching.

2. Premiere Pro CC

Pricing: 14-day trial, minimum $20.99/month

Operating System: Windows, Mac

Adobe Premiere Pro is an industry-leading video editor. Premiere Pro CC has all the editing tools a pro video editor needs.

There is no automatic tracking feature in Premiere Pro to pin text to video. Therefore, you need to manually position your text and add keyframes frame by frame. But the overall effort required and the final result isn’t much different from traditional editors.

How To Do Text Motion Tracking In Premiere Pro CC? [Main Steps]

• Import your video to the timeline
• Add text by Pressing ‘T’ on your keyboard and clicking on the preview window (your footage)
• Change the position & duration of the text layer on the timeline according to the position & duration of motion tracking
• Make sure you’re on the frame you want to start tracking from
• Click on your text layer → then go to effects controls
• Change the position of the text to the point you want to track → click on the stopwatch icon to add a keyframe
• Move a few frames forward → adjust the position again → add another keyframe
• Don’t put the keyframes too close or too farther apart
• Play through to check it out → adjust the position and number of keyframes if any issues arise

The whole process is relatively easy, although tedious. But the process becomes very complicated when you have more dynamic motion in your clip

3. After Effects

Pricing: 7-day trial, $20.99/month (individual)

Operating System: Windows & Mac

Adobe After Effects is an editor that focuses on animation & creative composition. This app has been developed as a companion to Premiere Pro for creating short & flashy motion graphics and visual effects for projects.

Motion tracking in After Effects can be done using the Point Tracker, which has one-point and up to four-point tracking. Other tracking options include the built-in 3D Camera Tracker that lets you reverse engineer a scene and the spline tracker that enables you to track masks on an object. There is also Mocha AE, a planar tracker from BorisFX. The Point Tracker is the most flexible and versatile in After Effects. We’ll use it to pin text to video.

How To Do Text Motion Tracking In After Effects? [Main Steps]

• Create a new composition/open an old one and make sure your clip is imported
• Create a null object by right-clicking on the window (screenshot below)
• Select your clip → click on tracker → click on track motion
• Two square boxes will appear
• Move the squares to the point you want to track (make sure to select an object with relatively high contrast for easier tracking)
• Position the smaller square on the object you want to track
• Make the second box is big enough (not too big) so that the tracked object stays within this square in the next frame
• Click on the analyze forward button (screenshot above)
• If the square box fails to track the object at any frame, reposition it and move on
• Make sure motion target is set to null object (e.g., Null 1)
• Now add the text
• While clicking on the pick whip tool of the text layer, drag it to the null object
• Play through to check the result
• You can manually change the position of the text in any frame by adjusting its position and adding a keyframe

We’re done. As we stated above, other types of trackers are also available for you to experiment with. The overall tracking functionality is much better than Premiere Pro.

4. Sony Vegas Pro

Pricing: 30-day trial, minimum $19.99/month

Operating System: Windows

Sony Vegas Pro is a non-linear video editor with the so-called “power of Artificial Intelligence.” It is one of the few editors out there that has acquired popularity among professionals and amateurs alike.

Text motion tracking in Vegas Pro is done using Bézier Masking FX (new update introduces a separate tab for motion tracking). The tracking process is automatic. Keyframes are created automatically frame by frame. It isn’t perfect, but it gets the job done in most cases. When it fails to track objects correctly, you can manually edit the keyframes.

How To Do Text Motion Tracking In Sony Vegas Pro? [Main Steps]

• Import your video
• Click on your video → go to the starting point of text motion tracking
• Click on Bézier Masking → drag the default one to your video
• A new options tab will appear & a square box with a circle (tracking box) will appear in the preview window
• Go to General options → set blend to 1,000
• Go to Mask 1 → Tracking → options → set the precision to high → set keyframe interval between 1 & 5
• Position the black dot of the tracking box to the point you want to track
• Click on start below the keyframe interval option
• After processing is complete → go to tools → extensions → add text to motion track → click on ok in the text position tab
• Enter your text, edit it if you want
• Play through to check the result

Conclusion:

As we’ve seen above, all the editors have some kind of automatic tracking feature, Premiere Pro being the only manual exception. All of them do a reasonably good job when it comes to pinning text to video. Professionals would be more satisfied with the added versatility and control in After Effects. Filmora, Filmora, Vegas Pro and Premiere Pro, on the other hand, are better suited for amateurs.

Ollie Mattison

Ollie Mattison is a writer and a lover of all things video.

Follow @Ollie Mattison

Ollie Mattison

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

Have you ever been mesmerized by a video with text or emoji’s moving together with objects? That effect is produced using motion tracking and isn’t very complicated. Today, we will introduce some text motion tracking software (free & paid) tools that allow you to pin text to video with minimum effort. There will also be detailed tutorials on how to utilize each tool. Let’s get started.

Best Text Motion Tracking Software [+Howtos]

Note: The list below is in no particular order.

1. Filmora

Pricing: Free (watermark) /starts at $49.99/year

Operating System: Windows & Mac

The newly released Wondershare Filmora X version has added the motion tracking features, which allows you to track moving objects in a video clip, and attach images, texts, elements and videos to follow the movement path.

How to Use Filmora Video Editor To Do Text Motion Tracking?

• Import the video footage to the timeline and then click the Motion Track icon in the tool bar to enable the Motion Tracking option.

• In the preview window, drag and adjust the tracking box to select a moving object as the target.

• Click the Start Tracking menu to start the moton tracking render, and Filmora video editor will compute the moving path automatically
• Now, go to the Titles tab and drag a subtitle, titles, lower 3rd, or callout to the track just above the motion-tracked video. Customize your texts, adjust its size, position, etc. in the preview window.

• Next, double click the video footage to enter the Motion Track option. Select the title as a follower. Playback the video, and you will see the text will move accordingly.

Below is a step by step video tutorial about how to use the motion tracking feature in Filmora. Keep watching.

2. Premiere Pro CC

Pricing: 14-day trial, minimum $20.99/month

Operating System: Windows, Mac

Adobe Premiere Pro is an industry-leading video editor. Premiere Pro CC has all the editing tools a pro video editor needs.

There is no automatic tracking feature in Premiere Pro to pin text to video. Therefore, you need to manually position your text and add keyframes frame by frame. But the overall effort required and the final result isn’t much different from traditional editors.

How To Do Text Motion Tracking In Premiere Pro CC? [Main Steps]

• Import your video to the timeline
• Add text by Pressing ‘T’ on your keyboard and clicking on the preview window (your footage)
• Change the position & duration of the text layer on the timeline according to the position & duration of motion tracking
• Make sure you’re on the frame you want to start tracking from
• Click on your text layer → then go to effects controls
• Change the position of the text to the point you want to track → click on the stopwatch icon to add a keyframe
• Move a few frames forward → adjust the position again → add another keyframe
• Don’t put the keyframes too close or too farther apart
• Play through to check it out → adjust the position and number of keyframes if any issues arise

The whole process is relatively easy, although tedious. But the process becomes very complicated when you have more dynamic motion in your clip

3. After Effects

Pricing: 7-day trial, $20.99/month (individual)

Operating System: Windows & Mac

Adobe After Effects is an editor that focuses on animation & creative composition. This app has been developed as a companion to Premiere Pro for creating short & flashy motion graphics and visual effects for projects.

Motion tracking in After Effects can be done using the Point Tracker, which has one-point and up to four-point tracking. Other tracking options include the built-in 3D Camera Tracker that lets you reverse engineer a scene and the spline tracker that enables you to track masks on an object. There is also Mocha AE, a planar tracker from BorisFX. The Point Tracker is the most flexible and versatile in After Effects. We’ll use it to pin text to video.

How To Do Text Motion Tracking In After Effects? [Main Steps]

• Create a new composition/open an old one and make sure your clip is imported
• Create a null object by right-clicking on the window (screenshot below)
• Select your clip → click on tracker → click on track motion
• Two square boxes will appear
• Move the squares to the point you want to track (make sure to select an object with relatively high contrast for easier tracking)
• Position the smaller square on the object you want to track
• Make the second box is big enough (not too big) so that the tracked object stays within this square in the next frame
• Click on the analyze forward button (screenshot above)
• If the square box fails to track the object at any frame, reposition it and move on
• Make sure motion target is set to null object (e.g., Null 1)
• Now add the text
• While clicking on the pick whip tool of the text layer, drag it to the null object
• Play through to check the result
• You can manually change the position of the text in any frame by adjusting its position and adding a keyframe

We’re done. As we stated above, other types of trackers are also available for you to experiment with. The overall tracking functionality is much better than Premiere Pro.

4. Sony Vegas Pro

Pricing: 30-day trial, minimum $19.99/month

Operating System: Windows

Sony Vegas Pro is a non-linear video editor with the so-called “power of Artificial Intelligence.” It is one of the few editors out there that has acquired popularity among professionals and amateurs alike.

Text motion tracking in Vegas Pro is done using Bézier Masking FX (new update introduces a separate tab for motion tracking). The tracking process is automatic. Keyframes are created automatically frame by frame. It isn’t perfect, but it gets the job done in most cases. When it fails to track objects correctly, you can manually edit the keyframes.

How To Do Text Motion Tracking In Sony Vegas Pro? [Main Steps]

• Import your video
• Click on your video → go to the starting point of text motion tracking
• Click on Bézier Masking → drag the default one to your video
• A new options tab will appear & a square box with a circle (tracking box) will appear in the preview window
• Go to General options → set blend to 1,000
• Go to Mask 1 → Tracking → options → set the precision to high → set keyframe interval between 1 & 5
• Position the black dot of the tracking box to the point you want to track
• Click on start below the keyframe interval option
• After processing is complete → go to tools → extensions → add text to motion track → click on ok in the text position tab
• Enter your text, edit it if you want
• Play through to check the result

Conclusion:

As we’ve seen above, all the editors have some kind of automatic tracking feature, Premiere Pro being the only manual exception. All of them do a reasonably good job when it comes to pinning text to video. Professionals would be more satisfied with the added versatility and control in After Effects. Filmora, Filmora, Vegas Pro and Premiere Pro, on the other hand, are better suited for amateurs.

Ollie Mattison

Ollie Mattison is a writer and a lover of all things video.

Follow @Ollie Mattison

From Screen to Share: 3 Easy Video Game Recording Methods

3 Simple Options for Recording Video Games

Liza Brown

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

Whether Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Titanfall or Destiny is your favorite video game or you prefer more nostalgic style game play like Mario Kart 8 or NBA 2K15, chances are you want to record something fantastic that happens (or that you do!) within the game. YouTube is filled with videos of gamers killing the newest games or reviewing new editions on brand new platforms. How do they make those awesome videos and capture all of their great plays? Simple—when you know which programs to use to take advantage of some of the latest software tools that can record your gaming screen effortlessly as you play!

Wondershare Filmstock Gaming Video Editing Skils ](https://filmstock.wondershare.com/creative-theme-game?source%5Fchannel=seo%5Farticle&spm=rs.filmora%5Fweb )

Record Video Games with Fraps

Fraps is the old standby that is easy to use, even for recording newbies, and remains the most popular choice for recording video gameplay. Aside from its simple user interface, it can display game benchmarks and easily make adjustments for framerates and sizing. Fraps was designed specifically to run while your games are playing and record in high quality, and it does a great job at that dedicated task. While some users complain that the size of Fraps files are huge, you can use a different application to compress the files for uploading and sharing.

Use liteCam for game recording

The liteCam game recording software can capture your game at up to 60 fps, and it will record OpenGL and DirectX games that other software cannot. While you simply choose from preset keys to set up your recording, which makes it easier to use, there is no option to capture still shots which some people like to have. Even though it does not have quite as many extra settings and tools as a lot of other video game recording software, it does produce good-quality recordings that many gamers appreciate for their use.

Use Wondershare Filmora for game capturing

Wondershare Filmora is a multipurpose video software tool with a built-in webcam recorder which allows you to easily capture with your webcam. Audio recording is also made easy, perfect for game players who want to showcase your favorite games with your followers. It offers built-in converters and video editor supporting converting and editing many different video formats shot either with your camcorder or iPhone or Android. Wondershare Filmora is different from some of the others on the market as it not only allows video capture but also provides a handful of video editing, video uploading choices, and it works with multiple devices. This program has a high speed processor and lots of varied settings, and a simple and user-friendly interface, along with exceptional video editing tools to make your recording fun and easy. You can download a 30-day free trial here to check out:

Are you addicted to Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Edition? Show off your mad skills saving the world of Sanctuary with an amazing recorded video from your game. The best tools allow you to easily upload your gameplay videos wherever you’d like to share.

Liza Brown

Liza Brown is a writer and a lover of all things video.

Follow @Liza Brown

Liza Brown

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

Whether Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Titanfall or Destiny is your favorite video game or you prefer more nostalgic style game play like Mario Kart 8 or NBA 2K15, chances are you want to record something fantastic that happens (or that you do!) within the game. YouTube is filled with videos of gamers killing the newest games or reviewing new editions on brand new platforms. How do they make those awesome videos and capture all of their great plays? Simple—when you know which programs to use to take advantage of some of the latest software tools that can record your gaming screen effortlessly as you play!

Wondershare Filmstock Gaming Video Editing Skils ](https://filmstock.wondershare.com/creative-theme-game?source%5Fchannel=seo%5Farticle&spm=rs.filmora%5Fweb )

Record Video Games with Fraps

Fraps is the old standby that is easy to use, even for recording newbies, and remains the most popular choice for recording video gameplay. Aside from its simple user interface, it can display game benchmarks and easily make adjustments for framerates and sizing. Fraps was designed specifically to run while your games are playing and record in high quality, and it does a great job at that dedicated task. While some users complain that the size of Fraps files are huge, you can use a different application to compress the files for uploading and sharing.

Use liteCam for game recording

The liteCam game recording software can capture your game at up to 60 fps, and it will record OpenGL and DirectX games that other software cannot. While you simply choose from preset keys to set up your recording, which makes it easier to use, there is no option to capture still shots which some people like to have. Even though it does not have quite as many extra settings and tools as a lot of other video game recording software, it does produce good-quality recordings that many gamers appreciate for their use.

Use Wondershare Filmora for game capturing

Wondershare Filmora is a multipurpose video software tool with a built-in webcam recorder which allows you to easily capture with your webcam. Audio recording is also made easy, perfect for game players who want to showcase your favorite games with your followers. It offers built-in converters and video editor supporting converting and editing many different video formats shot either with your camcorder or iPhone or Android. Wondershare Filmora is different from some of the others on the market as it not only allows video capture but also provides a handful of video editing, video uploading choices, and it works with multiple devices. This program has a high speed processor and lots of varied settings, and a simple and user-friendly interface, along with exceptional video editing tools to make your recording fun and easy. You can download a 30-day free trial here to check out:

Are you addicted to Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Edition? Show off your mad skills saving the world of Sanctuary with an amazing recorded video from your game. The best tools allow you to easily upload your gameplay videos wherever you’d like to share.

Liza Brown

Liza Brown is a writer and a lover of all things video.

Follow @Liza Brown

Liza Brown

Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions

Whether Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Titanfall or Destiny is your favorite video game or you prefer more nostalgic style game play like Mario Kart 8 or NBA 2K15, chances are you want to record something fantastic that happens (or that you do!) within the game. YouTube is filled with videos of gamers killing the newest games or reviewing new editions on brand new platforms. How do they make those awesome videos and capture all of their great plays? Simple—when you know which programs to use to take advantage of some of the latest software tools that can record your gaming screen effortlessly as you play!

Wondershare Filmstock Gaming Video Editing Skils ](https://filmstock.wondershare.com/creative-theme-game?source%5Fchannel=seo%5Farticle&spm=rs.filmora%5Fweb )

Record Video Games with Fraps

Fraps is the old standby that is easy to use, even for recording newbies, and remains the most popular choice for recording video gameplay. Aside from its simple user interface, it can display game benchmarks and easily make adjustments for framerates and sizing. Fraps was designed specifically to run while your games are playing and record in high quality, and it does a great job at that dedicated task. While some users complain that the size of Fraps files are huge, you can use a different application to compress the files for uploading and sharing.

Use liteCam for game recording

The liteCam game recording software can capture your game at up to 60 fps, and it will record OpenGL and DirectX games that other software cannot. While you simply choose from preset keys to set up your recording, which makes it easier to use, there is no option to capture still shots which some people like to have. Even though it does not have quite as many extra settings and tools as a lot of other video game recording software, it does produce good-quality recordings that many gamers appreciate for their use.

Use Wondershare Filmora for game capturing

Wondershare Filmora is a multipurpose video software tool with a built-in webcam recorder which allows you to easily capture with your webcam. Audio recording is also made easy, perfect for game players who want to showcase your favorite games with your followers. It offers built-in converters and video editor supporting converting and editing many different video formats shot either with your camcorder or iPhone or Android. Wondershare Filmora is different from some of the others on the market as it not only allows video capture but also provides a handful of video editing, video uploading choices, and it works with multiple devices. This program has a high speed processor and lots of varied settings, and a simple and user-friendly interface, along with exceptional video editing tools to make your recording fun and easy. You can download a 30-day free trial here to check out:

Are you addicted to Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Edition? Show off your mad skills saving the world of Sanctuary with an amazing recorded video from your game. The best tools allow you to easily upload your gameplay videos wherever you’d like to share.

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Whether Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Titanfall or Destiny is your favorite video game or you prefer more nostalgic style game play like Mario Kart 8 or NBA 2K15, chances are you want to record something fantastic that happens (or that you do!) within the game. YouTube is filled with videos of gamers killing the newest games or reviewing new editions on brand new platforms. How do they make those awesome videos and capture all of their great plays? Simple—when you know which programs to use to take advantage of some of the latest software tools that can record your gaming screen effortlessly as you play!

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Record Video Games with Fraps

Fraps is the old standby that is easy to use, even for recording newbies, and remains the most popular choice for recording video gameplay. Aside from its simple user interface, it can display game benchmarks and easily make adjustments for framerates and sizing. Fraps was designed specifically to run while your games are playing and record in high quality, and it does a great job at that dedicated task. While some users complain that the size of Fraps files are huge, you can use a different application to compress the files for uploading and sharing.

Use liteCam for game recording

The liteCam game recording software can capture your game at up to 60 fps, and it will record OpenGL and DirectX games that other software cannot. While you simply choose from preset keys to set up your recording, which makes it easier to use, there is no option to capture still shots which some people like to have. Even though it does not have quite as many extra settings and tools as a lot of other video game recording software, it does produce good-quality recordings that many gamers appreciate for their use.

Use Wondershare Filmora for game capturing

Wondershare Filmora is a multipurpose video software tool with a built-in webcam recorder which allows you to easily capture with your webcam. Audio recording is also made easy, perfect for game players who want to showcase your favorite games with your followers. It offers built-in converters and video editor supporting converting and editing many different video formats shot either with your camcorder or iPhone or Android. Wondershare Filmora is different from some of the others on the market as it not only allows video capture but also provides a handful of video editing, video uploading choices, and it works with multiple devices. This program has a high speed processor and lots of varied settings, and a simple and user-friendly interface, along with exceptional video editing tools to make your recording fun and easy. You can download a 30-day free trial here to check out:

Are you addicted to Diablo 3: Ultimate Evil Edition? Show off your mad skills saving the world of Sanctuary with an amazing recorded video from your game. The best tools allow you to easily upload your gameplay videos wherever you’d like to share.

Liza Brown

Liza Brown is a writer and a lover of all things video.

Follow @Liza Brown

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