YouTube Movie Maker Platinum Edition provides all functions and the best service, with this edition you could enjoy free lifetime updates, and get the highest priority customer service and support. You could view the below table for detailed difference.

YouTube Movie Maker Editions Comparison

Main Functions Free Edition Gold Edition Platinum Edition
Make YouTube Video
Make 2D Videos
Make 3D Videos
Add Videos/Movies
Add Audios/Musics
Add Photos/Pictures/Icons
Add Texts/Lyrics/Subtitles
Capture/Record Screen Videos (Watermark)
Capture/Record Videos from capture card, cameras, etc. (Watermark)
Capture/Record Audios from any audio device or audio input pin.
Lyric Video Maker
Make 2D Lyrics Videos
Make 3D Lyrics Videos
Make 2D Karaoke Videos
Make 3D Karaoke Videos
Quickly mass Making YouTube videos in Batch
Save any project as template
Add Special Effects
Add Text Effect
Add Motion Effect
Add Mask Effect(Light and Shadow Effects)
Add 3D Group Effect(3D Videos)
Add Background Pictures
Add Transitions
Add Subtitles
Add Overlay Videos/photos(videos in video, videos in picture/photo, pictures/photos in pictures/photo, pictures/photos in video, etc.)
Take Snapshots
Video and audio Editing(cut, trim, split, merge, join, mix, crop, rotate, resize, zoom in/out, adjust volume, speed up/down, add action/motion, Video Chroma Key(Green Screen Video, Blue Screen Video, Remove key color from the video), etc.)
Hardware Acceleration: Intel® processors with Quick Sync Video capabilities, 17X faster speed video converting/encoding.

Upload Videos To YouTube
Convert various formats videos to the correct YouTube format in batches
Upload various formats videos onto YouTube in batches
Input video Titles, Tags, Description, Category for a lot of videos in batches
Join mutliple video clips together then upload them onto YouTube in batches
Add watermark to a lot of videos then upload them onto YouTube in batches
Crop a lot of videos then upload onto YouTube in batches

Manage and Promote Videos on YouTube
Promote uploaded YouTube videos
View uploaded YouTube videos
View favorite YouTube videos
Modify Titles, Category, Tags, Description, privacy, etc. of the uploaded YouTube video

Source File Formats Supported
Video Files AVI, MP4, MOV, MPEG-1/MPEG-2(.mpg, .mpeg), WMV, FLV, MKV, DivX, XviD, OGG, OGV, AVCHD Video (*.mts, *.m2ts), DV, HDV, H.264, AVC, MPEG-4, MOV, QuickTime, RM, RMVB, M4V, VOB, ASF, 3GP, 3G2, SWF, DV, MJPG, MJPEG, DVR-MS, NUT, QT, YUV, DAT, MPV, NSV, MPEG-4 TS HD Video(*.ts), MPEG-2 TS HD Video(*.ts), M2TS, QuickTime HD Video(*.mov), WMV HD Video (*.xwmv), webm, etc.

Audio Files MP3, AAC, AC3, WMA, WAV, OGG, FLAC, MP2, CDA, M4A, RA, RAM, AU, MPA, etc.

Photo Files JPEG, JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG, ICO, TIF, etc.


Output Video
Maximum length of a single file

<=5 minutes <=10 minutes No limitation
SD Video (240P 16:9)
SD Video (240P 4:3)
SD Video (320P 16:9)
SD Video (320P 4:3)
SD Video (480P 16:9)
SD Video (480P 9:16)
SD Video (480P 4:3)
HD Video (768P 21:9)
HD Video (720P 16:9)
HD Video (720P 9:16)
HD Video (720P 4:3)
Full HD Video(1080P 21:9)
Full HD Video(1080P 16:9)
Full HD Video(1080P 9:16)
Full HD Video(1080P 4:3)
2K Ultra HD Video(1440P 21:9)
2K Ultra HD Video(1440P 16:9)
2K Ultra HD Video(1440P 9:16)
2K Ultra HD Video(1440P 4:3)
4K Ultra HD Video(2160P 21:9)
4K Ultra HD Video(2160P 16:9)
4K Ultra HD Video(2160P 9:16)
4K Ultra HD Video(2160P 4:3)
Customzied target video resolution

Value-added Service
Creator Library No 2 Years Free VIP Life-time Free VIP
Video Footages No 2 Years
Unlimited Downloads
Life-time
Unlimited Downloads
Audio & Sound Effects No 2 Years
Unlimited Downloads
Life-time
Unlimited Downloads
Photos & Images No 2 Years
Unlimited Downloads
Life-time
Unlimited Downloads

Customer Service
Version Free Updates Service No 2 Years Lifetime
Customer Service and Support Response time is not promised Reply within 1 working day The Highest priority
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Price (Time-limited Special Offer) Free US $49.99$29.99 US $99.99$49.99
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Please Note

Before you install, please make sure that you are logged on as Administrator or as a user with Administrator privileges. The installation wizard will guide you through the process, and finish in some seconds.

How to Update

If you have installed a previous version of YouTube Movie Maker, please uninstall the previous version first, then install the new version. Doing this will retain your registration information.