Each effect, musical sample, and video clip is listed here. We found Cinema quick and easy to learn. Changing edits, or the effects we used with them, was painless, too. The worst part was waiting for Cinema to process each effect. Results will, of course, vary by machine.
Cinema is simple to install.
At least it's simple to install if you have one of the supported video capture cards. That's a short list, so check it before you leave the store or finish your online order. If you don't, the product won't install. If you want to use Avid Cinema in the office, or to drop video into a website, you might want to consider your output options. Overall, we found Avid's Cinema one of the easiest video editors we've worked with.