Video apps for Mac creatives

A quiet week on set means a busy week in the suite. This is the corner of the shelf where I keep the video tools that earn their place: NLEs, colour graders, upscalers, compositors, and the odd media player that actually respects a calibrated display. Whether you need to download videos for reference or pull together a rough cut in Premiere Pro, everything here runs on a modern Mac. DaVinci Resolve Studio handles the grade, After Effects picks up the tricky composites, and Topaz Video AI can rescue archive footage that would otherwise end up in the bin. No filler, just the apps that make it through a working season.