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Video Editing in Linux

  • 02-06-2010 11:50AM
    #1
    Eliot Rosewater
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,745 ✭✭✭


    Hello all! I want to do a bit of video editing on my Ubuntu 9.04 install, and I'm wondering does anyone have any good recommendations for software. I suppose a key requirement is that there are good tutorials on line: I don't have much experience with video editing besides Microsoft (*shudder*) Movie Maker.

    My first project will involve only images, and I need the ability to be able to position these on the frame, and then move about and resize etc. Is this a standard feature?


    I heard good things about kdenlive on the Irish Linux User Group's mailing list, so I installed it, but I can't say I'm impressed. Simple transitions, such as fade to black, don't always work, and the output quality of titling is pretty poor. Perhaps it's because I'm using GNOME. - never mind, my bad. :D

    Cheers! :)


Comments

  • #2
    ntlbell
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,287 ✭✭✭✭ntlbell


    kino is suppose to be decent

    I haven't used it personally


  • #3
    BopNiblets
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,579 ✭✭✭BopNiblets


    I've only used Avidemux, it's more of an encoder and file cutter, but it works great.
    http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/


  • #4
    Eliot Rosewater
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,745 ✭✭✭Eliot Rosewater


    Cheers for the suggestions!

    From what I gather, kdenlive doesn't include the ability to change to coordinates and dimensions of still images, which is the main component of the video I'm trying to make. On a kdenlive support forum Cinelerra was given as an alternative, so I'll try that first.


  • #5
    Rockn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 363 ✭✭Rockn


    Openshot is my favourite for basic video editing.

    PiTiVi is another one. It the default video editor in 10.04 and looks similar to windows movie maker.


  • #6
    Grudaire
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,594 ✭✭✭Grudaire


    I'm a fan of OpenShot as well, and it's a handy install for Ubuntu, should be in the Software Manager...


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  • #7
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    Eliot Rosewater wrote: »
    Cinelerra was given as an alternative, so I'll try that first.

    Very powerful, but requires a bit of reading.


  • #8
    Eliot Rosewater
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,745 ✭✭✭Eliot Rosewater


    I downloaded Cinelerra: it has an interface that looks like something out of a Hannibal Lector film, and it's basically not working smoothly at all.

    I downloaded Kino too, but from my quick look at it it looks a little too simple for my needs.

    I'll give Open Shot a twirl now! :D


  • #9
    Eliot Rosewater
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,745 ✭✭✭Eliot Rosewater


    Khannie wrote: »
    Very powerful, but requires a bit of reading.

    I'd imagine so. I was just putting images on the timeline, as per the beginners guide, but it wasn't letting my resize them or move them around easily or anything. If I can't find anything else I'll return to it probably.


  • #10
    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 36,236 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    It took me about a day to make a simple 2-minute film with Cinelerra, but I reckon if you were doing a lot of that stuff it would be well worth lerning. It was buck-ugly last time I used it, which didn't help.


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