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OpenShot Video Editor Reaches Version 1.0

Posted by timothy on from the simpler-the-better dept.

An anonymous reader writes "After only one year of development Jonathan Thomas has released version 1.0 of his impressive NLE for Linux. Based on the MLT Framework, OpenShot Video Editor has taken less time to reach this stage of development than any other Linux NLE. Dan Dennedy of Kino fame has also lent a helping hand ensuring that OpenShot has the stability and proven back-end that is needed in such a project."

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  1. TLA Overload by recoiledsnake · · Score: 4, Insightful

    TLA overload. Since the summary is so short, couldn't the submitter or editor expand them?

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  2. Re:Yes but... by jlarocco · · Score: 4, Insightful

    From my limited experience, the biggest problem with video editors on Linux is lack of stability. Cinelarra, LiVES, and Kdenlive crash so much they're not even usable. To make it worse, most of the crashes are random and unreproducible, so it's hard to submit helpful bug reports.

    The way I see it, all OpenShot has to do is not crash every 10 minutes and it'll be light years ahead of the competition.

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  3. Re:1.0 ? Amazing ! by selven · · Score: 4, Insightful

    So they already beat Google?

  4. Re:Yes but... by timeOday · · Score: 3, Insightful
    Video processing in general is a complete minefield. Even mplayer/mencoder, the best of the bunch imho, has many, many options that won't work together, and can produce output that itself cannot read. How the developers even manage to keep that massive jumble of libraries from bursting into flames I can't imagine.

    My question, has anybody on the commercial side actually solved the problem of mixing and matching any audio codec, video codec, and container format out there? Or do they usually just target a few codecs? Kino, for example, was reasonably stable on Linux if you just wanted to edit dv video.

  5. Perspective by iluvcapra · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Does this thing support negative matchback, 3-perf or RED camera workflows? Or is it just another prosumer tinkertoy, like every other Linux media package?

    Trust me when I say there is a LOT of interest in OSS alternatives (or any alternatives at all) to Avid, Final Cut Pro or Pro Tools, and a lot of money in support contracts if you were able to build the solution. But alas, Linux devs are constantly reinventing iMovie.

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  6. Re:Yes but... by jedidiah · · Score: 4, Insightful

    > As usual, it's only adequate for home or Youtube videos/etc.

    You mean for MOST NORMAL PEOPLE that aren't interested in shelling out $1000 for a video editor?

    You mean all those people that those silly "I'm a Mac" ads are targeted at?

    Was that supposed to be an insult or criticism of some kind?

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  7. Re:My eyes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    appearance over content: the downfall of modern society.

  8. Re:Openshot, eh? by dido · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Also, the fact that the author's name is Jonathan Thomas is just too good to pass up.

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  9. Re:Yes but... by sznupi · · Score: 2, Insightful

    If only suitable for the "common man" is the thing, the goal...then I hardly see what's the point of TFS. There is such software already. Worse, this one seems to be basically a one-man effort which was rushed towards the magical 1.0 number.

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