Anyone using Linux

[davidw89]

I've fallen in love with Ubuntu since installing it and i was wondering whether it is feasible to make AMV with some of the more open source video editing programs. I know most people are probably using Adobe/Sony Vegas but i would prefer to use an open source software as opposed to pirating a software.

So yeah any ideas?

[DeinReich]

Kino is a pretty solid piece of editing software for Linux. You might want to check that out.

There is also Ubuntu Studio that comes pre-bundled with a bunch of A/V apps.

[Kariudo]

cinelerra is another option

[trythil]

I've fallen in love with Ubuntu since installing it and i was wondering whether it is feasible to make AMV with some of the more open source video editing programs.

Yes.

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Kino is a pretty solid piece of editing software for Linux. You might want to check that out.

Unless Kino has made some serious leaps and bounds (like supporting multitrack editing -- and from the looks of it, it hasn't), I really can't back this recommendation.

Cinelerra, as bizarre and occasionally unstable as it can be, is probably the most powerful dedicated video editing tool available for GNU/Linux.

The Blender video sequence editor is also workable, though it's geared more towards editing Blender output sequences together (i.e. for films).

[trythil]

One last point.

If you do choose to try Cinelerra, your best bet is probably to build the package from source.

You may also want to get in touch with the developers of the Cinelerra-CV fork, who are generally much more receptive than the developer of the original Cinelerra codebase.
See http://cinelerra.org/.

[DeinReich]

I've fallen in love with Ubuntu since installing it and i was wondering whether it is feasible to make AMV with some of the more open source video editing programs.

Yes.

http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... php?v=9629
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=10266
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=11787
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=15911
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=26428
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=17409
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=35408
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=14533
http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members ... hp?v=11827

I'm sure there's a couple I'm missing, but I can't remember how to spell that other guy's name.

Kino is a pretty solid piece of editing software for Linux. You might want to check that out.

Unless Kino has made some serious leaps and bounds (like supporting multitrack editing -- and from the looks of it, it hasn't), I really can't back this recommendation.

Cinelerra, as bizarre and occasionally unstable as it can be, is probably the most powerful dedicated video editing tool available for GNU/Linux.

The Blender video sequence editor is also workable, though it's geared more towards editing Blender output sequences together (i.e. for films).

I played with it a while back, and I liked it, and I haven't tried Cinerella so meh.

[trythil]

I played with it a while back, and I liked it, and I haven't tried Cinerella so meh.

And that's fine.

However, I specifically mentioned multitrack editing because it's a feature that I've found essential on every video I've done. Another feature is the ability to keyframe and edit the resulting interpolation curves on many properties, e.g. effect parameters, camera/clip position, and mask points. I don't see that in Kino.

That's not to say that Kino is a bad piece of software, or somehow unsuitable for everyone. (I said I can't back your recommendation.)

[DeinReich]

I played with it a while back, and I liked it, and I haven't tried Cinerella so meh.

And that's fine.

However, I specifically mentioned multitrack editing because it's a feature that I've found essential on every video I've done. Another feature is the ability to keyframe and edit the resulting interpolation curves on many properties, e.g. effect parameters, camera/clip position, and mask points. I don't see that in Kino.

That's not to say that Kino is a bad piece of software, or somehow unsuitable for everyone. (I said I can't back your recommendation.)

Hey, no harm done