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    Video Editing In Linux

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by RefinedPower, Oct 26, 2006.

  1. RefinedPower

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    Can anyone recomend a good linux based video editing software? It dosn't have to be profesional, although that would be nice, reliability is most important to me right now. I saw Cinelerra but I have read so many bad reports about it crashing that I got scared away. most of what I will be doing is editing some basic home movies. any recomendations or persional expirences?
     
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    I haven't tried any of the packages for video editing under linux as yet (I use FC Pro under OS X), but I've heard good things about LiVES and Kino.
     
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    The "pro" tool for doing it is Cinelerra. Really steep learning curve, but the software itself is great. Just hard to learn ;) Kino is good, but it's kinda flaky with codecs. Never heard of LiVES.
     
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    Do you have any problems with Cinelerra crashing or is that a thing of the past? Cinelerra seemed really good but like I said I kind of got scared away, should I not be concerned about this? the fellow(or girl, no one seems to know who he/she is) dosn't seem to be to concered with making it relaible that is why there is another version, somthing like Cinelerra CV, is being worked on I heard. What exactly do you mean by Kino being flaky?
     
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    Nothing that I've noticed at least. I don't do a ton of video editing though. Kino just didn't open a few videos I had, but they weren't just plain mpeg or anything, so I don't entirely blame it.
     
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    are you using the Cinelerra CV version or the regular Cinelerra version?
     
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