a simple video editor that works

[Robert Charbonneau]

kdenlive is also just about that easy.  It took me 2 hours to figure out 
how to add edit, add effects, add audio overlay.  You don't have to be a 
video editing professional to use it, just need to experiment a bit to 
learn how it works for you.

On 2016-04-26 02:27 PM, Karsten Loh wrote:
> If some cutting is the only job I think Avidemux is pretty simple and 
> intuitive at that level. Set start mark, set end mark hit delete and 
> the marked bit is gone, how much easier can it get?
>
>
> Karsten
> --
> Evil Overlord Rule #131: I will never place the key to a cell just out of a prisoner's reach.
> On 26.04.2016 20:07, Phillip Johnson wrote:
>> *From: *"Billie Walsh" <bilwalsh at swbell.net>
>> *To: *kubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
>> *Sent: *Tuesday, April 26, 2016 1:33:12 PM
>> *Subject: *Re: a simple video editor that works
>>
>> On 04/26/2016 09:33 AM, Xen wrote:
>> > Hey,
>> >
>> > I have for the previous few hours been trying to cut out a little bit
>> > of a youtube video and be able to upload it elsewhere I guess.
>> >
>> > I first tried kdenlive but it froze the moment I started playing the
>> > video.
>> >
>> > It is just an mp4 from YT @ 720p.
>> >
>> > Then I tried Openshot. It kept crashing for a while but eventually I
>> > learned how to rudimentary reduce the video to a small section. But,
>> > then when I exported it, it had cut off like the last second or the
>> > last few frames and the audio of the clip (as well as the video, but
>> > audio was more important in this case) didn't complete.
>> >
>> > So I look at a guy writing about Linux software and he tries a lot of
>> > programs but ends up with Blender. Now Blender is a ray tracer. But it
>> > has a video editing mode. But the interface is really hard to learn,
>> > or rather it requires learning. When I finally found out how to get a
>> > view of the filesystem, it seems as though I needed to previously set
>> > up the folders I could use, which means setting up your project in
>> > advance. Then I just gave up, I did not want to learn how to set up a
>> > project just to be able to import a video file into it.
>> >
>> > Is there anything in Linux you can actually use? It seems Blender is
>> > the best but it has a steep learning curve and it is not a simple tool.
>> >
>> > On Windows I used to use Gordian Knot (mostly for MKV files) it is not
>> > great and not a real editor but it (sometimes) did what it needed 
>> to do.
>> >
>> > Now I am at a loss because the only thing I can really try is 
>> Lightworks.
>> >
>> > Regards, Xen.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>> The key word in the subject line being "simple" the answer is none.
>>
>> Avidmux can be used but it is no where near intuitive for a novice.
>>
>> -- 
>> Fast is fine, but accuracy is final.
>> You must learn to be slow in a hurry.
>> -Wyatt Earp-
>>
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>> If you only want to cut out parts of the video, especially at the 
>> beginning or end, can't you just use VLC?  I have used that to chop 
>> off the beginning of a video I took before I passed it around.
>>
>> This gives an overview:
>> http://www.guidingtech.com/8802/use-vlc-as-video-cuting-tool/
>>
>> Phil
>>
>>
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