<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div data-marker="__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"Billie Walsh" <bilwalsh@swbell.net><br><b>To: </b>kubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com<br><b>Sent: </b>Tuesday, April 26, 2016 1:33:12 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>Re: a simple video editor that works<br></div><br><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__">On 04/26/2016 09:33 AM, Xen wrote:<br>> Hey,<br>><br>> I have for the previous few hours been trying to cut out a little bit <br>> of a youtube video and be able to upload it elsewhere I guess.<br>><br>> I first tried kdenlive but it froze the moment I started playing the <br>> video.<br>><br>> It is just an mp4 from YT @ 720p.<br>><br>> Then I tried Openshot. It kept crashing for a while but eventually I <br>> learned how to rudimentary reduce the video to a small section. But, <br>> then when I exported it, it had cut off like the last second or the <br>> last few frames and the audio of the clip (as well as the video, but <br>> audio was more important in this case) didn't complete.<br>><br>> So I look at a guy writing about Linux software and he tries a lot of <br>> programs but ends up with Blender. Now Blender is a ray tracer. But it <br>> has a video editing mode. But the interface is really hard to learn, <br>> or rather it requires learning. When I finally found out how to get a <br>> view of the filesystem, it seems as though I needed to previously set <br>> up the folders I could use, which means setting up your project in <br>> advance. Then I just gave up, I did not want to learn how to set up a <br>> project just to be able to import a video file into it.<br>><br>> Is there anything in Linux you can actually use? It seems Blender is <br>> the best but it has a steep learning curve and it is not a simple tool.<br>><br>> On Windows I used to use Gordian Knot (mostly for MKV files) it is not <br>> great and not a real editor but it (sometimes) did what it needed to do.<br>><br>> Now I am at a loss because the only thing I can really try is Lightworks.<br>><br>> Regards, Xen.<br>><br>><br>><br><br>The key word in the subject line being "simple" the answer is none.<br><br>Avidmux can be used but it is no where near intuitive for a novice.<br><br>-- <br>Fast is fine, but accuracy is final.<br>You must learn to be slow in a hurry.<br>-Wyatt Earp-<br><br>_ _... ..._ _<br>_._ ._ ..... ._.. ... .._<br></div><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__">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.<br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__">This gives an overview:<br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__">http://www.guidingtech.com/8802/use-vlc-as-video-cuting-tool/</div><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__">Phil<br data-mce-bogus="1"></div></div></body></html>