[ubuntu-uk] Video editing

[Darren.Mansell at opengi.co.uk]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ubuntu-uk-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-uk-
> bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Michael Erskine
> Sent: 27 September 2007 09:22
> To: ubuntu-uk at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: [ubuntu-uk] Video editing
> 
> Hi folks,
> Every couple of months I return to the disappointing world of video
> editing on
> Linux: I get the latest of each package and watch each one fail to
open
> files
> and segfault all over the place. I've tried kino, lives, cinelerra,
and
> plenty more, the names of which I forget.
> 
> Can anyone point me at an up-to-date guide for video editing on Feisty
> that
> they've been able to follow?
> 
> My requirements are (I believe) modest:
> * trim video clips
> * append clips together
> * overlay some text titles
> * save result
> 
> Usually I give up after a few fruitless hours and boot to XP to use
Nero
> Vision Express which just works.
> 
> Regards,
> Michael Erskine.
> 
> --
> Man's unique agony as a species consists in his perpetual conflict
between
> the desire to stand out and the need to blend in.
> 		-- Sydney J. Harris

I've been thinking the same thing for ages and keep trying video
editing. Really tried with Cinelerra but couldn't get on with it still.

Gave kino a good go and I can actually get some good results from it
now.

I capture from DV in Kino, trim and edit clips, join and split etc. Then
I can put titles, add transitions and then export to lots of different
formats. It just feels a little strange to work with at first but once
you realise the shortcuts and the correct way to work with it, it makes
sense. Read the help guide with it.

I've got only one problem now with it, the results seem a little dark
but that may be because I'm used to Pinnacle Studio blasting contrast at
me.