[ubuntu-za] Video Editing in Ubuntu 10.10

[wayne]

Johan Mynhardt wrote:
> On 23 January 2011 16:35, Paul Young <paulysa at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi there.
>>
>> I have recently migrated to Ubuntu and used to edit videos under Windows XP
>> with Microsoft Movie Editor. Is there a similar tool under Ubuntu to use. I
>> need to import *.avi files - some up to 2GB from my 20 gram video camera I
>> use in my RC Glider and edit them and make short videos of about 10 to 20
>> seconds.
>>
>> Any suggestions will be appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Paul Young
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> 
> I for one feels like a little boy waiting for his birthday present
> about LightWorks[0]. It's in the process of being opensourced[1] and
> I'll try it out once it reaches Linux. It seems to be the closest
> you'll find to Final Cut Pro or Adobe Premiere Pro.
> 
> Then there is also a really powerful editor called Cinelerra[2]. It's
> really hard to master, but IMO it's the closest you'll get to the
> proprietary counterparts for now (I think LightWorks will step into
> this position).
> 
> Links:
> 0. http://www.editshare.com/?option=com_content&task=view&id=155&Itemid=203
> 1. http://ostatic.com/blog/powerful-video-editor-lightworks-released-as-open-source
> 2. http://cinelerra.org/
> 
> 
> 


I thought this was it > 
http://www.lightworksbeta.com/index.php?option=com_jdownloads&view=viewcategory&catid=3&Itemid=214


Wayne A