Comments on: Day 5 – 10 Days of Ubuntu 10.10 Feature Requests

By: Tanner

Tanner — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:56:06 +0000

This is correct. However, a full download of the latest MLT framework (mlt-0.5.6.tar.gz) runs just over 800 KB. Yes, space on the install CD is precious – but that is a pretty minimal investment size-wise.

By: Tanner

Tanner — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:52:29 +0000

Thanks for the comment, Houston. However – I think you misunderstand the point of the article. Nowhere do I state that Canonical needs to create their own video editor. They simply need to bundle one of the many existing FOSS video editors.

It is a common logical fallacy to assume that because no one you know needs a feature, it is therefore unnecessary. Pretty much every computer user I know has done some amount of video editing – and the vast majority have used Windows Movie Maker, not because it is the best option, but because it is the most convenient option.

Ubuntu doesn’t have to monopolize anything. It just needs to bundle what is rapidly becoming a necessary piece of software for many consumers.

By: Houston

Houston — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:45:24 +0000

I would have to disagree with this point. Not in the point that a definitive video editor is needed in Ubuntu or Linux in general, but that it is a top tier feature that is required in an OS.

Almost no one that I know (Windows or Linux users) uses a video editor. And the few people that do have only dabbled their toes in because there is one by default in Windows.

Why is Ubuntu following the same Windows mantra of trying to monopolize EVERYTHING! Let the video guru’s make the rock solid editor, you guys focus on the OS.

We need to start spending time on driver compatibility and bug fixes before we waste time on a feature that is not an absolute must in an Operating system.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 12 May 2010 20:04:31 +0000

OpenShot is the best so far in terms of lively development. The creator listens to peoples suggestions which keeps it growing into a mature video editing application. Oh, and it just works!

By: Sludge

Sludge — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:25:14 +0000

I’ve tried several linux video editors and so have my young teen kids. OpenShot is the first one that worked with no hassles….and has helped them see that they can do video editing on Linux without the stability issues they had with MovieMaker under XP. I’m willing to try PiTiVi again, but if it doesn’t have a feature set comparable to OpenShot 1.0…then I may have to wait awhile longer. In the meantime, I find OpenShot progressing quickly with excellent attention to bugs and issues. I hope it is included in the next Ubuntu.

By: David

David — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:12:57 +0000

OpenShot doesn’t use GStreamer but MLT. This means that a second whole multimedia framework would have to be included—and supported!—in the Ubuntu CD.

By: Tanner

Tanner — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:56:29 +0000

Thanks for the comments, Rene. However, I certainly haven’t been running KDEnlive on an inferior desktop (unless an AMD64 X2 5600+ with 2gb of RAM is now inferior…?). The stability and responsiveness issues may be solved by using a newer version than what came with Kubuntu 9.04. I’ll have to re-examine KDEnlive under Mandriva and see if the experience is better!

By: rene levesque-caline

rene levesque-caline — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:50:07 +0000

My wife and kids wanted something to replace the WIndows deafault movie maker when we switched and we found KDEnlive and havent looked back since.

My 8 yr old edits his skateboard falls on video on his 5 yr old laptop, it works fine on our 64bit desktop and even on my wife’s Dell Mini netbook.
We use KDE4.2 and now 4.3 on a variety of distros including Mandriva of course, Kubuntu and two others which change.

As for your problems running it under an inferior desktop, that has nothing to do with the software or its ease of use.

I would love to see a minimalist interface option to make it even easier for newbies and those that dont need more than the basics and for those who need more, give them a more complez layout.

KDEnlive isnt of the quality of Digikam, Gwenview and Amarok 2.2 yet but the past year has seen an incredible leap in functionality and its simple enough for Linux newbies to use.

Of course, video is still on perfect on Linux (webcams are hit and miss out of the box) and audio is an ALSA/PUlsating mess.
These areas need a lot of work to be able to make multimedia easy to use.

By: Odin Hørthe Omdal / Velmont

Odin Hørthe Omdal / Velmont — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:42:45 +0000

The latest PiTiVi releases is basically a rewrite of the whole code base. And all those 5 years most of the stuff was going on in making GStreamer better. They are still doing it, however, things are going very much quicker these days. And there are full time employees working on it AFAIK.

So although PiTiVi has been slow from before, I’m quite sure it’ll ramp up soon enough. With the SVN-version, I’ve even been able to edit a rather long video without headaches. And that’s something in the Linux video editor-world!

Lumiera will be the professional choice somewhere in the future, but I think PiTiVi fits better as a default. We’re targeting professionals (I help out as much as I can in the Lumiera project).

By: Chris Lees

Chris Lees — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:28:14 +0000

The first video editor I could actually use on Linux was Kdenlive, but it was unstable.

I tried Openshot briefly a couple of weeks ago and my donation brought its funds up to $200, but it seemed to have a video length limit that didn’t suit me, and there didn’t seem to be as many features as Kdenlive. If it’s got Chroma-key now though, I shall have to add the PPA and give it another whirl.