Ubuntu / Linux news and application reviews.

Shotcut Video Editor Available As A Snap Package [Quick Update]

| Date: February 21, 2017 | View Comments | Tags: linux, ubuntu, video, video editor

Shotcut video editor is available as a snap (64bit only!), making it easier to install in multiple Linux distributions, including Ubuntu, Fedora, and so on.

Shotcut video editor Ubuntu

Shotcut is a free, open source Qt5 video editor developed on the MLT Multimedia Framework (it's developed by the same author as MLT), available for Linux, Windows and Mac. Under the hood, Shotcut uses FFmpeg, so it supports many audio, video and image formats, along with screen, webcam and audio capture.

LosslessCut Is An Easy To Use Video Cutter (Cross-Platform)

| Date: February 10, 2017 | View Comments | Tags: linux, macosx, ubuntu, video, video editor, windows

If you find video editors to be confusing and all you need is to just cut a portion of a video, you can try LosslessCut, an application available for Linux, Windows and Mac.

LosslessCut video cutter Ubuntu

LosslessCut was especially created to make it easy to quickly extract parts of video files from a video camera, GoPro, drone, and so on, without losing video quality.

Video Editor `OpenShot` 2.0.7 (Beta 4) Released, Adds Universal Linux AppImage Downloads

| Date: March 29, 2016 | View Comments | Tags: linux, macosx, openshot, ubuntu, video editor, windows

OpenShot is a free and open source video editor for Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. 

OpenShot Video Editor 2.0.7 Ubuntu

With version 2.0, which was born as a result of a successful Kickstarter campaign, OpenShot uses a new cross-platform engine written in C++, while the app uses PyQt5. Also, while version 1.x is Linux only, with version 2.0, the application is also available for Windows and Mac OS X.

The latest OpenShot 2.0.7 (beta 4) brings improved stability and performance, as well as new features, such as support for image sequences.

Professional Video Editor `Lightworks` v12 Available For Download

| Date: September 30, 2014 | View Comments | Tags: lightworks, linux, macosx, ubuntu, video editor, windows

Lightworks, a professional video editing and mastering software, has reached version 12, this being the first release which gives the same experience on Linux, Windows and Mac OSX:

"The release of Lightworks version 12 marks a unique milestone in that for the first time, the same version runs on the Windows, Linux and Macintosh platforms - a unique achievement for a professional, fully featured NLE.

 As a result of Lightworks' intelligent software architecture, new features and fixes for all three versions will be available virtually at the same time, barring operating system-specific issues"


The latest Lightworks 12 includes a new Content Manager structure, rewritten Lightworks Play engine for improved playback performance along with new Blur, Color Correction and Selective Color Correction effects and more.

Lightworks 12 Ubuntu

Cross-Platform Video Editor `Avidemux` 2.6.8 Released

| Date: March 17, 2014 | View Comments | Tags: avidemux, linux, macosx, ubuntu, video editor, windows

Avidemux, a cross-platform video editor especially useful for simple tasks like cutting a video, encoding and so on, has recently reached version 2.6.8.

Avidemux 2.6.8 Ubuntu

Professional Video Editor `Lightworks` 11.5 Goes Stable For Linux

| Date: January 31, 2014 | View Comments | Tags: fedora, lightworks, linux, ubuntu, video editor, windows

After being in beta for almost a year, Lightworks, a professional video editing and mastering software, has reached version 11.5 stable, this being the first Lightworks release for Linux. The new version is of course also available for Windows.

Lightworks

According to Wikipedia, "Lightworks was an early developer of computer-based non-linear editing systems, and has been in development since 1989". The application was used in some renowned Oscar and Emmy Award award-winning films, including The King's Speech, Martin Scorsese's Hugo and The Departed, Mission Impossible, Pulp Fiction, Braveheart and Batman.

Flowblade Video Editor 0.10 Released With New Audio Mixer, Other New Features

| Date: September 16, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: flowblade, linux, ubuntu, video editor

Flowblade, a multitrack video editor for Linux, has reached version 0.10, getting a new audio mixer, a range log panel, new UI icons and more.

Flowblade video editor

Avidemux Video Editor Reaches Version 2.6.5

| Date: September 02, 2013 | View Comments | Tags: avidemux, linux, macosx, ubuntu, video editor, windows

Avidemux, a cross-platform video editor especially useful for simple tasks like cutting a video, encoding and so on, has recently reached version 2.6.5.

The application can be used to apply various filters, transcode videos into many formats, insert ("muxing") or extract ("demuxing") audio streams from video files and more.

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