Alright, time to open THIS ol' can of worms up.

The computer I used to use for video editing has become obsolete for the 
purpose, especially with everything being in HD. 5 hours to export a 5 
minute video is just... not super acceptable. Be nice to be able to do 
video editing on my Linux desktop, but I've yet to find an application 
that A) Works, and B) Doesn't have a learning curve that requires advanced 
degrees to calculate.

I'll get this out of the way so everyone can have a good laugh - yeah I'm 
a Linux on the desktop person, but I've been using a Mac for video 
editing. Yeah I know. So really what I'm looking for is not a 
super-advanced video editor. I want something that has the same basic 
functionality as iMovie (preferably the old version before they dumbed it 
down even more) - non-linear, lets you split/move/combine, lets you 
choose/add/edit audio tracks, add titles/transitions, that sort of stuff.

I've tried Keno (didn't have ANY features I could find) Pitivi (can't 
handle AVCHD for some reason), Cinelerra (insanely overcomplicated, 
seriously when you're running on three monitors and still don't have 
enough room for all the windows?) and probably a couple more, all of which 
either don't work, can't actually edit videos, or can't export into a 
usable format.

Is anyone on the list using Linux to do semi simple, but not totally 
braindead video editing? And if so, any recommendations? I'd really rather 
not spend a whole ton of money on a new Apple machine if I can help it.


-Yaron

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