Give OpenShot[1] a try - I thought it was much easier to use than PiTiVi. (Shameless plug, I interviewed the creator / maintainer a year ago [2]) Paul [1] http://www.openshotvideo.com/ [2] http://gnomejournal.org/article/90/interview-with-jonathan-thomas-creator-of-the-openshot-video-editor On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 5:05 PM, Yaron <tclug at freakzilla.com> wrote: > 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 > > -- > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >