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Can anyone recommend some linux video editing software - preferably available through (k)ubuntu's Adept Package Manager?

I don't need anything too flashy - just the ability to import from a video8 camera, slice it up with some editing capabilities, something to let me adjust the colour saturation/contrast levels, and output the resulting digital file to some common file format that can be uploaded to YouTube etc
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There are video editing facilities in Blender, but I've never used them.

http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Manua ... ce_Editing
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Linux video editing - I bet that's not for the faint hearted / short of
patience !
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Tried cinelerra? Might be a bit resource hungry, though.
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Thanks! I'm running 64-bit linux on a decent cpu with s**t of RAM. Resource-hunger is not a problem. Can't be as bad as Windows Vista, anyway ;)
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I assume the censor has redacted 'sh!tloads' to s**t :lol:
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This is one of the reasons I stopped using Linux(that and music editing).

Though it appears you have a lot more choice these days.

http://www.osalt.com/movie-maker
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Thanks for all the tips.

I was thinking of installing Ubuntu Studio on a spare computer (I have 3 spare computers!) with Cinelerra.
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lazarus corporation wrote:Thanks for all the tips.

I was thinking of installing Ubuntu Studio on a spare computer (I have 3 spare computers!) with Cinelerra.
Ooh that looks nice. 8)
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markfiend wrote:
lazarus corporation wrote:Thanks for all the tips.

I was thinking of installing Ubuntu Studio on a spare computer (I have 3 spare computers!) with Cinelerra.
Ooh that looks nice. 8)
Its just a bunch of Ubuntu packages available in the repositories:
lucien@marian:~$ apt-cache search ubuntustudio
ubuntustudio-audio - Ubuntu Studio Audio Package
ubuntustudio-audio-plugins - Ubuntu Studio audio plugins Package
ubuntustudio-controls - Ubuntu Studio Controls is a small app that changes A/V settings.
ubuntustudio-default-settings - Default settings and artwork for the Ubuntu Studio desktop
ubuntustudio-desktop - Ubuntu Studio Desktop Package
ubuntustudio-gdm-theme - Ubuntu Studio - GDM theme
ubuntustudio-graphics - Ubuntu Studio graphics Package
ubuntustudio-icon-theme - Ubuntu Studio Icon theme
ubuntustudio-look - Ubuntu Studio look
ubuntustudio-menu - Menu for Ubuntu Studio
ubuntustudio-screensaver - Ubuntu Studio screensaver
ubuntustudio-sounds - Ubuntu Studio's GNOME audio theme
ubuntustudio-theme - Ubuntu Studio look - GTK and Metacity theme
ubuntustudio-video - Ubuntu Studio video Package
ubuntustudio-wallpapers - Ubuntu Studio - Wallpapers
usplash-theme-ubuntustudio - Usplash theme for Ubuntu Studio

Just install the ones you want on your regular Ubuntu machine
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