Video editing in Linux: a look at PiTiVi and Kdenlive
Video editing on Linux has long gotten a bad rap. A few years ago, the only real options for video editing were either deeply limited in features and polish, or incredibly complex to set up and use.
While Linux still lacks a direct competitor to tools like Apple's iMovie or Final Cut Pro, the current crop of video editing tools are much more capable and easy-to-use. Two tools in particular stand out: PiTiVi and Kdenlive. Both suites are under active development and look promising. In this article, we'll take a look at what both of these tools can and can't do.
What a video editor needs
You should be able to count on a base set of features from any video editor that's worth its salt. At a bare minimum, any video editor should be able to import a wide range of formats, edit video and audio in a non-linear fashion, provide transitions and titling, allow multiple sources for video and audio, and be intuitive enough that it doesn't require a week's worth of training to become productive.
Ideally, an application would go a bit farther than that and also provide effects to adjust color balance, enhance the image, or just improve the raw video.
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