Both OpenShot and Pitivi have been in the stage of backend rewrite for some time:
In https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/421164014/openshot-video-editor-for-windows-mac-and-linux/description Jonathan Thomas said he's developing a "new, revolutionary, cross-platform" backend since 2011. I checked the download page but it only points to the old 1.4.3 release from 2012, not to the new 2.0. Pitivi also started a fundraising campaign in 2014, the primary goal of Thibault Saunier and Mathieu Duponchelle being "stabilization", see http://fundraiser.pitivi.org/. You can try the latest Pitivi by running a bundle with all the dependencies included http://www.pitivi.org/?go=download . So none of them are really there but both are making progress. On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 11:03 AM, Set Hallstrom <[email protected]> wrote: > My frustration issues with pitivi and openshot are not the lack of > features, its stability. They both hate my hair and have forced me to > pull it off too many times. > > My first editing was on iMovie then later finalcut, then kdenliv and > finaly blender. My opinion about blender is that it's erroneous to > reduce blender to a mere 3d editing/animation software. The way i see > it, it's a complete movie making suit. A merge of 3ds max, finalcut, > aftereffects and photoshop in one single piece of aprox 200mb software. > I'm sure you have all seen Tears of Steel? > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6MlUcmOul8 > This movie was made 3 years ago: LOTS of things have happened since. > > While i agree that blender has particularly unique interface, video > editing is NEVER easy. > > Like Jimmy wrote: > > > Kdenlive is quite powerful, but not the best GUI. This might have > > changed with the latest version though. You can with some work do a > > lot but it _more often require google skills_ and reading forums to > > understand how to do it. > > I think this applies to any video software, from a beginner point of > view. No matter what level, the user is physically alone with it's > version of ubuntustudio, hence no matter what video software we put > there, what jimmy wrote applies: > > > I think it's a big step for someone new to linux to give them an > > advance 3D application, here go do some videos! > > This said, due to their pedagogic approach, i can see why either > openshot or pitivi should stay. But i firmly believe we should pick out > one. > > Kaj: There is a way to start blender with a different set of Environment > Variables including $BLENDER_USER_CONFIG (Directory for user > configuration files.) So it feasible. > > Now, misunderstand me right, i'm open to include all of them as it is > now. But i think it would be less confusing with less choices. This is > solely based on my own expertise, where i have spent many hours working > with one, to realize in frustration that i should have started with > another one in the first place.... > > Let's find a good sollution :) > > Have a great day y'all! > > *set > > -- > ubuntu-studio-devel mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel >
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