kdenlive

Long time GNU/Linux users may know there are two types of applications where we are not there yet compared to other operating systems: games and video editing. Well, the video editing part has started to change with the recent release of Kdenlive 0.7.3.

Kdenlive is a free software video editor that works with both GNU/Linux and FreeBSD, running either KDE or Gnome. It can edit footage from DV, HDV and AVCHD sources and uses other projects, like FFmpeg and the MLT video framework, to get its job done.

Kdenlive has a very simple and easy to understand user interface that will take you from capturing footage to editing and rendering in just a few steps. I've used Kdenlive to produce some short and silly clips and a few one hour long episodes of my videocast In Silico.

I know my video editing needs are basic, they couldn't be considered professional at all, but I'm sure there are many of you with similar needs out there. I usually capture some video from my Panasonic PV-GS80 MiniDV camcorder, add some music, a few titles and render to a format that can be uploaded to one of the many video services online.

Let's see how to install Kdenlive.