Excellent Free Video Editor For Linux – OpenShot

By: Karan Goel | 2nd April 2010

Video and photo editing tools are a necessity in today’s world of personal media. We have lots of photographs and videos these days that could look even better when presented nicely.

For Windows users, a lot of tools are present out there to edit their photos or videos, but what about Linux users?

The void has been filled by OpenShot. It is truly amazing and the best, free video editor out there for Linux, suiting the needs of many.

OpenShot will be available via Ubuntu Software Center starting with Lucid Lynx. Till then you would have to add the PPA to software sources.

The OpenShot site has a complete list of features, some of the more useful ones that one would expect in a good video editor are the likes of templates, transitions with live previews, audio mixing and editing support, compositing, watermarks and the ever so popular Ken Burns effect (the one you get in most slide shows these days in which the various images are zoomed and panned over)

Know of a better tool or have a tip to share? Well here is your chance, sound off in the comments section!