OpenShot Video Editor

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OpenShot is a free non-linear video editor for GNU/Linux. It is by far the easiest, most versatile editor in the consumer arena today. Designed in the traditional style and following up on the Kino video editor [no new major releases] it brings a whole new range of features and stability to the GNU/Linux video editing arsenal. Some of these features include:

* Support for many video, audio, and image formats (based on FFmpeg) * Desktop integration (drag and drop support) * Multiple tracks * Clip resizing, trimming, snapping, and cutting * Video transitions with real-time previews * Compositing, image overlays, watermarks * Title templates, title creation * SVG friendly, to create and include titles and credits * Scrolling motion picture credits * Solid color clips (including alpha compositing) * Support for Rotoscoping / Image sequences * Drag and drop timeline * Frame stepping, key-mappings: J,K, and L keys * Video encoding (based on FFmpeg) * Key Frame animation * Digital zooming of video clips * Speed changes on clips (slow motion etc.) * Custom transition lumas and masks * Re-sizing of clips (frame size) * Audio mixing and editing * Presets for key frame animations and layout * Ken Burns effect (making video by panning over an image) * Digital video effects, including brightness, gamma, hue, greyscale, chroma key (bluescreen / greenscreen), and over 20 other video effects

OpenShot provides extensive editing and compositing features, and has been designed as a practical tool for working with high-definition video including HDV and AVCHD.