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Shotcut – A free, open-source, cross-platform video editor

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Re: Shotcut – A free, open-source, cross-platform video editor

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Post by tomcam »

WalterBright wrote: post #40
oridecon wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Like most (all?) of the Linux video editors you have the occasional crash. It happens way less than Openshot or Pitivi but it's still present. I don't know if it also happens on Windows or OSX. You can version control your edits and do text operations since it's a MLT file so that helps. Not really my thing but you can insert HTML5 overlays and animations. There's a demo on the youtube channel but it's quite "verbose…

> the occasional crash I don't get this. Why is this true for the genre? I've been trying various video editors for 10 years, and they all crash. Every last one of them. I recently gave up on Windows Moviemaker because it crashes rendering anything over 30 minutes long. (Not only does it crash, it freezes Windows so bad you have to powercycle.)

Exact same experience here. I too would like to understand why this happens. Am guessing the excuse on Windows would at one time have been the huge variety of supported video hardware, but that no longer seems to be the issue. And that's only a guess. Not sure if it's DirectX or whatever they call it, device drivers, application-level code, or what. These experiences have made me loyal to exactly zero video editor programs.

Re: Shotcut – A free, open-source, cross-platform video editor

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Post by temp2341234 »

dragonwriter wrote: post #36
eropple wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am surprised that you would attempt to stretch the definition of "application", in the consumer-software context in which this discussion very obviously is, to server software. Well, that's a lie, I'm not surprised.

> I am surprised that you would attempt to stretch the definition of "application", in the consumer-software context in which this discussion very obviously is, to server software. I am still seeing a complete lack of support for the claim that it is "amply demonstrated" that permissive licensing "doesn't work at all for applications", even restricting "applications" to consumer applications.

OSX, Safari, apple never contributed back to the core Windows used (Net?) BSD network stack Google did not contribute much back to the linux kernel even though it's GPL though. So many products/compagnies are using FFmpeg and not contributing back. With that many risks already existing, it is safe to assume that most compagnies would not contribute back. Besides, postgresql is not an application, no Would Oracle have bought Mysql if it was BSD ? Probably not

Re: Shotcut – A free, open-source, cross-platform video editor

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Post by bobbles »

Is there a simple way to do a picture in picture effect (with unlimited levels of PIP?)

Trying to do this for a recent project with anything else just did my head in with complexity...

(I guess the best i can think of as a comparison is the TED intro? where lost of different clips fly across the screen)

Re: Shotcut – A free, open-source, cross-platform video editor

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Post by belorn »

anon3_ wrote: post #16
254m4 wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Although permissive licenses are great for libraries, they aren't that good for applications. Why would you let someone make a closed source version of your open source video editor? No, you never ever want that happens, that's when copyleft comes into play, it's ideal for applications like this.

> Why would you let someone make a closed source version of your open source video editor? How is that a bad thing? I think that's a zero sum game way of looking at it. No damage is done if someone makes a closed source version. They can add value and stimulate competition. More often, they fail. Occasionally, core developers may enrich and provide additional functionality upon a permissive core. Why not look at Post…

If there is no damage done when someone makes a closed source version, then there is no damage done when some pirates that closed source version. Some have no interest in paying for the closed sourced version anyway, and why should the closed source developer enforce his envy against users doing as they wish with the code?

Re: Shotcut – A free, open-source, cross-platform video editor

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Post by michaelbuddy »

oridecon wrote: post #2

http://www.shotcut.org https://i.imgur.com/oYNJEHk.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ZV9X1nv.jpg https://i.imgur.com/XMi93BV.jpg https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjuv-Js1znyvErPy9vZf37A/vid... I'm not affiliated with the project.

thank you, you've provided exactly what every software website, open source or not needs and often doesn't have. Good large screenshots, and a true walk through, not some wonky thing using animated paper cutouts or some other showing of benefits displacing actual features. If a realtor wants to sell a house, they can talk up benefits in the car all they want, but ultimately they need to show the nooks and crannies of the house for any traction.

Re: Shotcut – A free, open-source, cross-platform video editor

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Post by michaelbuddy »

tombh wrote: post #33
hackeyed wrote: post #14

Not to mention Kdenlive, which is being actively developed again and has been the most capable and stable of the free video editors I've used this past year (including Openshot, Pitivi, and Flowblade)

And Blender! I've found it more intuitive, feature-rich and stable than anything else. And it installs straight from Debian's default repos.

Blender could almost replace aftereffects for a lot of us, but it does so much it would probably confuse a new user as to how you could replace AE.

Re: Shotcut – A free, open-source, cross-platform video editor

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Post by michaelbuddy »

bobbles wrote: post #44

Is there a simple way to do a picture in picture effect (with unlimited levels of PIP?) Trying to do this for a recent project with anything else just did my head in with complexity... (I guess the best i can think of as a comparison is the TED intro? where lost of different clips fly across the screen)

aftereffects could probably be scripted for this.
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