Recommend video editing software

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walterbyrd

I am brand new to FreeBSD.

I think the following are supposed to run on FreeBSD.

Avidemux
Blender VSE
Cinelerra
Kaltura (Web app)
Kdenlive
Kino
OpenShot Video Editor
Pitivi

Does anybody have any experience with any of those?
 
Do you have experience with them? If any of them are in ports, you should be able to install it and take it from there.

Is the question whether they're available? (That's easily found by installing psearch and searching for the name.) Or is your question, out of all of these, which is best to use, in which case, those with experience in one of them may be more helpful, though as each person is different, the best way to figure it out is to try each for yourself.

Sorry I can't be more help with any of this, my (VERY limited) video editing is done with ffmpeg or HandBrakeCLI.
 
I used Avidemux to convert audio streams formats in mkv files for streaming but nothing more than that.

Used OpenShot once or twice years ago to edit videos from my camera. Tried Kino but liked OpenShot better.

That about all I can tell you...these all worked.
 
Well there is a package for it... so I assume it works for someone other than me. I'm no video editor, just used it once for adding simple transitions and such to home videos.
 
The latest version of OpenShot (1.4.3) installed easily, and looks like it will everything I might need to do, and more, for the foreseeable future.

Thank you.
 
I've used OpenShot too, mostly for family clips and quick social media edits. It's simple to pick up if you're just starting out, but I found it got a bit slow with bigger projects or high-res files. For smaller stuff though, those drag-and-drop transitions and trims are handy. If you ever want to try something with a bigger library of effects and easier automation, you could look at tools from brands like Movavi. They aim for a really beginner-friendly experience, plus support and guides if you hit any snags.
 
manmath said:
I've used OpenShot too, mostly for family clips and quick social media edits. It's simple to pick up if you're just starting out, but I found it got a bit slow with bigger projects or high-res files. For smaller stuff though, those drag-and-drop transitions and trims are handy. If you ever want to try something with a bigger library of effects and easier automation, you could look at tools from brands like Movavi. They aim for a really beginner-friendly experience, plus support and guides if you hit any snags.
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It doesn't seem the Movavi tools work on FreeBSD, so I don't get the recommendation.
 
I only have good experience with cinelerra-gg in Linux. Caveat is that it is not for beginners. It has a large learning curve, and the build can be kind of fragile. It is recommended to build it with the "included" 3rd party libraries instead of using the system defaults.
 
As a long time user of Blender (before it was GPLed), i now it well. But it has a steep learning curve.
OpenShot is easy but it depend on your needs.
Kdenlive is at the frontier between individuals and pros users.
 
To get video starting after the first 10 seconds to last 30 seconds
Code: 
 ffmpeg -ss 10 -i original.mp4 -t 30 new.mp4

I've read, though not proven, that put the starting seconds at the beginning helps find the spot to start more quickly than ffmpeg -i original.mp4 -ss 10

But that of course, is for very simple editing, just getting a 30 second clip of a video.
 
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