OpenShot Video Editor

Description

OpenShot Video Editor is a free, multi-platform and open-source video editing software. You can use it to create and edit videos using many popular multimedia formats.

The software will run on Linux, Mac and Microsoft Windows.

Note: OpenShot was created in 2008 as a video editor for Linux, and it is now available for Mac and Microsoft Windows as well.

OpenShot Video Editor Review

the Everyman's Video Editor

I’ve used many low-cost and freeware video editors. None of them are perfect. Some are faster than others. Some have more features, and some have features that struggle to justify their existence. The worst are usually stuffed with frills you don’t need. If you’re working on a budget and don’t want to buy a separate computer devoted to artistic work, then OpenShot video editor is a very solid choice.

It’s a free, open-source editor that allows you to manipulate video, audio, and images in a non-linear fashion. It works just like the old Macintosh programs I learned on in the early 90s. Create and edit video using a wide range of popular formats.

Maybe you’re running a blog or video channel where you only need basic clip splicing to get your message across. If that’s the case, OpenShot will serve.

What It's Got

OpenShot has a broad range of necessary and easy to find features. It’s easy to apply different fades and transitions to move between clips, and there is a library of transition patterns to choose from.

There is a very practical tool for creating titles, with editable 2D title templates and animated 3D titles made with Blender. There’s an effects library which will give you more than enough graphical effects to satisfy the sort of video editor who should be using this program. They are especially good if your videos tend to be dry, and you want to throw in a little pizazz once in a while.

OpenShot Features Include:

- Multiple tracks (layers)

- Compositing: overlay images, and watermarks

- Keyframe animation

- Audio/Video effects (chroma-key)

- Transitions

- 3D animated titles

Note: If you notice any issue, please help improve the software by reporting bugs here.

Why I Like it

While OpenShot is in a competition with other video editing software, it has a range of solid and practical features that meet the needs of anyone for whom the message of the videos being made is more important than the production value. If you’re stuck with a limited budget, and still have to use a single computer for work, OpenShot will fit nicely into your system.

OpenShot can be a great backup editor for experienced videographers, and will do everything the casual video uploader will ever need.