Open Source Video Editing Software
Discussion
By the Year of Open Source:
"The one area where I've really struggled is video editing software.
I already knew it was going to be tricky making videos without proprietary software, but so far I've got the feeling I'd be better off hand-drawing flipbooks. I've been trying OpenShot, KdenLive, and Cinelerra, and I've struggled constantly with converting and importing files - I merely threaten a clip with the cut tool and the whole program faints dramatically.
There is definitely potential – Cinelerra seems very in-depth, there are video editing options within the incredible world of Blender, and there are good things on the horizon: Novacut's new take on collaborative editing, or the long-promised second-coming of the NLE old-timer Lightworks... still waiting on that source code though..." (http://www.shareable.net/blog/what-exactly-is-open-source-dentistry)