Linux - SoftwareThis forum is for Software issues.
Having a problem installing a new program? Want to know which application is best for the job? Post your question in this forum.
Notices
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
Hello everyone,
I'm quite impressed by all the helpful information on this page. I'm a newbie to Linux. Just tried KNOPPIX for 2 or 3 hours. I should like to select a Linux distribution well suited for serious video editing. Under Windows XP (may I use this word in a Linux community ?) I used ADOBE Premiere under several versions. Hope to find a good programm under Linux that comes close to Premiere Pro CS3. Can anybody give me some advice? Friendly greetings
I would note that I have found no drop-in replacement for Premiere.
Cinelerra is the one people usually recommend, but on my system it is unstable to the point of being useless. There is a program called kdenlive which looks like it might have promise but still feels kind of underfeatured.
There is Kino, which is a strange editor, but is the one I've had the most success with. Kino is fairly stable and dumps DV pretty well if you have a DV video camera, but its interface won't be what you're used to.
Open Movie Editor looks promising, but I've been do disgusted and put off by the state of video editing in Linux, I haven't had the energy to try it. If you do, let me know what you think.
You will almost definitely want to have avidemux, which is a sort of swiss army knife for video format conversion and the like.
This is a personal opinion, but I'm not sure I'd look for a dedicated video editing distribution. Rather, I'd find a solid and well-supported one that has these packages in its package manager. A lot of the niche distros tend to be under-supported, or short-lived (I suppose there are probably exceptions somewhere), but I'd rather have a Debian or Ubuntu as my OS, with video editing software running on top of it.
Thank you, alan ri and Quag7 for your replies and advice. I think for video editing I should stick to Premiere Pro under Windows for a while. I'll try gaining Linux experience with a well supported distribution, perhaps with Kubuntu, and add applications one by one. Greetings
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.