Video Editing on Linux
In preparation for an upcoming project with some friends I did some
research on video editing tools for Linux. And, surprise, they exist!
This morning I took Broadcast 2000 for a quick spin, since it seemed to
be the most recommended program. During a 15 minute break I was
able to open a .mpg video file, place a caption over a few seconds
of it (in the form of a PNG image, the first format I tried),
and add an mp3 audio track. Very slick, and not too bad of a
learning curve.
Unfortunately, the people that developed Broadcast 2000 seem to be
having some issues with lawyers at the moment. As far as I could
tell, they have had some issues with people holding them liable
for bugs in the software, even though it’s GPL’d and comes with no
warranty. Strange. Anyhow, they no longer have Broadcast 2000 up
for download on their site, so you’ll have to snag it from somewhere
else. Red Hat folks should be able
to find an RPM with no difficulty
at all. For Debian users, there’s a ‘bcast’ package available as part
of the Debian Multimedia Distribution.
