"I have a simple mission: To create an open-source, non-linear video editor for Linux. Many have tried and fallen before me, but for some reason I feel compelled to try myself. I am documenting my journey in this blog for all to read. It will be a dangerous journey, and I might not make it back alive. Hold on tight, and enjoy the ride! By the way, I'm calling this project OpenShot Video Editor!"

Ok, it's not magic, but it's really cool. I have just released version 1.0 of the OpenShot Build Wizard on LaunchPad. It is a python script which downloads, builds, and installs all of the dependencies that OpenShot Video Editor requires. Download the Build Wizard Here!

However, I should warn everyone, I have only tested it with the following OSes: Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10, and Ubutu 9.04 (both 32 and 64 bit CPUs).


credit: http://www.graphics.com/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=648

Although this makes it much easier to install OpenShot, this is not a general release of OpenShot. This is a primarily a tool to allow interested developers an easy way to jump in, evaluate the project, and hopefully join our team!

If you follow the instructions in the README, and OpenShot still doesn't work, please file a bug on LaunchPad.

7 comments

  1. windoze user  

    I found your project on sf.net and have seen it uses GTK. The GTK is also available for Windows, so I was wondering if OpenShot could also be used in Windows and if so, are you planning to support Windows (sooner or later)?
    Of course I encourage you to do so! :-)

    Currently I use avidemux, but it has only very limited video editing capabilities. :-(

  2. Jonathan Thomas  

    Nice name, Mr. Windoze. I have good news and bad news. The good news is that OpenShot's UI can be run from Windows using GTK & GooCanvas (which both support Windows). The bad news is that our most important dependency (the MLT framework), currently only supports Linux (although I think a Mac port is in the works).

    I initially was developing back and forth between Windows and Linux... so I know the UI works in Windows. But, now I have MLT references everywhere... so I imagine it will just break now.

    If and when MLT supports Windows, that will enable OpenShot to be run on Windows. Thanks for the comment!

  3. YAFU  

    I installed on Kubuntu 9.04 64bits. Same "Segmentation Fault" mentioned in https://answers.launchpad.net/openshot/+question/72475, chosing "1" in FFmpeg question. Choosing the second option did not work either. Chosing the third option everything work fine.
    Are all base program files installed under ~/openshot?
    If not, Where can I view the installation location of each file?
    Thanks!

  4. Jonathan Thomas  

    It might be easier to see where everything goes if you crack open the install.py, and see what it installs.

    In general, it creates 4 folders in your home director:

    ~/openshot
    ~/mlt
    ~/frei0r
    ~/ffmpeg (depending on the option)

    Once it configures and builds these programs, it installs them into your main /usr/bin, usr/lib, etc...

    The rest of what it installs is from the repository (lots of -dev packages).

    To be honest, it's a bit of a mess right now. Once we are done with version 1, we will revisit the packaging and deployment areas, and hopefully improve this.

    Thanks!

  5. Giulio  

    Have installed and tested succesfully on Ubuntu Desktop 10.04(Lucid)
    Kernel Linux 2.6.32-16-generic
    Gnome 2.29.92
    Memory 2,0 GiB
    Processor Intel (support x64)
    Pentium 4 Cpu 3.00Ghz

    Cheers and thanks !!!!
    A new must to have for Linux !

  6. Andre Cavalcante  

    Does have OpenShot port to MacOS?

  7. bilstef  

    bilstef: bravo ,very nice programme

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