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I have made several attempts to install and use op...

2010-06-29T08:14:26.368-05:00

I have made several attempts to install and use openshot... I am pleased to say of all the platforms I tried, I finally got it working just great on linux mint 9. For now I have a triple boot using windows 7, ubuntu 9.4, and linux mint 9, but I may end up setting up a dedicated spare puter just for openshot and related packages once I get the hang of it. Thanks a million for your hard work

thanks for the link philic, yea it has to do with ...

2009-05-20T23:33:39.431-05:00

thanks for the link philic, yea it has to do with the 3rd and 5th frame and how it properly records true 24 fps progressive. thank you for listening jonathan. and I'm looking forward to using this.

PhillC, thanks for the link. I also found a great...

2009-05-20T21:37:12.399-05:00

PhillC, thanks for the link. I also found a great explanation of telecine, which goes into great detail (with illustrations) on "pulldown". I'm not sure if MLT has the ability to remove "pulldown" or not, but I will investigate and post my findings in the near future.

Here's some info on removing "pull down":
2009-05-20T17:29:00.965-05:00
Here's some info on removing "pull down":

http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/07/13/canon-hv20-24p-pulldown

As far as interlaced and progressive, and frame ra...

2009-05-20T13:44:34.208-05:00

As far as interlaced and progressive, and frame rate (i.e., 23.97, 24, 29.97), all of this is handled by the MLT profile you select (or in OpenShot's case: the project type you select for your video).

For example, if you select a project type that is 23.97 fps and progressive, then all video you add to your time-line will be normalized to these settings.

I understand that converting between 23.97 and 29.97 is an easier process and looses less information than converting between 24 and 29.97, but as far as "removing pulldown", I'm not exactly sure what that refers to. Any links that explain why you would remove pulldown would be appreciated. FYI: I'm no expert on 24 fps video. =)

Thanks for the comment!

I am planning on adding an option to export the en...

2009-05-20T12:47:48.337-05:00

I am planning on adding an option to export the entire project as an image sequence. You will also be able to export just the audio of the entire project. So, in effect, you could produce both the audio and images of the entire project. I just haven't got that far yet. =)

hey I'm following your project and very excited. t...

2009-05-20T02:20:09.570-05:00

hey I'm following your project and very excited. thank you for all your hard work. I'm impressed with this compositing option.

One question, will it be able to/can you add this function? In a lot of high end cameras you can choose between interlaced and progressive footage. Can you please include a frame blend option to either interlace, or deinterlace? also some cameras shoot in 23.97 (specifically Panasonic ones) frames per second to achieve a fuller 24 fps look. In usual NLE you have to remove "pull down", is there a removing "pull down" option?

thanks again

But can it export the WHOLE project? It would be v...

2009-05-20T01:53:44.891-05:00

But can it export the WHOLE project? It would be very cool to be able to export the project to an image sequence and also the audio to (for example) wav.

Yes, I probably didn't make this clear in my post,...

2009-05-19T17:12:16.508-05:00

Yes, I probably didn't make this clear in my post, but with a single click, you can convert any video clip to a sequence of images (which effectively exports each frame to a folder on your hard-drive), and continue to work with it in OpenShot as if it was a regular old video clip. So, yes, it does export the image sequence.

Thanks for the comment!

And because it can import image sequences, could i...

2009-05-19T16:52:43.286-05:00

And because it can import image sequences, could it be possible to export to them too?

I would like to see a possiblity to export to mng ...

2009-05-19T13:00:00.000-05:00

I would like to see a possiblity to export to mng or yuv420p.