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Finally, EditShare LLC, the company behind the professional video editor Lightworks, has released a Beta version for Linux, which is now available for download. However, while it is a step in the right direction, it still has many limitations. |
"Today we are launching the first public beta of Lightworks for Linux, this means that any user who wants to try the beta can do so by visiting the link below," says the official announcement.
This is obviously good news for Linux users, who feel the lack of a professional video editor of the caliber of Lightworks (used to edit great classics like Pulp Fiction). However, there are still some limitations to overcome.
Limitations
- While the download is free, registration is required (also free).
- At the moment, it is only compatible with Ubuntu and Linux Mint (Ubuntu 12.04, 12.10, Mint 13, Mint 14 and Lubuntu 13.04).
- It is also not available from the Ubuntu Software Center. The DEB file (48 MB) must be downloaded and installed manually.
- Only available for 64-bit
- It works only with Nvidia and ATI graphics cards, using the proprietary drivers.
- The capabilities of the program are lower than those seen in the Windows version.
- Last but not least: it is not free software.
Source: LWKS
For now I too ...
But they weren't supposed to release the app, what happened to that?
Break free? As far as I know, they always talk about migrating it to Linux, not converting it to free software. Likewise, it is an important step ...
I remember that talk… Although I must correct one thing: Openshot was just as unstable, or maybe a little less, but that was until I expanded my RAM a couple of months ago. Until then I was getting by with a single jig ...: p
I take this opportunity to comment that I really miss a timeline based on musical bars and tempo. To mount music videos I would be luxury. Is there a program (if possible, free) that has that?
I already had this conversation with Jose. 😀 He was super unstable KDENlive and me Openshot. Of the two, I found KDEnlive more complete, but Jose had a terrible time with him…: _D
Since I am not a professional, it works for me. The most complex thing I have done with him has been the video clip for my song "Lejos de tu Hogar" (It's on YouTube), and although I managed to do more or less what I wanted, I had a hard time, because it hung every time two by three ... I had to be with the left hand in Ctrl + S permanently xD
OpenShot is fine for doing your first steps at home, for editing vacation video and the like, but not for professional work. You have to give it a little time.
My Cinelerra also threw me back a lot when I saw it xD
Cinelerra is also complicated. However, I managed to edit two videos with him.
Avid is even less intuitive. I have tried it and the truth is that it is not bad at all, although it has a lot to improve
With so much limitation ... I stay with Openshot 😀
Also, I was taking a look at this program (in WinXP), and it has the opposite of intuitive and easy to use ... Of course, it is pro software.
Greetings.
(and still beta) 😀 You already know that I'm from KDEnlive 😀
I'M ALREADY TIRED OF VIRUSES IN WINDOWS.
For those who have not tried it, I recommend "ShotCut", I am not an expert in video creation and editing programs, but for example "OpenShot" and "Handbrake" disappointed me when I had to take 15 minutes of a video ( in which there was an interview that I wanted to have) and when I took them out, it turns out that the weight of those 15 minutes (cut with Handbrake and OpenShot) was much higher than the full video ...
With ShotCut it was less and it was not difficult to use it ...
I only see Handbrake useful for converting videos between formats, without cutting, I have not seen Lightworks yet, and DaVinci Resolve either ...