Simple video program for a certain task

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#1

Hello,

I’m not a tech geek and need a simple video program which could make one video from a few files and convert it to mpeg or any other formaty. I had some dedicated software from my JVC but when I jumped ship to Linux I do not know how to do it as smooth and easy as on Windows.

#2

For such tasks I use avidemux (packman repository), it is easy to use.

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#3

On 2013-12-28 14:06, Wurger wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I’m not a tech geek and need a simple video program which could make one
> video from a few files and convert it to mpeg or any other formaty. I
> had some dedicated software from my JVC but when I jumped ship to Linux
> I do not know how to do it as smooth and easy as on Windows.

Have a look at kdenlive. it allows you to join several videos and ptotos into one video.

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Cheers / Saludos,

Carlos E. R.
(from 13.1 x86_64 “Bottle” (Elessar))

#4

Isnt development for it dead? I have not been able to find any updates anywhere about its status. Would be a shame because kdenlive is an awesome program for video editing.

#5

Not really.
See here: http://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=265&t=118554

Btw, the latest code changes in the git repo have been done today…

#6

Ah cool thanks. Glad to see its still alive.

#7

avidemux is great.
Very easy to use and multiple formats and containers to choose from.

It’s in packman (2 versions)
you probably should go for version 2.6.xx
there is a qt interface for KDE and gtk interface for gnome (but you can use either no matter your desktop based on which look you like the best.)

#8

Avidemux would be simpler (and probably more stable).

But I’d go with version 2.5.6 (package avidemux in packman). Version 2.6.7 (package avidemux3 in packman) more often than gives me unsyncronized audio. I’m not saying it’s the program’s fault, it may just be me not knowing how to avoid it. What I’m saying is that, IME, 2.5.x is easier to the causal user.

#9

hmmmm . . . that’s interesting. That’s the opposite of my experience.
One of the main features of 2.6 was a complete rewrite of how it handles audio sync / timing to avoid the sync problems from earlier versions.