Free software video editing tools

This page is to hammer out the ideas, problems, solutions for free software video editors

Many users are seduced into using proprietary software for video editing because they are unable to achieve the effects they want using the current state of the art in free software video editing and production software. More and more everyday computer users are becoming amateur videographers, and we need to make sure that their operating systems come complete with free software to meet their needs.

Ways to help. There are a number of quality, free software video editing programs, such as Kino, Cinelerra, AVIDemux, Kdenlive, LiVES, Lumiera, as well as PiTiVi and the Open Movie Editor. Along the way, the easiest way to help is to use these editors and to encourage others to do the same. You can help these projects directly by submitting bug reports, adding features, improving usability, and creating tutorials, guides, and documentation.

Please join us, and improve this page, by adding your ideas and suggestions for improving the state of free software video editing tools.

It would be helpful to produce an in-depth list of software currently available in this space, as has been done on the priority project page for Donor and Contact Management systems.