You should know that the utility offers you the possibility to use a preset animation for your clip, a feature that can come in handy for first-time users until they learn the ins and outs. The trump card of the application consists of its animation tools using keyframes. Enables you to manage and access frames at any time It is worth mentioning that you can seamlessly add more files, markers, zoom in or out as well as enable snapping from the bar just above the timeline.Įven though it may sound like a cluttered interface, the functions are neatly arranged and intuitive enough, so the chances of having troubles navigating through the UI are close to zero.

While the app includes a simple toolbar, the vast majority of the editing features can be found via the context menu. The main window consists of three panels, namely the area where you can preview the files, transitions or effects, the timeline and the player where you can preview your projects. The program comes wrapped in a sleek and stylish UI designed with tones of black and grey. Feature-rich, yet user-friendly interface Time-mapping and speed changes on clips (slow/fast, forward/backward, etc.OpenShot Video Editor is an application that enables you to create and edit HD videos that can be layered, mixed and arranged in creative and ingenious ways.Frame accuracy (step through each frame of video).Advanced Timeline (including Drag & drop, scrolling, panning, zooming, and snapping).SVG friendly, to create and include vector titles and credits.Title templates, title creation, sub-titles.Compositing, image overlays, watermarks.Video transitions with real-time previews.Clip resizing, scaling, trimming, snapping, rotation, and cutting.Desktop integration (drag and drop support).

Powerful curve-based Key frame animations.

Support for many video, audio, and image formats (based on FFmpeg).

Cross-platform (Linux, Mac, and Windows).

OpenShot Video Editor is an award-winning free and open-source video editor for Linux, Mac, and Windows, and is dedicated to delivering high quality video editing and animation solutions to the world.

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