with a variety of customizations. You can turn your computer into a personal
digital video recorder with Myth TV from www.mythtv.org, a Linux-based
digital video recorder software project, made even easier for Ubuntu users by
the Mythbuntu project at www.mythbuntu.org. Everything you need is
available in the Ubuntu repositories and may be installed and configured
easily, thanks to the people involved in these projects.
Video Editing
You can now create and edit video in Ubuntu by using PiTiVi. It is not
installed by default, but a quick search for “PiTiVi video editor” in the
Ubuntu Software Center gets you started. You may import any video clip in
any format that is supported by GStreamer, the main multimedia framework
used in Ubuntu. This should include the files created by your digital camera,
which should mount in Ubuntu as a storage device, making the transfer of the
files from the camera to your computer quick and easy. PiTiVi lets you move
scenes around, cut things, add your own soundtrack, and more.
Several other video editing options exist. If you have very specific
requirements for working with video, you may find that one of the following
better suits your needs:
Avidemux—Designed for people with simple needs and can be found at
http://fixounet.free.fr/avidemux/
Blender—A 3D image and animation editor that you can find at
http://www.blender.org
Cinelerra—A tool that has been around for years but recently made
some big changes and is rebuilding its community; find it at
http://cinelerra.org
CinePaint—A powerful and complex tool used by many Hollywood
studios that you can find at http://www.cinepaint.org
Kdenlive—Comes from the KDE folks and can be found at
http://kdenlive.org
OpenShot Video Editor—Can be found at http://www.openshot.orgSome of these options are in the Ubuntu repositories, so check there first, but
some you have to download directly from their websites.