Author: LinuxLearner Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Video editing - 1st steps
Rob Malpass wrote: > Hi all
>
> I need some advice on video editing software for Linux. Can anybody
> recommend a good package? I think I've spoken before on this list
> about a huge library of VHS I'm getting digitised. Thankfully I've now
> managed to find a working solution. Sadly it's not Linux based
> but I'm ending up with several 8Gb mpgs that I need to edit.
>
> The problem is simple - and will be all too familiar to those of us who
> used VHS: tracking.
> I have a small horizontal line at the bottom of the screen where the
> image is "skewed" for want of a better word. I've tried unsuccessfully
> to fix the tracking and handle it within the capture software. No
> dice. So what I need is to crop the image. I've only ever used
> Windows movie maker so I'm a bit green here but I'd much rather play
> with something recommended than go through what is probably a maze of
> software - I had enough trouble of that nature trying to rip a DVD!!!
>
> Cheers
> Rob
Hi Rob,
No idea if this might help as I haven't had time for even a cursory play
yet, but it installed/booted fine on Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
