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Steve Oualline and Grace OuallinePractical Free Alternatives to Commercial Softwarehttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3075-6_13

13. Editing Videos with OpenShot

Steve Oualline1  and Grace Oualline1
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San Diego, California, USA
 

There are several good open source video editors. Some provide basic editing. Others provide all sorts of effects and transitions. The OpenShot editor provides a nice balance between features and usability.

In this chapter, you will learn the following:
  • How to convert video files from one format to another

  • How to combine short video clips into a full-length video

  • How to create stills

  • How to add transitions

You can download OpenShot from http://openshot.org/ . Run the file and accept the ...

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