Cinelerra
Cinelerra is a free, non-linear video editing program for the operating system GNU / Linux. It is by Heroine Virtual Ltd.. develops and is released under the GNU General Public License. Cinelerra also includes a video compositing engine, which allows the basic compositing features such as keying and masking the user.
Cinelerra was released on 1 August 2002 and was based at the time on the predecessor product Broadcast 2000.
Special Features
- Cinelerra supports high-resolution video and audio quality.
- It is 64-bit audio.
- RGB and YCbCr color spaces are available simultaneously.
- There are many video and audio filters and transitions to choose from.
All features are listed on the official website.
Especially when dealing with HD material, when applying multiple effects to video and audio tracks, as well as for the rendering of the final film performance hardware is required accordingly.
Cinelerras user
Cinelerras user interface similar to the Premiere of other non-linear video editing systems such as Adobe or Apple's Final Cut Pro; Cinelerra but there is also a video compositing program at the same time, it is also similar to Adobe After Effects and Apple Shake.
The user is provided with four workspaces:
- The timeline (Timeline ) gives the user a time-based view of the video material and audio tracks in the project; also keyframe data, camera movements, effects or transparency are displayed.
- The monitor offers the possibility to watch the video from beginning to end.
- The Resource window displays all available video and audio effects and those that are available in the current project.
- The preview shows an accurate preview of the final project. The preview is interactive, so that the positioning of video objects is possible.
Scope
Cinelerra is created in the context of professional Linux video production and is used there. There is also this support from companies such as Linux Media Arts, who specializes in the area.
However, Cinelerra can be used without limitation for private or domestic video editing.
Awards
Cinelerra was shown at the NAB Show of the National Association of Broadcasters in 2004, the world 's largest trade fair for electronic media, and was on this occasion by the ( now-defunct ) online magazine The Cut in addition to other video editing programs with the Bob Turner's "Making THE CUT Award " excellent. The award was " awarded to the best and most amazing post-production programs, which were shown at the exhibition".
Spin-offs
The free licensing of Cinelerra has repeatedly allows some projects to forking own projects that build on the code of Cinelerra. The most famous of which is Cinelerra CV, which pursues the goal to provide a more to the average consumer oriented version of the program.
Cinelerra CV has taken over the last version 2.0, but has compared to her about some improvements. This includes the editing of DV raw data as of " dvgrab - format raw " output. Although DV can also be read from Cinelerra 2.0, but only after repackaging of the data stream to a DV -AVI using " dvgrab - stdin - format dv2 < raw.dv ". Also Cinelerra CV has been improved in terms of performance, to improve the smooth playback of DV footage when editing and minimize tearing of the audio output.
Originally formed as a code rewrite of Cinelerra CV, with Lumiera a further elimination arisen that have not yet, however, is usable.
Documentation
- Marco Michely: Cinelerra compact - the user manual. Brain- Media.de Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-939316-31-2.