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Video editors are a developing area for Linux. Over the course of the last two years, Kdenlive made tremendous gains in stability and viability. I like Openshot due to its cross OS-compatibility, but it is solid for only small segments of video. Kdenlive just recently offered a Windows Beta download. This month, I will do a quick review of Flowblade.
I am currently in the process of documenting several job tasks. It is easier to record, than to write. The United States federal government requires on-site documentation. This is a common requirement when a study requires random inspections. Plus, this methodology allows for cross-training at some level. I am currently proctoring a class. Thus I will be documenting many of the labs via video. So time to delve deeper into Flowblade.
Flowblade is a fairly new video editor that is available for Ubuntu 16.04 and Fedora 26. It is a multi-track, non-linear editor that you can install via command-line or software center. It works in a similar fashion as Kdenlive or Openshot. You can import multiple video and audio files to create a video. I like to think of video creation as 3 simple steps: import, edit, and export.
I click on the program, wait for a few seconds, and the GUI populates. There are numerous tabs and various effects reviewing the program menus. I am unsure how it compares to Kdenlive or Openshot. However the layout is quite similar.
The bottom half of the screen holds the imported files timeline. The editing tools are embedded above the timeline. They are accessible by the mouse cursor. If you hover above them, a simple description will populate.
The upper half is split in half. The left side is dedicated to file management, and the right side is the image viewer. Additionally, several of the menus’ options are enabled at the top.
I imported a media file titled Sensor Pad Calibration. I utilized 2 separate cameras to document a sensor calibration. I used these cameras to record my desktop workflow and the non-desktop methods. I simply need to cut out the dead air from the desktop file and insert the non-desktop files. I would need to trim the files a bit, and then export it. The final editing process took me a couple of hours. Yet it documents the calibration process well enough. You can save your work as a .flb file. However, I am caught off-guard by the length of rendering it took to develop my final product. My final file was 60 minutes long, but it took 2 hours to finish rendering. Plus the file is saved under the home folder with a generic move.mpg name.
Overall, I am impressed with Flowblade. It is as stable as Kdenlive, but offers some of the tools from Openshot. This project is well documented at https://jliljebl.github.io/flowblade/webhelp/help.html. I strongly suggest using this video editor. It beats our Openshot hands down. I am unsure if it beats our Kdenlive. I am a minimalist video editor, I am not any power user. My HP laptop is woefully under-powered for video editing, and Flowblade utilized the hardware well. I believe that Openshot works well with dedicated video editing machines.
Next month, I will review encryption, research volunteers, and office politics.