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; [http://www.transcoding.org/cgi-bin/transcode Transcode] [[wp:Transcode_(software)]] : tool is built using the libavcodec library of FFmpeg.
; [http://www.transcoding.org/cgi-bin/transcode Transcode] [[wp:Transcode_(software)]] : tool is built using the libavcodec library of FFmpeg.
; [http://www.avidemux.org/ Avidemux] [[wp:Avidemux]] ([http://www.avidemux.org/admWiki/index.php?title=Main_Page wiki]) : Available in three user interfaces (GTK+, QT4 and cli) for all major operating systems.  Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. It's graphical user interface looks pretty similar to VirtualDub and most features known from VirtualDub are available too. Avidemux natively supports a great number of file types, such as AVI, MPEG, VOB, TS, MP4, ASF, OGM, MKV and FLV. At the same time Avidemux natively supports a wide range of Video/Audio formats, including MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 ASP, H.264/AVC, DV, HuffYUV, MP3, AAC, AC-3 and Vorbis. Tasks can be automated using projects, job queue and powerful scripting capabilities. Video-DVD or (S)VCD compliant streams can be created with easy-to-use "Auto" wizards. Multi-threading is supported! See also: [http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=126164 FAQ] at doom9
; [http://www.avidemux.org/ Avidemux] [[wp:Avidemux]] ([http://www.avidemux.org/admWiki/index.php?title=Main_Page wiki]) : Available in three user interfaces (GTK+, QT4 and cli) for all major operating systems.  Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. It's graphical user interface looks pretty similar to VirtualDub and most features known from VirtualDub are available too. Avidemux natively supports a great number of file types, such as AVI, MPEG, VOB, TS, MP4, ASF, OGM, MKV and FLV. At the same time Avidemux natively supports a wide range of Video/Audio formats, including MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 ASP, H.264/AVC, DV, HuffYUV, MP3, AAC, AC-3 and Vorbis. Tasks can be automated using projects, job queue and powerful scripting capabilities. Video-DVD or (S)VCD compliant streams can be created with easy-to-use "Auto" wizards. Multi-threading is supported! See also: [http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=126164 FAQ] at doom9
; [http://www.gopchop.org GOPchop] : is a "Graphical MPEG Clipper" - a Linux-based GUI program    for removing sections from a video file with the minimum amount of    disturbance to the stream.  It does this by writing specific "Group    of Pictures" (GOP) sections to a new video file.  The GOPs will    decode correctly and the gaps won't be noticed.
; [http://handbrake.fr/ HandBrake] [[mw:HandBrake]] : is a software application that can convert MPEG video (including DVD-Video) into a MPEG-4 video file in .mp4, .avi, .ogm, or .mkv containers.
; [http://handbrake.fr/ HandBrake] [[mw:HandBrake]] : is a software application that can convert MPEG video (including DVD-Video) into a MPEG-4 video file in .mp4, .avi, .ogm, or .mkv containers.
; [http://kinodv.org/ kino] [[wp:Kino_(software)]] : Kino is great for working with the DV format and IEEE 1394 (firewire) interfaces
; [http://kinodv.org/ kino] [[wp:Kino_(software)]] : Kino is great for working with the DV format and IEEE 1394 (firewire) interfaces

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A huge number of multimedia applications are available in the Free Software world of Linux. See wp:Non-linear editing systems and wp:Comparison of video editing software

Applications[edit]

Editing[edit]

Get familiar with these editing tools

FFmpeg wp:FFmpeg
One of, if not the most useful tool in the land of multimedia is FFMPEG.
Transcode wp:Transcode_(software)
tool is built using the libavcodec library of FFmpeg.
Avidemux wp:Avidemux (wiki)
Available in three user interfaces (GTK+, QT4 and cli) for all major operating systems. Avidemux is a free video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks. It's graphical user interface looks pretty similar to VirtualDub and most features known from VirtualDub are available too. Avidemux natively supports a great number of file types, such as AVI, MPEG, VOB, TS, MP4, ASF, OGM, MKV and FLV. At the same time Avidemux natively supports a wide range of Video/Audio formats, including MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4 ASP, H.264/AVC, DV, HuffYUV, MP3, AAC, AC-3 and Vorbis. Tasks can be automated using projects, job queue and powerful scripting capabilities. Video-DVD or (S)VCD compliant streams can be created with easy-to-use "Auto" wizards. Multi-threading is supported! See also: FAQ at doom9
GOPchop
is a "Graphical MPEG Clipper" - a Linux-based GUI program for removing sections from a video file with the minimum amount of disturbance to the stream. It does this by writing specific "Group of Pictures" (GOP) sections to a new video file. The GOPs will decode correctly and the gaps won't be noticed.
HandBrake mw:HandBrake
is a software application that can convert MPEG video (including DVD-Video) into a MPEG-4 video file in .mp4, .avi, .ogm, or .mkv containers.
kino wp:Kino_(software)
Kino is great for working with the DV format and IEEE 1394 (firewire) interfaces
kdenlive wp:Kdenlive
A nice "pro-sumer" (hobbyist, close to professional needs) tool. Kdenlive has instructions on how to make and add a tutorial to their site, including how to create and upload desktop recordings onto vimeo.com http://kdenlive.org/contribution-manual/how-make-video-tutorial
cinelerra wp:Cinelerra
is a significant project, aimed at the professional user.

Players[edit]

MPlayer wp:MPlayer
is one of the most essential players in the Free Software world. The project works in tandem with FFmpeg. MPlayer software includes the Mencoder commandline tool
VLC
vlc is cross-platform and wonderful


See Also[edit]

Video Editing/My Story