OpenShot have released a new version of their open source video editor.

Version 1.4.3 comes with more bug fixes and new features than any other release to date.

See below for a list of new features, and a promotional video

New Features for OpenShot 1.4.3

• Improved Timeline Snapping for Transitions (no more manual adjustment of every transition)
• Improved Drag & Drop features (Vertical Constraints, Improved Gap Removal, New Keyboard Shortcuts, and more)
• New 3D Animations (Realistic Earth, Exploding Text, Dissolving Text, and more)
• 10+ New Effects (Sharpness, Vignette, Lens Correction, and more)
• Apply Effects to Tracks (and Multiple Clips at the same time)
• Adjust Speed of Animated Titles (utilizing time remapping, for interpolated smooth animations)
• New Transitions (6 bars, boxes)
• New Dark Theme
• Improved Translations
• Updated Documentation
• Updated Dependencies (Now requires Blender 2.62+)
• Tons of Bug Fixes (Full List of Bugs & Features)

OpenShot 1.4.3 can be downloaded as a LiveDVD (AVLinux), or directly from their download page.

Ubuntu (and Ubuntu derivative) users can also get it by adding a PPA

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonoomph/openshot-edge

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install openshot openshot-doc

Links:

• OpenShot – Homepage
• OpenShot – Feature List
• OpenShot – Screenshots
• OpenShot – Videos
• OpenShot – Downloads

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