This is where you access the available transitions and effects and where any new ones you add, are stored. There’s no need to convert anything beforehand.īelow the project files window are three tabs: Project Files, Transitions, Effects. Most file types are supported or import into OpenShot. You can drag and drop or use the green plus button to bring in media. It can be toggled between icon and list view. This is where you keep all the files you’ll add to a video images, clips, and audio. The project files window is the square area underneath the main toolbar. The size of the window is adjusted with a draggable tab, it can also be hidden if necessary to give more space to the timeline. It replays ok when there aren’t many clips but if there are a lot, it can be a little slow.

This is the area where you can preview the video as you build it. Let’s take a deeper look at the default set up, the way it looks when you first log in. This can be confusing for some but all the windows can be brought back to the front by navigating to the ‘view’ tab. What stands out about the OpenShot interface is that the windows can be closed, moved around and rearranged. The video window is at the top right, the timeline is at the bottom and the tools and media are on the left. The interface of the OpenShot Video Editor is similar to other video editors. Let’s move on to how OpenShot looks and works.

He publishes videos about how to use the software on his YouTube channel. When looking for tutorials on OpenShot, most of what I found was by Jonathan himself. The source code is available for download of course under open course legislations. It makes sense since OpenShot is an open-source video editor, that he would also share the journey of creating it.ġ1 years later OpenShot is now on version 2.4.4 and is available for free download on Linux, Window, and Mac. Jonathan documented the whole process on his blog, which is still online for anyone to read. On the OpenShot website, he tells the story of how OpenShot came to be, which is quite a nice touch, to be honest. OpenShot was created by Jonathan Thomas back in 2008 when he couldn’t find the perfect video editor for his new Ubuntu set up.

2.6 Overlapping, Transitions, Effects, and Animations.

Openshot video editing software