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November 2nd, 2010, 04:17 AM
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Lightworks goes open source
Surprisingly, there doesn't seem to be a topic about this yet:
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I sent Editshare an e-mail about the release date, and they replied: Quote:
YouTube - IBC2010: Andy Liebman über Lightworks und Editshare |
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November 2nd, 2010, 08:48 AM
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The initial free of charge release of Lighworks will be closed source. I was told that they're still wading through the copyright & other intellectual property issues involved with making it open source, but that they're committed to creating an open source version. Which will be good, since a lot of the features that they initially trumpeted (Mac & Linux versions, 3rd party capture cards, etc) will be deferred to the open source version.
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November 2nd, 2010, 12:50 PM
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Thanks, I've been waiting for an Editshare email update, so, hopefully, something will now be out soon.
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November 2nd, 2010, 10:46 PM
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How good is Lightworks when compared to FCP or Premiere?
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November 3rd, 2010, 08:33 AM
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It's very good.
LW has very robust offline to online workflow, very robust features for matching back to film, very robust multi-cam and now they've added stereoscopic 3D. The interface looks fairly good & shouldn't be that hard for an experienced editor to learn. |
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November 3rd, 2010, 10:06 AM
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I will definitely look into this as an alternative to Premiere's crash-prone bloatware.
How does it compare to Vegas as a solution for field edits on laptops? J. |
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November 25th, 2010, 05:40 AM
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Update: it will be available as a free download this Monday (November 29th). Windows only, no Open Source yet.
Newsletter: Lightworks News Quote:
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November 27th, 2010, 06:17 PM
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Open source is not the same as freeware. Am I understanding correctly, that Lightworks will be freeware as well as open source software? How will it be licensed? (BSD or MIT perhaps?)
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December 3rd, 2010, 02:44 PM
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December 5th, 2010, 06:22 AM
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Lightworks Public Beta Beta in use?
Has anyone started using this yet? I'm sure no-one's using it anger but has anyone started messing around with it?
Does the Beta preview rely on the hardware controller or is it software based? I've downloaded it but don't have a Windows PC to try it out. |
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December 5th, 2010, 06:29 PM
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I've messed about with it a bit. The beta does not rely on the controller.
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May 15th, 2011, 09:31 AM
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Re: Lightworks goes open source
When I found Lightworks as a free download, I freaked. And downloaded it. And realized that I knew nothing about how to use it.
I also downloaded Avidemux... same cost, why not... and I have to say, I am looking at learning curves that appear to be radically different. My needs for the foreseeable future involve frame-accurate editing; transitions that are 99% straight cuts; easy scrolling titles, and excellent sound/music. Now, Lightworks is... incredible, yes? But Avidemux is going to be much easier and faster to learn. So, the question. Will the apparently overwhelming virtues of Lightworks give me results that will justify the learning curve with which I will have to struggle, in the face of the easier and faster to learn, but potentially limited (in comparison) abilities of Avidemux? |
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July 10th, 2011, 05:09 PM
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Re: Lightworks goes open source
It really depends what your ambitions are. Simple editing jobs are a good way to learn how to use a NLE and from my playing a bit with the Lightworks, it's a good jumping off point even you decide to go to another NLE. The principles are quite similar to other software. However, the Lightworks beta may not inject the formats you want to use.
From having a quick look at Avidemux, it's not really going to help you get into using more advanced editing software. I'm not sure how good it is for precise frame accurate editing, some of these programs are frustrating to use and slow for that type of work, but since it's for free you can test it and see. |
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August 19th, 2011, 02:22 AM
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Re: Lightworks goes open source
For anyone interested in checking out the Lightworks beta, they've now packaged the general introduction videos and basic tutorial videos at the one location..
Shaunthesheep's General Introduction to Lightworks |
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September 1st, 2011, 08:12 PM
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Re: Lightworks Stay tuned for News
Lightworks will have a major announcement September 8
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