Open Source Video Editing with Jahshaka

Not many free or open source video editing software suits exist and many people rely on commercial programs like Adobe Premiere to transfer videos from a camcorder for instance and edit / convert the video. Jahshaka is a open source video editing program that offers its users a huge functionality that can almost be compared to those commercial programs.

Jahshaka looks like a complex tool at the beginning but it quickly becomes clear that the user interface is intuitive. I personally think that it would be a good idea to take a look at the beginners tutorial to understand the main features and interface. This has helped me a lot. Basic steps include loading one or more clips which do not have to be movie files but could be image files as well. You could use the image files for instance to blend in some logos before the clip starts.

I’m not a video editing professional and don’t use all the features that Jahshaka provides  - I’m happy that it does everything that I need a video editing software to do. I tried Jahshaka 2.0 RC4 although 3.0 RC1 was already out. Not sure though which new features have been introduced by this new version.

Please let me know what you think of this tool if you give it a try.