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.. Copyright (c) 2008-2020 OpenShot Studios, LLC
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(http://www.openshotstudios.com). This file is part of
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OpenShot Video Editor (http://www.openshot.org), an open-source project
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dedicated to delivering high quality video editing and animation solutions
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to the world.
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.. OpenShot Video Editor is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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(at your option) any later version.
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.. OpenShot Video Editor is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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GNU General Public License for more details.
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.. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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along with OpenShot Library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
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Introduction
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============
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OpenShot Video Editor is an award-winning, open-source video editor, available on
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Linux, Mac, and Windows. OpenShot can create stunning videos, films, and animations with an
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easy-to-use interface and rich feature-set.
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.. image:: images/openshot-banner.jpg
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Features
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--------
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- **Free & open-source** (licensed under GPLv3)
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- **Cross-platform** (Linux, OS X, Chrome OS, and Windows)
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- **Easy-to-use UI** (beginner-friendly, built-in tutorial)
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- **Supports most formats** (video, audio, images - FFmpeg-based)
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- **70+ video profiles & presets** (including YouTube HD)
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- **Advanced timeline** (drag-drop, scroll, zoom, snap)
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- **Advanced clips** (trim, alpha, scale, rotate, shear, transform)
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- **Real-time preview** (multi-threaded, performance-optimized)
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- **Simple & advanced views** (customizable)
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- **Keyframe animations** (`linear`, `Bézier`, `constant` interpolation)
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- **Compositing, overlays, watermarks, transparency**
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- **Unlimited tracks / layers** (for complex projects)
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- **Transitions, masks, wipes** (grayscale images, animated masks)
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- **Video & audio effects** (brightness, hue, chroma key, and more)
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- **Image sequences & 2D animations**
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- **Blender 3D integration** (animated 3D title templates)
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- **Vector file support & editing** (SVG for titles)
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- **Audio mixing, waveform, editing**
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- **Emojis** (open-source stickers & artwork)
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- **Frame accuracy** (per-frame navigation)
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- **Time re-mapping & speed changes** (slow/fast, forward/backward)
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- **Advanced AI** (motion tracking, object detection, stabilization)
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- **Credits & captions** (scrolling, animated)
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- **Hardware acceleration** (NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, etc.)
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- **Import & export** (EDL, Final Cut Pro)
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- **Desktop integration** (drag-drop from file managers)
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- **JSON project format** (`OpenShot Cloud API <https://www.openshot.org/cloud-api/>`_ compatible)
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- **Customizable shortcuts**
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- **Translations** (100+ languages)
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- **High DPI** monitor support
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- **Community support** (`Visit our forum <https://openshot.org/forum/>`_)
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Screenshot
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----------
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.. image:: images/ui-example.jpg
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.. _min_system_req_ref:
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System Requirements
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-------------------
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Video editing benefits from modern, multi-core CPUs with **fast clock speeds** (GHz), large amounts of memory,
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and fast hard disk drives. Basically, you want the best computer you can afford when video editing. Here are the
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**minimum system requirements**:
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TL;DR
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^^^^^
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Most computers manufactured after 2017 will run OpenShot
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Minimum Specifications
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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- 64-bit Operating System (*Linux, OS X, Chrome OS, Windows 7/8/10/11*)
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- Multi-core processor with 64-bit support
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- Minimum cores: 2 (*recommended: 6+ cores*)
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- Minimum threads: 4 (*recommended: 6+ threads*)
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- Minimum turbo clock speed: 2.7 Ghz (*recommended: 3.4+ Ghz*)
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- 4GB of RAM (*16+ GB recommended*)
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- 1 GB of hard-disk space for installation & usage (*recommended: 50+ GB available hard-disk space for media, videos, images, and storage*)
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- Optional: Solid-state drive (SSD), if utilizing disk-caching add an additional 10GB of hard-disk space
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- For factors related to real-time previews, see :ref:`playback_ref`.
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License
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-------
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OpenShot Video Editor is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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(at your option) any later version.
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OpenShot Video Editor is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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GNU General Public License for more details.
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