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It seems like that's all just changed for the better! A new "matt" theme is now available for OpenShot, and at first glance it looks much more appealing to my eyes. This will fit much better with my matt XFCE theme

See the latest blog post over on the OpenShot website, with details of how to change from the default theme, and then have a look at the two screen shots below:

Default (Before):

Matt Theme (After):

I guess that takes away any perceived barrier I had to trying this software. Happy days, I can now temporarily join the OpenShot massive (as long as I don't visit their website too often).

The is now a PPA (that's Personal Package Archive, for those who don't use or care about Ubuntu) available for OpenShot, as well as the inclusion of 33 new video and audio effects.

I applaud the work done by the OpenShot team, as I still believe Open Source non-linear video editing has much room for growth. However, I do question the need for 33 new video and audio effects. Some of the new effects are very nice, a welcome inclusion and most likely quite useful. Chroma Key (Green Screen) support is one of those. However, other effects are largely just eye candy which I'm not clear would be truly useful to the serious editor. These include Glow and Water from the video effect selection and Echo from the audio options. How often would a professional video editor use these tools in a commercial solution such as Final Cut Pro? (which actually has over 150 effects and transitions, so I guess there's a place for them!) From my own, limited, editing experience, I rarely use effects, sticking mostly to simple fade transitions.

The most important aspect of any video editing software is stability and codec support. I can't accurately comment on OpenShot in this area, as I've not tested the software - I just can't get past that bubble blue button interface.

I couldn't easily find a complete list of all the new 33 effects, so best to read the blog post on the OpenShot site for more information, complete with a small dig at the PiTiVi team.