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26 Nov

Want to upload your finished videos to YouTube or Vimeo, but hate using a web browser to do it?
You are in luck, because OpenShot now has an easy to use, integrated "Upload to Web" feature! A new, extensible upload service back-end has been added, with initial support for YouTube and Vimeo.

How does it ...


26 Nov

As you might or might not know, we have been hard at work trying to improve the look and feel of OpenShot, and today I have some big announcements!


First, we have a new default theme for OpenShot in the works! I have included a preview of the theme, which is designed / inspired by artist ...



15 Oct

According to the Ubuntu & Debian Popularity Contest Project, I discovered an interesting statistic. According the data collected, OpenShot has the highest percentage of users, when compared to the number of installations. In other words, people who install OpenShot are more likely to actually use OpenShot, than people who install other open-source video editors.

Simple ...


5 Oct

As you might have noticed, OpenShot has a brand new website! I have spent the past few weeks putting the finishing touches on it, and integrating it with this blog. I am very happy with the finished product, and I believe it does a better job of promoting and educating people about OpenShot!

Please spend ...


27 Sep

How would you like to export your videos in the new WebM format designed for HTML5? What is WebM you ask? Well, according to the WebM project website, they define the format as...

"The WebM project is dedicated to developing a high-quality, open video format for the web that is freely available to everyone."
The ...




21 Sep


I am proud to announce the immediate availability of OpenShot version 1.2.2! We have been hard at work on this version since April 2010. While a 5 month long release cycle was not really what I had planned on, I'm happy to see this version finally get released!

Round of Applause
Before ...