Hi Ian I've been editing videos for over 10 years now, and up until quite recently, only on Windows-based software. However, there are a number of excellent Non- Linear Editors (NLE) that have come of age... but PiTiVi isn't one of them! To be fair, it's only a basic program, and may have already reached its potential!
I recommend using Kdenlive, which although a native KDE application, will work fine on Ubuntu. It's fairly straightforward to use if you've had some experience with NLE's, but you might be a bit lost with the interface because it is more complex than PiTiVi. Here's what you need to do: 1. Download and install Kdenlive using the Ubuntu software centre, Synaptic or from the commandline: sudo apt-get install kdenlive. 2. Kdenlive will startup with a few questions regarding defaults - best just to select PAL 4:3 or 16:9 as default - depends on the aspect ratio of the original video clip. 3. You should be on the main editing screen now. In the top left pane is a area labeled "Project Tree". Right-click in the empty space and select "Import Clip" and then select the clip with the problem. 4. Once the clip is imported, you will see it appear in the Project Tree window. Now, drag the clip onto the first video track. You should be able to play the video using the controls in the top-right. 5. Select the clip in Video 1 track by right clicking on it. Select "Add Video Effect" from the drop down menu, and then "Rotate and Shear" from the sub-menu". 6. This will open the rotate control box. Depending upon which way your video was shot, the value for X needs to be either 900 or -900 (90degs) which should then appear on the project window the right way up. 7. Click on the red "Render" button at the top, and this will give you a whole host of output formats. Choose the one which is most applicable (it's easier to use the existing format, so this will probably be an MPEG4 codec if done on a iPhone, but you could use any other listed. 8. The project will now re-render the video using the correct orientation, and you can continue editing as you were. I'm conscious that this may sound easier than it is (or maybe these instructions scare you!), but if you need any further advice or help, then just ask away! Chris On Thursday 10 Mar 2011 21:50:14 Ian Thompson-Bell wrote: > I am helping a friend make a music video and I am using Pitivi on my Ubuntu > box to put it together. > > One segment of film was made on an iPhone. That in itself is not a problem; > I have the video and can play and edit it. The thing is, the film was shot > with the iPhone in landscape orientation and being smart it rotated the > video shown on the screen as it was taken so it looked the right way up. > Unfortunately it was not smart enough to actually record it that way. the > result is the video needs to be rotated through 90 degrees. Anyone know of > a Linux application that can do this? > > Cheers > > Ian > > _______________________________________________ > Peterboro mailing list > Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk > https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro _______________________________________________ Peterboro mailing list Peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/peterboro
