HD Video in Ubuntu 10.x using OpenShot Video Editor

After working with the many of the available video editor software packages available to Ubuntu I’ve decided that OpenShot Video Editor is the one for me. While the GUI could use small improvements like Saved Settings and Keyboard Shortcuts, it is the only software with acceptable video output. Here are the settings that I used.

1. Open OpenShot Video Editor and create a new project. In the project settings choose HDV for the Project Profile, any type will do.

2. When exporting video, red button, us the second tab, the first is useless. I chose the following settings:

Video Settings
Video Format: AVI
Video Codec: MPEG4
Bit Rate/ Quality: 15.00 Mb/s - HDTV Qaulity


Audio Settings
Audio Codec: MP2
Sample Rate: 48000
# of Channels: 2
Bit Rate/ Qaulity: 192 kb/s - Better Quality














With these settings I was able to edit video from my mission trip to Haiti and export acceptable quality.