Thanks to advances in technology, anyone can record any event that is relevant or not. But, since not everything should remain for posterity We will talk about some open source video editors.
For those who do not know the expression (The public is renewed) we will say that open source covers those programs whose code is available to be analyzed, modified and distributed without restrictions.
Far away and long ago, if you wanted to record family events you had to use a film camera in a format known as Super 8. They had a limited duration and you needed to have the rolls developed. To see the result, you needed a large enough dark room, a projector and a screen. To edit the content, scissors were used and, if you were not professional, it probably wouldn't turn out well.
In the 70s, with the appearance of the first home video cameras, recording became easier, but editing did not, since two pieces of equipment were needed; a player and a recorder.
With the advent of computers, this became easier with the emergence of non-linear video editors. Two computers were no longer necessary and fast forwarding and rewinding over and over again the storage medium until you find the sequence you need.
So-called non-linear video editors (A literal but inaccurate translation of the English term for sequential) Not only do they allow you to do the work on a single computer, but also both the source and result files are on the same storage medium. They are called non-linear because you do not have to go through previous content to access a specific scene. It also avoids the loss of quality associated with using the previous method.
Some open source video editors
In Linux there are two commercial titles (and therefore paid and not open source) ideal for professional users. They are Da Vinci Resolve and Lightworks. In the case of home users there is a wide range of free options that we can find in the repositories.
It should be noted that most of the available options are based on the same video editing libraries and what they vary is in the number of functions they implement based on those libraries and the ease of use.
As in everything, each of us has our favorite tools, and my advice is that you go to the repositories and try them all until you find the one that best suits your needs.
OpenShot
For me It is the friendliest of video editors. Its learning curve is very simple and it comes with settings to create videos in the most popular formats. In conjunction with other open source programs such as Blender and Inkscape, you can create still and animated titles. In addition, it has a very extensive collection of filters and transitions.
flowblade
This video editor It is ideal for teams with more or less modest resources since it allows editing using lighter versions of the scenes. At the time of recoding it will work with the original files.
It has several filters to work with the videos and allows the result to be rendered in multiple pre-established formats.
Its sorting and search tools make it ideal for working on projects with multiple resources.
Open Video Editor
Since today The phone is the main means of recording videos, we cannot stop commenting This application open source for Android, It is available on the F-Droid alternative store.
Open Video Editor is frequently updated, is compatible with the HDR format and allows us basic functions such as applying filters, scaling, cutting, rotating and removing audio. Also, it makes it easier for us to convert to other formats.
These are just some of the options that exist. If you are looking for something that is close to a professional video editor you can try Kdenlive