Open Source/free video editor

[chewee]

Hello All

I am trying to find a free video editor that allows for a canvas size of 5760x1080. Premier pro allows this but so far i do not know of a free option that allows the same.

I understand its an odd resolution but where i work we have three projectors projecting one super wide image.

[JOrdan01070]

Hi Try davinci resolve it allows you to have a custom resolution.

[chewee]

unfortunately it doesn't allow for 5760x10180, it changes it to 576x10180.

[chewee]

i thought blender but its quite a complicated environment for a new user and isn't really geared towards video editing although it does allow for it.

[Rizzo]

I'm not a video expert but is this any good https://www.openshot.org/

[pleach85]

I know you can use custom profiles with OpenShot, so it looks like it will do the job

 

Profiles

 

never used them though!

[dhicks]

I understand its an odd resolution but where i work we have three projectors projecting one super wide image.

 

Hmm, interesting point to bear in mind as we look at multi-projector systems - how easy is custom-size media going to be to produce (or, can the system scale existing content)?

 

Wikipieda has a pretty good list as a starting point:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_video_editing_software

 

Is GoPro's video editing software still free? It used to be both free and remarkably high quality, even for non GoPro footage, that might be worth a try.

[chewee]

unfortunately shotcut doesn't allow it for that aspect ratio/resolution. Edited June 20, 2018 by chewee

[chewee]

one big problem is that also the only codec i know of that supports such an odd resolution for video is HEVC/h.265 and the render times using that codec are insanely long compared to h.264.

[chewee]

Hmm, interesting point to bear in mind as we look at multi-projector systems - how easy is custom-size media going to be to produce (or, can the system scale existing content)?

 

Wikipieda has a pretty good list as a starting point:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_video_editing_software

 

Is GoPro's video editing software still free? It used to be both free and remarkably high quality, even for non GoPro footage, that might be worth a try.

 

i think its going to be a pain unless people pay for items such as premier, despite the hate adobe get for the cost/subscription model they do have some very useful tools/features in the software they make.

it seems go pro are trying to ditch the desktop software unfortunately as when i used it a long time ago it was very simple to use.

[chewee]

So far the following cannot support a resolution of 5760 x1080

shotcut

openshot

hitfilm express - i think studio would as it allows for up to 8K resolution but dont have the money to find out.

davinci resolve

 

Seems insane resolutions may still be under the control of paid products

[ColinP]

also try AVI codec, this can support odd resolutions mpeg4 cannot

[Arthur]

Seems insane resolutions may still be under the control of paid products

FFmpeg can stitch together three 1080p videos (or any number of videos). Have you considered doing it that way?

 

I have used the following command to create a 5760x1080 video from 3 x 1920x1080 MP4s.

 

ffmpeg -i [color="#FF0000"]left.mp4[/color] -i [color="#FF0000"]centre.mp4[/color] -i [color="#FF0000"]right.mp4[/color] -filter_complex "[0:v:0][1:v:0][2:v:0]hstack=inputs=3" -c:v libx264 -crf 18 -preset slow -profile:v high -level:v 6.0 -movflags +faststart -force_key_frames "expr:gte(t,n_forced*2)" -pix_fmt yuv420p -c:a copy -threads 0 [color="#FF0000"]output.mp4[/color]

 

also try AVI codec, this can support odd resolutions mpeg4 cannot

MP4 supports 8K H.264/H.265 video (High Profile, Levels 6.0-6.2) so you shouldn't need to resort to something as ancient as AVI.

 

Edited June 29, 2018 by Arthur

[chewee]

FFmpeg can stitch together three 1080p videos (or any number of videos). Have you considered doing it that way?

 

I have used the following command to create a 5760x1080 video from 3 x 1920x1080 MP4s.

 

ffmpeg -i [color=#FF0000]left.mp4[/color] -i [color=#FF0000]centre.mp4[/color] -i [color=#FF0000]right.mp4[/color] -filter_complex "[0:v:0][1:v:0][2:v:0]hstack=inputs=3" -c:v libx264 -crf 18 -preset slow -profile:v high -level:v 6.0 -movflags +faststart -force_key_frames "expr:gte(t,n_forced*2)" -pix_fmt yuv420p -c:a copy -threads 0 [color=#FF0000]output.mp4[/color]

 

 

MP4 supports 8K H.264/H.265 video (High Profile, Levels 6.0-6.2) so you shouldn't need to resort to something as ancient as AVI.

 

stitching may be a pain as often the videos are of one scene and the action has to span across the whole of the 5760x1080 resolution.

I didn't know about the profile levels so i will look to see if any free programs allow you to change the profile level

[bangwan]

Unfortunately you will not be able to do this in OpenShot or other video editing software. Your original video quality is what it is when you recorded it. You can degrade the resolution but not enhance it.

https://pctechtest.com/best-video-editing-software

[Tom_M]

Avid Media Composer has a free tier. You'd have to check if it supports the resolution; but being the 'industry standard' - I can't anticipate it'd have many issues working with such a resolution.