Note: If you’re using an Ubuntu OLDER than Oneiric, follow these instructions first.

FFMPEG (If you haven’t already since the first timelapse tutorial).So let’s install the software we need! Open up Ubuntu Software Center, search and install the following programs: Yes KDEnlive has been around for a good while and is up there with the best of them in the proprietary world, even if it is a little buggy, but it is simply too complex for a lot of people to use.” “Before OpenShot burst onto the scene, video editing in Linux was really missing an easy to use, full featured editor that could save and convert to nearly any format and had a decent set of transitions. So what is OpenShot? Video producer Neil Chappell’s has this to say: This time around, I have a simpler, easier solution that won’t get your shutter fingers dirty using OpenShot Video Editor. I for one certainly made that post so that I wouldn’t forget how! But not many people are comfortable using the command line. Last time, I taught you how to create a time-lapse video using FFMPEG and the Terminal or (GIMP for animated GIFs) in Ubuntu Linux.

Openshot videoeditor