14 DAY TRIAL // Lightworks, a professional non-linear editing solution built by EditShare LLC and used for mastering videos, has reached version 11.5.b.
Lightworks provides support for most of the currently available formats, such as MXF, QuickTime and AVI containers, with every professional format (ProRes, Avid DNxHD, AVC-Intra, DVCPRO HD, RED R3D, DPX, H.264, XDCAM EX / HD 42).
“We have had an incredible amount of feedback over the last week since releasing 11.5.a with almost 100 individual topics being discussed in the Forum.”
“We have modified the default appearance of Lightworks slightly and removed the restriction so Free users can change the appearance too. My thanks to the developers for their great response in resolving the reported issues so quickly,” said the developer in the official announcement.
Highlights of Lightworks for Linux 11.5.b:
• Support has been added for AJA I/O devices (Kona and Io XT) drivers 10.4.1 and higher: • The YouTube export option has been added to the export panel; • AC3 audio decode support has been implemented on all platforms; • The ability to export to AVID DNxHD MOV, using the EditShare MOV option, has been added; • The ability to search on the Key Assignments panel has been added; • The ability to generate a random edit based on user’s settings from the sync group has been added; • Various Sync Group improvements have been implemented; • Playback controls have been implemented to source and edit viewers; • A ruler has been added on timelines; • Right click functionality (Export, Add FX) has been implemented.
The application has been used as the editing software in high-profile movies such as The King's Speech, Mission Impossible, and Pulp Fiction.
You can register for the Lightworks for Linux beta on the official forums and you can download it from Softpedia. Remember that this is a development version and it should NOT be installed on production machines. It is intended for testing purposes only.