Graphics card: PCI Express graphics card (NVIDIA or ATI) with 1GB or higher and support for DirectX 9 OS: Windows 7 Professional (32 bit or 64 bit) ![]() Lightworks recommended specifications on Windows: Internet connection for activating Lightworks (first time only) System drive: 200MB Disk space for Lightworks installation Sound: compatible sound card and an audio monitoring system Storage: separate media and system drives (these can be internal or external as long as the the interface is suitably fast: eSATA Firewire 800) Graphics card: PCI Express graphics card (NVIDIA or ATI) with 1GB or higher and support for OpenGL Screen: two high-resolution displays (1920 x1080) or above ![]() Lightworks recommended specifications on Linux:ĭebian distros: Ubuntu/Lubuntu/Xubuntu 13.10, Mint 15, 16Ĭhipset: Intel i7 chipset or faster, fast AMD chipset There are debian and rpm installation files for Linux and the recommended specifications to run the program are available in the download page. This review was actually edited with Lightworks 11.5 running on Linux.ĮditShare is already developing the Mac version and still plans to release Lightworks Open Source.ĭownload and test out the software’s capabilities for yourself. I’ve been working on Windows 7 Pro and Ubuntu 13.10. Given its stability, potential and my good experience with it I say give it a try. It’s also short on export and import options but a good transcoder software will solve that. Full HD (and up) only with the Pro version. Lightworks’ free version has its limitations, of course, but we can edit files up to 4K, however, exporting is limited to 720p. Media clips are quickly imported and exported and the effects are promptly applied. The slight visible flickering happens because I’m working with interlaced footage to produce a 1080i broadcast-friendly video.īut even with different file formats on the same timeline we can easily edit our projects with no issues. The project currently on screen is Full HD and the timeline has both h.264 and AVCHD files. We can, of course, edit more complex footage using lower resolutions but making a review is all about testing the limits, so, I had to stress test Lightworks and working with 4K files did the job. I also had the opportunity to work with 4K files straight from the RED Scarlet, and edit them natively, to deliver the TV commercial I mentioned before. One of the videos had a series of green screen shots and multiple video formats easily edited in the same timeline. Two light-edited videos of 2 and 3 minutes, a TV spot (28 secs) and a full-length ceremony film (45 minutes).Įach video had multiple video and audio tracks, colour correction, simple and keyframed effects. Over the past two week I created four videos with Lightworks’ new version. Click here to see the 11.5 release notes. The new version brought more improvements and changes. The viewers now have individual editing consoles by default, however, it’s easy to restore the legacy console at the bottom of the screen by going here to ‘preferences’, ‘user interface’ and setting the value to ‘global’. ![]() The resolution of the video analysis tool was also slightly improved, thus allowing more accurate results when colour correcting. New quick actions were also added to the list of mouse click functions and the windows are now able to automatically align themselves. After this brief look at the software’s evolution over the past five years it’s time for the interesting part of the video, the actual review of Lightworks 11.5.Īs we can see the interface is cleaner, a new look achieved by the removal of secondary functions from the left toolbox, and other menus, to neatly re-arrange them as submenu options. Linux later received the 11.1 alpha version and now the 11.5 beta. The first version of Lightworks’ new stage was released last year for Windows. The software is no stranger in some audiovisual circles but from the moment EditShare acquire its previous owner, Gee Broadcast, in 2009, Lightworks started to enjoy a new life, mainly due to a strategy focused on developing a multi-platform software and making it available in two versions: a free version with some limitations, particularly in terms of file formats, and a full-featured paid version. In today’s video I’m reviewing Lightworks 11.5, a non-linear video editor with a useful free version available for Windows and Linux. That program was Lightworks and even though its code remains property of EditShare, current owner of the editing platform, the company still plans on making Lightworks open source. ![]() However, five years ago, a long-time professional software was rumoured to be released as such. The open source alternatives for non-linear video editing are not particularly diverse.
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