Kino is a non-linear DV editor for GNU/Linux. It features excellent
integration with IEEE 1394 for capture, VTR control, and recording back
to the camera. It captures video to disk in AVI format in both type-1 DV
and type-2 DV (separate audio stream) encodings.

You can load multiple video clips into a playlist, cut and paste
portions of video/audio, and save it to a playlist. Most edit and
navigation commands are mapped to equivalent vi key commands. Also, Kino
can load playlists and  save the composite playlist as a new DV AVI
file. Finally, Kino can save a single frame of video (a still) in
numerous file formats (based upon file extension).

Currently, Kino does not support other video file formats or encodings.
It does not support multiple layers or tracks of video and audio. It
does not do image processing, titling, transitions, or effects. We plan
to implement most of these features, but first we chose to focus on the
basics of IEEE 1394, video, audio, and file input and output. We place a
lot of emphasis on quality, stability, performance, and workflow.

For more information, please read the NEWS file, which contains
functional changes and important notices for each new version. The
ChangeLog contains a more detailed, technical account of the changes in
each version. Valuable information is contained in these files unless
you can read C/C++ source  code. Also, the discussion forums on the user
website above are very helpful.

• Michael Shigorin
• Vitaly Lipatov
• Yuri N. Sedunov

• kino
• kino-devel
• kino-dvdauthor