I took a few minutes to chat with Jonathan Thomas, creator and all round nice guy from OpenShot (better known as “iMovie for Linux” around these parts!), to find out what the application is up to, what their plans are for the future and when we can expect a stable release…

Would you like OpenShot to be the default editor in Ubuntu?

Yes, OpenShot should be the default video editor in Ubuntu. That is my goal, and will continue to be my goal.

How far off is a stable release of OpenShot?

We are rapidly moving towards a 1.0 release. We are trying to finish up our documentation, tweak our packaging for Ubuntu Karmic, and make a few final UI improvements. So, yes we are almost there... to a stable release.

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