



OpenShot 1.3.0 comes with a new user interface called "Fresh" and finally adds something many of you have requested: stock icons support. The new version also lets you easily upload videos to YouTube or Vimeo:





OpenShot 1.3.0 also comes with many new 3D animations (thanks to Blender) - here is an example with a new "animated world maps" effect (check out this how-to on using it):

Improved stability, performance, and usability

New user interface theme (titled 'Fresh')

Stock icons support

Add multiple clips to the timeline in one step (including transitions or fades)

More timeline animations & smoother play-head motion

Many new exciting 3D animations (including Snow, Lens Flare, Particle Effects, Animated World Maps)

Files, transitions, and effects filtering (toggle buttons and search bar)

Improved video rotation (including 1 click rotation)

Automatic detection of image sequences

Smoother scaling (panning, zooming, and rotation)

Transition snapping and improved direction detection

Video upload to YouTube and Vimeo

Install OpenShot 1.3.0

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonoomph/openshot-edge sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install openshot openshot-doc

sudo apt-get install frei0r-plugins

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cheleb/blender-svn sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install blender

CompleteFresh is the default theme for those that are installing OpenShot for the first time, however if you are upgrading you need to set it from the preferences ().Check out the followingpresentation video:Please note that for 3D animations you need Blender 2.56 or newer.Then, in the OpenShot options go toand on the "General" tab, enter "/usr/bin/blender" under the "Blender executable" field.For me, using Blender from the above PPA worked with OpenShot without further tweaking. However, if it's not working for you, see THESE instructions.