Archives 2011

24 Jan

Usability and Stability Improvements!

Written by Jonathan on Jan. 24, 2011 .

Over the past few days, I have shown off many of the exciting new features that are coming in OpenShot 1.3.0.

However, there are 2 really important goals that I have not spoken about recently, usability and stability. Much of the past 2 months has gone towards improving OpenShot in these areas.

Usability

As ...

23 Jan

Create a Beautiful, Animated Lens Flare!

Written by Jonathan on Jan. 23, 2011 .

Are you looking to add a sense of drama or perhaps add a sense of realism to a scene? Then you might be interested in an animated lens flare!

A lens flare is created in real life when a bright light is reflected or scattered on a camera lens, creating generally unwanted artifacts or washing ...

22 Jan

Brrr! Where did that Snow Come From?

Written by Jonathan on Jan. 22, 2011 .

Grab your scarf and gloves, and get ready for the next OpenShot feature announcement, Realistic Animated Snow!

Using the power of Blender 2.56+, we have created a particle simulation that generates realistic snow. This snow has a transparent background, and can be added on top of any video to create instant snow!

You ...

21 Jan

Create Amazing 3D Animated Maps!

Written by Jonathan on Jan. 21, 2011 .

I am especially excited about this next feature announcement. Blender artist and now OpenShot contributor Gwen Bulleryahen worked with the OpenShot team to bring this feature to life: Animated World Maps!

How does it work? Simply put, it let's the user enter a few basic parameters, such as the latitude and longitude of anywhere on ...

20 Jan

Magic, Sparkles, and Fairy Dust!

Written by Jonathan on Jan. 20, 2011 .

Does your next video need some dazzling special effects, such as magic particles, sparkles, or fairy dust? Or perhaps another type of particle animation? Normally, this type of effect is added in a 3D animation package or a compositing application, and later included in a video editor for the final assembly.