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Pitivi (originally spelled PiTiVi) is a free and open-source non-linear video editor for Linux, developed by various contributors from free software community and the GNOME project, with support also available from Collabora. Pitivi is designed to be the default video editing software for the GNOME desktop environment. It is licensed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License.

Key facts

Software.name
Pitivi
Software.logo
GNOME Pitivi icon 2019.svg
Software.logo_size
100px
Software.logo caption
The Pitivi logo is a clapperboard
Software.screenshot
GNOME Pitivi (version 2021.01).png
Software.caption
Pitivi (version 2021.01)
Software.author
Edward Hervey
Software.developer
The Pitivi development team and the GNOME project
Software.programming language
Python (initially in C) with GTK
Software.operating system
Unix-like
Software.platform
GStreamer
Software.genre
Non-linear editing system
Software.license
LGPL-2.1-or-later

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Pitivi is a video editor built upon the GStreamer Editing Services. It aims to be an intuitive and flexible application that can appeal to newbies and professionals alike. Your involvement is what keeps this project moving forward. There are many ways in which you can contribute. For the list of dependencies, look at pitivi/check.py "Hard" dependencies are required for Pitivi to function properly "Soft" dependencies are recommended for an optimal user experience (packagers should add them as recommended or required packages).

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Wikidata facts

Official website
www.pitivi.org
Image
GNOME Pitivi (version 2021.01).png
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software version identifier
2023.03.0
inception
2004-00-00
source code repository URL
gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/pitivi
Commons category
Pitivi
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11 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Inclusion in the default set of Ubuntu applications
  • {{Anchor|GES}} Rework
  • Re-branding as Pitivi
  • Fundraising
  • Features
  • Sponsorship
  • Reception
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Pitivi (originally spelled PiTiVi) is a free and open-source non-linear video editor for Linux, developed by various contributors from free software community and the GNOME project, with support also available from Collabora. Pitivi is designed to be the default video editing software for the GNOME desktop environment. It is licensed under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License.

==History== Edward Hervey started working on PiTiVi in December 2003 as an end-of-studies project at the EPITECH engineering school in Paris. Initially written in C, the PiTiVi codebase was first checked into version control in May 2004 and was rewritten in Python a year later.

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