"With the advancement in digital video technology (with digital cameras that can create video, as well as video cameras that record direct to DVD), video editing is fast becoming a core function of the desktop. While there is a plethora of (sometimes quite expensive) video production software for Windows and Mac in the home and semi-pro market, to date it has been a bit more of a challenge to get good software in Linux.
"Often the first thing that people have trouble with, in terms of editing home videos in Linux is actually getting the footage off their camera..."
