PerlStudio

A lightweight video editor.

About

I wanted a video editor that has a Vegas Pro and Premiere Pro-like workflow but is lightweight for simple edits. I used the MoviePy library for Python, which means render time is much slower, but I think the workflow is good.

It has support for horizontal and vertical editing, with 1080p and 720p resolutions for now.

A Note on Performance: Because this is a Python app using MoviePy, the final render times are much slower than commercial software. It's a trade-off for the workflow and for being a free, lightweight tool!

✨ The Clipboard Workflow

I also built a text tool separately (Text FX) that can generate PNGs. For speed, I added a copy-to-clipboard function in the Text FX app and a paste-from-clipboard function in the video editor. This lets you paste text images and other pictures directly onto the timeline.

Controls

Key(s)	Action
S	Split
U	Unlink / Link
Shift + Click	Select range
Ctrl + Click	Select multiple
Ctrl + A	Select all
Ctrl + N	New Project
Ctrl + O	Open Saved Project
Ctrl + S	Save Project
Ctrl + M	Render
Enter	Play / Pause
Ctrl + C / Ctrl + X	Copy / Cut timeline media files.
Ctrl + V	Paste copied clips or an image from your clipboard (supports transparency).
Right-Click Clip	Reverse, Fade In/Out, and other options.
Drag Edge	Change the size of the timeline media.
Ctrl + Drag Edge	Speed up or slow down media.

Feedback

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