Linux Video Editor Software:-

'm looking for a free video editor similar to - Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple iMovie, Final 
Cut Pro or Microsoft Movie Maker under Linux Desktop operating system.
 My tasks are pretty simple such as cutting, 
filtering, and encoding tasks etc. Can you provide me
 a list of FOSS software which can be used for 
video capture and video editing purposes under Fedora or 
Ubuntu Linux desktop systems?

A non-linear editing system (NLE) is a video editing (NLVE)  
or audio editing (NLAE) system which can
 provide editing method for video clips or frams. 
You will be able to access any frame in a video clip. 
Non-linear editing is done for film and television post-production.
 However, the cost of editing system gone 
down and non-linear editing tools (including software) 
are now within the reach of most home users.

MS-Windows PC included Windows Movie Maker 
and Apple computer comes with iMovie. 
Most Linux based editing software can now be
 downloaded free of charge from the Internet. 
You also need a video capture card and a FireWire 
connection to capture digital video from a DV camera.

Avidemux

Avidemux is a free video editor designed
 for simple cutting, filtering and encoding tasks
. It supports many file types, including AVI, 
DVD compatible MPEG files, MP4 and ASF, using a variety of codecs. 
Tasks can be automated using projects, job queue and powerful 
scripting capabilities. Avidemux is available for 
Linux, BSD, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows under the GNU GPL license.

Avidemux in Action under Ubuntu (image credit: Wikipedia)

How Do I Install Avidemux Under Debian / Ubuntu Linux Desktop?

Embedding The Subtitles to AVI By Using Avidemux

Cinelerra

Cinelerra is the most advanced non-linear video 
editor and compositor for Linux. Cinelerra also 
includes a video compositing engine, 
allowing the user to perform common compositing
 operations such as keying and mattes.
 Cinelerra includes support for very high-fidelity 
audio and video: it processes audio using 64 bits
 of precision, and can work in both RGBA and YUVA color 
spaces, using floating-point and 16-bit integer representations
, respectively. It is resolution and frame rate-independent,
 meaning that it can support video of any speed and size.

Cinelerra Rendering in Action (credit Cinelerra project)

Video editing in Ubuntu Using Cinelerra Part 1

Cinelerra Tutorial Capturing Desktop Screens

Kdenlive

Kdenlive is an intuitive and powerful multi-track video editor
, including most recent video technologies. 
Kdenlive supports all of the formats supported by
 FFmpeg (such as QuickTime, AVI, WMV, MPEG, and Flash Video), 
and also supports 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios for both 
PAL, NTSC and various HD standards, including HDV. 
Video can also be exported to DV devices, 
or written to a DVD with chapters and a simple menu.
 Kdenlive packages are freely available for GNU/Linux, 
FreeBSD and Mac OS X under the terms of GNU 
General Public License version 2 or any version later.

Kdenlive in Action (credit: Kdenlive project)

How Do I Install Kdenlive Under Debian / Ubuntu Linux Desktop?

$ sudo apt-get install kdenlive

Video Effects & Stacking - Kdenlive 0.7 - Ubuntu 8.10

Kino

Kino is a non-linear DV editor for GNU/Linux. 
It features excellent integration with IEEE-1394 for capture, 
VTR control, and recording back to the camera. 
It captures video to disk in Raw DV and AVI format,
 in both type-1 DV and type-2 DV (separate audio stream) encodings.

 Kino Main Window (image credit - Kino porject)

How Do I Install Kino Under Debian / Ubuntu Linux Desktop?

$ sudo apt-get install kino

LINUX video capture - KINO Tutorial

LiVES

LiVES (LiVES is a Video Editing System) is a free software video editing program and 

VJ tool. LiVES mixes realtime video performance and non-linear editing in one professional 

quality application. It will let you start editing and making video right away, without 

having to worry about formats, frame sizes, or framerates. It is a very flexible tool which is 

used by both professional VJ's and video editors - mix and switch clips from the 

keyboard, use dozens of realtime effects, trim and edit your clips in the clip editor, and 

bring them together using the multitrack timeline. You can even record your performance in

 real time, and then edit it further or render it straight away.

For the more technically minded, the application is frame and sample accurate, and it can 

be controlled remotely or scripted for use as a video server. And it supports all of the latest free 

standards.

 Lives: Linux Video Editing System (Image: Lives project)

Demo made using LiVES Software

Comparison Of Video Editing Software

Feature	Avidemux	Cinelerra	Kdenlive	Kino	LiVES
License	GPL	GPL	GPLv2	GPL	GPLv3+
Cost	Free	Free	Free	Free	Free
Paid Support	N	Y	N	N	N
RAM (min)	?	256M	256M	?	128M
Hard Disk (min)	?	?	1G	?	10G
CPU	?	500Mhz	600Mhz	?	800Mhz
High Definition Video Editing	?	Y	Y	?	Y
Non-destructive Editing	?	Y	Y	Y	Y
Full-screen Playback	?	Y	Y	Y	Y
Storyboard Mode	?	N	Y	Y	N
Video Tracks	Y	Y	Y	?	Y
Audio Tracks	Y	Y	Y	?	Y
Linear Timecode Display	?	Y	Y	?	Y
DVD Output	?	Y	Y	N	Y
HD Output	?	Y	Y	N	Y
Smart Phone Output	?	Y	Y	N	Y
QuickTime Output	?	Y	Y	N	Y
Windows Media Output	?	Y	Y	N	Y
MPEG-4 Output	?	Y	Y	Y	Y
Web Output	?	Y	Y	N	N

Other Open Source Non-linear Video Editing Software For Linux Operating Systems

Blender - 3D animation suite (cross-platform) : Blender is a 3D graphics application. 

It can be used for modeling, UV unwrapping, texturing,

 rigging, water simulations, skinning, animating, 

rendering, particle and other simulations, non-linear editing, 

compositing, and creating interactive 3D applications, 

including games.

 Blender's features include advanced simulation

 tools such as rigid body, fluid, cloth and softbody dynamics, 

modifier based modeling tools, powerful character 

animation tools, a node based material and 

compositing system and Python for embedded scripting.

OpenShot Video Editor : OpenShot Video Editor is an 

open-source program that creates, modifies, and edits video files.

PiTiVi : PiTiVi is a program for video editing based 

on the GStreamer framework. It can - Capture 

and encode audio and video, with formats supported 

by GStreamer, split and trim video clips, split and trim audio, 

render projects in any format supported by the GStreamer framework etc.