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>. It is a simple and lightweight video player that can play almost any video file (provided the necessary codecs are installed). For video editing, the preferred choice is <application

>Kino</application

>, a non-linear video editor. <application

>Kino</application

> is not installed by default with &kubuntu;, but it can be easily installed from the &kubuntu; Software Center: (<application

>Muon</application

>). </para>

</sect1>

<title

>Playing Videos</title>

<para

>In &kubuntu; you can use <application

>Dragon Player</application

> to play both video and audio files. To play video files: </para>

<title

>Open Files From The File Manager</title>

<step

><para

>Open the <application

>Dolphin</application

> file manager.</para

></step>

<step

><para

>Navigate to the video file.</para

></step>

<step

><para

>Click on the file name to open it with the default video player (<application

>Dragon Player</application

>).</para

></step>

</procedure>

<title

>Open Files From Within Dragon Player</title>

<step

><para

>Open <application

>Dragon Player</application

>; &menudragon;</para

></step>

<step

><para

>Click on the <guibutton

>Play File</guibutton

> button or press <keycombo

><keycap

>Ctrl</keycap

><keycap

>O</keycap

></keycombo

></para

></step>

<step

><para

>Navigate to the selected video file, and click <guibutton

>Open</guibutton

></para

></step>

</procedure>

</sect1>

<title

>Editing Videos</title>

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<para

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>Video editing in &kubuntu; can be done with an application called <application

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>Kino</application

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> a non-linear video editor. <application

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>Kino</application

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> is not installed by default. It can be installed using <application

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>Muon</application

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> by going to &menusysmuon;.</para>

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<para

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>Here's how to open and edit video files in <application

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>Kino</application

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>: </para>

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<title

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>Importing Files in Kino</title>

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<step

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><para

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>Open <application

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>Kino</application

120

> by going to &menukino;</para

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></step>

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<step

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><para

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>Open the video file to be edited by clicking <menuchoice

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><guimenu

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>File</guimenu

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><guisubmenu

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>Open</guisubmenu

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></menuchoice

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>. (Press <guibutton

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>OK</guibutton

132

> if a message appears to import file.). It may take some time to import, depending on the size of the file.</para

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></step>

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<step

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><para

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>After the importing is done, the video can be played. Also, it can be trimmed, visual effects added, etc.</para

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></step>

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</procedure>

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<para

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>To trim a video to shorten it or to export different sections:</para>

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<title

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>Trimming Videos</title>

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<step

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><para

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>Once a video file has been imported into <application

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>Kino</application

149

>, click on the <guibutton

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>Trim</guibutton

151

> button.</para

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></step>

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<step

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><para

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>A slider below the video preview can be used to specify the starting (In Point) and the ending (Out Point) points of the trimmed video.</para

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></step>

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<step

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><para

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>Specify the starting and ending points by dragging each end of the slider.</para

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></step>

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<step

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><para

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>After the sliders have been positioned, press the <guibutton

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>Apply</guibutton

165

> button at the bottom. This will trim the file to the 'In Point' and 'Out Point' specified in the previous step.</para

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></step>

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</procedure>

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<title

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>Exporting videos</title>

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<step

173

><para

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>When the editing, trimming, etc. are complete, the video is ready to be exported. To do this, click on the <guibutton

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>Export</guibutton

176

> on the right side of the window or go to <menuchoice

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><guimenu

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>View</guimenu

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><guisubmenu

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>Export</guisubmenu

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></menuchoice

182

>.</para

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></step>

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<step

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><para

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>In the Export mode, the output mode can be specified for saving the edited video. Exporting to a 'DV' file maintains the quality of the video (this generally results in a large file).</para

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></step>

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<step

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><para

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>To export the video to a common format such as <acronym

191

>AVI</acronym

192

>, select the 'Other' tab and specify the type of video to export, the quality of the output video and the location where the video should be saved.</para

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></step>

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<step

195

><para

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>When the settings have been customized, click on the <guibutton

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>Export</guibutton

198

> button to export the file. This may take some time depending on the size of file, the format, the quality selected and other customization choices.</para

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></step>

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</procedure>

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</sect1>

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<title

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>Video Codecs</title>

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<para

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>Codecs are software that allow different types of video/audio files to be played. Some codecs are proprietary, meaning that a license is required to use them. Some codecs are available under free licenses like GPL. </para>

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<para

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>&kubuntu; does not come pre-installed with codecs to play proprietary formats like mp3, rm (Real Media) and others. The necessary codecs can be installed from the repositories. </para>

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<para

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>For more information on which formats are supported out of the box by &kubuntu; and how you can install additional codecs for 'Restricted Formats', please read the <ulink url="https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats"

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>Restricted Formats</ulink

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> documentation on the community help website. </para>

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</sect1>

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