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Latest Updates

LiVES 0.9.8.10 is out (02 Apr 2008)!

See the downloads page.

LiVES encoder plugin HOWTO updated.

See the documentation page.

LiVES 0.9.8.8 (5th Mar) had a bug which prevents clips from being encoded. All users should upgrade to the latest version !

The old LiVES newsgroup on yahoo is now closed. Instead there are two new mailing lists on sourceforge...

See the news page.

New demo (flyingskunk) !

See the demo page for more.

LiVES multitrack tutorial now online.

Click here.

LiVES - LiVES is a Video Editing System

What is LiVES ?

LiVES began in 2002 as the Linux Video Editing System. Since it now runs on more operating systems: LiVES is a Video Editing System. It is designed to be simple to use, yet powerful. It is small in size, yet it has many advanced features.

LiVES is a Free, Open Source video editor *and* a VJ tool.

LiVES mixes realtime video performance and non-linear editing in one 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 can be used by both VJ's and video editors - mix and switch clips from the keyboard, trim and edit your clips, 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 as a new clip !

For the more technically minded, the application can be controlled remotely or scripted for use as a video server. And it supports all of the latest free standards.

LiVES is good enough to be used as a VJ tool for professional performances, and as a video editor is capable of creating dazzling clips in a wide variety of formats. For a full list of the features of LiVES, look at the features page.

Check out some of the other pages here for screenshots, demo videos, add-ons, and of course, you can download and use it for free !

If you like LiVES, and want to help the project develop faster, please feel free to make a DONATION.

Further information.

If you use LiVES a lot, you may like to join the LiVES user mailing list: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lives-users. You will receive regular updates on the progress of LiVES, news about events, general discussion, tips, etc. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to voice them there.

For developers, there is also a development mailing list: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lives-devel for discussion of more technical (code related issues).

There are various discussion forums for LiVES here: http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php?forum_id=217604

There is also a LiVES IRC channel on irc.freenode.net (#lives).

For other related pages, see the Announcements Page at Freshmeat.net and the SourceForge project page, where you can make bug reports or request new features.