ビデオ編集ソフトLightworksがオープンソースに

Lightworksを買収したEditShareが今年夏にLightworksをオープンソースとして公開することとなった。LightworksはFinalcut Proにも劣らないプロ向けの編集ソフト。Lightworksは高解度メディア、DPXとREDを扱え、Final Cut ProとAvidでもその制作プロジェクトを共有できる。また最近ではアカデミー賞受賞監督Thelma SchoonmakerのシャッターアイランドShutter Islandでも使用された。

Lightworks handles high-definition media, DPX, and RED, shares projects with Final Cut Pro and Avid, and was recently used by Academy-award-winning editor Thelma Schoonmaker on Shutter Island. Introduced in 1989 and bought by EditShare last year, it 'has come from over one million hours of software development,' says EditShare's James Richings. But he says releasing the source will 'generate concepts and capabilities never seen before. I expect that the Lightworks Open Source initiative will transform not only the technology, but also the opinions on what a professional editing tool can achieve.'"

http://news.slashdot.org/story/10/04/14/2034255/Lightworks-Video-Editor-To-Go-Open-Source