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Because creating video and animation programs can be complex, there are few open source programs for video editing. Blender is an excellent program, but has a steep learning curve; be sure to give yourself plenty of time to learn. Cinelarra, while a good program, is buggy. Also, note that Cinelarra and Kino only run on GNU/Linux.

Program Name Uses of Program Compatible formats Operating Systems
Blender[1] Complex 3D animation and pictures, similar to Maya. User manual[2]. Many of the common image and movie formats such as MOV, JPEG, TIFF, etc. Windows®, Mac OS X®, GNU/Linux
Cinelarra[3] editing video and audio. Documentation[4]. Unknown GNU/Linux only
Kino[5] Basic video editor, similar to iMovie. Documentation[6] DV, AVI GNU/Linux only

Notes

  1. http://www.blender.org/
  2. http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Manual
  3. http://heroinewarrior.com/cinelerra.php3
  4. http://heroinewarrior.com/cinelerra/cinelerra.html
  5. http://kinodv.org/
  6. http://www.kinodv.org/docbook/