Jahshaka

Jahshaka is the relative new kid on the block when it comes to free editing software.

This is an open source (i.e. totally free) software that combines the best of editing, special effects and audio editing into a single package.

It is multiplatform - which means it works both on your Mac OS and your PC (running either windows or a Linux distribution) - and very functional.

Here's what the web-site says about the product: It was

"written from the ground-up to work in different environments, and lets you use the tools you need to get the job done in real time. Thanks to the power of OpenGl and OpenMl you can do this on anything from PC's to Mac's to high-powered Sgi workstations and not have to worry about mixing video, audio and graphics card, installing custom hardware and drivers, or spending millions of dollars for high end speed, power and functionality…

It uses todays next-generation hardware to do everything in real time, regardless of what box you are running on. Thanks to the power and economics of mass markets, todays pc's come with everything you need to create any kind of media you want. Todays graphics cards would have cost hundreds of thousands of dollars just a few years ago… and deliver an unbelievable level of power and speed into your hands. This is the power that drives Jahshaka.

It's morphing interface allows you to work as a editor when you are editing, to work as a compositor when you are creating effects, as a audio enginer when you are mixing, and as a animator when you are doing 3d. It will even allow you to create your own hybrid interfaces to match your workflow."

Pretty impressive sounding eh? But does it live up to the hype? Well trying to find information about this tool is pretty difficult. I checked out their wiki but it appeared to contain nothing but information saying 'There is nothing in this Wiki at the moment', which isn't very helpful.

The product's website is mostly under construction, but you can download the product itself from Sourceforge . I'll be keeping an eye out on this tool for you. As it matures I'm sure we'll get some good feedback on it which I'll pass straight to you!
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