Open source(Filmora)

Open-source software (OSS)

- is any computer software that's distributed with its source code available for modification. That means it usually includes a license for programmers to change the software in any way they choose: They can fix bugs, improve functions, or adapt the software to suit their own needs.(Pickett P. 2019)

Open-Source Software Criteria

The Open Source Initiative (OSI), a global nonprofit founded in 1998, acts as a leading authority on OSS. Its definition of open-source software includes ten criteria, relating to matters such as:

• -Software redistribution
• -Source code availability and integrity
• -Distribution and properties of licenses
• -Derived works
• -Anti-discrimination
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One of the open software that very familiar here in the Philippines is Filmora editing video software.

Filmora is a video editing software service built for starters who would like to spend less time understanding the basic functionalities of a video editing software, and focus more on their task of creating and editing videos. With the capability to support editing of videos at up to 4K resolutions, the video editing software is described as very affordable, equipped with both video and audio tools, and  provides users many opportunities to apply effects, styles, and customization into their videos.

Among the functionalities of Wondershare Filmora are it allows users to add overlays, animations and elements such as GIFs and images, music, as well as texts on their videos especially if they would like to create stories, tributes, and dedications through their videos. A voice over can also be added on videos with this video editing software. Moreover it provides tools that enable users to crop footage, increase or decrease  the sizes of videos or fit them all for a certain play time, apply tilt-shift which is used for blurring some parts of a video and emphasize and draw focus to one, adjust video and audio settings such as rotating or flipping videos and removing noises from your videos.

For the benefits of everyone especially the students you may use Filmora software for editing your videos with a nice and good animation, also it lessen your time because its have an instruction on how to use is very well.

So what is the benfits of using Filmora software on editing your videos?

One of the most desirable features of Wondershare Filmora is its split screen functionality. With this feature, users will be able to create videos with multiple clips and footage that are played in the same video simultaneously. To do this, users need to select the split screen icon located at the left of  Wondershare Filmora user-interface. This icon is found below the other icons of the software for adding files or videos, adding music, adding texts, adding filters,

and applying transitions to videos. After selecting the icon, they would be able to see the split screen options from which they could choose how many screens they want and how they are arranged. They could select 2, 3, or 4 screens.

After selecting their desired number of screens and their arrangement, they would then pick the video clips which they would use and they have to select them from the timeline where all the clips are located. This is done by dragging the clips from the the timeline to the far left, the split screen inspector will pop up where the clips are selected. When the clips are already selected, for instance, if they want one clip with an audio and none for the other in a 2- screen type of split; they could do that through split screen inspector. Furthermore, they have the option to select which parts of these clips the play would start from. This feature of Wondershare Filmora is very stylish, and enhances the creativity of video editors.

Another interesting feature of Wondershare Filmora is its advanced text editing functionality. As an example, users would be able lower the volume of the part of the clip where the text is shown, copy this part with the texts and effects included in it to other portions of the clip, as well as splitting some parts of the clip so users would be able to add texts. Hence, you won’t only be able to add text, but to enhance it with beautiful animations and effects.

The text editing tool of the software enables users to edit texts such as making them bold, italicizing, and changing their font size and style. Users are provided with preset text customization, but they could also apply their own customization if they want to such as activating or deactivating the color fill option and adding a border or shadow. This feature is very important, especially when adding credits to a video and it is one of the features of the software that makes video editing more efficient.

Wondershare Filmora is also known by its Power Tool. Within this tool, users will be able to change some aspects of a video such as the capability to apply tilt-shift if they would like to focus on one portion of the video and blur the other parts. The Mosaic option of the software, on the other hand, enables users blur specific parts of a video and adjust the percentage resulting to the increase or decrease of the square seen on the  part where the blurring is applied. https://reviews.financesonline.com/p/filmora/ 

Use Filmora Software to your video editing in schools, in your future career and in your life.
So if you want an editing video software ? Dont think! Filmora waits you !