A faster method is to drag the file directly into the media library box. Complete the import by clicking on the Add button in the file selector window that appears. You can import video clips to PiTiVi’s Media Library by clicking the Import button and selecting the file or files to import. The Graphical User Interface (GUI) is one of the design tricks that makes PiTiVi work so well. The Framework manipulates importing and and runs the multimedia functions. If the file format is supported by the GStreamer Multimedia Framework, PiTiVi can import and export any film format you have. Instead, the application’s motto of “anything in/anything out” is a good clue to the degree of flexibility this film editor provides. But its new-kid-on-the-block status does not mean that PiTiVi is a poor choice for film editing. These include AvideMUX, Cinepaint, Kino, Viva and FFmpeg. Still, this app is not yet a perfect replacement for some of the more more established film editing alternatives. PiTiVi’s overall simplicity earns it kudos for usability. It solves a bevy of missteps but still has room for improvement. The latest version, 0.14.0, was released in June 2011.
Recent versions are rewritten in Python and wrap around the GStreamer Multimedia Framework. PiTiVi was created in 2004 by a team of student developers.
Its interface is simple enough to use as it was designed, with both newbie and seasoned film fanciers in mind. PiTiVi is a GTK-based film editor that shows promise but lacks enough refinement to be much more than a “lite” version of other film packages.