I got a new 250GB HD from woot a couple days ago, and just yesterday the necessary sata cables to hook it up with. This, of course, means that now I need something to fill the drive up with. Easy enough: I’ve still got raw footage of my wedding sitting around here, begging to be edited.

I’ve been meaning to try out Jahshaka for a while now, because using a “real” program would mean one of two things: either shell out a couple hundred bucks (ouch!) or pirate the software (eh…don’t like doing that). Jahshaka is an Open Source (free!) video editing and compositing tool that has just recently hit version 2.0. Might I say, it’s quite impressive.

OK, so I haven’t actually tried editing any video yet, because I discovered that I forgot to add a FireWire card to my PC back when I built it. Nevertheless, curiosity got the best of me, so I walked through the few tutorials they had on Animation and Effects, and I’m pretty excited about this program. It’s smooth, powerful, and so far pretty easy to use.

Once I get the FireWire card and start the editing process, I’ll let you know how it goes. I’m hopeful, as Jahshaka claims to be powerful enough to even do HD editing.

Jahshaka can be used on a PC, Linux, or a Mac. While it may not be as polished as the super-high-end stuff professionals use, it looks like it should be capable of doing a lot more than you’d ever want it to. Check it out!