For the sake of argument, let’s say we’re cutting a movie. A project can have as many Rooms as needed. Sometimes large projects require more than one. Every project has at least one edit suite. Think of it like walking through a post-house. Every Room has the same toolbars, but different racks and bins. Next to the name of the project, in our case Project Test, is a menu that says Room #1.
Beside that is Video settings, Audio settings, Film settings, and Miscellaneous settings. Clicking the arrow next to the project name brings up the project’s settings, including the frame rate, creation date, location of project files, and any notes you may want to type in yourself. The top shows the project name and the Room number. There are three different bars on the screen. Now it’s time to look at Lightworks’ toolbars, and how the program organizes projects. In the first part of the review, available here, I looked at installation, project settings and importing video. I am taking a look at EditShare’s Lightworks, the free version of their classic NLE, recently updated and available now for Windows, soon for Linux and Mac.
