Lightworks is not difficult to use, but you can save a lot of time if someone shows you the basics. That's exactly what Shark Bytes are for: they're introductory tutorials in easy-to-digest chunks.

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Lightworks was born out of high-end, professional film editing software. Today, it’s just as good with digital media, and it’s offered in both a paid and free version. The free version is strikingly ...

This is the first time that Windows and Linux versions of Lightworks have been released. Soon to come is the Mac version, but we do not have dates for this yet (more on this later in the article).