The expressed reason for Lightworks not being open-source yet at least is either due to vague issues with their source code whether it be poor coding standards, middleware licensing, or similar problems that accumulate when building a commercial, proprietary code-base over many years for a large application. Lightworks Product Manager Matt Sandford finally commented on the matter yesterday in their forums. We've been left wondering whatever happened to Lightworks as open-source while the closed-source video editor continues advancing, including for its Linux support. Over the years the hopes of their open-source plans faded with no reported progress on the matter, topics inquiring about it were frequently locked in their communication channels, etc. Lightworks going open-source would be a big win, but ten years after their failed plans were announced they finally have shed some light on why such move away from being a proprietary application never materialized. This video editing system has been used by many films over the years from The Wolf of Wall Street to Bruce Almighty to Moulin Rouge to Pulp Fiction as well as many other movies and television shows while also being approachable enough that it's used by less advanced video editing enthusiasts. Way back in 2010 it was announced that Lightworks would be going open-source as this high-end, non-linear and cross-platform video editor solution.

Lightworks editing video