Post AXau8rGMA8II67PcGW by lore@berserker.town
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(DIR) Post #AXarSsNzOefRVgptui by lore@berserker.town
2023-07-11T18:50:47Z
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trying out Lightworks as a Linux video editing alternative right now. interested to see if a commercial product could be the solution i'm looking for.
(DIR) Post #AXatstsOg4TxZPb172 by lore@berserker.town
2023-07-11T19:17:53Z
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okay, Lightworks is the first piece of Linux video editing software i've used that's actually capable of smoothly playing back a 2160p60 video.it required me to install OpenCL drivers and crashed before i did that, but now it seems to work, and it's much faster than anything else i've tried to use.also, when i enable proxy media, scrubbing the timeline is actually fast, like it's supposed to be when you use that.everything about this is professional. the FOSS alternatives are pretty weak compared to this.
(DIR) Post #AXau8rGMA8II67PcGW by lore@berserker.town
2023-07-11T19:20:47Z
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the only issue i'm having is the never-ending one of inconsistent GUI scaling. half the apps on the system seem unaware that i requested 2X GUI scaling.
(DIR) Post #AXautb5E8RKfWoUeGG by lore@berserker.town
2023-07-11T19:29:13Z
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just from a few minutes of using Lightworks, this is the first Linux video editor i think i could recommend to video enthusiasts and professionals who want to migrate to Linux.but if you want anything beyond 720p export, you have to pay $9/mo for it. it's not open source. just like on Windows and macOS, you gotta fork out to get anything good.
(DIR) Post #AXavBl0BzoM3VGnWk4 by lore@berserker.town
2023-07-11T19:32:31Z
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paying for the subscription also unlocks stuff like proxy media in DNxHD format instead of H.264, which improves scrubbing.
(DIR) Post #AXavL5R7OJKXU9qBxQ by lore@berserker.town
2023-07-11T19:34:11Z
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if you're really in a pinch and can't pay for any software, Kdenlive kind of gets close to being pro-level but it's very slow.
(DIR) Post #AXaw1qV0nqcfbv3EZs by dookie@freesoftwareextremist.com
2023-07-11T19:41:50.493447Z
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@lore davinci resolve is free of charge and is literal professional industry software (and has a GNU build)https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve
(DIR) Post #AXawPbcNmYkWPKpQ4O by sequentialsnep@cyberfurz.social
2023-07-11T19:36:01Z
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@lore Davinci Resolve has a free version that most people will find perfectly suitable, if not overkill. And it does 1080P iirc.I have Studio, and I use ZERO of the added features.
(DIR) Post #AXawPcF1SteqLAuHIW by lore@berserker.town
2023-07-11T19:46:02Z
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@sequentialsnep i'm working with 2160p footage. Resolve is also rather difficult to run on distributions that aren't CentOS or Fedora. this computer is multi-purpose and runs Ubuntu. Lightworks has a DEB package you can install.but i'm noticing that even the Create license for Lightworks has some limitations over the Pro license. still doesn't do DNxHD for proxy media. doesn't let you export to any editing codecs, just H.264 and the like. you have to pay $20/mo instead of $9/mo to get any of that.i mean, if you're making money on it, $20 isn't much, considering what you're getting. i'm not, but i'd still like the features... 🤷♂️
(DIR) Post #AXawSGIvU0E5Alzi9Q by lore@berserker.town
2023-07-11T19:46:40Z
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@dookie i'm aware of DaVinci Resolve but have you ever tried running it?
(DIR) Post #AXawbzwTAj9JK28J0K by lore@berserker.town
2023-07-11T19:48:26Z
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@dookie if you happen to be on a CentOS or Fedora like distribution, it's easy enough to get running, but i had no luck the last time i tried on Ubuntu. it's not certified to run on that. plenty of forum threads about the issues people face with that.
(DIR) Post #AXawlkXDJLQYQtyB8K by sequentialsnep@cyberfurz.social
2023-07-11T19:50:07Z
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@lore Quick google says the free version of resolve actually supports 4k export, so unfortunately if you are only on linux, that's too bad. I bought my resolve licenses as a usb dongle years ago, so I get to use all the latest releases. And yeah, I do vfx freelance so license costs are part of the bid.
(DIR) Post #AXax4h0YeCTCzsjBrc by lore@berserker.town
2023-07-11T19:53:38Z
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@sequentialsnep the free Linux edition of Resolve is more limited than the Windows/macOS editions, for some reason. maybe because the typical customer who is running Resolve on Linux are studios who have Linux workstations and render farms, so they're protecting their profits more.i recently decided to quit buying Apple hardware and try to give content creation on Linux another try. it's definitely a bit of an uphill battle.on macOS, i have a license for Final Cut Pro X which was serving me just fine, but i on'y had to pay for that once, and so i could make a one-time investment.to unlock everything in Lightworks, i'm looking at paying hundreds of dollars per year, which is a much harder pill to swallow for an advanced hobbyist.