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0 pointsnickjj5y ago0 comments

I agree with pretty much everything you wrote.

But I still run Windows because the only really good video editor on Linux (Davinci Resolve) is really unstable there with the hardware I have, the USB audio interface I use has all sorts of issues on Linux and not all games run well on Linux.

Basically what it boils down to is I've been one of those folks who builds their computers from parts for 20+ years with the goal of using 1 computer for everything (dev, video editing, gaming, etc.). I'm afraid Linux isn't ready for such users yet if you don't want to dual boot or set up a Windows 10 guest VM with a GPU pass-through.

If I didn't care about gaming or video editing and only focused on pure software development I would switch in a heart beat.

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redvenom5y ago

Lightworks is also a really nice commercial editor that works on Linux. The free version supports 720p output. It is not as fully featured as Davinci Resolve, but then it also requires much more modest system resources.

nickjjOP5y ago

Yep, I tried that one (along with pretty much every editor). None of them really meshed well with what I was used to doing with Camtasia (on Windows) or Resolve. They were all too limiting[0] in one way or another for the types of videos I create.

Resolve would be perfect if it worked with my set up. I hope one day it gets there.

[0]: I don't make cinema style movies. Mainly 1080p screencasts. So things like nice looking titles, simple animations, zooming / panning, adding overlays of various shapes and sizes, blurs, etc. are really important to me. Nothing I tried on Linux really comes close to how easy it is to do that stuff with Camtasia and make it look nice. Resolve is pretty close tho, after you put in enough time to build up your own custom libraries.

WrtCdEvrydy5y ago

ReactOS or Qubes can solve this right now (at least the software running on it)

Osiris5y ago

Which of his problems are you referring to that would work on ReactOS? The last build of ReactOS I tested could barely run the built-in explorer without screen artifacts and weirdness.

It is POSSIBLE to do a lot of things on Linux that you can do in Windows? Yes. The question is: how much time will it take you to make it work?

scns5y ago

Get an audio interface from Native Instruments, they have official drivers in the Kernel.

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