Linux Video Production: No Adobe or Windows for 14 days

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  • Опубликовано: 25 май 2024
  • Linux vs Adobe! Two-week experiment making videos using Linux running DaVinci Resolve, Autograph, Photopea, Lightworks, Inkscape and Audacity, rather than Windows running the Adobe Creative Cloud applications Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator and Audition.
    My previous “Online Photoshop Alternatives” video is here:
    • Online Photoshop Alter...
    The “DaVinci Resolve Greenscreen” episode is here (it is a few years old, but things still work the same way!): • DaVinci Resolve Green ...
    And my review of Ubuntu 24.04 is here:
    • Ubuntu 24.04: An Excel...
    DaVinci Resolve is available from Blackmagic Design here:
    www.blackmagicdesign.com/prod...
    The MakeResolveDeb web page for installing DaVinci Resolve on non-supported Debian-based Linux distros is here : www.danieltufvesson.com/maker...
    Installing CUDA on Ubuntu - as required to run DaVinci Resolve -- is here:
    www.cherryservers.com/blog/in...
    Autograph is available from Left Angle here:
    www.left-angle.com/
    Photopea is available here:
    www.photopea.com/
    Lightworks is available here:
    lwks.com/
    Inkscape is available here:
    inkscape.org/
    Audacity is available here:
    www.audacityteam.org/
    More videos on computing and related topics can be found at:
    / @explainingcomputers
    You may also like my ExplainingTheFuture channel at: / @explainingthefuture
    Chapters:
    01:28 System & Setup
    07:31 DaVinci Resolve
    11:04 Lightworks
    13:05 Autograph
    18:20 Beyond Adobe (conclusions)
    #Linux #Adobe #Autograph #DaVinciResolve #VideoEditing #Photopea #ExplainingComputers
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Комментарии • 659

  • @jakegwilliam
    @jakegwilliam Месяц назад +416

    With Microsoft making these idiotic changes to Windows I can see videos like this becoming a necessity come October 2025

    • @touma-san91
      @touma-san91 Месяц назад +28

      Sadly, it's not just Microsoft that is the problem. The problem is also the companies that create software, games and different peripherals and devices that only work on Windows. PCVR works poorly on Linux, my capture card does not work at all on Linux, lot of games do not work on Linux due to lack of compatibility or the game might have anticheat which lot of the time is not supported on Linux. I would gladly switch away from Microsoft, but it's just not feasible until companies start supporting Linux lot more.

    • @farhanrejwan
      @farhanrejwan Месяц назад

      @@touma-san91 windows is where you go for gaming. for other software, you have cool linux alternatives.

    • @Waifu4Life
      @Waifu4Life Месяц назад +8

      As someone who ran Linux for 2.5 months this year for everything that was not work related (dual booted with Windows 10 for my job), I don't find Linux fast, snappy or stable compared to modern Windows platform. I was reminded of the unstably of pre-Windows XP by running Linux, felt I could break the damn thing by looking at it funny. I'll stick with Windows 10 and just buy and commercial anti-malware and anti-virus after 2025.

    • @zkntskr
      @zkntskr Месяц назад

      @@Waifu4Life I upgraded to Win 11. Just install explorerpatcher and you get good old Win 10 taskbar back.

    • @100c0c
      @100c0c Месяц назад +5

      ​@@touma-san91 Chicken and Egg. Linux doesn't have enough Desktop users to make the investment worthwhile for many companies.

  • @brentsmithline3423
    @brentsmithline3423 Месяц назад +231

    Linux is getting closer every day.

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  Месяц назад +55

      And October 2025 is approaching!

    • @GroovingPict
      @GroovingPict Месяц назад +24

      yep, it's been "getting closer every day" for the last 25 years...

    • @musicalneptunian
      @musicalneptunian Месяц назад +22

      @@GroovingPict I'd rather use Linux than the sheer arrogance of Apple who make an advert that wrecks prior creative efforts. Apple are such self absorbed twits that they forget that if those music sheets, physical trumpets etc had never existed, there would be no music for Apple to use.

    • @RoastBeefSandwich
      @RoastBeefSandwich Месяц назад +4

      ​@@musicalneptunianthat wasn't the point of the ad at all

    • @Beany2007FTW
      @Beany2007FTW Месяц назад +12

      @@RoastBeefSandwich But that their PR arm didn't see it could - very easily, and by lots of people - be interpreted that way speaks volumes to their arrogance.
      Which is the point the commenter was making.

  • @IgabodDobagi
    @IgabodDobagi Месяц назад +55

    As an autistic person, I have to say thank you for having such a consistent format to every episode you produce. It's comforting that I can always watch an EC video and hear your greeting, intro, and outro and they will always be the same reliable and steady thing that has worked for years. I hate when a show I'm watching changes theme songs, or a youtuber completely changes up the intro and outro. If it worked for years why change it? But you have always been a youtuber I could count on to have those soothing and comforting norms that are always there for me. So thank you. And thanks for all the considerable work you put into these videos. This video does a great job of highlighting all the effort you go to when you make these videos and your audience appreciates it.

  • @d.barnette2687
    @d.barnette2687 Месяц назад +51

    Astounding. What you do in 23 minutes winds up saving users days of spinning wheels, pulling out hair, and suffering bouts of sheer madness. Seriously.

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  Месяц назад +10

      Thanks for your support, most appreciated. :)

    • @montecorbit8280
      @montecorbit8280 27 дней назад +12

      Fairly certain it took him more than 23 minutes to do that....but that he can sum it up into 23 minutes, makes me wonder what he could do with an hour!! I think I remember he said he used to teach computer science at the University level, I think I would like to sit a class or two of his....

    • @ted_van_loon
      @ted_van_loon 10 дней назад +1

      @@montecorbit8280 yeah indeed when just looking at those timelines in those editors with the examples he showed you can see the insane amounts of steps and work in everything.

  • @JoussefJouda
    @JoussefJouda Месяц назад +138

    Hi Chris, pro videographer here.
    At work in Windows we already switched from Adobe creative cloud to Davinci Resolve and we are not the only ones. We do almost everything in Davinci Resolve.
    Premiere replaced by Davinci Resolve.
    After Effects replaced by Davinci Resolve Fusion. We do in Fusion everything what we did in After Effects like camera tracking, motion graphics, info graphics etc sometimes in together with Blender for 3d work.
    Audition replaced by Fairlight.
    We do almost all the video production in one app.
    Sometimes we use Krita, Gimp and Inkscape.
    At home I use Davinci Resolve on Linux Mint. I shoot on Blackmagic Pocket 6k G2 and my Sony Xperia 1 III and 1 IV.
    For audio codecs, on Linux Mint someone made an addon in Context Action Menu additions that convert the audio from AAC to PCM with just right click on the video and from the context menu choose 'Davinci audio adjusment' and done!
    Yes, I do all my video production at home with Linux Mint.

    • @seguramlk
      @seguramlk Месяц назад +17

      Awesome news 🎉

    • @musicalneptunian
      @musicalneptunian Месяц назад +19

      As an alternative to Adobe Audition, I prefer Reaper over Audacity, Reaper is so much better. I have never used Fairlight. Studio One having a beta version in Linux is also worth keeping an eye on.

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  Месяц назад +22

      Great to hear!

    • @Beany2007FTW
      @Beany2007FTW Месяц назад +19

      "For audio codecs, on Linux Mint someone made an addon in Context Action Menu additions that convert the audio from AAC to PCM with just right click on the video and from the context menu choose 'Davinci audio adjusment' and done!"
      One of the nice things about the Linux/FOSS community in general, is that even when they're working with non FOSS software, they still have that 'This is annoying. Sod it, I'll fix it myself' attitude. Usually once an app reaches a degree of critical mass, there are enough people with enough of an interest to just spend the few hours fixing something, and then releasing it to the world.

    • @klaustrussel
      @klaustrussel Месяц назад +1

      I would love to see your process!

  • @JeffGeerling
    @JeffGeerling Месяц назад +22

    It's great to see how far Linux apps have come, and especially companies like Blackmagic making Linux really feel like a 1st class OS for creative work. I still think there's a way to go, but if someone forced me to go full Linux for a month, I think I would still be at least 75% as productive.
    It also helps to not be married to one of the proprietary cloud environments like Adobe Creative Cloud storage!

    • @animatewithdermot
      @animatewithdermot 2 дня назад

      I had such an awful experience with DB that I canceled my cloud with them and fell back to the 2G free version for small stuff. They actually changed my sync settings and deleted all the files on my shared folder locally, then denied and denied and denied. It took me a week to redownload, and then 2 days to restore all my custom icons, which I actually do need. A back of $hameless ba$tards, avoid all cloud$!

  • @Aruneh
    @Aruneh Месяц назад +83

    One can hope that the perpetual licensed programs don't change their minds. It's been seen before. "Oh you can keep using the old version with your license, but if you want to use the NEW version, you have to pay again. And this time it's a subscription only"

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  Месяц назад +36

      True. And especially true with Autograph, as even with the perpetual license, as I understand it, you need to be online once every 45 days for it to continue activation.

    • @chfr
      @chfr Месяц назад +10

      Autograph's lifetime license is "pay once a year to get updates" kind of deal, but I think it's very well worth the price, especially since the "renewal" price is 1/6th of the initial license price

    • @chfr
      @chfr Месяц назад +6

      As for Davinci resolve, the perpetual license, is indeed perpetual, and not even necessary since the free version has almost no limitation.
      The only issue with Davinci is that the company behind it, BlackMagic, does not only make software, they also sell lots of cameras and other pieces of hardware, as a result, it may sometimes feel like Resolve is an afterthought for them, this is particularly true when it comes to the Node Compositor "Fusion", it is extremely powerful, but also very tedious to work with because of very basic User Experience errors.

    • @MarkColemanRules
      @MarkColemanRules Месяц назад

      @@chfr I bought a blackmagic cinema 6k pro camera on the strength of their software, which is kind of opposite to why they give resolve away free. I got the pro licenses and have never looked back.

    • @Reziac
      @Reziac Месяц назад +10

      @@ExplainingComputers So, it's "perpetual" so long as their mothership still responds to the phone-home. If the company goes tits-up, goodbye license.

  • @montecorbit8280
    @montecorbit8280 Месяц назад +16

    At 7:51
    "....editing the video you are currently watching...."
    That reminds me of the scene in Spaceballs where are they start watching the movie to try to find the people they're chasing....
    Great movie!!
    Good video so far....now I'll go back to it.

  • @patrickt4279
    @patrickt4279 Месяц назад +17

    I like the review of non open source software that's available on linux.
    Just because you use Linux does not mean you can't use paid software.

    • @ichauch110
      @ichauch110 19 дней назад

      why only go half way? why then use Linux at all if one does not care about using open source?

    • @MrDasfried
      @MrDasfried 15 дней назад

      ​@@ichauch110couse for most people its more important to get their stuff instead of fighting some idioligalfight

    • @ichauch110
      @ichauch110 15 дней назад

      @@MrDasfried I think copyprotected software is a mess and I only had issues on Linux.

  • @mastercrossing
    @mastercrossing Месяц назад +51

    I should switch to Linux, honestly; it's just a way better and cleaner system than Microsoft Windows.

    • @polymorphism1966
      @polymorphism1966 Месяц назад +14

      I taught myself to use Linux, then I was working in a tech job where it was required. Best thing I ever did, Linux is a great stable os

    • @abzer0gaming
      @abzer0gaming Месяц назад +1

      Which distro?

    • @ampex189
      @ampex189 Месяц назад +1

      Linux mint is a great distro for beginners and experienced users alike. You don't have to spend a bunch of time customizing it like other distros.

    • @IRefuseToUseThisStupidFeature
      @IRefuseToUseThisStupidFeature Месяц назад

      I switched to Ubuntu a couple years ago. It doesn't have intrusive ads, it hasn't taken all the controls away, I have found wayy more free software. Moreover, that I would happily pay to contribute to.

    • @Pax.Alotin
      @Pax.Alotin 29 дней назад +2

      *Mastercrossing* Don't jump in boots & all.
      Give yourself time to use Linux while still using Windows & or MacOS
      Eventually you will find that you are using Linux more & more than the other systems.
      Then one day - the appeal to still use Windows or MacOS - will simply drop away to virtually zero.

  • @vincei4252
    @vincei4252 Месяц назад +48

    After decades of using Windows it's really amazing that now I can't wait for it to go the way of the dodo. It is well past its use by day.

    • @volvo09
      @volvo09 Месяц назад +8

      I loved windows from 3.1 to 7. It has gone downhill since.

    • @keithhoughton4308
      @keithhoughton4308 Месяц назад +6

      @volvo09 I think the reason for that is th​at the focus moved from "what can we give to the user" to "what can we take from them."

    • @hermanwooster8944
      @hermanwooster8944 Месяц назад

      @@keithhoughton4308 This. They are actively trying to make life harder for their users just to find ways to monetize them.

  • @jasm817
    @jasm817 Месяц назад +37

    I am gonna try this on 2011 imac 27" with i7 3.8ghz, 16gb ram, and upgraded Nvidia k4100m gpu, ssd 512. Thanks for all work you did putting this together.

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  Месяц назад +10

      On that spec I imagine you will be fine -- good luck! :) The biggest challenge is getting DaVinci Resolve working.

    • @volvo09
      @volvo09 Месяц назад +3

      Good way to keep a perfectly fine (and nice) computer up to date.

    • @danilaros
      @danilaros Месяц назад +3

      Hi there. I install Fedora on my 2013 intel iMac with integrated graphics and it have gain another life this computer🙂 my experience with Linux has been good so far.

  • @daveginboav
    @daveginboav Месяц назад +41

    usual high standard vid Chris - now I appeciate even more the effort you put in to give us all our weekly dose.

  • @Reziac
    @Reziac Месяц назад +38

    Chris: creates video with PC Paintbrush and Windows Movie Maker, using a pinhole camera and for the mic, a tin can, string, and a pie plate.
    Audience: Can't tell the difference, because Chris has godlike editing powers and has empowered simplicity and clarity in every frame.

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  Месяц назад +10

      :)

    • @KinksKomments
      @KinksKomments Месяц назад

      I still love PC Paintbrush, wish I could get it to run from the archive copy I have but no luck so far

    • @Reziac
      @Reziac Месяц назад +1

      @@KinksKomments It needs DOS or a 16bit emulator, like WinXP had. Should run in XP's console.
      IIRC it had a couple functions not seen elsewhere, one was a font outline doodad.

    • @KinksKomments
      @KinksKomments 25 дней назад

      @@Reziac any recommendations?

    • @Reziac
      @Reziac 25 дней назад +1

      @@KinksKomments Only what I said -- you'll have to run it in a virtual machine.

  • @CptDallas
    @CptDallas Месяц назад +17

    Microsoft has crossed the privacy line with the forced introduction of COPILOT. Sick, scary and very intrusive.

  • @Bassquake76
    @Bassquake76 Месяц назад +16

    Will definitely be looking into this when Win 10 support ends because I'm not "downgrading" to 11 or the upcoming ultra-spyware 12 version!!

    • @musicalneptunian
      @musicalneptunian Месяц назад +5

      No one escapes Windows 13!
      - Colonel Klink

  • @edwardharding5677
    @edwardharding5677 Месяц назад +22

    It is really great to see all of this creative software running in Linux. I personally think there should be more campaigns to get this type of software supported by the mainstream linux distros as you outlined in you linux manifesto. This would allow more people to move away from Microsoft and start using software like you have shown.

  • @Sunlight91
    @Sunlight91 Месяц назад +86

    If Adobe turns off the activation server for old versions it is your moral obligation to use a cracked version. Purchasing something means a transfer of ownership and not using something at the discretion of the creator.

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  Месяц назад +36

      This is a very good point.

    • @musicalneptunian
      @musicalneptunian Месяц назад +9

      At the very least Adobe has some obligation to give something in exchange for turning the server off. But being Adobe...collapses on the floor laughing. I wonder if there are enough people left for a class action who use CS6 or earlier. You would be surprised; there are people using CS2 or earlier.

    • @Reziac
      @Reziac Месяц назад +8

      That's why software is "licensed" not "sold".
      A license is _temporary permission_ to do or possess something that would otherwise _not be permitted,_ either by law or by contract. The license issuer may revoke it at any time, for any reason, so long as the "contract" so states.
      And it's a very one-sided contract.

    • @jamesphillips2285
      @jamesphillips2285 Месяц назад +25

      @@Reziac Except when you go to "license" the software the button on the website says "buy" not "rent".

    • @Grandwigg
      @Grandwigg Месяц назад

      ​@@jamesphillips2285yep. I noticed in my Kindle the other day, when redownloading a book i bought last year or said "You own this book", the button that said "Read now" then under that, "you've borrowed this title" , showing two contradictory states of ownership in three square inches on a page.

  • @lesliedeana5142
    @lesliedeana5142 Месяц назад +32

    As always, thank you for the in-depth coverage of multiple ways of doing something, giving your viewers a way to accomplish tasks, and allowing us to not be constrained to a single way of thinking.

  • @WindowsAurora
    @WindowsAurora Месяц назад +39

    Im trying to depend less on Microsoft. So very useful video

  • @ahmad-murery
    @ahmad-murery Месяц назад +8

    AS a developer I really can do most my of daily works on a Linux machine especially that all the tools I'm using are available for free on both Windows/Linux systems,
    Unfortunately one part of my job is to create Windows Desktop apps, and another part is that 99% of the people where I live are windows users, so it's hard to completely move to Linux while still need to provide support for Windows related software.
    Thanks Chris!

  • @ronnyb5890
    @ronnyb5890 Месяц назад +20

    hey Christopher, there's also handbrake if you want too transcode video/audio to another format
    there's also kdenlive and for 3D you have blender

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  Месяц назад +11

      Indeed so! :) Often useful for those using DaVinci Resolve in Linux.

  • @technoWZ5598
    @technoWZ5598 Месяц назад +3

    All of my video production is done in Linux! I use Shotcut to assemble the videos, TTS for narration (usually Ivona or Amazon voices), I use Audacity to record the TTS voice speaking, and voila! I have no need for web based video editors, or more advanced ones, as Shotcut does more than enough for what I do!

  • @Antti_Nannimus
    @Antti_Nannimus Месяц назад +9

    This video demonstrates very well how much expertise you have acquired in using so many of these very complex and sophisticated graphics, video, and audio software products in order to produce your always high-quality, production-value, videos. Of course they are only a corner of the many technologies you need to accomplish that, but I continue to be awed by your impressive expert knowledge and accomplishments with all of them. Studios need entire teams of experts to accomplish what you regularly achieve on schedule EVERY week!

  • @bhargavjitbhuyan9394
    @bhargavjitbhuyan9394 Месяц назад +22

    Your channel is one of the very few channels that I turn on the notification bell for.
    Please review ultramarine Linux.

  • @grofffamilyprojects
    @grofffamilyprojects Месяц назад +4

    I run pop os, and use the free version of lightworks!! Works great. This is the setup I use for all of my RUclips stuff. I am still learning with it all, but easy to use. Chris, I love your videos, keep up the awesome work!!

  • @andygardiner6526
    @andygardiner6526 Месяц назад +10

    Given the rather scary vision of future MSWindows, if Linux compatible versions of apps have some energy directed towards them I think there may be a huge market to be tapped into.

    • @paulwarner5395
      @paulwarner5395 Месяц назад +1

      Most likely the reason why M$ won't port Office 365 to Linux. Business will leave in their droves. They port it to MAC but I haven't seen in the past 20 years any normal businesses using MAC OS.

    • @KTSpeedruns
      @KTSpeedruns 25 дней назад

      If I won the lottery, the greatest public good I could do is look at the software I love and offer to fund the development of native Linux versions of them.

  • @legojenn
    @legojenn Месяц назад +13

    Thanks. I have been making videos that capture the screen and I run a voiceover. Kdenlive has been meeting my needs, but it's good to know about other tools and their capacities. As usual, you're great over-explaining computers, but it's also great to have back-pocket information if I'm asked to do more.

  • @RoboNuggie
    @RoboNuggie Месяц назад +12

    Very impressive to see how far things have come for users of Linux - with changes coming down the line for Windows 10 & 11 users in terms of supported hardware, it may well be that more users will change to Linux for their creative tasks- then I can convert them to FreeBSD...ahem 🙂 Cheers Chris, take care - see you next week!

  • @archibald_haddock
    @archibald_haddock Месяц назад +3

    I agree with the earlier comment about exploring the entire suite of tools in Davinci Resolve. Fusion is node based, not layer based, so there is a transition for AE users. But no shortage of how to videos on YT. Fairlight is a powerful audio editor, and DR's color correcting is the industry standard. H.264 aside, it's amazing what you can get for free. And it's performance in Linux is remarkable.

  • @Pallidus_Rider
    @Pallidus_Rider Месяц назад +5

    Thanks for covering DaVinci Resolve, as I was curious about it on Linux

  • @notjustforhackers4252
    @notjustforhackers4252 Месяц назад +10

    Good stuff Chris. Other alternatives, not for video editing.... Darktable, Aftershot pro, NUKE, Bitwig Studio, Reaper, Re-noise, Studio one 6...

  • @grantschilb8019
    @grantschilb8019 Месяц назад +3

    I do hope i can get into Linux again. I ran it on a 2400g system with no issues. However, i got a gaming laptop with a 30 series nvidia card, high DPI display, and proprietary fan system. The fan system unfortunately does not work well on Linux (I tried many distros, kernels, command line utilities). Plus, things like youtube still have no hardware acceleration on Linux. When more laptop manufacturers support Linux officially, that will make the experience so much better for average consumers looking to switch to Linux. Me personally, my next laptop will either be from a Linux manufacturer or Apple. Copilot makes Windows hard to use, and I'm saying this as someone that likes a lot of the design choices of Windows NT based OSes. Great video Chris!

  • @jddes
    @jddes Месяц назад +6

    I've been compiling a list of linux alternatives and wine compatibility for all my windows apps, so this video is very serendipitous. I have a feeling a lot of people are in my boat are planning on moving to Linux as Windows 10 sunsets.
    Very informative and entertaining as always!

  • @emntbj
    @emntbj Месяц назад +4

    I've been doing design and video production in Linux for 8 years, open-source and free version like davinci resolve, Blender, Inkscape and more are my main ones and I never looked back to Adobe. Great video

  • @dylanwilsonYT
    @dylanwilsonYT Месяц назад +7

    It's great that we can do all this stuff on Linux now, eventually alot of us will be using Linux as our main systems if Microsoft continue along the path they are going along.

  • @PS_Tube
    @PS_Tube Месяц назад +7

    Greetings Chris B.
    These challenge videos are such a great insight into the usability of Linux for new and prospective users. It's really appreciated.

  • @xard64
    @xard64 Месяц назад +5

    Video editing has been one of the remaining areas of Linux desktop frontier which has been lacking reliable and versatile tools production for a very long time now. It's nice to see that the situation with the Video editing tools has slowly gotten better since the last time I checked!

    • @nls3081
      @nls3081 Месяц назад

      Its CAD that is lacking on Linux, not video editing.
      For video, you have Resolve, KdenLive, Flowblade, Blender, Reaper, and at least 3 another entry level options.
      For CAD, there was the great NX, but the last version for Linux was v12.
      FreeCAD is a joke.
      It has a very strange workflow, you simply cant't be productive or even remain calm working in that software..
      It also crashes often.

  • @alanthornton3530
    @alanthornton3530 Месяц назад +5

    The culmination of your two week experiment shows just what’s available for Linux with the odd workaround to get things working smoothly. Thank you for an informative & interesting video it's always an education & I've learnt a lot.
    I don’t think there’s anything wrong with paying for software as long as it runs well on that particular Linux OS, hopefully the future for Linux users will be a lot brighter, escape the clutches of MS.
    I get really good results from Photopea & have enjoyed using it, I get the odd freeze from some of the effects but it sorts itself out. Take care Chris :)

  • @chfr
    @chfr Месяц назад +13

    I was thrilled to see autograph in the thumbnail, I'm an early adopter and fervently believe that it's got huge potential, it's nice to see a video about linux that does not shy away from proprietary software

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  Месяц назад +7

      Agreed!

    • @chfr
      @chfr Месяц назад +2

      @@ExplainingComputers Out of curiosity, what version have you been editing on with Autograph? The recent v2024.04 apparently fixes some of the crashes I've had before (though I haven't updated yet), which were very easy to come by.

    • @cinecyberpunk
      @cinecyberpunk 24 дня назад

      Kills the point of Linux. If proprietary software is truly free i.e free as in freedom, it won’t be for Linux.

    • @chfr
      @chfr 24 дня назад

      @@cinecyberpunk debatable, there are a lot of things I prefer linux for BESIDES its core philosophy. I do not use it as my daily driver just to "make a statement".
      More software supporting Linux is a literal net positive, there is no downside for people who aren't gonna use them.
      Right now you are just acting like the Apple fans who threw a fit when sideloading was allowed and gave users more choice.

    • @animatewithdermot
      @animatewithdermot 2 дня назад

      Ditto. FOSS is great, but also good to know how to escape the Adobe deathgrip.

  • @montecorbit8280
    @montecorbit8280 Месяц назад +8

    Just finished watching your video....
    I must say the last couple videos, I haven't noticed any differences in quality or "signature", so that is something pretty big as well. That didn't make as much sense as it did when it was still in my head....I I've been awake over 24 hours, so some things are little foggy.
    Highly interesting, thank you for making it.
    Good night!!

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  Месяц назад +6

      Thanks for watching!

    • @montecorbit8280
      @montecorbit8280 Месяц назад +2

      @@ExplainingComputers
      I had intended to go to sleep, and I noticed your video was up....just had to ignore everything and watch it!!

  • @edwardharding5677
    @edwardharding5677 29 дней назад +3

    I would have thought that a video like this would have been more popular compared to some of your other ones. There are a lot of people that I think would have benefited from a video like this, because there are a lot of people who don't like using Windows and Adobe for their creative work. The algorithm really needs to push this video out to more people.

  • @user-sd3ik9rt6d
    @user-sd3ik9rt6d Месяц назад +8

    Chrome for the less demanding and linux for the more demanding.
    Chrome os flex is going to get rather popular.

  • @davepikleyeh
    @davepikleyeh Месяц назад +6

    Hell yes mate! Best of luck, and thanks for the continued education through the years!

  • @techofebd
    @techofebd Месяц назад +5

    Thank you very much Chris.

  • @seguramlk
    @seguramlk Месяц назад +9

    Go Linux Go Go 🐧

  • @bernardthooft8329
    @bernardthooft8329 Месяц назад +4

    Very interesting, so much solid possibilities. Thanks!

  • @fmphotooffice5513
    @fmphotooffice5513 16 дней назад

    You couldn't have expected the timeliness of this upload with the hot water both Adobe and Microsoft fond themselves in. Thanks! Excellent information.

  • @animatewithdermot
    @animatewithdermot 2 дня назад +1

    Like you I"m also using CS5.5 (Premiere, AE, PS in CS6). But it's great to know that when the time comes (and it will be WHEN, as my hardware won't last forever), that Linux / FOSS / non-Adobe is good enough for the job. Thanks also for the Photopea reminder!
    Adobe Delenda Est.

  • @EpicLPer
    @EpicLPer 26 дней назад +3

    The main problem I have switching entirely to Linux is that a lot of tools or odd things I sometimes use are only available for Windows, including a tool called "Royal TS" which is a suite for managing SSH, RDP, passwords and many more things which I religiously use for my homelab.
    I could switch to alternatives but it'd mean I either switch ALL my PCs and laptops to Linux or I use a mix of both, which sucks for consistency.
    I'm also way too used by now to the Premiere Pro workflow and use it for work too, so it's not too easy for me to say bye bye to Windows.

  • @mmpsp693
    @mmpsp693 Месяц назад +5

    20:27 makes complete sense for your workflow

  • @loudtrexx
    @loudtrexx Месяц назад +3

    Once again entertaining video full of useful information. Thanks again Chris! ps. I'd like you to also talk about the ipfire open source firewall at some point if you could :)

  • @jpmyers6950
    @jpmyers6950 Месяц назад +4

    Another great video Chris. We are so far down the road that very technical applications are working on Linux. That's really great news. Any consumer can now have a great experience using Linux for basic use. Why anyone would use Windows is beyond me, it's become something that can harm you as you can see this week in the Microsoft news. We are inching toward Linux being mainstream. Thanks Chris!

  • @jamiemcglynn6600
    @jamiemcglynn6600 Месяц назад +2

    Another great experiment, Chris.
    I think, as an owner of one of BMD's cameras, Davinci Resolve Studio's best point lies it's left-to-right workflow, starting with your importing going to the "delivery" or final export.
    Chris is right that supported video formats will be hit and miss, but it is getting better with every newer version, and I have yet to hit this barrier so far.

  • @WIImotionmasher
    @WIImotionmasher Месяц назад +1

    Fantastic coverage of the options, thank you!

  • @philroo1
    @philroo1 Месяц назад +2

    Thanks for dipping into your pocket to evaluate this software 👍

  •  Месяц назад +2

    This video is so good and useful. Thanks for letting people know not only that it's possible to work professionally on Linux for video creation but show clearly how to replicate it. This is a gem of a video. Thanks a lot

  • @CCoburn3
    @CCoburn3 Месяц назад +8

    It's nice to have alternatives. It's too bad so many companies have adopted a subscription model. Most people don't mind paying for software. But we do object to paying FOREVER for the software we use. And since there are now alternatives to Adobe that work, they may have to rethink their model. (Though I doubt they will anytime soon.)

    • @kevinrineer5356
      @kevinrineer5356 13 дней назад

      I feel conflicted about subscription models to software.
      On one hand, there is a stronger financial incentive for software companies to continue to improve their software under a subscription model.
      On the other hand, subscription models are often the only choice and can be very expensive (often more expensive than lifetime licenses).

    • @CCoburn3
      @CCoburn3 13 дней назад

      @@kevinrineer5356 And there are companies which put people on a subscription, but don’t improve the product. Microsoft comes to mind. Many of their “improvements” make the software worse.

  • @SuperFredAZ
    @SuperFredAZ Месяц назад +2

    It is really nice that you use inexpensive hardware and software. You prove you can do things without the very latest hardware.

  • @thynamesq
    @thynamesq Месяц назад +2

    Hi Chris loved the video, I've now been using Linux mint on my main PC now for a month and also switched my laptop to also use Linux mint about 3 weeks ago. All your linux videos have been super informative and very helpful. A massive thank you for all the awesome content and keep up the great work dude.

  • @zetectic7968
    @zetectic7968 Месяц назад +4

    Good to see this went well; 7 or 8 out of 10.
    I don't need to use Linux for these kinds of projects but good to see that you can do more & more in Linux with every passing year.

  • @LMacNeill
    @LMacNeill Месяц назад +4

    Before Windows 10 reaches EOL I plan to migrate to Linux. The one app I cannot find a replacement for, yet, is Parsec. You cannot host a Parsec server on Linux yet. I work remotely, and I need low-latency remote-desktop access to my main PC for a variety of reasons (not just gaming, which, it seems, is the reason most people use Parsec).
    As soon as Parsec has a stable server available on a Linux machine, I will be making the switch to Linux. I just hope they manage it before October of 2025, because I absolutely *do not* want to run Windows 11 under any circumstances.

  • @jimlynch9390
    @jimlynch9390 Месяц назад +6

    Hi, Chris, Thanks for another great video. I'm very happy that decent apps are now available for Linux and I hope that will encourage more people to move away from the evil Windows and Macs. 😏

  • @tinto278
    @tinto278 Месяц назад +8

    Great video -- which I watched on an IBM Quantum system running Qiskit. 👽

  • @MoneyJagat
    @MoneyJagat Месяц назад +1

    Great analysis. I had been searching such content for long time.

  • @gabriel38g
    @gabriel38g Месяц назад +2

    It's hard to walk away when there's that little bit of license time left... it's like that last slice of pie. Of course, your videos are probably the best and most realistic reviews of switching over to Linux. 👍

  • @Jmcinally94
    @Jmcinally94 25 дней назад +1

    100% agree with the UI scaling comment at the end, life would be so much easier

  • @gloiloidn5752
    @gloiloidn5752 Месяц назад +3

    This was a brilliant video! Thanks for showcasing the power of Linux.

  • @erlinglorentsen4262
    @erlinglorentsen4262 Месяц назад +6

    Greetings on this fine Sunday.
    I really love these Linux workflow alternatives even though I do absolutely no video editing myself.
    No criticism towards Ubuntu but I'm curious why you chose that particular distro?

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  Месяц назад +6

      Thanks for this. :) As noted early in the video, I chose Ubuntu because Autograph is only officially supported for Ubuntu or Red Hat. The hacks to make DaVinci Resolve work in non-supported distros are also most widely available for Ubuntu (although should work fine in most Debian based distros).

    • @notjustforhackers4252
      @notjustforhackers4252 Месяц назад +1

      If you want to use corporate software, use a corporate distro that supports it. Basically. Makes life easy, or easier.

  • @Sparky_Chipmunk
    @Sparky_Chipmunk Месяц назад +2

    Let's go Linux, this is going to be awesome, and possibly might be the year of Linux, I can't wait!

  • @slomotrainwreck
    @slomotrainwreck 22 дня назад +1

    Thank you for the video! I've installed the stable version of Debian Linux on my backup machine just to see how Linux runs on bare metal.
    Debian with the KDE desktop environment has been incredibly stable for me, I've installed all of the work and games apps so that this machine mirrors my main Windows 10 machine that don't have the TPM chip. When MS turns off support for Win 10 I have options now instead of being forced to upgrade my hardware to run software that I didn't want to run in the first place.

  • @joeg3950
    @joeg3950 Месяц назад +2

    Thank you for the informative video with great video production qualities.

  • @Wurstbrot03
    @Wurstbrot03 Месяц назад +1

    Great video! Never heard of Autograph before, will try it out.

  • @JohnSmithYoutube
    @JohnSmithYoutube Месяц назад +3

    Definitely moving to Linux soon, I'd love a video on running Windows in a VM on Linux, for the things that aren't fully up there on Linux yet.

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  Месяц назад +1

      See my videos here: ruclips.net/video/OWmD8obq4eQ/видео.html and here: ruclips.net/video/ifUJt1tqP_Q/видео.html I will also be returning to this topic soon, as VM software keeps changing. :)

    • @MegaSunspark
      @MegaSunspark 29 дней назад

      Yes, see Chris' video on this first. I'm running Windows 10 Pro in a VM on a Linux Mint host. It's working fine. I use Windows 10 in the VM for a couple of apps where there is no Linux equivalent yet, or more like I'm too used to the Windows versions of the apps or too lazy to look for Linux equivalents. But I will completely get off Windows soon.

  • @metalheadmalta
    @metalheadmalta Месяц назад +2

    What I am mostly impressed is not only the facility with which you have managed to make your way around the software packages themselves, but also the ease of use of Ubuntu and modern software packages. It looks seamless and comfortable.
    Were it not for my numerous games, I would switch to Ubuntu happily... As it is, games are simply too important for me.
    Superb video today! Ta!

    • @mskiptr
      @mskiptr 29 дней назад

      Are you sure these games don't already run on Linux? Maybe try Pop_OS or Bazzite on a spare drive and see if anything's broken

  • @plankalkulcompiler9468
    @plankalkulcompiler9468 Месяц назад +2

    Cool Linux content as usual!

  • @RickJohnson
    @RickJohnson Месяц назад +1

    Just the video I needed to see. Adobe (and gaming) are the two things that keep me on Windows.

  • @Dante-420
    @Dante-420 Месяц назад +6

    Awesome content, and very relevant! It seems Microsoft gives us more and more reasons to stop using Windows every day!

  • @rc2276
    @rc2276 Месяц назад +1

    Great video. Linux is making leaps and bounds towards full compatibility.

  • @mikefinn2101
    @mikefinn2101 Месяц назад +1

    Another fantastic educational video from you Peter very helpful information and keeps me more up to date. Learned so much from the only channel that explains this so well
    thanks Peter very kind of you and thanks for all your time and efforts. Mike

  • @aranramirez1772
    @aranramirez1772 Месяц назад +2

    Great video. Very informative. Well explained.

  • @perrymcclusky4695
    @perrymcclusky4695 Месяц назад +2

    Impressive video. Makes my poor excuse for video production look like a poor excuse for video production. Looking for forward to your next video!

  • @Alexander_Sannikov
    @Alexander_Sannikov 13 дней назад

    Amazing video, I love to see proprietary software included in search for what's actually the best that linux has.

  • @zacmitchell_1984
    @zacmitchell_1984 Месяц назад +1

    Good afternoon, here checking todays subject. Will be back later to watch!

  • @AMDRADEONRUBY
    @AMDRADEONRUBY Месяц назад +3

    Thanks I needed this for a friend very well explained thanks alot Miguel.

  • @ScottDuensing
    @ScottDuensing Месяц назад +2

    Another bonus is you don't have Adobe breaking things in new and exciting ways every other month. And Lightwave seems to run under WINE.

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  Месяц назад +1

      Agreed! I've never had success with Lightwave under WINE (due to its need for GPU access). But will try again!

  • @paaao
    @paaao Месяц назад +3

    Hopefully you see this comment. Use Reaper for video/audio production in linux. I use it on windows and MAC, and it destroys most other DAWs. I primarily use it for audio recording and editing after ditching pro tools years ago. Anyways, it also has a linux native version, and it works great with my focusrite sound card and such in linux mint.
    **edit**
    There's a great youtube channel called reaper madness to learn and see reaper's abilities in action.

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  Месяц назад

      This is the second comment I've read about Reaper here today -- I must take a look at it. Thanks. :)

  • @Praxibetel-Ix
    @Praxibetel-Ix Месяц назад +5

    A very interesting experiment indeed! It was nice to see how one can put together a video with all sorts of stuff using Linux and the software available for it. Autograph looks to be a great piece of software, but good grief, is it pricey? As a wise person said to me, "they're proud of their [redacted]!"
    Also, I spotted a goof-up at 9:28. I think it's meant to read "No h.264 or h.265 in Linux free version" instead of "No h.264 or h.264 in Linux free version". Please don't worry about that too much.
    With all that said, here is a small contribution to the tea fund! Love you, Chris. 🤗

  • @World_of_OSes
    @World_of_OSes Месяц назад +1

    17:14 "To produce something that looks like PowerPoint"
    I actually do make a lot of the graphics for my videos using MS PowerPoint. Even some of my thumbnails I make on a PowerPoint slide.

  • @p_mouse8676
    @p_mouse8676 Месяц назад +3

    The only issue with this comparison, is that it might work well when you operate as an individual. As soon as you you have clients or a company to deal with, certain default programs and standards are just being expected.
    So practically speaking, this is the biggest problem for choosing Linux, because most of those professional tools just are not compatible with Linux. Not even with Wine.

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  Месяц назад +4

      This is very, very true.

    • @TimoNoko
      @TimoNoko Месяц назад

      Blender is already becoming Industry Standard. Younger generation learned with Blender and most are more comfortable within Linux.

  • @ani_b
    @ani_b Месяц назад +2

    Great video as usual! I love seeing the comments about Linux gaining user share here 👏! I built a career over decades as an expert in not only some technologies but also how to effectively apply them on Windows. And then when I was forced to move to Linux, I realized how much (useless) effort that effective application was. Now I wouldn't go go back for any reason. If you're a developer there is NO reason to use Windows unless you're making products only for that ever-worsening platform. And in this day and age, there are always alternatives.

  • @bw6378
    @bw6378 Месяц назад +5

    That whole monthly ransom thing isn't for me. Ill just stick with kdenlive. Thanks for the video.

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  Месяц назад +5

      But there is no "monthly ransom" with DaVinci Resolve. It is free like Kdenlive! :)

  • @martinwilkinson2344
    @martinwilkinson2344 28 дней назад

    A great video - although I don't use these tools, it's really refreshing to see realistic, usable alternatives to Windows. It must have been really satisfying to make, and that comes through with the (at times) almost gleeful delivery!! Also, any move away from the execrable subscription model is to be celebrated.

  • @pivotkraner8627
    @pivotkraner8627 Месяц назад +3

    Wish I could make the switch to Linux given Microsoft's increasingly inane changes they've been bringing to Windows, but unfortunately, unlike video editing programs, Krita isn't a satisfactory replacement for my digital painting apps on windows. Great video as always Chris.

  • @jaimecosta2966
    @jaimecosta2966 Месяц назад +2

    Excelente vídeo.. this just goes to show how mutch work and time goes into to making this amazing educacional vídeos.. wish you well

  • @CyborgZeta
    @CyborgZeta Месяц назад +1

    Thank you, sir, for these kind of videos.

  • @gnulectures
    @gnulectures Месяц назад +3

    I never knew autograph existed. Looks fascinating though!

    • @chfr
      @chfr Месяц назад

      That's becausz Autograph is very new, and also because they don't advertise that much (even though their product already outperforms after effects in many areas)

  • @NomadicSage
    @NomadicSage Месяц назад +2

    Great video, Chris. I really appreciate the good work you are doing for the people who are trying to transition from Windows to Linux.
    Just wanted to ask if you can make a DaVinci Resolve tutorial?

    • @ExplainingComputers
      @ExplainingComputers  Месяц назад +1

      Thanks for this. I have done various DaVinci Resolve videos, which all demonstrate the workflow to some extent -- eg ruclips.net/video/_bVBa4vF69M/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/XyzO2MTKwY0/видео.html And there's my greenscreen tutorial here: ruclips.net/video/OHhvYTM3KsE/видео.html And I may well return to DaVinci Resolve in the future!

    • @NomadicSage
      @NomadicSage Месяц назад

      @ExplainingComputers Thanks, I will watch these video soon. I am trying to improve my video editing skills. Really appreciate it.

  • @dbf1dware
    @dbf1dware Месяц назад +2

    Dang, not even close to first. But I love your stuff so much. You keep going, sir.

  • @rjy8960
    @rjy8960 24 дня назад +1

    The only reason why I have a Windows partition on my main machine is for video editing (which I rarely do!). I would so love to get rid of it and do it in Mint. This give me hope, thanks Chris!