![]() Camtasia isn't able to handle opacity blend modes outside of simply opacity adjustments, which tends to darken both videos and require a color adjustment to correct. I decided to give Shotcut a chance first-mostly because it reminded me a lot (visually) of Camtasia-which helped me stay in my comfort zone a bit-but also because I needed a solution with a quality blend mode in order to work effectively with overlays. So I went looking for other alternatives and there were three that stood out: Openshot, Shotcut, and Pitivi. ![]() Unfortunately, GPU drivers are a big deal with DaVinci Resolve, and although there are quality drivers for NVidia (and rumors of good AMD drivers), trying to get OpenCL Intel drivers to play nice (on the System76 Lemur Pro) resulted in a DaVinci Resolve that crashed more than a drunk driver on a bender… and without even getting past the loading screen. DaVinci Resolve has that something else-including a Linux version. It handles a lot of the legwork for you, but if you want to go beyond it, you have to dive into something else. Camtasia is a great piece of software for hobbyists, and you can take it pretty far, but generally, it's not for professional video editing (of like documentaries or movies) It's more for screencasts, YouTube channels, and tutorials. At first, I tried to get DaVinci Resolve running. It's been 15 years since I used a Linux laptop on a regular basis, so I knew it was going to take some time to get re-acquainted, but also I was going to have to look at what I was doing on a regular basis and find the Linux alternative.įor video editing, that meant moving away from the tried-and-true Camtasia into a Linux-based (or acceptable solution). Recently, I purchased a new computer (hey, look, there's a video on that too), but the computer in question is a Linux laptop. Ultimately, we didn't want Codepunk to be just another review channel or just another programming channel, so we wanted to take the personality and the focus on the Codepunk podcast (which steered more towards how technology impacts culture and society) and bring that to the forefront of the videos (as well as this blog you're reading now). What started out as purely a bunch of programming tutorials has now evolved into an exploration of "life in the new cyberia" as our channel trailer says. Seriously, though it's been a fun ride building out the Codepunk YouTube channel to its current state. It's not like we talk about them constantly. Crashes can of course always be my own fault.Īlso tried Hitfilm Express, they also have a free version and it looks pretty much like AE, works really well for basic things.Surprised? I know. Natron is completely node based and “like” Nuke but FOSS, but it is maintained by only one person afaik and I couldn’t get it to run without constant crashes. You need a somewhat capable GPU but apart from that it is really flexible. ![]() I only made the skulls intro (00.15-00.30min), heavy color grading, sharpening and all those things. Pretty powerful for color grading and the like, there are just a few nodes that are only in the paid version but you can work with it pretty well, even let’s you create 4k material. The free version of Davinci Resolve now has Fusion nodes, yes. Olive is just awesome, but it needs time to mature. I edited/cut this with Olive Version 01 a while ago (we needed multiple formats for Instagram, Facebook etc.), not a biggie and most things came straight out of Blender anyway, but the timeline speed is awesome. Been supporting it since I first heard of it and the playback speed was crazy fast compared to AE/PR at that time on my machine at work. Olive will be a huge game changer I think/hope. I’m not a big fan of the UI/UX of Resolve though, took me a few days to get up and running for my basic needs but it did the job. I’m always trying to give Open Source a go over proprietary. Tested Kdenlive a while ago but it crashed two times in the first 20 minutes so I gave up because I had a deadline. The only possible, performant and reliable solution I found is the free version of Resolve. I’ve been looking to get away from After Effects and Premiere. Unfortunately (because proprietary), Davinci Resolve is the best option I think.
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