• Armand1@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Personally I use the free version of Devinci Resolve. Have you used both and how do they compare?

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      1 year ago

      I wouldn’t mind using it, but the lack of H264 support on linux really kills that idea

      Of course I could export every clip to a different format, but that would require me to** export every clip to a different format** and I’m lazy.

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        Yeah, I liked DaVinci Resolve but that’s the sole reason that killed it for me too. I ended up paying $80 for Lightworks when it went on sale, and I love it. It just works.

        Kdenlive wasn’t quite there for me personally yet in terms of workflow the last time I tried it. I keep checking in on it though, because I know it will get there.

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          1 year ago

          I used Lightworks like 6 years back, has it improved since then? I liked it, but the 720p export limit was a bummer

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            The free version can still only export 720p, but the “Create license” that I bought on sale exports 4k. I’m not sure on how it differs from 6 years ago, I just started using it like 6 months ago so I can’t answer that for you. You could try the free version just to see how it works, and if you think you might like to use it and it’s worth paying, wait for a sale on it. I wouldn’t have paid the standard price of $160 but for $80 it was worth it to me instead of having to transcode everything before editing.

            I will say though, that before Lightworks I used Davinci Resolve and the transition was absolutely seamless. That might be different if you’re doing more advanced editing, not sure. I don’t do any advanced video editing, very basic things, and I’m learning as I go, so take that into consideration.

            The alternatives that I considered were using DR in Windows, but I just can not stand the workflows of Windows. I feel like I’m wading through 3ft of shit whenever I have to use it for something. Or using something like Kdenlive, but felt that wasn’t quite as refined as either DR or Lightworks just yet, but I’m sure it will be eventually.

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          State when was the last time you tried couz. Mf be saying “last time I tried x” and it turns out it was 5 years ago. FOSS development and new technologies are at its all time high and it won’t stop increasing

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            1 year ago

            I hear you, I see that happen all the time with peoples outdated opinions on Linux. I tried 6 months ago, I was already using Davinci Resolve then tried the FOSS options, then tried Lightworks and decided to pay for Lightworks.

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      Last time I tried the Linux version of Resolve, it wouldn’t start up due to it being incompatible with the default AMD drivers. This was years ago, so maybe it works now.