I have always thought that video production was the domain of those other (non-Linux) platforms, but live and learn. Here is a video by one YouTuber who explains how she puts together educational videos just with software tools / hardware that is available for / supported by Linux. https://youtu.be/PEFqdqRr18E?si=uwgtro-pI6gV9fxr I have no idea how well the tools noted compare against the other platforms, but at least I now know that there is at least one road to video production open under Linux. Colin.
Colin McGregor via talk wrote on 2025-05-28 16:18:
I have no idea how well the tools noted compare against the other platforms, but at least I now know that there is at least one road to video production open under Linux.
She uses KDEnlive which has a pretty solid reputation as a cross-platform video editor. I've used it a tiny bit to trim down some videos I've downloaded but only wanted snippets of. Worked just fine, setting aside the learning curve of any video editing software for a nOOb like myself. OBS (Open Broadcast Studio) is interesting - I know of people that use that in Jitsi meetings so they can do fancy stuff with their video feed. Quite versatile. Interesting that Inkscape is her thumbnail editor of choice. I'll have to watch her reasoning for that. I'd have expected the Gimp, but maybe I'll learn something and switch too. Thanks for the link.
I am curious. What cameras were suggested as being Linux based? The software is not especially surprising. What I am wondering though is how the actual filming was managed from a Linux only perspective. Thanks, Karen On Wed, 28 May 2025, Ron via talk wrote:
Colin McGregor via talk wrote on 2025-05-28 16:18:
I have no idea how well the tools noted compare against the other platforms, but at least I now know that there is at least one road to video production open under Linux.
She uses KDEnlive which has a pretty solid reputation as a cross-platform video editor.
I've used it a tiny bit to trim down some videos I've downloaded but only wanted snippets of.
Worked just fine, setting aside the learning curve of any video editing software for a nOOb like myself.
OBS (Open Broadcast Studio) is interesting - I know of people that use that in Jitsi meetings so they can do fancy stuff with their video feed.
Quite versatile.
Interesting that Inkscape is her thumbnail editor of choice. I'll have to watch her reasoning for that. I'd have expected the Gimp, but maybe I'll learn something and switch too.
Thanks for the link.
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Her cameras are Panasonic Lumix. They can, if I recall correctly, output straight into a capture card. She uses Inkscape for graphics because it is fine with raster images, but much better for vector graphics. Also, it is not named after a slur. On Thu, May 29, 2025, 16:51 Karen Lewellen via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
I am curious. What cameras were suggested as being Linux based? The software is not especially surprising. What I am wondering though is how the actual filming was managed from a Linux only perspective. Thanks, Karen
On Wed, 28 May 2025, Ron via talk wrote:
Colin McGregor via talk wrote on 2025-05-28 16:18:
I have no idea how well the tools noted compare against the other platforms, but at least I now know that there is at least one road to video production open under Linux.
She uses KDEnlive which has a pretty solid reputation as a cross-platform video editor.
I've used it a tiny bit to trim down some videos I've downloaded but only wanted snippets of.
Worked just fine, setting aside the learning curve of any video editing software for a nOOb like myself.
OBS (Open Broadcast Studio) is interesting - I know of people that use that in Jitsi meetings so they can do fancy stuff with their video feed.
Quite versatile.
Interesting that Inkscape is her thumbnail editor of choice. I'll have to watch her reasoning for that. I'd have expected the Gimp, but maybe I'll learn something and switch too.
Thanks for the link.
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Thanks for such an informative answer. Not personally surprised to learn Panasonic has such flexible camera options. cheers, Kare On Thu, 29 May 2025, William Witteman wrote:
Her cameras are Panasonic Lumix. They can, if I recall correctly, output straight into a capture card.
She uses Inkscape for graphics because it is fine with raster images, but much better for vector graphics. Also, it is not named after a slur.
On Thu, May 29, 2025, 16:51 Karen Lewellen via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
I am curious. What cameras were suggested as being Linux based? The software is not especially surprising. What I am wondering though is how the actual filming was managed from a Linux only perspective. Thanks, Karen
On Wed, 28 May 2025, Ron via talk wrote:
Colin McGregor via talk wrote on 2025-05-28 16:18:
I have no idea how well the tools noted compare against the other platforms, but at least I now know that there is at least one road to video production open under Linux.
She uses KDEnlive which has a pretty solid reputation as a cross-platform video editor.
I've used it a tiny bit to trim down some videos I've downloaded but only wanted snippets of.
Worked just fine, setting aside the learning curve of any video editing software for a nOOb like myself.
OBS (Open Broadcast Studio) is interesting - I know of people that use that in Jitsi meetings so they can do fancy stuff with their video feed.
Quite versatile.
Interesting that Inkscape is her thumbnail editor of choice. I'll have to watch her reasoning for that. I'd have expected the Gimp, but maybe I'll learn something and switch too.
Thanks for the link.
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