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OpenShot 4.0 – Open-source video editor

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Re: OpenShot 4.0 – Open-source video editor

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Post by bewareofscams »

Matl wrote: post #19
bewareofscams wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have tried the ones I have mentioned, and I hadn't tried this one, - which is precisely why I am asking! No need for snarky "but ours is foss smugface" comments. Not to say, your comment make me pretty sure you hadn't tried either of mentioned by me, and does not take video editing seriously.

I use and pay for DaVinci Resolve Studio on Linux myself, so yes I have tried them and yes, they're obviously more feature packed and polished than OpenShot is. OpenShot is however significantly easier to use and does what you need for casual editing. If you want a step above that and still FLOSS then Kdenlive is a better choice. What makes your original comment useless is that it reads like an American saying, 'I be…

At least we can agree in our mutual disdain towards american way of thinking *shaking hands*

Re: OpenShot 4.0 – Open-source video editor

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Post by [deleted] »

Matl wrote: post #19
bewareofscams wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have tried the ones I have mentioned, and I hadn't tried this one, - which is precisely why I am asking! No need for snarky "but ours is foss smugface" comments. Not to say, your comment make me pretty sure you hadn't tried either of mentioned by me, and does not take video editing seriously.

I use and pay for DaVinci Resolve Studio on Linux myself, so yes I have tried them and yes, they're obviously more feature packed and polished than OpenShot is. OpenShot is however significantly easier to use and does what you need for casual editing. If you want a step above that and still FLOSS then Kdenlive is a better choice. What makes your original comment useless is that it reads like an American saying, 'I be…

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Re: OpenShot 4.0 – Open-source video editor

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Post by drob518 »

Schlagbohrer wrote: post #5

Has anyone tried having a local agent (like Qwen) use this? I wonder how good the API is for programmatic / CLI usage.

That was the first question that popped into my head as well. We’re now in the age of “AI all the things,” so it seems like every app needs an API or CLI of some sort. Everything needs to be machine accessible.

Re: OpenShot 4.0 – Open-source video editor

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Post by throwthrowuknow »

bewareofscams wrote: post #21
Matl wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I use and pay for DaVinci Resolve Studio on Linux myself, so yes I have tried them and yes, they're obviously more feature packed and polished than OpenShot is. OpenShot is however significantly easier to use and does what you need for casual editing. If you want a step above that and still FLOSS then Kdenlive is a better choice. What makes your original comment useless is that it reads like an American saying, 'I be…

At least we can agree in our mutual disdain towards american way of thinking *shaking hands*

I can’t help but laugh at this, it’s like a comedy skit with two people with different European accents accusing each other of being American.

Re: OpenShot 4.0 – Open-source video editor

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Post by mschuetz »

bewareofscams wrote: post #7

How does this compare to After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Davinci Resolve? I am pretty sure, this thing solves half of the problems the above solve, and it does it half-good.

I've had great experienced with it. It's almost certainly not as full-featered as premiere pro, but it runs buttery smooth and robust, while Premiere Pro kept crashing frequently and was a bit tedious to use for simple tasks.

Re: OpenShot 4.0 – Open-source video editor

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Post by GlacierFox »

bewareofscams wrote: post #16
bonoboTP wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Unlikely to be near that polish and feature completeness. If you ask "then what's the point?", for now the answer is the license and the source availability.

I've asked "how it compares", not "what's the point" -__-

You'll not get any sense from open source abdolutionists. Your question will not compute.

Re: OpenShot 4.0 – Open-source video editor

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Post by t-writescode »

bewareofscams wrote: post #7

How does this compare to After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Davinci Resolve? I am pretty sure, this thing solves half of the problems the above solve, and it does it half-good.

With enough time, love and leadership direction, any art-focused OSS can be the next Blender or Krita :)
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