I’m keeping it broad by not specifying a distro. I’m just curious is this a real option for actual editing professionals? As far as I understand you can make it work by running under Wine, but I’m guessing this comes with significant drawbacks. I’m having trouble finding any information on both the current state of things with running Premiere under linux (most info seems to be from 2018 for some reason), and the extent of the drawbacks in a quantifiable way.

I’m generally a pretty happy Mac OS user, but I always want to keep options open. I haven’t really tried to use Linux on desktop since the late 00s.

  • @xaprEnglish
    5•11 months ago

    Interesting! I have some questions:

    • Is editing a primary part of your job?
    • How and why was ShotCut selected for your work?
    • How do you feel about ShotCut compared to other editing software on Linux, Windows, and MacOS?

    Thanks!

    • mFatEnglish
      3•11 months ago

      -Yes editing is a key part of my job. Although it’s plenty of simple editing and almost no fancy effects and so on. I need to cut video edits fast, modify audio, crop and scale video.

      -Shotcut loads instantly and runs natively on linux. That’s the biggest selling point for me. It’s extremely simple and has a clean UI. Also it handles .ts mpeg containers easily. Some apps, even premiere have issues with that format.

      -I tried Openshot, Kdenlive and a couple of other apps. ShotCut was lighter and simpler.

      • @xaprEnglish
        2•11 months ago

        Awesome, thanks for your answers! I’m considering switching mostly to linux on the desktop at home and one of the sticking points for me has been finding a good video editor. This is very helpful in that regard.