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Just recently switched back to Linux after more than a decade away. (I'm currently running Mint Cinnamon if anyone is curious) On Windows I was using the free version of Davinci Resolve for all of my video editing. I quickly discovered that the free version of Resolve for Linux doesn't support H.264/H.265 so after trying every Linux video editor I could find (even Blender) I've settled on using Kdenlive. I've been having a good time getting everything dialed in and learning Kdenlive. I was able to get hardware acceleration working with my Nvidia GPU, and I really appreciated that it could natively utilize the proxy clips that my DJI Action 3 generates when recording. I've been reading all kinds of tips and tricks articles but most of it is just basic stuff. Anyone using Kdenlive have more advanced tips to share? Particularly anything around title generation and animation as I've found Kdenlive's system to be a little clunky. Let's talk!

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[–] SmoochyPit@beehaw.org 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Davinci Resolve doesn’t support H.264 or H.265 on Linux??? I was planning on installing it soon, that’ll be a huge problem for me…

[–] OR3X@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago

Correct. I was disappointed to find this out as well. Supposedly it's due to these codecs requiring a paid license to use. With windows the license cost is baked into the cost of the windows license itself, but of course that doesn't exist with Linux. It CAN work on Linux if you purchase the studio version of Resolve, but I wasn't ready to shell out $300 for a video editor when I'm only producing content for Youtube as a hobby and for the fun of it.