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.
- Vittelius ( @Vittelius@feddit.de ) 32•1 year ago
The reason, you aren’t finding anything, is that nobody really attempts to install premiere or after effects anymore on Linux. The alternatives have cought up and they are available for Linux.
- DaVinci Resolve provides the complete package. Video editor and (node based) compositor in one. Even outside of the Linux world there is a lot of momentum behind this tool, as I probably don’t have to tell you. Keep in mind, that the free version on Linux has some limitations, that the free versions on the other OS’s don’t have (missing h264 support for example)
- Left angle Autograph (https://www.left-angle.com/#page=95) is a young product, having seen its first release earlier this year. It’s a direct competitor to After Effects. A timeline based VFX tool. Unfortunately fairly expensive as well.
Back to your question: making things work with wine has a significant drawback. Your system can break with every update. So you’re not making it work just once but over and over again.
- FOSS Is Fun ( @fossisfun@lemmy.ml ) English5•1 year ago
Someone should tell Left Angle that Ubuntu 22 is not a valid Ubuntu release.
It always infuriates me a bit whenever I see that and it immediately tells me that Linux doesn’t seem to be a priority for them. For some reason they get the macOS version numbers right …
- flashgnash ( @flashgnash@lemm.ee ) 4•1 year ago
Is there any good alternative to Photoshop on Linux? That’s about the only thing I miss after switching
There’s GIMP but it seems a little clunky sometimes, I’ve heard krita is good for artists but I tend to just use this kind of thing for editing images
- LeFantome ( @LeFantome@programming.dev ) 4•1 year ago
A lot of people claim good luck with PhotoPea
- flashgnash ( @flashgnash@lemm.ee ) 2•1 year ago
It’s a browser app though
Extremely laggy as PWA in chromium, less laggy in chrome and has to be used in a normal browser window in firefox
Doesn’t work if I’m not connected to the internet and also ads taking up ~10-15% of the window
When it’s working in firefox it seems like a decent alternative and even supports opening psds which is incredibly useful but not sure I’d want to run it in a browser, if it was open source could shove it in an electron wrapper and be done with it but doesn’t seem to be, their public GitHub only has branding and information
- NaoPb ( @NaoPb@beehaw.org ) 1•1 year ago
I would like to mention Pixlr E. Which I personally use. I think it’s similar. Works great for someone used to older Photoshop versions (I have no experience with modern Photoshop, mind you).
- UnhappyCamper ( @UnhappyCamper@kbin.social ) 3•1 year ago
Honestly, no there isn’t. Even if Gimp can apparently do a lot of what Photoshop can, you have to first learn, then jump through 20 unintuitive hoops to get to the same result thst Photoshop can do in 2 clicks. Nothing compares as far as I’m concerned.
- flashgnash ( @flashgnash@lemm.ee ) 1•1 year ago
I’m not sure there is really anything else like that on Linux though on a more positive note.
Most other tools I’ve ever had to interact with either have native support, run perfectly/very well with wine or have a good/better alternative on linux
- s_s ( @s_s@lemmy.one ) 3•1 year ago
GIMP is, last I checked, RGB colorspace only, so it’s not a real choice for anyone doing print work.
- paccio ( @paccio@beehaw.org ) 1•1 year ago
Krita
- flashgnash ( @flashgnash@lemm.ee ) 2•1 year ago
As I mentioned krita isn’t really an editing tool as far as I’ve heard it’s more for art
I only ever really used it for editing
Paint.net used to be my go-to on windows because I’m too cheap to pay for a Photoshop license
- NaoPb ( @NaoPb@beehaw.org ) 1•1 year ago
Isn’t Krita more like an alternative to Adobe Illustrator?
- Vittelius ( @Vittelius@feddit.de ) 2•1 year ago
Inkscape is like Illustrator. Krita is a digital painting application, so Photoshop. It doesn’t replace Photoshop in every usecase. But in that regard it’s better than the tool from Adobe (or so I’ve been told)
- RoboRay ( @RoboRay@kbin.social ) 26•1 year ago
Can it be done? Yes.
Can it be done in a reliable way that you can depend on to always just work when you need it? No.
If you are completely dependent on Adobe products for your livelihood, you should not plan to work exclusively on Linux.
- UnhappyCamper ( @UnhappyCamper@kbin.social ) 6•1 year ago
This was my experience with Photoshop. Got it installed, tried a few things, great, seems to work. Then eventually I went to actually use it, and it would consistently crash trying to do certain tasks. Back to dual boot I go…
- stappern ( @stappern@lemmy.one ) 9•1 year ago
just use a vm ,possibly with GPU passthrough
- mFat ( @mfat@lemdro.id ) English9•1 year ago
I use ShotCut for work.
- xapr ( @xapr@lemmy.sdf.org ) English4•1 year 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!
- mFat ( @mfat@lemdro.id ) English3•1 year 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.
- xapr ( @xapr@lemmy.sdf.org ) English2•1 year 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.
- _s10e ( @_s10e@feddit.de ) 6•1 year ago
Forget wine. Virtual Machines or Remote Desktop work very well for generic Windows software. For graphics-heavy stuff, you need to learn whether this works for you.
- Vitaly ( @Vitaly@feddit.uk ) English6•1 year ago
- nous ( @nous@programming.dev ) English5•1 year ago
https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=128
It is not rated well on winedb, although those look like old versions?. I would not have much hope in it working for professional needs . You would be better served by learning one of the more open or Linux friendly alternatives instead. Quite a few are quite good now for different needs. You would need to try them out your self to see if they meet your needs though. Which you can typically do on windows to minimise the disruption to your work flows. But be warned it can take some time to relearn them.
- President_Pyrus ( @President_Pyrus@feddit.dk ) 1•1 year ago
I am heavily considering switching to Linux aswell (though from Windows). I guess I would just spin up a VM if I need to run something I can’t get to work on bare matal Linux.
- ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶ ( @luthis@lemmy.nz ) 3•1 year ago
Dual boot for a while. Even if you’re using a usb
- grue ( @grue@lemmy.ml ) 8•1 year ago
Dual boot is too inconvenient. Just go Linux cold-turkey and run Windows in a VM if you have to.
- Chewy ( @Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de ) 1•1 year ago
Yeah, dual booting meant Windows for me. I was just more comfortable with it. On the other hand some people have something to do compared to me at that time. Taking the time to learn how to do sth. on Linux isn’t always possible.
- ObiWahn ( @ObiWahn@feddit.de ) 2•1 year ago
I thought about dualboot using two SSDs, one for linux, one for Windows and a VM on linux using the physical Windows SSD. Don’t know if it is really possible though…
- ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶ ( @luthis@lemmy.nz ) 1•1 year ago
I remember trying to do that once, it wasn’t possible IIRC but it might be now 10 years later
- President_Pyrus ( @President_Pyrus@feddit.dk ) 1•1 year ago
That’s the plan. Windows will be on one ssd and Linux (probably Mint) on another.