As a UNIX Admin w/ 30+ years of UNIX admin experience, I am literally required to use Windows 11 for work.
Yes, I have my Fedora system running XFCE for work too (it's also my vagrant test bed), but I like millions of others am required to use winslop and it's how work requirements go sometimes.
Am still clinging to Win 10 Pro. Since I mostly game with the PC, and watch videos with that machine.. do I really need to upgrade the OS as long as the games run? At least at this point, I won't get a gaming session interrupted by an update anymore, which is nice.
There is a very, very short list of games that don't "just work" in linux at this point.
If your daily gaming is nothing but LoL or twitch competitive shooters and you've gotta play whatever the trend is, linux won't work 100% of the time. In basically any other case, it just works for gaming. If you MUST play some kind of competitive shooter, it's real easy to have a dual boot setup with windows for that game.
If the competitive shooters you want are supported here, there's no reason to use windows for gaming. https://areweanticheatyet.com/ - Right now the biggest pain points are probably Battlefield 6, Call of Duty, League of Legends, Apex, Valorant, Fortnite... aka the games where the teenagers tell you how they fucked your mom. Many, many other titles just work, like The Finals, ARC Raiders, Counter-Strike 2, etc.
Even with some games that do not have anti-cheat support, you can still run the game, you just have to join servers setup for linux that effectively do not have anticheat enabled. I think real flesh and blood admins do a better job anyway.
I'd just pull the drive, reinstall on a new one, redownload the games and go merrily on my way. I have ZERO on the machine that is so important that I'd do anything other than that.
NGL, it's current install is getting a bit cluttered since the last time I redid it with a full erase and reformat, so it wouldn't be too terrible.
I don't even have an email account set up on the device.
DaVinci is also a one time payment with lifetime updates if you want the premium features, no stupid subscription or rebuying when the new version releases.
The worst part about it is that it doesn't officially support Linux very well.
@Joelk111 I've been on Resolve since 15! Never spent another dime on it.
I only include the free version in conversations like these, because if you were gonna use something like Clipchamp, you probably didn't need all the extra features of Resolve Studio.
I'm not sure how it compares; all I do in terms of editing is typically shortening video files. So if it's missing features people would expect, I likely wouldn't even know
I use it at work, works fine for basic stuff. I can’t install anything on work PC but Blender can be downloaded and used in a portable version. IT hates this one trick
In case this is something of a deal breaker for someone, please try setting up a VM and playing around with Linux. You don't need to install it on your main system, or try dual booting it, but load up a VM and give it a shot. You don't have to stick with it and if you don't like it or it doesn't work for you or it's too confusing or whatever, that's fine. At least you can say that you gave it a shot.
The program now requires video projects to be saved to Microsoft’s OneDrive cloud storage service in order to continue editing them, reports Windows Latest.
According to Microsoft, the media files themselves (such as video clips and images) don’t necessarily need to be synced to the cloud.
This is less shitty than I expected. Forcing people to put videos and images in OneDrive could have pushed them towards paying for more OneDrive space, but if it's just the project file I'm not even sure why Microsoft made the change. Are Clipchamp project files big?
How much video information does a project file even have though? Like, if it's just instructions for editing together the video clips, that aren't even being uploaded, that doesn't seem very useful for AI training.
58 Comments
SomeGadgetGuy@techhub.social · 96 pts · 148d
@commander
OpenShot
ShotCut
kdenlive
Davinci Resolve (free version)
No real reason to use clipchamp...
db2@lemmy.world · 57 pts · 148d
No real reason to use Winslop 11 either though.
comador@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 148d
I wish that were true, but it's not.
As a UNIX Admin w/ 30+ years of UNIX admin experience, I am literally required to use Windows 11 for work.
Yes, I have my Fedora system running XFCE for work too (it's also my vagrant test bed), but I like millions of others am required to use winslop and it's how work requirements go sometimes.
foodandart@lemmy.zip · 9 pts · 148d
Truth.
Am still clinging to Win 10 Pro. Since I mostly game with the PC, and watch videos with that machine.. do I really need to upgrade the OS as long as the games run? At least at this point, I won't get a gaming session interrupted by an update anymore, which is nice.
kescusay@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 148d
You should take a look at the games support for Valve's Proton project. Games in Steam now mostly work perfectly in Linux because of it.
Prove_your_argument@piefed.social · 4 pts · 148d
There is a very, very short list of games that don't "just work" in linux at this point.
If your daily gaming is nothing but LoL or twitch competitive shooters and you've gotta play whatever the trend is, linux won't work 100% of the time. In basically any other case, it just works for gaming. If you MUST play some kind of competitive shooter, it's real easy to have a dual boot setup with windows for that game.
If the competitive shooters you want are supported here, there's no reason to use windows for gaming. https://areweanticheatyet.com/ - Right now the biggest pain points are probably Battlefield 6, Call of Duty, League of Legends, Apex, Valorant, Fortnite... aka the games where the teenagers tell you how they fucked your mom. Many, many other titles just work, like The Finals, ARC Raiders, Counter-Strike 2, etc.
Even with some games that do not have anti-cheat support, you can still run the game, you just have to join servers setup for linux that effectively do not have anticheat enabled. I think real flesh and blood admins do a better job anyway.
flameleaf@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 148d
<--- You are here
foodandart@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 148d
Yaah.. naah.
I'd just pull the drive, reinstall on a new one, redownload the games and go merrily on my way. I have ZERO on the machine that is so important that I'd do anything other than that.
NGL, it's current install is getting a bit cluttered since the last time I redid it with a full erase and reformat, so it wouldn't be too terrible.
I don't even have an email account set up on the device.
the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 148d
If it's not broke then don't fix it.
Larry@lemmy.zip · 20 pts · 148d
SomeGadgetGuy@techhub.social · 3 pts · 148d
@Larry KDEN! I new I was forgetting something. Gonna add that to the list in my reply.
hereiamagain@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 148d
Kden is better than it has any right to be. I'm not professional by any means, but it's quite useful
Joelk111@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 148d
DaVinci is also a one time payment with lifetime updates if you want the premium features, no stupid subscription or rebuying when the new version releases.
The worst part about it is that it doesn't officially support Linux very well.
SomeGadgetGuy@techhub.social · 2 pts · 148d
@Joelk111 I've been on Resolve since 15! Never spent another dime on it.
I only include the free version in conversations like these, because if you were gonna use something like Clipchamp, you probably didn't need all the extra features of Resolve Studio.
Joelk111@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 148d
Oh for sure, it's super incredibly cool that a free version exists that's basically full featured for trying it out.
Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de · 6 pts · 148d
Blender has a Video Editing UI mode too.
I'm not sure how it compares; all I do in terms of editing is typically shortening video files. So if it's missing features people would expect, I likely wouldn't even know
Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 148d
Whoops that version was slightly out of date..... by 5¾ years.
But I can now confirm it's still in there in modern versions
WereCat@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 148d
I use it at work, works fine for basic stuff. I can’t install anything on work PC but Blender can be downloaded and used in a portable version. IT hates this one trick
nightlily@leminal.space · 2 pts · 148d
ShotCut is my personal favourite of those. Simple but powerful, though the UI is admittedly clunky.
SomeGadgetGuy@techhub.social · 1 pts · 148d
@nightlily Whoops that was weird. In my brain I had put CapCut on the list and not ShotCut. That's what I get for not re-reading MY OWN original post.
But yes, ShotCut is REALLY good LOL.
bagbrugsen@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 148d
And this one.. browser based https://opencut.app/
Treczoks@lemmy.world · 72 pts · 148d
Any program that requires OneDrive should be taken outside and shot.
Railcar8095@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 148d
Specially fitting that one FOSS alternative to this one is openSHOT
P1nkman@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 148d
I just spat water all over! Good one
Joelk111@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 148d
Ftfy
lemmyng@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 148d
Windows should be taken outside and shot.
Ftftfy
Treczoks@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 148d
Yep, that too.
OwOarchist@pawb.social · 49 pts · 148d
My Kdenlive video editor continues to save wherever I want it to for free. Just saying.
And yes, it has a Windows version, if you're too much of a coward to migrate to Linux.
PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 148d
Kdenlive is wild. It's got almost all the features Adobe premiere has.
Cosmonaut_Collin@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 148d
The best feature they've kept out is the subscription you have to pay to cancel.
mydude@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 148d
Enshittification...
alphabethunter@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 148d
Is it still Enshitification if it was shitty from the start?
Matty_r@programming.dev · 10 pts · 148d
Enshitification²
CaptPretentious@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 148d
Things can always get worse!
Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 148d
Make it shitty!
WanderingThoughts@europe.pub · 3 pts · 148d
Foie gras version of enshittification
desmosthenes@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 148d
beat me to this comment
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca · 16 pts · 148d
TIL microslop provided a video editing tool post 2020
TIL it's been enshittified to the point of not bothering to ever use it
LordPassionFruit@lemmy.ca · 14 pts · 148d
In case this is something of a deal breaker for someone, please try setting up a VM and playing around with Linux. You don't need to install it on your main system, or try dual booting it, but load up a VM and give it a shot. You don't have to stick with it and if you don't like it or it doesn't work for you or it's too confusing or whatever, that's fine. At least you can say that you gave it a shot.
OwOarchist@pawb.social · 5 pts · 148d
You don't even need Linux. Kdenlive has a Windows version.
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz · 12 pts · 148d
Free movie editing on windows peaked on fucking vista.
the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 148d
I miss windows movie maker, it was so simple and effective. Of course thats probably why they killed it.
01189998819991197253@infosec.pub · 12 pts · 148d
I didn't use it when it was "free". I sure as hell won't use when it's tied to OneDrive, which can die in a pit fire.
mlg@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 148d
I used to rule the world [Unregistered HyperCam 2]
nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 7 pts · 148d
split up the monopolies
PangurBan@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 147d
Use linux
Reygle@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 147d
Use shit, get hit
BigTrout75@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 148d
"free"
SalamenceFury@piefed.social · 6 pts · 148d
lol I already have davinci, Microsoft, you can't get me :)
tpihkal@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 148d
How long until Microsoft stops supporting Clipchamp altogether? Place your bets.
Shanmugha@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 148d
Clipchamp? Sheesh. Waiting for "apps" called Yo, Bruh and so on
gergolippai@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 148d
oh no!
anyway
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 148d
womp womp
ryper@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 148d
This is less shitty than I expected. Forcing people to put videos and images in OneDrive could have pushed them towards paying for more OneDrive space, but if it's just the project file I'm not even sure why Microsoft made the change. Are Clipchamp project files big?
snooggums@piefed.world · 1 pts · 148d
It is so they can have the data for AI training on their servers.
OwOarchist@pawb.social · 1 pts · 148d
Just think of all that lovely video information for their AI to harvest...
ryper@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 148d
How much video information does a project file even have though? Like, if it's just instructions for editing together the video clips, that aren't even being uploaded, that doesn't seem very useful for AI training.
mechoman444@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 148d
I will never ever never ever use one drive. I'll raise my kids never to use it.
I WILL NEVER USE ONE DRIVE!
GuyIncognito@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 148d
One day the pedophile William Henry Gates III will pay for his many crimes
Satomune@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 148d