Filmora on Linux
from LukeSky@lemmy.ml to linux@lemmy.ml on 04 May 07:04
https://lemmy.ml/post/29569953

Hi everyone, I’m going to use Debian with lxde on my machine and I’ll need to use Filmora for video editing. Has anyone already tried it? Any problem during installation/use? Any help is appreciated

Thanks to all!

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Mwa@lemm.ee on 04 May 07:25 next collapse

Try looking it up on wine appdb?

eugenia@lemmy.ml on 04 May 09:03 next collapse

Windows apps (particularly ones that require that kind of acceleration) are unlikely to work with Wine. And if they do, either they’ll be crashy, or they can break at any consequent Wine update. Forget Windows apps. Windows games that are invoking only fullscreen 3D are much more likely to work on Linux because the part that gets re-interpreted is simpler. But apps, that use obscure optimization Windows APIs are a pain to get good support of.

So, I suggest you install kdenlive or Shotcut to do video editing. Even Davinci resolve is a hit or miss on Linux and it doesn’t support AAC at all. So get it done with the two OSS apps I suggested instead. In another life I was a music video director for local bands, and so I was doing a lot of color grading, invoking tricks and things that FOSS apps can’t do. I switched full time to Linux and FOSS apps, and I just do the basic color grading now. It was sad to see that part of the fun go, but that’s what I had to do.

Additionally Filmora is a primarily Chinese company, probably mining data, so it’s best to not use it. Same for CapCut.

LukeSky@lemmy.ml on 04 May 10:22 collapse

Thanks for all the informations and the experience. Now what app are you using for video editing? kdenlive?

eugenia@lemmy.ml on 04 May 10:27 collapse

I prefer the UI of Shotcut, but kdenlive is admittedly more powerful. You can try both to see which one you prefer. I suggest you download the .appimage files of both of them from the website (this way you’ll get the latest versions). I’d suggest against the flatpak versions as sometimes they come with limitations of various kinds. Just download their respective .appimage files, make them executable (right click on the downloaded files with your file manager and then go to their Properties to set them as executable), and then double click them to load. If you go that route, make sure you manually update them every 3 months or so, as that’s when they usually release updates.

LukeSky@lemmy.ml on 04 May 16:35 collapse

Thank you very much for all the help!

danielquinn@lemmy.ca on 04 May 09:13 next collapse

Before wading into the Wine waters, you might want to have a look at the Free and excellent Kdenlive. I’ve no experience with Filmora, but Kdenlive is surprisingly powerful.

LukeSky@lemmy.ml on 04 May 10:21 collapse

Thanks, I’ll give a try!

just_another_person@lemmy.world on 04 May 13:36 next collapse

Check out Kdenlive, Shotcut, Openshot, and Lightworks for native apps. If you really need to go the Wine route after that, you can use an easy wrapper app if this is all new to you, like Bottles.

LukeSky@lemmy.ml on 04 May 16:35 collapse

Perfect, thanks!

hollerpixie@lemm.ee on 05 May 16:46 collapse

You can also try Davinci Resolve. It works best in docker and unless you are doing high end editing, the free version works extremely well so makes it worth trying.

LukeSky@lemmy.ml on 06 May 05:27 collapse

Thanks!