premiere pro clone
Posted by MartianCopter@reddit | linux | View on Reddit | 32 comments
So the only reason today people are not switching to linux is video editing.
Now me and my friends have decided that we will make a video editing software that looks and feels like premiere pro
obviously it won't be that advanced but you will get basic cut, copy, timelines, layers, and keyframes.
We have started working on it.
It won't be open source
What i want to know is how hard can it be ?
This may sound stupid to most of people but we have already made the timeline on which you can drag the video.
Just tell me your views on this
Puzzled-Spell-3810@reddit
lowkey idk if it will be a worthwhile project for the time you will spend on it. There are honestly many reasons people do not switch to linux such as CAD, windows-exclusive soft such as full fledged visual studio and beyond. I doubt video editing is a sig one. People who want video editing have DaVinci Resolve and Kdenlive (which will do pretty much what ur soft does)
ShadowQuill_812@reddit
I recommend to build it over KDENLIVE's source code, this will cut a huge amount of time an effort and it'll make development focesd on adding more features and redesign the UI not building the whole project from scratch , and anyway it'll be a difficult project. You need to make sure it's compatible with both Wayland and Xorg, so no one might struggle with it and no compatibility issues might happen, and you must build it with either GTK or QT, it's your decision, but for easier development use QT if you picked up KDENLIVE as a base I recommend to publish it via Flatpak so you can develop single version for almost every linux distro.
MartianCopter@reddit (OP)
that's what we wanted to do, but dropped the idea because we want to make it from scratch. it will take entire year i'm sure but we got 2 years of college so we can try.
and honestly we have kdenlive's source and take some code from there as well.
but making on it's framework won't give us full control.
also half of our time will be gone in understanding it.
FattyDrake@reddit
You literally cannot unless you make your project open source GPL3 as well. That's how the GPL works.
MartianCopter@reddit (OP)
honestly i'm more scared of adobe that GPL
ShadowQuill_812@reddit
Respect
Mysterio-vfx@reddit
Uh, if you are not making it open source not advanced , davinci resolve free version is miles ahead
Some-Cup8043@reddit
Issue is that the Linux version of da Vinci has major codec support limitations. If you're on Linux, might as well use either kden or shotcut
Mysterio-vfx@reddit
Ohh ye I get it, its a mess if you don't have the studio version, but I did a little Jack Sparrowing and have the studio version, although I love Davinci Resolve and would purchase the studio version when I have money, I wish it's not gonna get enshitified
FattyDrake@reddit
Admittedly DaVinci Studio supports everything except AAC which is easily solved with a plugin. Since the OP is looking to sell theirs and isn't open source, that's what they're up against. Basically they'd be better off contributing to an open source project like Kdenlive.
MartianCopter@reddit (OP)
no no i wont sell, it will be free and closed source. I may make it open source if i feel like the work load is too much
Afillatedcarbon@reddit
Also issues with wayland for me
MartianCopter@reddit (OP)
It is advanced if you pay, I installed it on arch and couldn't even import .mp4 files.
feedthecats92@reddit
Nobody uses linux for video editing, they use android, which isn't linux.
formegadriverscustom@reddit
Ah, yes, the "no true scotsman" fallacy.
MartianCopter@reddit (OP)
ANDROID IS LINUX
formegadriverscustom@reddit
Haha. No.
There are many, many reasons people are not "switching to Linux", by far the main one being that most people don't know what Linux is or even what an operating system is.
walterblackkk@reddit
My advice: never promote something until you have working code people can try.
MartianCopter@reddit (OP)
ah right.
I just wanted to know what people think of something like this
natheo972@reddit
Have you tested the editors that already exist ? Because for basic stuff, I use Pitivi and I'm very happy with it. What will your program add that will make Pitivi seems irrelevant? Because making a closed source app is already a big malus.
MartianCopter@reddit (OP)
yes i have and when i tried editing, it always wanted me to learn something that they have added in the software.
i'm making a one to one copy
WldHunt@reddit
Davinci Resolve is already a thing if you want a free to use video editor, not open source though. You can also check out KdenLive, Shotcut, Openshot, or other FOSS video editor to learn about the complexity and organization of such software.
MartianCopter@reddit (OP)
there is this learning curve
inbetween-genders@reddit
If you have to ask…something something. Something something.
MartianCopter@reddit (OP)
yeah i think i may have to take help from lots of people already working on this because we are working on this after our classes.
also getting sued by adobe scares me
KnowZeroX@reddit
Not only is there free open source video editors like kden live, there are even professional ones like Davinci Resolve. Even if you want something completely basic there is Avidemux.
There are dozens of video editors for linux, so video editors are definitely not lacking
MartianCopter@reddit (OP)
yes true
shifting from windows to linux is hard when you have to switch to a new software and have to learn it's shortcuts and functionality. I just want to remove that part and invite them to the good old UI they are used to
Some-Cup8043@reddit
What will you do to stand out from the likes of shotcut and kden live?
MartianCopter@reddit (OP)
absolutely nothing except the UI, which will make you feel like you are using premiere pro, the functionality is same in all softwares.
I just want to make to make premiere pro users feel at home when they use this software on linux
Jerry-Ahlawat@reddit
If it is not open source, good bye
reflect-on-this@reddit
Video editing software sounds like a huge undertaking. You could start off making a very basic program like 'simplescreenrecorder'. Over time you can add more functionality.
Video editing will be used mostly by professionals who earn a living from it (influencers/youtubers etc). So they'll pay a fee and expect the best. Personally I only use open source programs.
JoelWCrump@reddit
Sounds great, programming/developing genius is some of the best work in the world today, giving people using GNU/Linux a fantastic app like that, it's marvelous.