free version has a few limits but they‘ve basically never been an issue for the meat and potatoes editing that i do. crossplatform too
Mar 21, 2025
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Had to dip into some video editing last year after a long hiatus. Used DaVinci Resolve, which was really impressive.
Mar 21, 2025
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FINAL CUT PRO:
Let me be clear. Premier has always been garbage—today as a buggy mess and back when FCP originally launched and ate its lunch. It's only advantage is the Adobe ecosystem (which is a big advantage). FCP is fast, gets out of your way, hardly crashes, and, if it does, you never lose your work. I've been using it over a decade. I paid $300 for it, ONCE, and have received updates ever since.
DAVINCI RESOLVE:
The multi-platform king. Personally, I don't like the NLE built into DaVinci, but I haven't invested much time in getting familiar with it either. DaVinci is the THE standard in color grading and it has an entire Adobe ecosystem replacement in one app (color, sound, sfx, cutting, finishing). It is FREE to use and only paywalls 4K exports and its more advanced plugins. If you want to learn video post-production, start here. When you're ready to level up: $295
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Been a while since I used it but it’s good and free. Bit of a learning curve as with all free open-source stuff but there’s a bunch of tutorials out there if you Google. https://kdenlive.org/en/
If that doesn‘t work for you you could always Very Legally Acquire a copy of Adobe Premiere
Mar 21, 2025
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if you are an apple/mac user and are just looking for basic editing tools imovie gets the job done. it's free, easy to learn and no watermark. i've personally always found apple editing software more user friendly than adobe but i think i'm one of the few that feels that way
Mar 21, 2025
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spent the last two weeks working on an interactive guide, recommendations database, and digital library (link depot) to help get people off of social media. the first draft is done now, and it's at the link to this post.
it's still very much a work in progress (the library is especially thin atm) - which is why i wanted to share it here before unleashing it upon my IRL friends and the general public. i welcome any and all feedback, bug reports, and suggestions for things to add. i will be pushing updates to it out like a madman in the coming weeks, so be sure to check back every so often to see new additions to the database and library.
additionally, i am still on the hunt for newsletters from local venues / community organizations / magazines / newspapers, etc. the only cities i have remotely covered so far are nyc, orlando, denver, brisbane, and little bits of worcester and chicago. if you know anything in your area that fits the bill, send it my way!
Jan 27, 2025
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it is your civic duty to mercilessly mock generative ai users as much as possible
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chronological feeds on social media are a dying breed and it's so important to maintain the ones you still have
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