Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Movie editing softeware

[William Kenworthy]

On 22/12/21 04:59, Dale wrote:
> Grant Edwards wrote:
>> On 2021-12-21, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote:
>>
>>> As someone who has experimented with video editing software, I can
>>> understand Wols on this.  What some of us needs is something similar to
>>> 'video editing for dummys' except we need the software not the book.  At
>>> one time, I wanted to remove like 20 or 30 seconds on the beginning and
>>> about the same on the end of a few videos.  Hours later, still couldn't
>>> figure it out.  Heaven forbid I wanted to remove something in the middle
>>> as well or add a second or so of black screen.
>> I've had pretty much the same experience with all of the GUI video
>> editing software I've tried:
>>
>>   0. It takes at a day just to get one to build.
>>
>>   1. The GUI is always completely baffling, and there doesn't seem to
>>      be any commonality from one package to the next.
>>
>>   2. There's little or no documentation available other than lists of
>>      commands/features with descriptions that assume you already know
>>      how the program works. When you need to know how to accomplish a
>>      task, there's no help. It is always assumed you already know what
>>      command/feature to use.
>>
>>   3. The "project" structure and paradigm always seems to be WAY too
>>      complex for what I want to do and does nothing for me other than
>>      get in the way.
>>
>>   4. About 30% of the features/commands don't work at all, another 30%
>>      don't work they way the documentation says they do, and the rest
>>      have been renamed and moved to a different menu/panel/mode since
>>      the documentation was written.
>>
>>   5. All of the ones I've ever tried crashed frequently. They crash
>>      when adding a source, when adding or changing an edit,
>>      transitions, or effect. They crash when exporting/rendering.
>>
>> Melt is the only one I've ever been able to actually accomplish
>> something useful with. The really nice thing is that you can write a
>> bash (or other) program to automate stuff. If all you want to do is
>> concatenate a directory full of video clips with some intro, outro,
>> and transitions, you can write a script that does that and then run it
>> on as many different directories or lists of files as you want.
>>
>> You don't have to set up a new project and start from scratch every time.
>>
> I never had Kdenlive to crash.  I just couldn't figure out how to make
> it work.  As you say, most docs are out of date or for old versions.
> I've seen that with Kicad too.  I kind of dread upgrading to Kicad 6.  I
> actually masked it here until the bugs get worked out and the docs catch
> up.
>
> Maybe one day either the docs will catch up or they will make it easy to
> figure out.  Maybe.  ;-)
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)
>

Gotta reply here - kdelive crashes at the drop of a hat with the files I 
am using - very frustrating.  But the interface is such a crap shoot I 
have given up on it - I'll try the other suggestions over the next few 
days so I am ready next time..

BillK