Video editing

Create templates for your video graphics with Inkscape

mairin — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000

Create templates for your video graphics with Inkscape mairin Sat, 03/04/2023 - 03:00

Level up your conference talks and video templates with these Inkscape tricks.

Recently, I recorded a 15-minute tutorial with supporting materials on how to automate graphics production in Inkscape. I demonstrated this by building a base template and…

How I automate graphics creation with Inkscape

mairin — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000

How I automate graphics creation with Inkscape mairin Fri, 03/03/2023 - 03:00

Follow along this Inkscape tutorial to create conference talk card graphics at scale.

I recorded a 15-minute long tutorial demonstrating how to automate the production of graphics from a CSV file or spreadsheet (basically a mailmerge type deal for graphics) in…

How I apply open source principles to filmmaking

psubhashish — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000

How I apply open source principles to filmmaking psubhashish Fri, 02/03/2023 - 03:00

Open Filmmaking is a framework that encourages releasing the source code of a film, i.e., footage under open licenses, and actively uses other practices such as open source…

As a nonfiction filmmaker, I have made over nine films, all under open licenses. But that choice always comes at a cost. It's tricky, if not impossible, to release a film…

Intangible gift ideas with open source in mind

pshapiro — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 08:00:00 +0000

Intangible gift ideas with open source in mind pshapiro Thu, 12/01/2022 - 03:00

Consider giving the priceless gift of wonder, curiosity, or heartfelt art this holiday season.

When the holidays roll around each year, you'll encounter some wonderful gift-giving guides for physical gifts. But how about intangible gifts? Some of the most meaningful…

26 open source creative apps to try this year

sethkenlon — Sun, 13 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000

26 open source creative apps to try this year sethkenlon Sun, 02/13/2022 - 03:00

Build your own open studio with these open source tools for every creative discipline from photography to collaboration.

The server and mobile industries know open source well. But open source isn't just about the technology. First and foremost, open source is about sharing, and if there's one…

Lock your camera to a specific USB port in OBS

sethkenlon — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 08:01:00 +0000

Lock your camera to a specific USB port in OBS sethkenlon Fri, 01/07/2022 - 03:01

To standardize a complex camera setup, you can impose some special rules on how cameras get assigned to locations in the Linux filesystem.

If you stream with OBS with multiple cameras on Linux, you might notice that cameras are loaded as they are detected during boot. You probably don't give it much thought…

Create your own animations with this open source motion graphics tool

sethkenlon — Wed, 22 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +0000

Create your own animations with this open source motion graphics tool sethkenlon Wed, 12/22/2021 - 03:00

Use Synfig for animations in your next film or presentation.

In animation, there's an old saying that animation is easy, it's the tweening that's hard. In traditional animation practices established in the 1920s, key frames are drawn by…

Film compositing on Linux with Natron

sethkenlon — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:01:00 +0000

Film compositing on Linux with Natron sethkenlon Fri, 12/10/2021 - 03:01

Natron is an application that brings professional compositing to open source software users.

In film post-production, there's a phase called compositing, which puts the actual footage in a camera with footage generated purely by software. What that actually means to…

Quick video editing on Linux with Flowblade

sethkenlon — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +0000

Quick video editing on Linux with Flowblade sethkenlon Fri, 12/03/2021 - 03:00

Flowblade is a minimal video editing application designed to enable you to assemble a cut of your video quickly and easily.

Do you have videos you need to cut together but find video editing applications too complex? Flowblade is a minimal video editing application designed to enable you to…

Edit video on Linux with Kdenlive

sethkenlon — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 08:00:00 +0000

Edit video on Linux with Kdenlive sethkenlon Thu, 12/02/2021 - 03:00

Try your hand at professional video editing with this KDE application.

Whether it's due to snow days, a seasonal vacation, or time off for any number of holidays, December is a great time to settle down in front of your computer and get creative…