Best open source programs

[jjohnthedon1]

Hey guys so I want to start editing pictures the way you can in photo shop without having to buy photo shop

whats the best open source program for doing this 

 

and secondary what's the best open source program for video editing

 

i know now I sound like a cheep skate but I'm currently off work for a while after having a operation on my leg 

[Droidbot]

GIMP for photos

and i'm not sure bout editing

[Volbet]

For an open source photo editor, I have always used GIMP.

It's far from being as good as Photoshop, but it does it's job pretty well.

 

For video editing I have used Blender in the past. 

While it's not technically a video editor, it actually more than capable at it. 

But be prepared to learn all your keyboard commands over again, becuase Blender doesn't really comply with standards.

[KuJoe]

I personally find this to be the best open source alternative to Photoshop: https://pixlr.com

[tlink]

don't say sorry for having no money, if people are a dick about you not having money than they are exactly that, a dick.

GIMP is a pretty good photo editor, blender is a well known video editor.

[jjohnthedon1]

Just now, tlink said:

don't say sorry for having no money, if people are a dick about you not having money than they are exactly that, a dick.

GIMP is a pretty good photo editor, blender is a well known video editor.

Gimp looks pretty good actually

 

my uses for thies programs are to create YouTube videos 

 

so gimp looks good for making the video image that people will click on

 

will blender be good for editing videos and adding simple affects ? 

[tlink]

5 minutes ago, jjohnthedon1 said:

Gimp looks pretty good actually

 

my uses for thies programs are to create YouTube videos 

 

so gimp looks good for making the video image that people will click on

 

will blender be good for editing videos and adding simple affects ? 

yea simple effects should be easy.
https://www.blender.org/features/

 

 

[tom_w141]

Set sail to the bay yo ho...

 

Yarr get me?

[xAcid9]

More free software for video editing.

 

https://www.lwks.com

 

https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve

 

https://www.shotcut.org/features/

[jjohnthedon1]

14 minutes ago, tom_w141 said:

Set sail to the bay yo ho...

 

Yarr get me?

I would but I can't get on the bay because of my internet provider and using a USA vpn takes litterly weeks to get anything  

[Volbet]

34 minutes ago, jjohnthedon1 said:

will blender be good for editing videos and adding simple affects ? 

I have used Blender for semi-professional video projects in the past, so it should be fine for editing YouTube videos and adding a couple of effects.

[jjohnthedon1]

2 hours ago, tlink said:

yea simple effects should be easy.
https://www.blender.org/features/

 

 

This isn't my first attempt at a thumb nail in gimp

what do you think ?

[tlink]

2 hours ago, jjohnthedon1 said:

This isn't my first attempt at a thumb nail in gimp

what do you think ?

looks cool, comic sans is very very hated by a lot of people though so maybe use a different font  

[jjohnthedon1]

6 hours ago, Volbet said:

I have used Blender for semi-professional video projects in the past, so it should be fine for editing YouTube videos and adding a couple of effects.

hey dude, i have a video that i am trying to export now and its taking forever like 30 mins to export a 10 min 720p video
cpu usage is at 3 percent and so is gpu usage during when i press the animation button to export do you have any idea how to solve this ?

[Volbet]

6 minutes ago, jjohnthedon1 said:

hey dude, i have a video that i am trying to export now and its taking forever like 30 mins to export a 10 min 720p video
cpu usage is at 3 percent and so is gpu usage during when i press the animation button to export do you have any idea how to solve this ?

What are your rendering settings?

Blender is one of those programs where every setting is pretty much wrong by default, so setting everything to your preference is mandatory.  

 

Also, is Blender set to use the CPU for rendering? 

If I remember correctly it uses the GPU for rendering now.

[jjohnthedon1]

Just now, Volbet said:

What are your rendering settings?

Blender is one of those programs where every setting is pretty much wrong by default, so setting everything to your preference is mandatory.  

 

Also, is Blender set to use the CPU for rendering? 

If I remember correctly it uses the GPU for rendering now.

i have no idea how do i check ?

[Volbet]

Just now, jjohnthedon1 said:

i have no idea how do i check ?

Well, to check your rendering settings you need to go into your scene properties. 

To check your rendering device you need to go into Files → User Preferences. Then you can check there.

[TechSquidTV]

Not free, but ive been watching this company tat's producing a Photoshop competitor, specifically going after Adobe's subscription model by offering their software as a one time $50 fee. I haven't used the software but it looks great from what i have seen. It's called Affinity Designer