All the ones that keep getting recommended have a UI like a cockpit of a Boeing 747 (kdenlive, shotcut, openshot, DaVinci resolve) which is so overwhelming, all I want is just make some cuts, blur a face, or something on the screen, and maybe add some subtitles.
I just want something simple, I am not gonna make the next Avatar movie.
I have a feeling there is nothing like this on linux but hey maybe one of you actually knows of one.
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For simple cutting I just use ffmpeg. It can do a few other effects too.
Well I gotta find a way to save amd organize all the commands that I will need from time to time
LosslessCut for simple cutting and concatenating
Lossless cut is phenomenal for simple cutting and concatenating but unfortunately and at least for the time being it doesn’t do anything beyond that that is useful for me, but well it is called lossless cut after all, so…
Ok, so, here it is: If you just want to cut stuff, without much fanfare, then these four are your best bet:
- LosslessCut: https://github.com/mifi/lossless-cut possibly what you’re looking for for most things, download the .appimage for x86
- Shutter Encoder It just cuts and exports. https://www.shutterencoder.com/
- Video Trimmer, get it on flathub. This one is newer.
- https://avidemux.sourceforge.net/ (the old guard)
If you want to do a tiny bit more stuff, like subtitles and blurring, you MUST use a full video editor, like Shotcut and Kdenlive. These features aren’t simple to implement so they’re part of a full editing experience.
i will try avidemux, thanks.
avidemux used to be pretty good.
Hmm will take a look at it, thanks.
Do you have any reference app that has easy to use interface in your liking?
I believe even OpenShot is the most basic version of video editing. Windows Movie Maker, Clipchamp, Capcut, all are have same basic interfaces.
Capcut Desktop KineMaster
They appear daunting, but the simple edits you’re talking about aren’t very difficult to do. I’ve used kdenlive for simple things and it’s pretty easy to learn. Your may just take a little Google for the first run through.
I will probably give up and watch a couple of tutorials for kdenlive
This might be useful: https://ffmpeg.app/
This is so cool, thanks
Others mentioned it but I’ll insist on kdenlive.
Yes it’s intimidating, so much so I initially started it, closed it and went back to
ffmpeg, so the CLI.What I was lacking wasn’t a good UI or UX but rather the principle of video editing. Once you actually learn the basics :
- cuts (each file become a track, each file can be sliced in smaller piece and re-arranged)
- timeline (cuts next to each other or on top of each other, including audio, videos, cards, etc)
- effects (fade in, fade out, etc)
- project management (organizing files, designing cards for titles, etc)
then regardless of which software you use it’s nearly the same.
So I would actually invest just an hour to try a tutorial, edit a 1min video, get feedback on it from friends then try again. Honestly video as a medium is not going away anytime soon, in fact arguably platform like TikTok (sadly) made it even more popular. Consequently investing a bit of time today would benefit you for decades to come.
Now this was an interesting read, thanks (I will probably invest an hour or so in some video tutorials)
