Awesome! Thank you for this!

Yes! Exactly that’s my thinking too. There’s a liberation to doing this kind of thing. Thanks for joining this journey!

Right? Exactly. Let’s see where we can go with this channel, and show other creatives what is possible.

I know I am getting pissed off with them. And adobe as well now. It seems that these companies no longer innovate with their software. They just add dystopian crap, spyware and other rubbish that we dont need. Its time for a change.

Thank you so much! And good point about the recent Copilot+ announcement. We’re at an interesting crossroads with this stuff. Thanks so much for watching and subscribing! Much more to come!

The biggest problem I had with Linux, when I started, was the file system. But, I persevered with it. Now I'm a semi-pro. Ditch MS and Apple. Play around with Linux on an old laptop, then make the switch.

@@Sonya_Makepeace that’s great! That’s a similar mentality to what I’m taking with it.

I was already getting fed up with Windows a few years ago and dove into it without any idea, other than some quick KZfaq tutorials. I've ran through all types of distros, from Linux Mint to Gentoo, but I've learned it's mostly about the package manager and the availability of packages that you should consider as the reason why a distro matters to you. Currently, on Fedora 40 on my desktop and I'm enjoying it but considering giving NixOS another shot, though perhaps I'll try on my laptop instead.

I recommend any of the UniversalBlue Fedora based distros, they have been extremely helpful in their Discord with any problems people have and in general their stuff has been user-friendly and simple (since they are based on the pretty user-friendly and simple Fedora after all). Linux gaming on a niche handheld? No problem, they have a very secure and featureful gaming distro that works great with both my desktop computer and a bunch of nicher handhelds. They also have some good distros aimed at general usage

Thanks for the support! It’s extremely helpful and reassuring to have long time Linux users like yourself a part of this journey. I’m already learning so much.

Both those games run on Linux. Use Proton instead of native builds for online play.

@@rustybroomhandle Yes I have realized that last year and I found the start of Civ VI quite temperamental at time as I run it now native. I am not a big fan of online play despite having a Steam account.

25 years!

Love Civ VI too!!

Thanks for the feedback! These are good things for me to keep in mind as I make more videos.

Exactly! That was one of the big motivating factors for me to start this channel. Thanks for being here! I appreciate the support.

Great list! Thank you!

Exactly! There is a ton of great stuff going on in the Linux and FOSS space for creatives. I’m excited at all the possibilities.

Thank you!

Thank you! I hope you’ll check out my future videos.

Those are great suggestions, thank you!

Thank you!

Cool thanks!!

Oh nice! I’ll give that shot! Thanks!

​@@LinuxCreativeProject I think you'll love it! And something not many know... if you want to adjust the preferences of the Plank app, hold down your Control key and then right click on it anywhere with your mouse, then choose Preferences... instead of trying over and over on the very end of the menu bar! LOL Enjoy!!!

@@LinuxCreativeProject how was it for you?

Having that setup on my mint installation too. And I love how you can move things in the menu bar on top - like getting the clock into the middle. It's the little things. ;-)

That’s awesome. I’ll give it a try at some point.

That’s good to hear about Natron! Other than the sound part. Once I can use Fusion again I will for sure

Thanks for watching and for the feedback!

Great point! I’m leaning more and more how powerful Krita is.

Definitely! I agree! I will definitely run that on Linux at some point.

Nice!!! Keep me updated when you make the switch. Hopefully by then I can upgrade my Linux workstation. I’m starting with this cheap pc to get this channel started

Just go with Linux Mint. Don’t waste time or heartache. 💪🏻

You're right Blender does have compositing capabilities. I'll chat about this more soon. And I totally get what you're saying about audio. I'm actually just downloaded Waveform and am kicking the tires on it. Seems really cool so far. But my audio needs seem a lot more simple than yours so I totally get it being a stopping point. Thanks for watching and for your comment!

Great points. We are definitely at a cross roads. It’s going to be bumpy for a bit but hopefully some of these apps and more will give some people a viable alternative.

I totally get what you mean. I'm going to explore these things and see what's possible for sure. I'll keep you updated. Thanks for checking out the channel!

locate is the command you are looking for

Not in the current stable release but some non-destructive adjustments like that are coming in 2.99/3.0. But you’ll probably need a combo of Inkscape + Gimp (and maybe some Krita mixed in) to replace Photoshop. It’s a tall task but the reward of being free of that subscription is worth it for me

I actually like Krita more for editing things. Plus, it has all the layering tools as non-destructive for editing.

@@LinuxCreativeProject There is Photopea which is web based and it seems to get good reviews, people put it above GIMP and even Krita sometimes.

Ok cool! Thanks for the tip!

Right now I’m running Linux Mint (Cinnamon)

I do have a photography channel. I haven’t uploaded much lately but will soon. - youtube.com/@craigbergonzoni?si=ohOkezTpvpTOIpQD

​@LinuxCreativeProject Ah ok, yeah I follow your other channel then. I just thought it was funny because I'm leaving Windows for Linux and looking for decent photography applications on Linux, then your Linux channel was recommended to me and thought your face looked familiar. 😅

lol that's awesome! Thanks for watching both channels!

Thank you! It’s exciting

It’s definitely on my list of apps to explore! Thanks for watching!

@@LinuxCreativeProject I recommend Bitwig. Probably the most powerfull DAW on Linux.

Reaper may be proprietary but its cost is so reasonable (and you can try it free literally forever, until guilt gets you bc it's so inexpensive) and its capabilities are IMMENSE. It's far more than a multitrack recorder; I also use it as an editor (Audacity doesn't even compare imo) and you can even do minimal video editing on it. Reaper is impressive; been using it for 14 years.

Very cool! I’ve heard of Joplin. I need to check it out more

Thanks! I’ll give that a shot.

But Resolve native work on Linux. you don't need a virtual machine.

Audio production on Linux is HORRIBLE. It’s very much overly-complicated, and it takes getting several pieces of software started up and working together in the right order to make it work. If you’re coming from MacOS, don’t expect to find anything that even remotely resembles the ease of use of Logic. I love Linux and use it daily, but there’s just no comparison there…

Thanks for watching and for the feedback! It’s going to be a fun experiment to find out.

@thesullivanstreetproject I hear you for sure. My expectations are modest and realistic but I’m still excited to explore it. I appreciate you watching and commenting!

Or Audacity

I'm optimistic that realtime multimedia will quickly improve on Linux distributions as they update to Pipewire. I've been using it as my only audio stack for a while now, and it's nothing like the struggles of JACK and PulseAudio.

Right? Things are getting crazy. It’s awesome to have Linux and other open source tools to fall back on.

Thank you! I need to spend some time with Reaper for sure

@@LinuxCreativeProject Reaper is highly customizable, including the look and feel of the entire interface. There is a paid and free version. The only difference is the bag screen when you launch the program. I have the paid version, but to each his own. You may also want to look at Zorin OS. Once again, there are paid and free versions. The difference is how much free software is loaded during installation, and how many of the user interfaces come with Core vs Pro. One cool thing is Zorin 17 and up allow you to directly install most Windows programs from their .exe or .msi files. If it can, it will suggest Linux alternatives, or you can just go ahead and install the Windows application. If they work, this is a good alternative for that rare Windows program that just doesn’t exist in the Linux universe.

Great info about Reaper! And I'll have to check out Zorin OS. I've heard the name but didn't know anything about it.

Very cool! Thanks for the tip!

Not yet! But I intend to. I just also started trying Waveform. It’s not open source but there’s a free version.

I can only speak to Microsoft Office, but I found that OnlyOffice on Linux (it can be installed as a Flatpak) has almost direct translation with Microsoft Office, and has opened ever single file I've thrown at it exactly as it was in MS Office. LibreOffice (which is bundled with most Linux distros) is a fine office suite, but OnlyOffice is the best when it comes to MS Office compatibility imo, hence why I use it a lot.

I totally hear you. There are some realities like this that I will definitely address in a future video. Thanks for watching and commenting! I’m excited to have you here

​@@LinuxCreativeProject LibreOffice and OnlyOffice are great substitutes if you install Microsoft core fonts. Worst comes to worst, you can just make a web app for the 365 online version of office. As for Adobe, you can use the built in pdf viewer, or Okular or LibreOffice to edit and sign. Again, if you must, you can make a web app for the online version of acrobat.

@@LinuxCreativeProject Have you looked at MuseScore for notation? I sadly don't have much time to try stuff these days. I'm on Dorico for Mac and iPad. My Linux laptop is fairly basic (Lenovo 300w) so something lightweight would be nice. It's a cool laptop otherwise, pen support and touch screen.

@FrankJonen Great tip about MuseScore. I'll check that out!

Yes! Good point! I don’t think I would use the build in video editor but the VFX and compositing seem amazing. I need to dive more into that. Thanks for watching!

It’s definitely improved but still seems like a challenge for longer edits but maybe I’ll give it more of a chance and document that here.

I’ll talk about this soon. Thanks for the suggestion!

@@LinuxCreativeProject finder has metadata like notes on a file Linux does not, plus it has preview, Linux has no comment metadata to a file

Linux Mint Nemo has a quick look function just like MacOS. Note just use Obsidian.

@@soloflo I have not seen anyone else do scrubbing in the file system like the Mac, Linux is also missing the comment data for the file, didn’t like obsidian on the iPad ….

Good point! I’ll talk about Olive soon and I will be following the development of that app extremely closely.

Nice! I’ll check it out. Thanks!

3DCoat 2024. Very mature 3D application.

It won’t work on this cheap PC I’m running at the moment but when I can run it, I will

There's definitely no replacing the Adobe suite exactly but from what I see so far I can get some cool creative work done with these tools.

Tbh I will take darktable over photoshop every day, it's just so nice to use, much faster and great for editing large amounts of photos. But yeah, I'm an amateur

@@sulfur2964 I’m loving Darktable too!! I’m going to do a Darktable specific video soon. And when it comes to photography, you could say I’m an amateur too. But I love it. Thanks for watching and commenting! Happy to have you here.

I get that this is definitely the situation for some people. One of the intriguing parts for me is that nearly every app I mention in this video has a Mac version as well, so it’s not just about trying Linux, it’s also about being more open to working with FOSS applications (that happen to also be cross platform)

I’ll definitely talk about Audacity soon! I’ve tried it in the past and will revisit it. Thank you!