[GoLUG] Tools for a Youtube video

[Wayne]

Steve,

For video you might want to have a look at the excellent Shotcut editor. It has a clean easy-to-use interface. You can edit/convert/whatever video and audio with it.

BTW, I mentioned fzf at the meeting. I sent you a follow-up email but didn't get a reply so thinking it mighta not got to you.-to-use interface.

Wayne


On 2/6/26 8:15 PM, Steve Litt wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm considering making an instructional Youtube video about learning
> the minimal knowledge of Rust. It will be very much like my supposedly
> 25 minute XML HTML presentation Wednesday night. You know, the one that
> stretched to 40 minutes :-).
> 
> I'll be tailoring the presentation according to the modern human traits
> Sy pointed out at the meeting:
> 
> 1. I need to immediately show them the benefit.
> 
> 2. I have to make them curious very quickly.
> 
> 3. Every few seconds I have to hit them with something new and shiny.
> 
> 4. I can't overly depend on AI, LLMs, Vibe coding, whatever it's called.
> 
> But make no mistake, the purpose is that viewers walk away with a basic
> understanding of the most basic underpinnings of Rust. They have to
> know it in their muscle memory.
> 
> About 50% of the video will be switching between a full screen editor
> (most likely GVim but maybe Bluefish), and a full screen terminal
> emulator. Both will be big font black print on white background: I'm
> not one of those estupidos who presents using the default VSCode color
> scheme next to their face, so that the code is barely discernable.
> 
> Absolutely no long blocks of text, and no code that doesn't contribute
> to the point being made.
> 
> The other 50% will be divided between my face talking and things that
> look like sparse but bold Powerpoint slides to jar the audience members
> out of their complacency. I'll also occasionally have a big sound
> effect for the same purpose, but I will *not* have music to compete
> with the information being conveyed. Right Sy?
> 
> I have a pretty decent Talent microphone, and nobody seems to have
> trouble understanding me in Jitsi meetings. I think the same can be
> said about my now ancient Logitech webcam. I'll comb my hair. I'll get
> some headphones so feedback isn't a problem.
> 
> I have no idea what tools I'll need. I do know that I make a lot of
> mistakes, so I'll need some sort of video editor to cut out mistakes
> and splice other stuff together, as well as a way to write text on top
> of already recorded stuff. I'm not going to spend a lot of money on
> equipment or fixing up my environment. Maybe I'll buy some cheap fabric
> and hang it from a taut rope so the mess isn't visible. Could you please
> give me any recommendations on Free Software tools I should use to
> create this on Linux?
> 
> I'm copying the Phoenix LUG because they have some video gurus
> there.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> SteveT
> 
> Steve Litt
> http://444domains.com
>