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What's the best open source GUI to compress videos on linux? (self.opensource)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by federino to c/[email protected]

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I'd like to compress my videos without using the terminal, what is the best GUI today that can do this?

Is this kind of program popular on linux? I know that ffmpeg is very popular on the terminal

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They have their scope. It's a video transcoder. Programs are better suited to doing their job well rather than stretching themselves thin with loads of features.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Then why can we apply video filters etc. if it is only for transcoding? That is a really basic thing. Like no audio or pass through. You can also add subtitles. Why not audio?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm not a developer. Just explaining why projects keep within their scope and don't bloat their software with features, which in turn take more effort to maintain.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

I know, all good, that is just such an odd choice.