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Apr 1, 2020 - Jitsi - free video conference

Multi-platform (Linux, Mac-OS, MS-Win), open-source video conferencing!

At Jitsi, we believe every video chat should look and sound amazing, between two people or 200. Whether you want to build your own massively multi-user video conference client, or use ours, all our tools are 100% free, open source, and WebRTC compatible.

More info at jitsi.org. Start using it by creating a link at meet.jit.si

Nov 13, 2019 - What's New in GIMP 2.10.14

The latest release version from the GIMP team - including the boundless canvas (i.e. the out-of-canvas viewing and editing feature via the Show All button), the new "Image" mode for transform tools, the ability for filters to extend beyond layer boundaries, editing invisible layers, upgrades to 3 select tools (free select tool, foreground select tool, and a universal selection tool update), as well as additional new filters and performance improvements made to GIMP!

YouTube tutorial | Get GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP)

Oct 23, 2019 - Linux is Easier than Windows

I firmly believe that Linux is easier than Windows, and anyone - even your grandparents or your children - would benefit from learning it and using it.
Here are a few reasons why:
1. Installing/updating drivers
2. Software updates (no pop-ups, no ad-ware)
3. Easy to understand file system
4. Low maintenance, no viruses, no re-boots
5. All free software, all the time

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Aug 14, 2019 - Learn Photography

Here's a free 10-part photography course on YouTube by professional photographer Chris Bray.

If you want to go beyond the "Auto" function with your camera and take great photo and video, Chris Bray has easy to follow instructions.

For example, he explains how Aperture, Shutter and ISO are related and affect each other to let just the right amount of light in the camera.

Chris Bray Photography

Aug 7, 2019 - Fight back against advertising surveillance

AdNauseam is a browser extension designed to obfuscate browsing data and protect users from tracking by advertising networks. Like an ad-blocker, AdNauseam blocks malware and hides ads on the pages you visit. But AdNauseam does more, collecting each ad in its AdVault for you to interactively explore. AdNauseam can also be configured to automatically click each blocked ad in the background, polluting your data profile and frustrating the trackers who violate your privacy and facilitate bulk-surveillance agendas.

Addon for Firefox: addons.mozilla.org. Also available for Chrome and Opera.

Apr 1, 2019 - Video editing tricks with Kdenlive

Kdenlive is an acronym for KDE Non-Linear Video Editor. It is primarily aimed at the GNU/Linux platform but also works on BSD and MacOS. It is currently being ported to Windows as a GSOC project.

And here's a very simple guide to rotoscoping in Kdenlive, using proxied clips and transitioning two somewhat unrelated clips, using rotoscoping and affine. Skip to the end of the video to see the end-result.