Good Freeware Stuff

[Piero]

All Affinity stuff now FREE! (it's a single "Studio" app now)
Mac/Win

ONLY "AI functions" need a paid (canva.com) subscription!
You just need to create an account and "connect" it ONCE, then you can also work offline!

https://www.affinity.studio/download

[Jan2004]

What computer specifications should I meet to use this version of Affinity? I can't find it. By the way, the technological revolution has undoubtedly knocked on our doors again. Everything points to this being the number one product in image creation and processing.

[Piero]

What computer specifications should I meet to use this version of Affinity?

https://www.affinity.studio/help/introd ... uirements/

[Randy Walker]

Windows computer management stuff.
https://www.sordum.org/

[Randy Walker]

Hi,
What video compression software do you recommend?
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I just came across this amazing video editor. Totally FREE and writes super fast. Called Avidemux. Weird name but pretty fantastic: https://www.avidemux.org/

[Jan2004]

Avidemux Portable is a good companion tool, especially if you need a quick and easy way to trim, convert, or reduce video size. However, if you're planning to edit several clips with music, effects, or transitions, it likely won't do the trick.

I recommend Shotcut. It's free, open-source, and runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It supports multiple formats, offers non-linear editing (timeline, layers), a clean interface, and no watermarks. A good balance between simplicity and functionality.

https://portableapps.com/apps/music_vid ... t-portable

[Randy Walker]

I recommend Shotcut. It's free, open-source, and runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It supports multiple formats, offers non-linear editing (timeline, layers), a clean interface, and no watermarks. A good balance between simplicity and functionality.

I appreciate the tip but lets get the official website URL in there to avoid infectious 3rd party file hostsers: https://www.shotcut.org/blog/portable-app/

[Piero]

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[Jan2004]

Your feedback is greatly appreciated. You can never have too much security. It's worth noting, however, that programs are distributed on https://portableapps.com/ with the consent of their owners. Interestingly, the owner of Inno Setup, Jordan Russell, personally withdrew it from https://portableapps.com/ when he decided to make Inno Setup a commercial program (at a considerable cost).

[Piero]

Your feedback is greatly appreciated. You can never have too much security. It's worth noting, however, that programs are distributed on https://portableapps.com/ with the consent of their owners. Interestingly, the owner of Inno Setup, Jordan Russell, personally withdrew it from https://portableapps.com/ when he decided to make Inno Setup a commercial program (at a considerable cost).

What security?
Along the years, I heard of compromised HD firmwares, processors' hackable "forward-looking routines" (even now it seems to be a problem)… and I didn't talk about software…
Security seems now to be a complete farce; I have to give permissions even to my scripts, and it can be a nightmare…
…but, more in general… WILL WE EVER WAKE UP?