Videopad in Linux Mint

Raider49er

For a variety of reasons, mostly due to privacy concerns, I have left the windows world for Linux Mint. Overall, it is going very well. Well that is, except for Videopad. I can't get it to run 100% in Linnux Mint 22.1. I tried the virtual box method and made a windows virtual machine, but then I am back to the privacy issues. I have VP running using bottles, but it does have problems. And they are very weird. For example, when I take an image file and apply the Ken Burns effect to it, I lose the image of the picture on the track. Everything is great until I add the effect. Then the image on the track is just a gray box with no image. And if you try to preview the track, all you have is a dark screen. But remove the effect, and the image comes back. Anyone have any ideas on how to resolve this?

I know that Linux is not officially supported, but I really hate to go away from Videopad. But if I can't get it to run, I guess I will have to.

Thanks!

Dave

borate

What VP version? Try the latest.

Under OPTIONS | ADVANCED tab, in the GPU area, change default to None (CPU Only) and see if that makes a difference.

In lieu of the Ken Burns effect, try ZOOM and POSITION and plot a trajectory.

Ask the company... https://tinyurl.com/22ubrysp

Raider49er

I am on version 17. Both 16 & 17 have the problem. I have used Zoom and position and get the same results. Using or not using the GPU had no effect. I also tried every other option I could see and none changed anything. Worthy of note: Other effects worked just fine. But pan & zoom and Ken Burns (which appear to be identical) both gray out the track as soon as you add the effect.

It is frustrating because VP is so close to working very well on my linux systems, but this one effect which I use all the time, just fails. I've suggested to NCH that they port this officially to linux, but have not heard back.

Thanks for the reply, Borate.

Spike109

I am most seriously considering moving from Windows to Linux Mint. I would like to add my voice to the call for VP be ported to Linux.

Spike109

@[deleted], I am experimenting with Linux (Zorin 18). I was wondering if you could offer any suggestions regarding how you installed and how you run VP in you Linux environment. I am not asking you to provide detailed instructions. I am just looking for some general advice and maybe some pitfalls to avoid. If you are able, anything you can tell me would be a big help.

Thanks.