About: The Adobe Premiere argument and why it's gone

One prominent argument for not being able to switch to Linux has always been Abobe Premiere as a symbol for professional video editing. Now that even Hollywood movies are being cut with open-source software this argument is nuts. Non-linear video editing does not equal magic, and stuff like Kdenlive keeps getting better and better.

Every technology has its "window of opportunity". What was brand new and extremely desirable in the 90's (👋 greenscreen) doesn't necessarily translate to a great product in 2026 - after all things like OBS do the job very well.
That's why commercial entities are constantly on the hunt for "The Next Big Thing".

Video editing is now mainstream

In the social media era we live in video editing has transitioned from a specialized skill to a user's everyday tool - after all, you wanna look nice on Insta ;-)
That's why basic video editing has become part of many every-day pieces of software.

Choose your weapon

Now, in the FOSS realm there is Kdenlive, OpenShot, Shotcut, the semi-free Davinci Resolve and so much more.
Which means that compelling use cases for proprietary solutions like Adobe Premiere get fewer and fewer. Which in turn reduces the need for proprietary platforms once needed to do serious video editing.

Linux is the future

Linux rules (on workstations) and every proprietary video-related product will be eaten up by Tux, Konqui & friends.
And this makes commercial video editing solutions effectively a non-business. Because nobody will pay you for someting that isn't better than the free (as in money) thing.

Conclusion

Adobe Premiere used to be an excuse for not changing stuff - namely operating systems. Can it run Premiere? No? Sorry, not for me. But a plethora of free and open-source solutions for non-linear video editing has made this proprietary lock-in-app obsolete.

A comment by s3n🧩net