Forcing Pro VFX Artists to use ONLY FREE Software!

They say the best things in life are free, but is that also true for software? Have free tools like Blender gotten so good that they [music] can fully replace the paid subscriptions we've been using for years? Today, we're going to find out because we each have 4 hours to make a piece of art. And the only rule is

[music] that every program, every asset, and even the operating system has to be 100% free. Let the render challenge begin. >> [screaming] >> Yo, Nico, what's up? >> What's your favorite piece of free software? >> Linux. >> We're all on Linux right now. >> We're all using Linux, dude. This is my first time ever using Linux. For some

reason, I decided to sign up for this competition and I've never touched any of the stuff I have to use today. I use professional software and professional software is not free. So, I'm going to be trying to make something in a program called u I think it's called Blender, but I even have less experience with

Linux. Is it Linux or Linux? >> Linux. [music] Linux. >> Linux. >> The lying. >> Linux. >> Linux. Tech. >> Linux. Tech tips. >> Tip tip tip. Dude, >> it's Linux, isn't it? [music] It's Linux. >> Everybody's ready. Everybody set up? >> Yeah. >> Hell yeah. >> Sam, you have to pick up your kids in 4

hours. I do. So, let's use that as our time. If you guys need any help, I'm here. Help you with anything with Linux. And the timer starts now. >> Which version of Linux are we using here? Are we doing like Ubuntu or Debbian? >> It's a Debian SID Forky. >> I Okay, I have absolutely zero idea how

to use this operating [music] system. How do I access like my files? Click the file cabinet. >> That is a file cabinet. >> It's got pictures to let you know what's the thing. I've been a Photoshop user for about 70 years, 20 years. It feels about the same as it did back then,