Switching to Linux as a 3D artist
Hello guys, hope you’re all well !
It has been several years that the idea of switching to Linux has come to my mind and these past weeks I actively watched videos to know more about it.
I reckon I would switch to Fedora because it’s known for its stability and still have the newest technologies.
I am a 3D student/looking for an internship in Lighting/Rendering/Compositing. I think that most of the software I use will be accessible/useable on Fedora and I’ll also widen my range of softwares switching to Linux because some software are working rather good on it and I never used it, so it would be a great opportunity to use them (for example : Da Vinci Resolve).
Still there’s one software that worries me and don’t make me want to switch to Linux/Fedora, it’s Unreal Engine 5, I saw that it was less efficient and having loads of UI issues. Would there be people here working on UE5 as a 3D artist (i don’t code in it and don’t use blueprints, even though in the future I would like to) that would change my mind about it ? I also would like to have insights/opinions about 3D artists on Linux in general, are you surviving, are you enjoying it better than windows, what are the pros and cons, are you working in a 3d cinema or video game studio that’s on Linux, therefore you could use it as an advantage contrary to other candidates to the job you applied to ?
I hope it was clear and not too boring, thanks in advance. Have a nice day !