Torn about switching to Linux for video editing...

Hey there everyone!

I just got a new P52s Thinkpad laptop for travel vlogging/video editing and I've seriously been considering switching to Linux.

In the past I've used Premiere CS6 but it was slow and editing videos felt like such a chore because I do my filming with GoPros and have a ton of small clips for episodes and there was no mouse over preview in the bin. I've recently switched to Da Vinci resolve and I love it, editing feels intuitive and easy, however apparently work with h264 and MP4 is limited on Linux which is a big problem obviously since these are the formats that I work with.

As far as I see it I have two options:

• Stay with Windows 10 (which I hate, hate, hate, hate so much) but disable updates permanently so that nothing breaks like I have setup for my home workstation, however as I am traveling around the world and sometimes using unsafe wifi networks this will leave me at risk

• Switch to Linux which seems more like MacOS (which I love, but I hate Apple due to how they've been making their gear non-repairable in the last few years) but I have no idea where to start.

I already looked into Elementary OS which has a look I quite like, however even though there is a version of Resolve for Linux apparently compatibility isn't so good and there are very severe restrictions...

Could you guys recommend a good distribution and video editing platform for Linux with the following features?

• Easy Way to crossfade music
• Mouse over preview of bin clips
• Works with h264 and MP4 with no loss in quality
• Ability to add text titles and if possible make screen stills grabs
• Ability to apply LUTs
• Doesn't take one hour to render a 10 minute video for Youtube

And for the OS:

Stable, modern, beautiful (Or ability to make it so), can change desktop background. No clutter programs or login boxes in every program (online accounts etc)

Any suggestions?

Thanks so much!

PS: I am already aware of Kdenlive and I wanted to test it on Windows but it wasn't even able to open a simple MP4 from my Gopro...