QGIS Variable Distance Buffers

How to buffer vector layers using the buffer and variable distance buffer algorithms in QGIS.

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0:20 Add the Open Topo QMS base layer
0:44 CRS Pseudo-Mercator to WGS84 Geographic CRS
1:22 Create a new shapefile layer
2:29 Digitize new feature
2:57 Buffer in decimal degrees!
4:57 Change the layer CRS from decimal degrees to a projection in meters
6:35 Buffer in meters
7:40 Capture new features
8:20 Create and edit a new distance column
9:45 Variable distance buffer
13:00 Multipart to singlepart
13:50 Calculate areas in hectares
15:20 Temporary layers in QGIS

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