On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 12:21 PM, Jonathan Thomas <jonat...@openshot.org>wrote:
> Hi Adam, > Thanks for the info. The biggest difference between OpenShot and Mike's > project, is that OpenShot is already a widely used video editing > application, and is being used by educators all over the world to teach > kids the basics of video editing. For example, in India, somewhere between > 500,000 and 1,000,000 students are taught OpenShot in schools each year. In > fact, at SCALE 12x, a 12 year old girl gave a presentation on how to use > OpenShot. =) It's simple and fun for kids. > > I think OpenShot would be a great fit for the OLPC project... and I'm > willing to donate my time and support to the project if you guys are > interested. > > I don't know very much about the hardware, so please excuse my ignorance. > =) But, whichever model is the most widely used would probably be a great > starting point. Also, getting a refurbished one as part of your > Contributors program sounds like a great idea. I can ship it back to you > once things are working nicely. > > Thanks! > -Jonathan > Sounds great Jonathan: Plz just apply to borrow a refurb'd XO-1 from http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributors_program and make sure to cover the shipping costs (around $10). Your project sounds like it will very likely be approved. Of course, please review XO-1 specs first, as the challenge of 6-year-old hardware can be severe when those driving under the influence of iPad/Samsung set their ambitions too high :) The advantage of the XO-1 platform is that the roughly 2 million such laptops in circulation far outnumber XO-1.5s, XO-1.75s and XO-4 Touch laptops to date. If it's a borderline case where you're not sure XO-1 will work out, consult with Jon Nettleton, whose recent graphics work for XO-1.75 and XO-4 Touch laptops is expected in March: MX6 desktop graphics http://youtu.be/xXhzkrwxYwU -- http://olpcMAP.net http://planet.laptop.org Unsung Heroes of OLPC, interviewed live @ http://unleashkids.org ! > On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 10:36 AM, Adam Holt <h...@laptop.org> wrote: > >> On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 11:22 AM, Jonathan Thomas >> <jonat...@openshot.org>wrote: >> >>> Greetings! I spoke to a nice gentleman at SCALE 12x (sorry, can't >>> remember his name) about bringing OpenShot Video >>> Editor<http://www.openshot.org/>to OLPC, and making some improvements so >>> kids are able to edit videos that >>> are taken with the built-in video camera on the laptops. >>> >>> I am the lead developer for OpenShot, and just wanted to officially >>> offer my support and time to OLPC. Running a video editor on a low memory >>> laptop is a challenge, but I feel confident that we could add a "low >>> memory" setting to OpenShot, or something similar, so kids could >>> effectively run it and edit their videos. >>> >>> The only thing I need to get started, is a OLPC laptop, so I can debug >>> OpenShot on it and see what changes need to be made. Anyway, I would love >>> to help out OLPC if this is something that you feel would be a good fit. >>> Just let me know what the next step is. =) >>> >> >> Hi Jonathan, >> >> Plz review Mike Jutan's very similar work @ >> http://jutanclan.blogspot.com/search/label/OLPC and consider whether you >> want an XO-1 or XO-4 Touch laptop? >> >> XO-1 laptops are available for about $100+ on eBay; whereas if you need >> the latest XO-4 Touch laptops contact me privately. >> >> Finally, in some special situations, XO-1 laptops are available free from >> our volunteer-run Contributors Program here: >> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributors >> >> Cheers & Thanks! >> Adam >> >> -- >> http://olpcMAP.net >> http://planet.laptop.org >> >> Unsung Heroes of OLPC, interviewed live @ http://unleashkids.org ! >> >> >>> Thanks again! >>> >>> -- >>> *-Jonathan Thomas* >>> OpenShot Studios, LLC >>> www.openshotstudios.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Olpc-open mailing list >>> Olpc-open@lists.laptop.org >>> http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-open >> >> > > > -- > *-Jonathan Thomas* > OpenShot Studios, LLC > www.openshotstudios.com >
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