Schoappied, you are right, linux video production is not like "switch the box on, plug the camera in, press a few buttons and *plopp* your video is done".
instead, it is an impressive global construction site with myriads of puzzle pieces that constantly change shapes while trying to fit to one another. not quite easy to use. i guess most people here on the list have found out how to build their individual production pipelines each in their own ways. if you need things to be done fast, be ready to pay for it... otherwise, join the fun and build your own. you will get plenty of good advice here on the list, and besides, google is your friend too. :-) cheers, georg On Saturday 06 December 2008 14:13:35 schoappied wrote: > Hi, > > In this week I did my first video project on Linux. And besides the fact > that there are a lot of possibilities and changes for linux video, there > is still a long way to go imho. > > I used for about 5 different apps to get something done (e.g. > synchronize video and sound and get it on a dvd). > I had to face apps who couldn't deal with certain files formats and apps > which contains a lot of bugs, some come abroad after 5 hours work... > Other apps where quite difficult to use, especially the powerful but > difficult commandline apps. > > I don't have much experience with video editing on Linux. But I read a > couple of articles about it last week and it seems that linux video is > not as good as it should be... especially not for newbies. > > I think linux audio was in the same situation some years ago. I do work > with linux audio, so I know that situation better. They started a > consortium for linux audio users, developers etc. check www.linuxaudio.org > > Linuxaudio.org has become a core organization in the world of linux > audio. They have mailinglist for users to discuss how to work with the > different linux audio apps to make music with. They have a mailinglist > for developers to discuss how to improve linux audio and make nice linux > audio apps. They have a linuxaudio conference each year to educate devs > and users about linux audio apps and development. > Also the linux audio users share music with eachother here: > http://lam.fugal.net/ > And they make wiki's and howto's to teach others how to work with audio > on linux. > (check http://linuxaudio.org/resources ) > > I think such a core organization is what the world of linux video really > needs! If you could realize such a thing, I think linux video will > improve a lot in the coming years, cause although I had a difficult > week, I still believe in the possibilities of the linux video apps! > > I will send this email to the lists of Cinelerra, kdenlive, > openmovieeditor and kino. I'll also post a message in some IRC > chatchannels... > > Don't get me wrong, I will not be the one who will build such a > organization. I'm not a video artist or user that much... It's just my > vision about how to improve linux video and a serious suggestion for you > linux video lovers.... > > Thanks and Good luck! > > > \s > > _______________________________________________ > Cinelerra mailing list > [email protected] > https://init.linpro.no/mailman/skolelinux.no/listinfo/cinelerra -- Dr.Kurt Georg Hooss Schoepfung & Wandel wissenschaftliche Medienberatung Breite Strasse 6-8, D-23552 Luebeck Fon +49-(0)451-3003-474 (Fax -333) www.kurts-film.de _______________________________________________ Cinelerra mailing list [email protected] https://init.linpro.no/mailman/skolelinux.no/listinfo/cinelerra
