I was going to post this to the cinelerra list but it's prescient to this conversation, I just finished a Debian post install script to simplify system configuration for content creation. Not quite ready for primetime but it works.:-) http://reggaecobras.com/linuxvideo/ ciao Daniel
On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 9:37 PM, Germán Andrés Schwartz < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sorry guys for my intromision but I want to say some general answer for > that kind of questions what are asking this guy. > > Yes there are a lot of applications but you can choose just a few for work > and that is all. > If you want to do a lot of different kind of works you need a lot of > different applications too. But if you do some specific work you need some > specific applications only. > Try all what you want first, and later choose only a few that do all what > you need. > > For example I edit video with Cinelerra. Export the edited video in two > separate files: Video only in avi MJPEG, and Audio only in PCM WAV. > Next I open that both with avidemux2 and encode with it. > That is all, I have a finished video. > Next if I want it in a DVD I use QDVDAuthor. > > That steps let me more flexibility. > > If you don't want to use avidemux2 (because you always want your videos > encoded in only one kind of encoder) you just can create your own script > that run ffmpeg, mencoder, or mpeg2enc, whathever you want to use to > convert it automatically. > The same for DVD if you only want one kind of DVD style you don't need > QDVDAuthor to edit it one and one more time, you just can create one script > that do it all using dvdauthor only. > > When you are ready with that you can forget about using a lot of > applications, you only need to export your video/audio and run two scripts. > > That is not the most flexible (and perfect) solution but let you do the > work and don't make you lost time using a lot of applications. > > Bye. > > > On Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:15:05 +0100, Ichthyostega <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > schoappied schrieb: > >> 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... > > > > you aren't alone! > > > >> Other apps where quite difficult to use, especially the powerful but > >> difficult commandline apps. > > > > > > Hi schoappied, > > > > yes, indeed, that sounds like a good proposal. Video handling on Linux > > really could benefit from "one central place" to watch. And, probably, > > this central place should not be tied to one of the applications or > > developer camps. > > > >> 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. > > > > Regarding developers, Richard Spindler started a mailing list called > > "openvideo" and did a terrific job to bring together many of the core > > developers of the various projects. Indeed, the situation has much > changed > > when compared to 2 or three years ago. We developers realized, there > won't > > be just one application, but we all share the same common problems and > can > > collaborate on the level of exchanging ideas, solution approaches or even > > library solutions. But, I think I'll be speaking for many developers when > > saying that my feeling is we have still some way to go and some hard work > > to do in order to reach such a level of integration which could be titled > > as "the next step for video on linux" > > > >> 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 > > > > Well, I think, having something comparable for video would be a good > thing. > > But it probably can't be initiated by the developers of a specific > > application. > > They are too much focussed on the technical problems (which are > > exceptionally > > challenging especially for video). And, moreover, I wouldn't be surprised > > if > > we see the formation of several "camps" in the near future, for example > the > > "ffmpegers", the "gstreamers", the "gmerliners" -- well, I am just just > > conjecturing here! > > > > So bottom line is: I think such an initiative should be started from the > > user's > > side, i.e. by advanced, interested and open minded users. I wouldn't > expect > > the > > developers to start such a site. We have more then enough things to > tackle > > sitting right in our code. :-) > > > >> I will send this email to the lists of Cinelerra, kdenlive, > >> openmovieeditor > >> and kino. I'll also post a message in some IRC chatchannels... > > > > Hehe, excuse my shameless plug, but guessing from this list it seems you > > aren't > > aware of http://Lumiera.org . But anyway, as Lumiera is very closely > > related to > > cinelerra, we lumiera devs are hanging out here too ;-) > > > > Thanks for bringing up this topic > > > > Hermann Vosseler > > (aka "Ichthyo") > > > > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > > > iD8DBQFJPDzZZbZrB6HelLIRAp69AKD3xe7UNV7bIbX/AphEsef9yLpRkwCgy54q > > ZGwYxY7P311mBl+IhoV8wWE= > > =QRJH > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Cinelerra mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://init.linpro.no/mailman/skolelinux.no/listinfo/cinelerra > > > -- > Administrador de la red Cielo Aragua > > _______________________________________________ > Cinelerra mailing list > [email protected] > https://init.linpro.no/mailman/skolelinux.no/listinfo/cinelerra >
