2011/1/27 Eli Billauer <[email protected]> > Hi, > > Time to voice my own opinion: I've been following Cinelerra for quite a few > years now, and the truth is that I think it's done correctly and that it's > heading in the right direction. That is to say, that it allows a > professional attitude in editing (no bells and whistles, but gives the > necessary support for a polished result) and it's gaining stability as time > goes by. I couldn't ask for more. > > And it has one feature people tend to overlook: It works. For real. Not > only on small and simple test clips, but on complicated edits and long > videos. In the world of video, where things tend to > almost-work-except-for-that-little-annoying-thing, that's an achievement. > > It may very well be that Cinelerra's maintainers laugh when I say it's done > correctly. Judging from hints given here and there, I do get the impression > that its source code isn't a picnic. But as it gains stability and bugs are > corrected, I can only wish nobody tries to do anything too drastic and > destroy this wonderful tool. > > By the way, several very popular pieces of software are reported to have > spaghetti sources. Firefox, Openoffice, and Perl are just a few examples. > And if I mentioned Perl, it's worth to notice how long Perl 6 has been under > "development", and what has become of it so far (hint: nothing). > > It just so happens, that some pieces of software reach that stage of > maturity. You may add plugins, fixing bugs is always nice, and keeping it > up-to-date with changes in operations systems is vital, but it's good as it > is. Whoever is looking for a sexy GUI and easy learning for newbies should > use those video toys out there. >
A sexy GUI and easy learning for newbies, is important for me. eg: blender. have now changed the GUI to facilitate the work and adapt to people. For me, that's not an error, the error is taking so long to do so, because now you have to get used again. But that is not an important thing. The important (for me) is to add features that now has no cinelerra. For example the problem that has to open certain files, or render in different formats. How to add more effects or transitions. One thing that I do not like, it's like transitions are represented in the bars of time. I think it's more useful to a transition from one track to another. > Working professionally means judging the tools by the effort invested and > the results. That's where Cinelerra wins, and that's where it should stay. > > Eli > > -- > Web: http://www.billauer.co.il > > > > _______________________________________________ > Cinelerra mailing list > [email protected] > https://init.linpro.no/mailman/skolelinux.no/listinfo/cinelerra >
