dear list,
We have worked with a group of Cinelerra users on writing a new
Cinelerra manual in french.
Below is an anouncement
You might know french speakers for whom the manual might be interesting?
pls fwd the info.
thank you,
peter
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'Floss Manuals francophone' has published a manual about Cinelerra. The
publication is available for download as PDF or Epub on the website of
Floss Manuals, a printed version will be available soon.
http://fr.flossmanuals.net/cinelerra/
The publication was written and edited during a Libérathon (booksprint).
Target audience
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The intention of the publisher was to produce a book that is easily
accessible for a french-speaking audience of starting video makers who
are looking for free-software alternatives to the commercial packages
that dominate both art schools and the audio-visual market.
The targeted reader is familiar with the basic principles of digital
video-editing but has no or little experience with Cinelerra or other
open-source tools for video-editing. The book offers a first encounter
with a well matured professional software with some very special
characteristics.
Approach
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With this book there now is an accessible Cinelerra guide in French. The
writing team took inspiration from the ‘Cinelerra for Grandma’ manual,
which accomplishes to write editing instructions that are understandable
for all generations. The Floss manuals guide situates itself between
existing manuals: On the one hand there is the technical documentation
that describes the functionalities of the software, for example the
documentation that can be found on the website of the
‘Community-Version’ of Cinelerra. On the other hand the internet is a
great resource for user generated instruction video’s, tips and tricks
posted on forums and blogs. The Cinelerra-CV manual combines aspects of
both approaches: it contains explanations, exercises, examples,
instructions and many illustrations.
The manual is written from the perspective of the videomaker who wants
to execute certain tasks. With the help of this book, newcomers to
Cinelerra should be able to quickly understand the basic principles of
the tool. Skipping through the book should give him / her basic
information: Is Cinelerra the right tool for the job at hand? You don’t
want to have to read the whole book before you understand that this is
not the software you were looking for. Will the operations result in
edits of a satisfactory professional level? Sometimes you want to
dedicate time and energy to precission and detail instead of rushing
from import to export.
To meet these desires, the book was divided in three main sections, each
approaching the software from a different angle and at a different pace.
The section ‘Premier montage’ (First edit) guides the newcomer swiftly
from A to Z through a video project, explaining certain basics that all
Cinelerra users should know. It discusses how to define a project, the
timeline interface, how to edit and import and export a video?
‘Réglages avancées’ (Advanced settings) adresses in detail a number of
aspects of the edit operations. Starting from easy subjects such as
applying filters, the chapters move towards more demanding matters such
as the use of automaticly generated keyframes.
‘Points Forts de Cinelerra’ (Strong points of Cinelerra) highlights the
excellence of Cinelerra by describing some special features. Users with
cut and paste Cinelerra experience might find openings to new
applications of the software.
They can discover for example that motion-tracking is a complete
software that lies hidden within Cinelerra; it has its own logic and it
can be used for fiction- (flying carpets) or documentary purposes (image
stabilisation).
A glossary sheds light on some terms that are often used in the world of
(Cinelerra) video editing.
Writing proces
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The book was written during an intense five days by a multinational
group of french speaking videomakers. This booksprint was organised by
Flossmanuals francophone and took place in Rennes, Bretagne. The text as
it was after the libérathon had finished, is put online and open for
contributions. As soon as it is declared ‘finished’; a print version
will appear, but in the meantime the text can already be consulted, used
and of course changed and corrected.
The writers transfered their author-rights to Flossmanuals francophone
and were payed for their work. The final manual will be published under
a gpl license, meaning that anyone can use, change and commercialise the
text. Flossmanuals France will sell the printed version at the
democratic price of 7 euros (tbc).
Of course we hope for the contrary, but we fear that this genre of book
will never become a money making bestseller. That’s why it is
praise-worthy that the organisation has taken the initiative and has
raised funds to produce the book. The booksprint was a.o. supported by
the OIF (Organisation International de la Francophonie) who underpin the
importance of native language documentation for free software, written
in comprehensible language and freely available. The french
Floss-manuals are used in Europe, Canada, African and Asian countries
where French is the primary or secondary language. They help promote the
use of free software outside English speaking contexts.
The team of writers was assembled from beginner-, intermediate- and
advanced users, which allowed for making a difference with documentation
which is written by individual developers or expert users: while
writing, the software is critically matched to the video making practice
which, in many varieties, is represented by the members of the team.
Equal attention was payed to accessibility, accuracy and narration,
resulting in a lively guide that is enjoyable to read.
Booksprint participants
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Gisles Boudet, Marine Boulay, Rémi Duquenne, Cédric Gémy, Camille
Harang, Magali Marc, Christophe Moille, Sébastien Saugues, Peter
Westenberg, Dimanche Koudbi Yaméogo, Roland Kossigan Assilevi, Elisa de
Castro Guerra
article:
http://osvideo.constantvzw.org/cinelerra-cv-floss-manuals-fr/
flossmanuals francophone:
http://fr.flossmanuals.net/
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