G'Day.
I'm starting to get involved with video editing (including blue screen
compositing) and some 3d modeling at a hobbyist level. I'm currently playing
with software on my Windoze box (Adobe Premier, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After
Effects, 3D Studio Max) and it looks like I'm getting hooked by this money
sink, err...hobby. I don't have a penguin-based environment up to this level
yet and plan on some upgrades, so I figured I'd throw out a few questions
and try to do this the Right Way from the start...
Hardware:
I have never worked with a dual-monitor setup, but several people I'm
learning this from use such a config. Especially for compositing multiple
layers (blue screen / green screen) and arranging video clips, they like
having one monitor to serve as a holding area / reference and one for active
work. Could someone recommend a good dual monitor video card with decent
support under Linux?
I currently have no method to capture video from my Hi8 camcorder or VCR /
DVD. There are several USB-based and PCI card-based solutions in the sub
$100 range but I'd like to see if someone is already using such an item and
get their input. USB would be nice since I could swap it between boxes.
My strongest Linux box is (don't laugh) a Celeron 350 w/ 512MB. I'm
naturally looking at my new interest as an excuse to upgrade ("Loving wife,
my life will just not be fulfilled trying to render 3d models at 350 MHz").
I have to see how far I can push my ABIT board (I think it can go over 700),
or I may go with an AMD in the range of 1+ GHz...we'll see how convincing I
can be. If anyone is doing similar work and has some significant
recommendations I'd like to hear them.
Software:
I like the capabilities of the above software packages I've named. However,
some of these are friends versions that I'm trying out to see if I really
like it before I shovel out any money (some of these things are EXPENSIVE).
If I stick with them I'll have to try running them under a wine, etc. Does
anyone have any experience with a Linux based version of any of these tools?
Naturally OS is preferred. This is not just because I'm cheap (plus I have a
partner that encourages my hobbies, but relationally to their expense), it's
also because I love to be able to say to the people promoting $500 - $1000
software packages "See, it doesn't have to be like that."
REMEMBER: This is for personal satisfaction only. I do not intend to
generate any revenue from this, only share with family / friends / fellow
hobbyists. I know the more money I throw at it the better things would be.
However, if something is going to run a slower than a professional would
find acceptable that's ok with me as long as it actually works. My goal is
to have fun and grow into the hobby over time. I'm willing to take these
things in steps (Capture, CPU, dual monitor, etc) as needed.
Thanks in advance...
Lawrence
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