Here's a few things to check out relative to Linux video editing: http://ronald.bitfreak.net/ http://www.nmt.edu/~kscott/video/
I believe these sites will attempt to show you the way in terms of supported hardware and available software supported under Linux. I've used Broadcast 2000 but it has recently been removed from public access. One company I've done business with is Linux Media Arts. They use a modified version of Broadcast 2000 and AJA video boards. Its likely out of your price range, though. http://www.linuxmediaarts.com/ and http://www.aja.com Another noteworthy company is DVS. They manufacture some incredibly flexible digital video boards (both capture and output) for standard (NTSC and PAL) and HDTV. My company recently selected DVS's HDStation OEM to use in a new product that we sell to the broadcast television market (the system is running Linux!). DVS has a really nice Linux SDK and driver set for this board. The problem is this board $4K quantity one. http://www.digitalvideosystems.com/ See ya, Scott Tilly, Lawrence wrote: > 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 > > ***************************************************************** > To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. > ***************************************************************** > -- _______________________________________________________________ Scott Mellott __o Clydesdale Cruiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] -\<, http://scott.mellott.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] (*)/(*) WSI Corporation _______________________________________________________________ ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
