thanks very much rob. i think blender is probably a bit more than i need (but one day i'd like to try & get my head around it ... ). i got a recommendation from another list for something called sozi, which is apparently animated slides (sounds like an open source powerpoint perhaps) - i'll check out that & have also downloaded synfig to try tomorrow.
actually i hadn't thought of putting linux on my my existing laptop; it's an idea - but i'm expecting to have to have a transition period of some months, & still have quite a few things that i need certain software on the mac to do ... & not enough space to partition the hard drive ... so i will have a look at thinkpads. h : ) On 22/03/16 6:41 10PM, Rob Myers wrote: > On 2016-03-22 06:41, helen varley jamieson wrote: >> hi everyone, >> i am seeking advice on 2 questions: >> >> firstly, i need to upgrade my laptop & have decided to make the >> transition to linux. mint has been recommended to me for the OS. does >> anyone out there have any advice regarding choice of hardware? ideally >> i want a small laptop with a dvd drive, ethernet port, & separate >> audio in & out ports. > > No DVD drive (I use an external one) but I've been using ThinkPads > running Debian GNU/Linux for several years now. > > Adding GNU/Linux to an old laptop is usually a good way of extending > its life *if* the hardware is fully supported. > > The only problem with laptops for GNU/Linux are generally graphics > acceleration (Intel graphics tend to be good for this) and Free wifi > drivers (if you're not worried about this it's much easier, although I > just have a replacement wifi board in my current laptop that works > entirely with Free Software). > >> secondly, i'm working on an installation which includes projected >> animated text. previously i've done this in a basic but effective way >> with powerpoint. this time, i want more control over the animations >> than powerpoint allows, and it needs to be a looping video as it's >> going to be left running on its own. can anyone recommend a good >> software for text animation? (preferably open source). > > Depending on the text and the time investment, Blender can be good for > creating and editing animations. It's not always the easiest software > to use though. > > - Rob. > > -- helen varley jamieson he...@creative-catalyst.com <mailto:he...@creative-catalyst.com> http://www.creative-catalyst.com http://www.upstage.org.nz /Unaussprechbarlich/, München, November-Dezember 2015 <http://unaussprechbarlich.tumblr.com/>
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