Re: [NetBehaviour] seeking advice on linux laptops & text animation software

2016-03-22 Thread helen varley jamieson 
thanks, looks interesting! i will explore tomorrow ... :)

On 22/03/16 6:43 45PM, BishopZ wrote:
> VDMX is a low cost & very powerful solution for animating text & video
> for live performance.
>
> https://vidvox.net/
>
> On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 11:41 AM, 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.
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Re: [NetBehaviour] seeking advice on linux laptops & text animation software

2016-03-22 Thread helen varley jamieson 
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.
>
>

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Re: [NetBehaviour] seeking advice on linux laptops & text animation software

2016-03-22 Thread BishopZ 
VDMX is a low cost & very powerful solution for animating text & video for
live performance.

https://vidvox.net/

On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 11:41 AM, 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.
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Re: [NetBehaviour] seeking advice on linux laptops & text animation software

2016-03-22 Thread Rob Myers 

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.

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Re: [NetBehaviour] seeking advice on linux laptops & text animation software

2016-03-22 Thread helen varley jamieson 
that is great to hear, alan. it really annoys me that my current laptop,
a mere 6 years old, is reaching the end of its life because it's not
possible to further upgrade the operating system. i remember a while
back talk of the 50 year old laptop, & that is what i aspire to have!

h : )

On 22/03/16 5:25 53PM, Alan Sondheim wrote:
>
> Hi - possibly slightly off the specs, but I use Mint on an old netbook
> with 2 g ram etc. from around 2010 and it runs fine, some troubles
> with windows, but even runs a version of Second Life. I have linux on
> two old Sharp Zauruses from around 2000-2002 that I still use because
> of specialized software, no problem. So just about any laptop with 4g
> ram made in the last, say, 3 years, should do really well.
>
> - Alan
>
> On Tue, 22 Mar 2016, marc garrett wrote:
>
>> Hi Helen,
>>
>> What size laptop are you after?
>>
>> marc
>>
>> On 22 March 2016 at 13:41, 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.
>>
>>   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).
>>
>>   all ideas much appreciated,
>>   h : )
>>   --
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>>   he...@creative-catalyst.com
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Re: [NetBehaviour] seeking advice on linux laptops & text animation software

2016-03-22 Thread helen varley jamieson 
thanks pall, i will chech out synfig :)

re the dvd drive: i realise they are becoming increasingly uncommon;
more than once i've been in the situation at a festival or conference
where someone has urgently needed to burn a dvd in order to present
something or play something in a performance, & no-one else except me
has had a dvd burner in their laptop. i use it sometimes to burn things
to post, i like to watch dvds on my laptop in bed, & i have a lot of
stuff backed up on cds & dvds which i do sometimes need to view. i have
several times found it useful when i've been travelling to have a
built-in one, but i probably could live with a separate dvd drive.

h : )

On 22/03/16 4:11 26PM, Pall Thayer wrote:
> Are you really sure that you need a DVD drive? They're becoming
> increasingly uncommon on laptops. I recently updated my laptop to
> a Toshiba Satellite S55T-B5150. I'm running Ubuntu and everything
> works well and it's super fast. It comes with 16gb of ram which is not
> upgradeable and there's no DVD option. 16gb is plenty for me and it
> comes with an ssd drive which really helps with the speed.
>
> Synfig Studio (http://www.synfig.org/cms/) is a good vector-based
> animation package that is easy to use.
>
> Pall
>
> On Tue, Mar 22, 2016 at 10:45 AM marc garrett  > wrote:
>
> Hi Helen,
>
> What size laptop are you after?
>
> marc
>
> On 22 March 2016 at 13:41, 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.
>
> 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).
>
> all ideas much appreciated,
> h : )
> -- 
> helen varley jamieson
> he...@creative-catalyst.com 
> http://www.creative-catalyst.com
> http://www.upstage.org.nz
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Re: [NetBehaviour] seeking advice on linux laptops & text animation software

2016-03-22 Thread Alan Sondheim 


Hi - possibly slightly off the specs, but I use Mint on an old netbook 
with 2 g ram etc. from around 2010 and it runs fine, some troubles with 
windows, but even runs a version of Second Life. I have linux on two old 
Sharp Zauruses from around 2000-2002 that I still use because of 
specialized software, no problem. So just about any laptop with 4g ram 
made in the last, say, 3 years, should do really well.


- Alan

On Tue, 22 Mar 2016, marc garrett wrote:


Hi Helen,

What size laptop are you after?

marc

On 22 March 2016 at 13:41, 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.

  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).

  all ideas much appreciated,
  h : )
  --
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  he...@creative-catalyst.com
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Re: [NetBehaviour] seeking advice on linux laptops & text animation software

2016-03-22 Thread helen varley jamieson 
small - my current one is a 13" & previously i had a 12". i travel with
it quite a lot & use it in performance situations so small & light is good.

h : )

On 22/03/16 3:44 54PM, marc garrett wrote:
> Hi Helen,
>
> What size laptop are you after?
>
> marc
>
> On 22 March 2016 at 13:41, 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.
>
> 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).
>
> all ideas much appreciated,
> h : )
> -- 
> helen varley jamieson
> he...@creative-catalyst.com 
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2016-03-22 Thread Pall Thayer 
Are you really sure that you need a DVD drive? They're becoming
increasingly uncommon on laptops. I recently updated my laptop to a Toshiba
Satellite S55T-B5150. I'm running Ubuntu and everything works well and it's
super fast. It comes with 16gb of ram which is not upgradeable and there's
no DVD option. 16gb is plenty for me and it comes with an ssd drive which
really helps with the speed.

Synfig Studio (http://www.synfig.org/cms/) is a good vector-based animation
package that is easy to use.

Pall

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wrote:

> Hi Helen,
>
> What size laptop are you after?
>
> marc
>
> On 22 March 2016 at 13:41, helen varley jamieson <
> he...@creative-catalyst.com> 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.
>>
>> 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).
>>
>> all ideas much appreciated,
>> h : )
>> --
>> helen varley jamieson
>> he...@creative-catalyst.com
>> http://www.creative-catalyst.com
>> http://www.upstage.org.nz
>>
>>
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2016-03-22 Thread marc garrett 
Hi Helen,

What size laptop are you after?

marc

On 22 March 2016 at 13:41, helen varley jamieson <
he...@creative-catalyst.com> 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.
>
> 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).
>
> all ideas much appreciated,
> h : )
> --
> helen varley jamieson
> he...@creative-catalyst.com
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[NetBehaviour] seeking advice on linux laptops & text animation software

2016-03-22 Thread helen varley jamieson 
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.

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).

all ideas much appreciated,
h : )
-- 
helen varley jamieson
he...@creative-catalyst.com 
http://www.creative-catalyst.com
http://www.upstage.org.nz

 

/Unaussprechbarlich/, München, November-Dezember 2015



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