Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Some thoughts, frustrations, and considerations.

[Alexandru Băluț]

On Mon, 24 Sep 2018 at 04:45, Ralf Mardorf 
wrote:

> On Sun, 23 Sep 2018 16:09:33 -0700, Hank Stanglow wrote:
> >growing emphasis on Snaps
>
> It's just a growing hype from a minority of Ubuntu developers
> involved in snap development.
>
> "Search thousands of snaps used by millions of people across 50 Linux
> distributions"
>
> https://snapcraft.io/store
>
> There's a reason for the missing pro-audio software, due to the
> container approach, it requires special interfaces to e.g. share the
> sound server by different apps.
>
>
> https://docs.snapcraft.io/core/install
>
> Which are those 50 distros?
>
> Arch isn't one of those, it's a misleading claim!
>
>
> https://docs.snapcraft.io/core/install-arch-linux
>
> The installation instructions are horrible!
>
>
> "Warning: AUR helpers are not supported by Arch Linux." -
> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AUR_helpers
>
> "Arch Linux related mailing lists and other official Arch Linux support
> channels aren't an appropriate place to request help with snaps on Arch
> Linux." - https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Snapd#Support
>
>
> That something is "available", in the case of Arch Linux by something
> comparable to a PPA, doesn't mean that it's supported, or that the
> distro even supports the desired infrastructure.
>
> From the PKGBUILD's ./configure: "--disable-apparmor" -
> https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/tree/PKGBUILD?h=snapd
>
> But even if you stay with Ubuntu and snaps, it's not easy to use it for
> pro-audio software, if possible at all.
>

People from Jack, PulseAudio, GStreamer, GNOME, KDE will meet at the end of
October for a hackfest about improving the Linux audio situation. If
successful, it seems this will make distributions focused on audio less
relevant.

"The idea that we can have a shared infrastructure for consumer level audio
and pro-audio under Linux really excites me and I do believe that if we do
this right, Linux will take a huge step forward as a natural home for
pro-audio desktop users." (Christian's opinion)

https://blogs.gnome.org/uraeus/2018/09/24/getting-the-team-together-to-revolutionize-linux-audio/
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Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Video

[Alexandru Băluț]

The background of the Video section is currently a Blender screenshot. It
should be a screenshot of the first application.

On Sep 23, 2016 08:50, "One Chamois"  wrote:

> Hello everyone!
>
> Here is the third version of the video, as always rendered with 50 samples.
>
> Are the texts slow enough now? The video is more or less 3 seconds longer
> than the last one, but if it is still too fast I will change it.
>
> https://youtu.be/QgBex9DwUVY
>
> Best regards
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Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Nautilus always resets itself to icon-view upon, closing

[Alexandru Băluț]

2016-04-23 17:08 GMT+02:00 Len Ovens <l...@ovenwerks.net>:

> On Fri, 22 Apr 2016, Alexandru Băluț wrote:
>
> The latest Nautilus (with Gtk 3.20) works just fine, I set list or icon
>> mode and
>> the option persists between restarts (killall nautilus).
>> Imagini inline 1
>>
>
> The problem was not persistance, but that it was only on a per-directory
> basis rather than global.


Forgot to mention: In 3.20 the icon/list setting is global, it takes effect
for all the directories.


The latest nautilus I have access to does not have a global
> settings/preference menu at all.


I see http://packages.ubuntu.com/xenial/gnome/nautilus lists 3.18 which
should already have the display preferences menu button according to
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GNOME_Nautilus.png
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Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Nautilus always resets itself to icon-view upon, closing

[Alexandru Băluț]

The latest Nautilus (with Gtk 3.20) works just fine, I set list or icon
mode and the option persists between restarts (killall nautilus).

[image: Imagini inline 1]



2016-04-22 18:34 GMT+02:00 Thomas Pfundt :

> Hello Washington,
>
> thank you very much for your hint. I had another look at this and it
> finally worked for me. I tried setting the parameter in the dconf editor
> before, but apparently I wrote "list-view" with a dash instead of an
> underscore, so I assumed it does not work. Always a good idea to
> double-check, so thanks again!
>
> @ Len: Just a quick remark on the "gear wheel" that you suggested using:
> I do not see a "gear wheel" anywhere when I install Nautilus on Ubuntu
> Studio 15.10 or 16.04. There is a menu toggle button, but it only gives
> options related to the currently viewed folder. Normally there should be
> a way of entering the preferences from the file manager's interface, but
> I see no possibility to access it, because the button layout is
> different from Unity and the Xfce window decorator prevents targeting
> the menu bar, I believe. I haven't tested the other mentioned file
> managers, yet.
>
> With the possibility of changing the settings with the dconf-editor
> however, this is absolutely usable for me. I hope this did not turn into
> a technical support issue too much.
>
>
> Kind regards,
> Thomas
>
>
> On 21.04.2016 17:00, Wachín wrote:
> > to work with list- or detail-view in nautilus so you need to install:
> >
> > sudo apt-get install dconf-editor
> >
> > launch it from terminal, or with the launcher Alt+F2, with:
> >
> > dconf-editor
> >
> > Go to:
> >
> > org/gnome/nautilus/preferences/default-folder-viewer
> >
> > see:
> >
> >
> http://storage7.static.itmages.com/i/16/0421/h_1461249276_7582161_e59392d954.png
> >
> > double clic in "default-folder-viewer" and chose that you want, example
> > list_view:
> >
> >
> http://storage8.static.itmages.com/i/16/0421/h_1461249538_8654939_4b9c8192b5.png
> >
> > it is important that you recorded in your memory the name of that
> > package "dconf-editor" for you easy use in next times
> >
> > Oh, I said you a new. In the repositories of 15.10 there is a package
> > called dolphin4, this software I use to my main file manager, this is
> > the same that dolphin but working the search option. I know is necessary
> > to install dome services, but is very fantanstic. If you try to use it,
> > I made some tutorials for the most necessary config:
> >
> > Extraer aquí - Comprimir (File-Roller) para dolphin
> >
> http://facilitarelsoftwarelibre.blogspot.com/2014/11/extraer-aqui-comprimir-file-roller-para.html
> >
> > Añadir enqueue (a la cola de reproducción) al menu contextual del
> > administrador de archivos dolphin
> >
> http://facilitarelsoftwarelibre.blogspot.com/2016/02/anadir-enqueue-al-menu-contextual-del.html
> >
> > other importantly:
> >
> > kubuntu - Enabling PDF preview in Dolphin - Ask Ubuntu
> > http://askubuntu.com/questions/86338/enabling-pdf-preview-in-dolphin
> > from this I install:  kdegraphics-thumbnailers
> >
> >
> > See also:
> > Preview video files with Dolphin file manager
> > inside the:
> > http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Kubuntu_Saucy_File_Managers
> > from this I install:   mplayerthumbs
> >
> > Sorry my english I am spanish parlant
> >
> > God Bless,
> > Washington Indacochea Delgado
> >
> > El 21/04/16 a las 07:30, Thomas Pfundt escribió:
> >> work for setting the default file manager, that is a bug for sure.
> >>
> >> Oh no, maybe I've not clearly described the issue with this. I am able
> >> to install Nautilus and set it as the default file manager. The problem
> >> is that I have not been able to access its preferences, because the
> >> Xfce-menu links still open the Thunar settings and I have not been able
> >> to access the Nautilus menu bar with Alt+F10 or by any other means.
> >>
> >> Because of this, Nautilus always resets itself to icon-view upon
> >> closing, which is a bit unfortunate, because I tend to work with list-
> >> or detail-views in the folders mostly and I basically have to set this
> >> every time when launching the file manager. Accessing any other settings
> >> is not possible either at this point. It's really a matter of
> >> convenience for me, but not being able to access an alternative file
> >> manager's preferences might be an issue. Like I mentioned, I also can't
> >> find a terminal command for it, such as "nautilus-preferences/-settings"
> >> or anything similar.
> >>
> >> I also just realised that Nautilus is not really popular among the
> >> community apparently, I just haven't used any other file manager in the
> >> past and I've never experienced any particular problems with it
> >> personally, so this was my first choice after Thunar became too
> >> impractical to use for me. If there is another favourite file manager
> >> for someone here, maybe I could try that one instead and see if it works
> >> better in terms of integration and 

Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] [Blueprint ubuntustudio-video-x] ubuntustudio-video X

[Alexandru Băluț]

Both OpenShot and Pitivi have been in the stage of backend rewrite for some
time:

In
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/421164014/openshot-video-editor-for-windows-mac-and-linux/description
Jonathan Thomas said he's developing a new, revolutionary,
cross-platform backend since 2011. I checked the download page but it only
points to the old 1.4.3 release from 2012, not to the new 2.0.

Pitivi also started a fundraising campaign in 2014, the primary goal of
Thibault Saunier and Mathieu Duponchelle being stabilization, see
http://fundraiser.pitivi.org/. You can try the latest Pitivi by running a
bundle with all the dependencies included http://www.pitivi.org/?go=download
.

So none of them are really there but both are making progress.

On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 11:03 AM, Set Hallstrom sakrec...@gmail.com wrote:

 My frustration issues with pitivi and openshot are not the lack of
 features, its stability. They both hate my hair and have forced me to
 pull it off too many times.

 My first editing was on iMovie then later finalcut, then kdenliv and
 finaly blender. My opinion about blender is that it's erroneous to
 reduce blender to a mere 3d editing/animation software. The way i see
 it, it's a complete movie making suit. A merge of 3ds max, finalcut,
 aftereffects and photoshop in one single piece of aprox 200mb software.
 I'm sure you have all seen Tears of Steel?
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6MlUcmOul8
 This movie was made 3 years ago: LOTS of things have happened since.

 While i agree that blender has particularly unique interface, video
 editing is NEVER easy.

 Like Jimmy wrote:

  Kdenlive is quite powerful, but not the best GUI. This might have
  changed with the latest version though. You can with some work do a
  lot but it _more often require google skills_ and reading forums to
  understand how to do it.

 I think this applies to any video software, from a beginner point of
 view. No matter what level, the user is physically alone with it's
 version of ubuntustudio, hence no matter what video software we put
 there, what jimmy wrote applies:

  I think it's a big step for someone new to linux to give them an
  advance 3D application, here go do some videos!

 This said, due to their pedagogic approach, i can see why either
 openshot or pitivi should stay. But i firmly believe we should pick out
 one.

 Kaj: There is a way to start blender with a different set of Environment
 Variables including $BLENDER_USER_CONFIG (Directory for user
 configuration files.) So it feasible.

 Now, misunderstand me right, i'm open to include all of them as it is
 now. But i think it would be less confusing with less choices. This is
 solely based on my own expertise, where i have spent many hours working
 with one, to realize in frustration that i should have started with
 another one in the first place

 Let's find a good sollution :)

 Have a great day y'all!

 *set

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Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Good Night.

[Alexandru Băluț]

On Thu, Jan 8, 2015 at 4:47 AM, lukefro...@hushmail.com wrote:

 Audacity is very good for applying effects to a single soundtrack, and
 it has a basic multitrack editor.  It's damned good for news and video
 soundtrack editing I've used it for that since 2004, and  versions all the
 way back to 1.0.


Could you please detail your workflow of using Audacity for editing video
soundtrack?
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