On Tue, 6 Jul 2010 17:41:41 +0100, John Stevenson <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 6 July 2010 16:55, Rowan Berkeley <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:22:42 +0100, Rob Beard <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > On 06/07/10 16:03, Barry Drake wrote: > > > > On Tue, 2010-07-06 at 07:32 +0100, Andy Dixon wrote: > > > >> I myself have created videos using Ubuntu, and found it to be > > > >> as easy as doing it on a Mac. > > > > That interests me. I'm thinking of doing a motherboard upgrade > > > > on my main computer to make video editing a bit faster. I > > > > intend using Ubuntu. What apps are you using? Currently I've > > > > played with Kino and a couple of others, but so far have done > > > > no real work. Recommendations welcome. > > > There is the PiTiVi Video Editor in Ubuntu 10.04. Not used it > > > much but it looks fairly reasonable, maybe not too advanced but > > > it worked with the videos from my HD video camera which was handy > > > (okay I had to install some GStreamer codecs but once they were > > > installed it seemed to work OK). Rob > > Well, I have never been able to get PiTiVi to work, and I have it > > just as it comes, ready installed in Ubuntu 10.04. I should like to > > be able to make simple music videos and put them on YouTube, so > > that I can then paste them into my blog. But every time I drag and > > drop an MP3 file into PiTiVi, it says it is unable to open it. I > > tried asking about this on the PiTiVi forum but I didn't have any > > replies last time I looked. A detailed list of necessary codecs > > would be welcome, and it would be interesting to know whether the > > Ubuntu team at Canonical are aware of any issues with it. Rowan > I imagine you need the right codecs installed for mp3, as they are not > part of the default ubuntu install (due to distribution restrictions, > patents, yuck..). You could try install the Gstreamer plugin that > supports mp3, one of the following should do: > gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly > gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-multiverse > gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad > gstreamer0.10-plugins-bad-multiverse > John Stevenson > Lean Agile Consultant / Coach > jr0cket.com | leanagilemachine.com Success! I installed the two missing sets (the multiverse variants) and successfully made a little music video, uploaded it, and embedded it on my blog, all without a hitch. First time I've ever managed that, and I have been trying on and off for years. Thanks! Rowan -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
