Video Editor

devilmaykickass · Post by **devilmaykickass** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 7:28 am

lol linux users

bum · Post by **bum** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 7:52 am

trythil wrote:I dunno, why not? Can you give any reason that isn't slashdot bantering?

Because someone upgrading from a basic program such as wmm probably has no idea how to even do a basic windows install.

Scintilla · Post by **Scintilla** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 11:58 am

bum wrote:
trythil wrote:I dunno, why not? Can you give any reason that isn't slashdot bantering?
Because someone upgrading from a basic program such as wmm probably has no idea how to even do a basic windows install.

Lack of money doesn't imply lack of technical knowhow.

trythil · Post by **trythil** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 4:39 am

Scintilla wrote:
bum wrote:
trythil wrote:I dunno, why not? Can you give any reason that isn't slashdot bantering?
Because someone upgrading from a basic program such as wmm probably has no idea how to even do a basic windows install.
Lack of money doesn't imply lack of technical knowhow. :?

That, and I don't think there's anything really substantial holding people back from learning a different environment, if they're passionate about it.

The GNU/Linux system still has its share of issues (what OS doesn't?) but newer distributions, like Ubuntu, are really flattening the learning curve, and distros-on-CD like dyne : bolic are a great way to learn the system without having to go through system reconfiguration.

There is a large world of Free software out there -- much of it powerful enough to realize most any AMV vision -- and although some of it can run on Windows (indeed, some very useful tools, like AVISynth v2.5x, currently only run on Windows) but a lot of it runs best on the GNU/Linux system. You can check my Free/Open Source Software post in the Video Software forum for examples.

Finally, for an earlier defense:

If you've read my posts in the past, you'll know it's not my "answer to everything". I suppose that was hyperbole, though.

bum · Post by **bum** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 7:00 am

trythil wrote:The GNU/Linux system still has its share of issues (what OS doesn't?) but newer distributions, like Ubuntu, are really flattening the learning curve, and distros-on-CD like dyne : bolic are a great way to learn the system without having to go through system reconfiguration.

Ubuntu is probably easier to install than win xp. Dyne : bolic looks prety good. A bootable os designed specificaly to edit and encode audio and video is tempting indead. But from what I've read on the site it doesnt contain jahkasha (video composition) or inkscape (vector graphics). Both these tools would be very usefull in such a package. They're also available for windows, for anyone who wants to try them out (and you should).

Hira_Blade · Post by **Hira_Blade** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 11:46 pm

Actually I never Saw his post, but it worked. ^_^;; Sorry for the trouble