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piratePenguin:
--- Quote from: xyle_one ---Constant linux cock sucking annoys me.
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The reason I really got into this thread is because Skyman made a false claim that GNU/Linux video editing programs just aren't up to scratch.
It's like. What if I said that Mac OS X is absolutely shit for multimedia? Wouldn't you reply and correct me?
--- Quote from: worker ---Skyman claims to have used Cinelerra, and found it somewhat inferior to Avid
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Where did you get that from? From what I've read, Skyman hasn't tried Cinelerra, because it just isn't industry accepted. He's using Avid because that's what the film industry uses.
xyle_one:
--- Quote ---The reason I really got into this thread is because Skyman made a false claim that GNU/Linux video editing programs just aren't up to scratch.
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Prove that they are, show me case studies where studios have successfully completed projects to client specifications using Linux & open source applications. Show me that they also decided to use free open source software because it offered functionality and tools superior to "industry standard" and well suported applications most studios use today. There is no incentive to switch if all it can do is match existing software, and lacks the same level of support. "Free" software just isn't enough. It needs to be supported. I should be able to hire people who know how to use it. It should be an improvement over the current system, and still remain cost effective. I'd rather pay $3000 up front for software that I know my team can use, because the time saved on the project means a higher profit for me in the long run; we can get more work out the door in less time.
piratePenguin:
--- Quote from: xyle_one ---Prove that they are, show me case studies where studios have successfully completed projects to client specifications using Linux & open source applications. Show me that they also decided to use free open source software because it offered functionality and tools superior to "industry standard" and well suported applications most studios use today. There is no incentive to switch if all it can do is match existing software, and lacks the same level of support. "Free" software just isn't enough. It needs to be supported. I should be able to hire people who know how to use it. It should be an improvement over the current system, and still remain cost effective. I'd rather pay $3000 up front for software that I know my team can use, because the time saved on the project means a higher profit for me in the long run; we can get more work out the door in less time.
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http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=05/07/08/140221&from=rss
--- Quote ---[size=-1]Cinelerra provides industrial strength capabilities and doesn't really spend a lot of time hand-holding beginners
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http://www.linuxdevcenter.com/pub/a/linux/2003/12/30/cinelerra.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinelerra
No case studies, that's the results of a very quick google search. Just so you get an idea of the raw power of this application. Not to be shunned.
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worker201:
The whole industry standard thing is a bad scene. 5 years ago, there weren't really any professional non-linear editors for the personal computer (Premiere wasnt pro-quality at that time). Most NLE was done on an AVID system. But somebody had the idea that doing it on another platform might be more efficient and more productive. At first, it wasn't, that's the way it goes with technology. Eventually, though, the tech was good enough and the people were trained enough that it became smart to throw AVID software on your PC.
Features and power and stability and cost and more all combine to make the package. Whichever package has the most is the winner. In the case of cinelerra, price and Linux' memory management are the things they have going for them. Use-curve and platform-trust are AVID's big pros. And as cinelerra gets better (probably by the week, knowing Linux developers), the balance may shift.
I've never edited video or film, but I'm not talking out of my ass either.
Linux - when you're ready to come in, we'll be here for you
Kintaro:
Adobe CS runs under Crossover Office.
I can get plenty of work done under Linux.
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