Tara and I made a video showing off some of what dmedia 0.2 can do: http://vimeo.com/18287329
On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 6:36 AM, frederik.nn...@gmail.com < frederik.nn...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 01:12, Jason DeRose <jder...@novacut.com> wrote: > >> <frederik.nn...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Hi Jason, >> > >> > well, this is what i've been waiting for all along: >> > professional post production software for Ubuntu! >> >> On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 3:53 AM, frederik.nn...@gmail.com >> Music to my ears. :) >> >> For anyone who missed earlier emails, discussion is about this pro >> file import UX design: >> >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AyatanaDmediaLovefest >> >> In your pro audio work, are you typically importing from cards, or >> recording directly to your workstation? >> > > Direct HD recording with realtime DSPs in the monitoring chain. > File and session transfer via USB media or temporary file hosts such as > sendspace.com etc. > > We need to support both, but right now we're trying to make the most common >> HDSLR hardware setup >> work very smoothly... which pretty much means recording on a Zoom H4n >> or similar, importing from SD cards. >> > > yeah, my colleague got one of those (Zoom), and he's not used to having > disk space issues on his recording device.. > Archiving the imported material in an orderly and accessible way would help > a lot with this. > > Out of curiosity, have you used any of AVID's Media Asset Management >> software? If so, what do you think of it, any features stand out as >> especially worthwhile? >> > > no, i don't use the extra software, since i'm good with files and folders > myself, as are most of the studio people i work with, and extra software > costs extra money ;) > What i DO use is the file>import dialog, because it sports some features an > ordinary file chooser wouldn't have: > > * convert sample rate > * preview file with seek bar and volume slider/meter > * unsupported files are automatically filtered > * work on copy vs work on original file > * import to project folder > > ProTools also has an "file>import>session data": > * import an entire channel with all regions and audio files on it, > settings, plugins etc. > > and i use the "file>save a copy of session as.." feature: > * duplicate the whole session with all related files and subfolders > > "Region List" offers the possibility to remove unused files from a session: > * select unused > * remove from session > * remove from session and delete from disk > > and for exporting audiofiles: > * select and consolidate > * Region List: "export regions as files.." > > > That's my thinking... why shouldn't creative professionals have some >> first-class DE features just for them? >> >> IHMO, there is a *huge* opportunity right now to bring creative >> professionals to Ubuntu, especially in the big-data, compute-intensive >> areas of pro video and audio. Like what already has happened with >> super computing, I think Linux will become the preferred platform for >> creative professionals. > > > the only purpose my Windoze has is to run ProTools. > I do all accounting, webstuff, watching movies, emails, filetransfers and > what have you in linux. > I feel free, when using a free OS, i feel "cheated", bargained with, > limited, compromised, when using proprietary software. > > It's much easier to live with a bug, if you know you can do something about > it yourself. > Proprietary systems do not handle bug triage so transparently, so you never > feel reassured about whether a problem will ever be fixed. > > Hollywood special effects and 3d animation >> have been done almost exclusively on Linux for some time, and from >> talking to a friend that works in the industry, production shops are >> foaming at the mouth to move to a *fully* Linux-based solution... they >> just need a suitable video editor, suitable Media Asset Management. >> > > ILM too, right? > > >> I personally think Apple sees the writing on the wall already... I >> think there is clear evidence that Apple isn't making further serious >> investment in its pro content creation software. It's all about iOS >> and content consumption. And that has opened the door for Ubuntu to >> provide a new home for a lot of creative professionals. >> > > to me there is Art and there is Entertainment. > Art is when you make something truly outstanding. > Entertainment is when you get paid to do something that is not necessarily > unique, but can entertain for a moment. > The ideas and philosophy behind Free software are much more scalable, than > concepts grounded in making profit. > Sustainable and scalable software will evolve, provided its creation stands > above the need for revenue. > > >> > keep me posted as the software becomes available for testing, i for one >> > can't wait to get professional post production work done in desktop >> Linux. >> >> So the features described in this UX design should almost all land in >> dmedia 0.2, which will be released on December 30th: >> >> https://launchpad.net/dmedia/+milestone/0.2 >> >> Although the content of the RenderMenu will still be quiet rough and >> cards wont automatically be formatted yet. >> >> I'll let you know when it's available! Thanks again for the feedback! >> > > anytime ;) >
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