Scott and el al, Thanks for the tips. As I digest the tips and comments I come to the following conclusion(s) (and it maybe the best solution, and I can use a kvm switch to reduce the computer peripherals costs):
1. Build a new linux box, load a 64 bit operating system distro. 2. Dedicate this box only to cinelerra and run the 64 bit version. 3. This means to compile the latest version from svn. 4. Optimize this box for Cinelerra only. That is only install the needed operating system and features that cinelerra needs. No more no less. After reading a prior email comment regarding their pain and suffering with Adobe Premier, maybe Cinelerra is not so bad after all! After spending another two - three hours, I have found the following tip! The version of cinelerra I was using was compiled last May 2008 and that version would not work with .AVI files. I checked with yumex and found a later version dated Nov 2008. I uninstalled the May 2008 version and installed the latest version (2.1-21.git20081103.fc9). This new version fixes a few bugs, most notability the inability to work with .avi files. Well lets not celebrate too quickly. Sometimes when I work with a .avi file on the timeline this error is generated: virtual int FileMOV::read_frame(VFrame*):quicktime_read_frame/quicktime_decode_video failed, result* However, the popping is gone, and when I select a section to render, the rendered file has no popping noises. I'm using the original uncoverted .avi file I experienced popping noises when I converted the .avi file to .dv using ffmpeg. I also used the same time marks in the .avi file, that the popping noises existed in the converted .dv file. The only difference is I'm using the unconverted .avi file instead of the converted .dv file. So to sum everything up, we've fixed several issues, but have a seemly "benign" intermittent error message that all one needs to do is click okay and continue. Regarding removing the pulse audio support I haven't taken the plunge yet. This seems to add more weight to creating a separate box for video editing only, as I don't know what other modules I have loaded that use pulse audio as a dependency. This maybe a moot issue (after installing the latest version), although, I just don't know for sure. To sum everything up, if I had a paying video gig, I think I would just purchase a Mac and Final Cut Pro and be done with the headaches I'm currently experiencing! Finally, thanks to all of those people who tirelessly work to solve these issues we run into and forward your tips on this list server and web pages you create -- you have saved me many frustrating hours -- a BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU! Jeff Gerritsen On Mon, 2009-03-30 at 09:42 -0400, Scott C. Frase wrote: > Jeff, > I had some popping noises related to PulseAudio. I removed PulseAudio > (yum remove pulseaudio in Fedora) and the popping went away. > > scott > > On Sun, 29 Mar 2009, Jeff Gerritsen wrote: > > > You know Scott, > > I've think I've reached that point. I'm tired of upgrading only to > > spend time figuring out all the things that got broke in the latest > > distro. Not to mention one very irritating and consistent bug in > > cinelerra - this damn popping noise that develops about half way through > > an hour long video I'm editing...... > > _______________________________________________ Cinelerra mailing list [email protected] https://init.linpro.no/mailman/skolelinux.no/listinfo/cinelerra
