On 08/15/2016 10:33 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Lorenzo Sutton wrote: > >> Once upon a time I really got into cinelerra, then it got harder and >> harder to compile it as well as to import/export so I moved to kdenlive >> (with a bit of Openshot here and there). The nice thing about kdelive is >> that it seems to 'just' work (the drawback is that you need to install >> half of KDE and that sucks if it's not your DE). >> I tend to prefer video editors with tracks, maybe because I'm more used >> to music software. Recently I tried Shotcut, and it looks like a good >> compromise between simple interface and controls, decent presets and >> usability. >> >> One last note, on Linux I think if you want to do video editing it's >> good to always have an ffmpeg installation around for conversion etc. ;) >> >> My two cents. >> Lorenzo > > One thing I really like about both Cinelerra and Blender is they allow one > to use clusters of Linux boxen so one can really throw alot of "grunt" at > rendering. Totally agree about the use of ffmpeg for various conversions, > especially if one's source material has various resolutions, formats, and > frame rates. > > All Linux video editors (and ffmpeg) can benefit mightily from having GPU > subsystem with several thousand cores with the proprietary AMD/ATI or > NVidia drivers installed along with their corresponding OpenGL and OpenCL > libraries and routines. > > My friends tell me Blender can do anything, except apparently be easy for > me to learn how to use ;-) Blender rendering services on remote "cloud" > supercomputers is also readily available if you have the Internet speeds > to use them (we don't in Australia with its aged copper twisted pair > infrastructure). > > Hope this helpful.
I think the power and complexity of Blender is way beyond what Michael was looking for. -- David W. Jones [email protected] authenticity, honesty, community http://dancingtreefrog.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Rosegarden-user mailing list [email protected] - use the link below to unsubscribe https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rosegarden-user
