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Ubuntu Studio released

Posted May 11th 2007 9:00AM by Brad Linder
Filed under: Audio, Design, Utilities, Video, Linux

Ubuntu Studio Ardour2
An Ubuntu-based Linux distribution designed for creative types has been released. Ubuntu Studio was originally due out last month, but some last minute glitches caused the developers to delay the release date by a few weeks.

Ubuntu Studio is designed to prove that Linux is just as good as OS X or Windows for creating and manipulating media files. Of course, if you're not an ubergeek, installing audio, video, and image editing applications can be a bit of a hassle.

That's where Ubuntu Studio comes in. The distribution comes with some of the most popular and powerful free multimedia software available, including:
  • Ardour2 and Audacity for audio editing
  • Pitivi for video editing (Cinelerra will be available after license issues are worked out)
  • Gimp and Blender for image editing
  • And a boatload of other packages designed for creating digital media
Sure, you could configure your own Ubuntu or other Linux system to run all the same software. But Ubuntu Studio takes most of the pain out of the process.

One thing to note, the ISO is a bit larger than your typical LiveCD, at 860MB. So you'll have to burn it to a DVD. Oh yeah, and it's not a LiveCD... err LiveDVD. You'll have to install Ubuntu Studio if you want to take it for a test drive. Fortunately the installation process is fairly straightforward, and if you have an empty partition on your hard drive Ubuntu Studio can happily coexist with Windows or other operating systems.
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Ubuntu Studio announced for April release

Posted Jan 22nd 2007 10:55AM by Chris Brentano
Filed under: Audio, Video, Linux, Open Source

Aimed at being a "multimedia editing flavor of Ubuntu for the Linux audio, video, and graphic enthusiast or professional", Ubuntu Studio was announced this week, with the goal of building a solid multimedia distribution based on Ubuntu's custom flavored Gnome environment. Planned packages include the Soma Suite, Cinelerra, Jahshaka, and Wired, so far. I'm sure, or at least hope, that other popular tools such as Audacity and Blender will be included as well.

This is not the first media-oriented Linux distribution (see dyne:bolic, Studio to Go!, and 64 Studio) and hopefully not the last. Democratization of media editing tools, especially in regards to user-friendly Linux distros, is a good thing in my book. Have you used any open source media creating tools, and if you have what has your experience been? What areas do you think some are better than their commercial counterparts, or where can they improve?

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Easy, free video creation on Linux

Posted Nov 22nd 2006 12:05PM by Jordan Running
Filed under: Video, Linux, Open Source

CinelerraLinux.com is running a great article Easy video creation using only FOSS software--FOSS, of course, meaning Free and Open Source. It's not a comprehensive tutorial--you're still going to have a lot of learning to do--but it does tell your best options for creating and editing video without spending a dime. The short version is like this:

  • Cinelerra - Non-linear digital video editor and compositor
  • Kino - FireWire DV video capture
  • Xawdecode - analog (VHS and camcorder) video capture, DVB capture, streaming and TV/DVR functionality
  • MEncoder - video conversion
  • DeVeDe - MEncoder GUI for easy DVD and VCD creation
  • MPlayer - DVD and video playback
  • dvd::rip - for ripping DVD video
  • Firefox with the Flash 9 plugin and VideoDownloader extension - for capturing video off the Web
  • K3b - for burning DVD or VCD images
Since that's a lot of software to download and install, the article recommends Elive, a Debian-based Linux distribution that comes pre-built with Cinelerra, video drivers and codecs, and video and DVD playback apps. Head over to Linux.com for more details on gettting your open source video-editing rig up and running.
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