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| DATE | 2003-07-12 |
| FROM | Marco Scoffier
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| SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Video editing software for Linux
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On Sat, Jul 12, 2003 at 09:18:25PM -0600, Steve Milo wrote:
> I believe the situation is thus:
> We have raw footage, approximately 14 hours all together.
> We dont currently have a firewire capable server or a dvd burner.
> The footage has to be edited and credits added.
You should watch the footage to decide how much needs to get out.
> I do not have in my possession a machine with which I can configure and
> experiment with.
>
> I feel optimistic about the Linux video editing software I found on the
> net but I dont have a machine with which I can
> experiment with.
There is much to be excited about. Cinellerra is kind of a dud, except
that a team has finally forked the code away from the heroinewarrior
people.
>
> What I think needs to be done first is:
> Transfer the footage to a VHS format for the sake of organizing the
> videos and getting them production ready.
Big loss of quality right off the bat, and much of the footage is badly
lit no tripod, bad sound etc.
>
> I suspect that obtaining a firewire card and dvd burner and getting
> those items to work under free software is easier said than done at
> this point in time.
>
Not necessarily. Firewire card costs $30. DVD burner ~$200 (but it is
evil-ware). I have both working on my prodcution machine, but not the
time or inclination to edit 14hrs+ of footage.
> However, Robert had mentioned that he may be able to get us/me access
> to video editing equipment. But I think that will not fit our free
> software criteria.
>
> To answer your question in a roundabout way, I do not know which camera
> is better for me. What is important is to get the footage that we have
> produced and out the door.
You can go in and out of the digital8, NYLXS's camera, which means you
can store the video in digital format on inexpensive tapes, which is
good. You can also go in and out using the analog ins and outs, to VHS
and back, to video editing and back but in this case there is a loss in
quality each time.
> So whatever format(if the format between the two cameras are different)
> the footage is on is what will be good for me.
>
I don't know what most of the footage was filmed on. But some was on
the NYLXS camera.
> Bottom line I think the most efficient way to make the video's
> production worthy is to simply transfer the footage to VHS format.
> Once we have the video organized and ready to go out the door we/I can
> explore newer technology.
>
You can do a pause/copy to VHS, meaning you pause the VHS when stuff
gets boring unpause when it gets interesting again, but this is inexact
and this will be obvious. Good for making things manageable.
I say if you are interested, watch the stuff, and decide how much work
you want to put in. Are there are gems in there you want to spend
hours to put in front of the public? A museum will spend months dusting
off a little fragment of a pot b/c they believe it is really important
to preserve this thing for future generations. You have to decide how
many hours the footage is worth to you. Just watching it takes a whole
day...
--
Marco
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