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[Jason Gerard DeRose <jderose@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx <
frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 01:12, Jason DeRose <jderose@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>  <frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx> 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.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx
>> 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 ;)
>