Linux editing software.

[tawsy]

I am currently using FCP 2 but am looking at using a Linux based editing package, Cinelerra.
Has anyone here heard of it?
If so what is the general concensus?

[booggerg]

Linux blows.

[Zoomforce]

lol.. boog :P

[tawsy]

Well from what I have been told the package was acctually designed to edit the Lord of the Rings movies and can handle just about any format at a reasonable pace on an average system.

[Zoomforce]

linux isnt as bad as you think... its what is behind the new Apple OS and also is running this very click click forum.

[Flintstone]

I've been a Unix Admin for a while. I administered SGI systems running IRIX. Nice OS. But, it's not for the faint of hart, especially if you don't have a front-end GUI. Mac's Unix base is pretty much hidden from the average Joe Bloe. Linux on the other hand is not as transparent.

I don't administer systems anymore. What I want to do is work with the tool, and not fix the tool. Honestly, I've never been as much my own client as the day I started editing video. I am really starting to get annoyed at the crashes and the odd quirks here and there (I finally feel the pain from my old users). While I managed to get the bugs out of the way, one thing I have learned over the last 15 years as Systems Administrator (has it been that long?) is that computers are not here to simplify our lives, there are just here to give you the illusion that things are running much faster then without them. This may sound cynical, but it's almost true from a certain perspective. Think about it and you'll understand.

There are no ultimate computer, no ultimate OS, no ultimate NLE. Get what you need, and live with it. Everything else is just white noise distracting you from the real work you need to do as a creator.

But in all honesty, Linux although very good, is just not there yet when it comes to ease of use, and the widespread availability of video content creation tools. It's desperately trying to get there, but there is still a long way to go.

Just my 2 cents on Linux and its usefulness.

[Flintstone]

I have to agree that there are some major names popping out in the Linux world as time goes by. What I'm saying is that, although there are great products out there for DCC like Maya, the middle ground choice is not that prolific. You'll get a few but excellent killer-apps in the high end, and tons of cheappy apps in the low end. The middle ground is, in my opinion, lacking descent choices in that regard. And this is what is stopping Linux from blowing away Microsoft from it's thrown.

I'm not saying that Linux is not a viable choice, far from it. I believe that it is a growing giant, bidding its time before it imposes itself on a globally much needed stable computing environment.

[Flintstone]

MadCow, What software are you using to run Windows apps on Linux? You can run stuff like PhotoShop for Windows without a hitch? Is it really stable? If so, then wow, things have changed in a very short time. I'm very curious to find out more! Please indulge in any details.

[tawsy]

Hey the way i figure it, its the right price! :)

[MichaelP]

Just for the record... All three Lord of the Rings were editing on Avid Film Composers connected to a ton of storage on a shared Unity system. The systems are either Mac or Windwos based, not linux at this time!

Michael