Fw: Re: [seul-edu] Video Editing in Education]

[Douglas Loss <dloss@suscom.net>]

On Sun, 11 Feb 2001, owner-seul-edu@seul.org wrote:

> Subject: Re: [seul-edu] Video Editing in Education
> From: GERALD LOGAN <glogan@telusplanet.net>
> To: <seul-edu@seul.org>

> Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 10:30:20 -0700
> 
> I have been palying with video on computers for years.  The
> real problem 
> comes from the conversion of the video from camera to digital
> and back 
> again.  This has become less of a problem with the digital
> video cameras 
> like the Sony line with firewire on board.  Combine this with
> a firewire 
> based computer and the conversion becomes very easy.  The only
> problem is 
> most platforms don't nativly support firewire.
>  
> My wife, who teaches in a different school and our media guy
> run labs 
> similar to this but with Macs using iMovie.  They have given
> up on Adobe 
> Premiere, the learning curve is steep.  Now what we need is a
> open source 
> video editing program with limited features (12 video clips, 2
> audio 
> tracks, and only a few transitions) simple interface firewire
> drivers and 
> firewire card that works with your distro.
> 
> That sounds simple but as a rookie with Linux, I am not much
> help.  
> 
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