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

[Douglas Loss <dloss@suscom.net>]

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

> From: pspears@hiscs.org
> To: seul-edu@seul.org
> Subject: Re: Fw: Re: [seul-edu] Video Editing in Education]
> 
> gerald,
> just a thought...
> osX for apple does firewire and quicktime...
> darwin cores exist for a standard bsd load plus a
> port of xf86.....
> perhaps a possible solution??
> phil
> 
> 
> Quoting 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.  
> > > 
> > -- 
> > Doug Loss           The art of medicine consists of amusing
> the
> > dloss@suscom.net    patient while nature cures the disease.
> > (570) 326-3987             Voltaire
> > 
> 
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Doug Loss           The art of medicine consists of amusing the
dloss@suscom.net    patient while nature cures the disease.
(570) 326-3987             Voltaire