Linux and Open Source Software on Laptops, Netbooks and Desktops

SLUG BOOTCAMP LIGHTNING TALKS

Presenter: Marghanita da Cruz

• Switch to Linux
• Knoppix Update
• kino
• Video and Animation Editors

Video & Animation Editors

• kino
• avidemux - cross platform open source, can read (indexed) MPEG files
• pitivi
  • written in Python
  • uses GTK+, multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces and
  • Gnonlin, set of GStreamer elements to ease the creation of non-linear multimedia editors.
  • multimedia importing and processing is handled by GStreamer - library that allows the construction of graphs of media-handling components, ranging from simple Ogg/Vorbis playback to complex audio (mixing) and video (non-linear editing) processing.
• diva - project to build an easy to use, scalable, open-source video editing software for the Gnome desktop.
• jahshaka - open source project to build a hardware accelerate editing and effects system. Jahshaka, Jahplayer and jplayer are available for Windows, OsX and Linux.
• cinepaint - free open source software tools for deep paint manipulation and image processing. CinePaint is used for motion picture frame-by-frame retouching, dirt removal, wire rig removal, render repair, background plates, and 3d model textures
• stop motion - create stop-motion animations from pictures imported from a camera or from the harddrive, add sound effects and export the animation to different video formats such as mpeg or avi

Postscript: More Editors

• kdenlive
• Cinelerra

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