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  1. What Do You Use For Digital Video Editing?

    Ask · Tv · · posted by Cliff · from the looking-for-options dept. · 208 comments
    Viking Coder and Rares Marian sent in submissions asking about recommendations on systems for high quality video editing. They have concerns about the hardware and the software necessary for such tasks. I figure all of you folks out there who have some experience in this area should be able to help them out. (Read More)

    Viking Coder asks: "Hello, I'd like to get involved with Digital Video recording and editing, and I was wondering what other people were using. The iMac at first seems a good option, until you see the limited hard drive and editing capabilities. Are there any pre-packaged solutions that would make for a better system? How about Linux or W2K compatibility / support? Any Open Source solutions to what would be obvious roadblocks?"

    "So, I've been looking to build an eMonster 550R from eMachines, with a $500 DVRaptor from Canopus, also loading in a 30G EIDE (UDMA) HD, and Adobe Premiere 5.1, running everything from my (company's) Sony DCR-TRV103.

    Am I in for a rude shock, or am I going to love what I can do? Are there other options I should be aware of? Will uLead's Media Builder (?) blow me away, or is Adobe the way to go? Is there an obvious winner card that makes the DVRaptor look silly? Is a 30G UDMA enough? Any caveats? (Like, 7,200 RPM for instance?)"

    And from Rares Marian: "What tools, OSes, platforms, and hardware do I need to put a good machine together? I'm currently considering the following:
    • Platform: Athlon 700, Alpha, G4, SGI
    • OSes: Linux, Windows, AmigaOS, BSD (are they there yet?)
    • Tools: Broadcast 2000, Premiere
    • Systems: PC, Amiga, Mac, Alpha, SGI
    • Hardware: Linux Multimedia Labs LML33, VideoToaster

    I've had some quotes from $2000 for an Amiga3K setup (hey they used it on Babylon 5, Jurassic Park, and many TV stations still use it) to an $8000 Windows Athlon based machine. Any ideas? Hint: Small Budget No Limits. (From home video to full blown Internet based publishing)"

  2. How do Linux Threads Compare to NT Threads?

    Ask · Linux · · posted by Cliff · from the apples-and-oranges dept. · 6 comments
    BurnMage asks: "I run a small network at a company that does heavy web and graphic work, as well as digital video production. The DV stuff is absolutely wonderful, cutting edge really nice hardware that costs thousands of dollars... and is only supported on the Windows platform. My personal experience with the machines has really been a constant nightmare until recently; we have gotten things running relatively smoothly. We use the DVRex and RexFX from Canopus, beautiful stuff and great tech support... but a few small messages asking why not port to Linux had a couple people muttering that threads in Linux 'aren't properly implemented'. I have also heard the same about NT. What's the story? I want a clear answer to post on their site."