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Linux Media Arts Advances Video in Linux

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the bring-on-the-starwipes dept.

GigsVT writes "Linux Media Arts has introduced a line of video capture and hardware MPEG encoding cards with full Linux support. The sd601 is a full featured hardware video solution including hardware dissolve, key, wipe, and split screen. At pricetags around $3000 US, they aren't cheap, but this could break Linux into the video editing market. This isn't vaporware, they are selling these right now."

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  1. Linux is not reliable, and here's why... by The_Fire_Horse · · Score: 1, Funny

    Ok, so I've got this Linux PC and its been chugging along ok I guess for the
    last 15 months collecting data and stuff, when I needed to install
    a plug and play LAN card.

    I rip off the top of the box and look for a slot, but the IDE cables are in the way,
    so I unplug them - just for a few seconds, to plug in my LAN card, and would
    you believe it - the fucking PC crashed. Bloody Linux - what a piece of shit.
    At least Windows has 'Plug and Play' which works. I mean, Windows upgrades
    have never failed us - we just schedule our hardware upgrades for the time of the
    day that the boxes decide to BSOD. This is quite a good feature if you really think
    about it - sort of a reminder to 'check to see if any hardware needs upgrading'

    Well I'm off to Walmart tomorrow to get lots of shiney new copies of
    Windows XP to put onto all our computers here. I have to do this, after all..
    ..National security depends on us.

    regards,
    Mr 'X'
    Chief Information Officer
    Some Major Government Department