Free Software for Movie Production?

Posted by Cliff on Sunday January 19, 2003 @02:43PM from the amateur-actors-and-aspiring-directors dept.

Ploum asks: " Like some folks, I like to take my mini-dv camera to make films. First, I was using Premiere, then Avid Xpress on Windows. But now I want to make [a movie] on my Debian box. Everybody says that video under Linux is not possible but I want to do it! I want to write the scenario on Linux (maybe with a set of Latex commands or SGML?). When all is in the box, I want to put it on my computer. Dvgrab does a perfect job! Now I'm looking for a video editor. Cinelerra is nice but it doesn't read files from dvgrab. When it's time to have fun with FX, I was using Adobe After Effect, but [are there similar programs for Linux]? Film Gimp? Jahshaka?"

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It's difficult enough by presearch · 2003-01-19 15:27 · Score: 0, Flamebait

To use Linux for it's own sake might have some reward
but considering how difficult it is to do a good job with
good tools, is it worth your time concentrating on the
mechanics of filmmaking instead of the film itself?
What's your time worth? Just getting the audio right
would be a pain using D.I.Y. Linux tools.

Just get a Mac, even something cheap like an eMac.
Use iMovie, outgrow it, then invest in Final Cut Express
for $500. Spend that saved time working on your film
instead of your tools.