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Good News For Creating Quicktime On Linux

Posted by timothy on from the keen-oh-kino dept.

An anonymous reader writes "It's now possible to capture DV Quicktime files in Linux, splitting automatically at any predetermined size, and seamless importing the files to Windows (may be possible with Macs too but I don't have one to test with). The new version of Kino is out and it supports Quicktime." This requires that you specifically configure Kino to handle QuickTime, at least in this version. Read on below for a few notes about the submitter's experience with Kino, Cinelerra, Cinestream and other A/V editing tools.

"I've been finding Kino handy for capturing from VHS and Hi-8 because the auto-split avoids sync issues with large files. Cinestream (Windows NLE) can't seem to keep long captures in sync when I use my Sony DVMC-DA1 box but capturing in Kino has been a simple un-attended workaround. Now that it captures in Quicktime, it's even better because I can feed the Quicktime files directly to Cinestream with no pre-processing, and the quality is very good.

If you also install Cinelerra, you can also view some types of Quicktime in Linux. Cinelerra is an awesome multi-track NLE with several supplied effects/transitions/filters, but it also includes "X movie," which plays DV files captured with Cinestream as well as some other types (but nothing with Sorenson).

Both Cinelerra and Kino can open and edit Quicktime files from Cinestream.

Oh, what about audio? I've been trying a program called " Ardour" which is a real-time 24-track hard-disk recorder on Linux. Of course it's useful for "simpler" things too like a precision audio editor.

Check out the screenshots.

So Linux is coming a long way as a viable platform for high-quality editing (with nice interfaces too). And since it and the apps are free, that goes a long way. Microsoft said in a recent filing that it may be forced to lower prices due to competition from free software. Maybe one day the only people who pay for an editing package will be those who need support or buy it preconfigured with hardware."

11 of 149 comments (clear)

  1. Good grief by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    Could you people stop stealing IP from everyone please?

    I mean, Micro$soft is the enemy, so that kind of makes it OK, but Apple?

    1. Re:Good grief by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      If you fast forward through a commercial, then you're a pirate too pal. Why don't you fuck right off. And if I hear you bitch because you can't record a superbowl or a pay-per-view, so help me, I'll cut your nuts off and jam them squarely in your throat.
      Oh I forgot, you're too busy sucking your own dick to be bothered with what's going on outside of your parents basement.

  2. is it... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    FP...?!?

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  6. Good News for Quicktime by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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  7. Thank God I use MS Windows by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    So I don't have to worry about using Shitty Lunix hackware.

  8. Mod parent up! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    This is probably the most profound statement EVER on Slashvagina! This guy is so smart, he oughta be runnin' fer God, or sumthin'.

  9. 8==(,,,)==D ~o ~O by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
  10. Re:Why is this `good news` ? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    This is typical hogwash. DivX is a bunch of baloney.