that is quite expensive, considering the software is free..perhaps you are paying for the installation on Linux + Myth, as most people arent well versed in Linux. Anyone have any idea what cpu/clock speed this thing has? Anyoen know anything aboubt any specs for that matter?
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Im sick of paying Microsoft for their OS and/or Apple for their software/hardware. Is there some sort of free replacement operating system available? It would be great to find one with some sort of source code available. I know this is kind of a weird request, but has anyone heard of such a thing?
"Step 1. Connect firewire cam into Mac.
Thats it - iMovie will open up and you can watch the video live or record it and start editing.
" I have to say that the Mac kicks the arse of everything when it comes to video editing. The reason? Standard hardware and good software. "
Hmm...odd...I worked at my town's TV studio for two years, and under the guidance of people like you (and I mean Mac/Multimedia zealots) Bought a set of three IMacs for video editing. It was weird, because despite their "standard hardware" and "good software", IMovie would usually freeze halfway through a simple editing session, corrupt the project file and some video files, and force us to reboot. It was hard to nail down the problem (we never did) as it was a CLOSED SYSTEM. Now you may argue that an IMac isn't appropriate for video editing? Well doesn't that just throw your notion of standard hardware out the window then?
I suppose the cover article in Wired a couple months ago was also hype? Inherently, any article praising anything can be considered hype. While there have been many articlesing lauding Google as the second cmoing of sliced bread, many articles have been written that criticize their AdSense system. I assume that because Google is such a widely used and accepted service, it would be difficult for any large news source to out-and-out criticize them.
maybe I should be clearer, its not the install of the software that was the biggest pain, it was configuring everything to work with my hardware (1.2ghz Athlon on an Epox 8KTA3+, GeForce MX440 for video out and a Hauppauge 250)
you say that you've installed it...but how well does it work? Personally, I had a horrible time trying to get everything to work right, it wasn't worth the effort. Tinkering is only fun for so long, after a while you realize that while Open Source may be good in many respects, often for immediate, reliable functionality, with minimal set up time, it is a bad choice.
BUT MythTV does make things a helluva lot easier, but still too many problems.
i'll second this...PVR 250 all the way. You can buy the PVR 250 bundled with BTV3 for $170..pretty good deal when you consider the software is usually $80 and the PVR250 usualt goes for around $150.
First person who succesfully installs MythTV with full functionality in under 16 hours gets the Nobel prize.
Note: Contest excludes KnoppMyth (still a pain in the ass though)
yeah, and spend 16 hours just to get fucking XMLtv working right. MYthTV is only designed for uberLinux geeks, its the Holy Grail of impossible installations. Even with KnoppMyth I couldn't get it working...
Many people argue that MythTV is better, but I say to them "How many hours did you spend installing and configuring it?" MythTV could effectively ruin companies like SageTV and Snapstream if they A.) Made it very easy to instal...and I mean easier than KnoppMyth (still a pain in the ass) or B.) GASP ported it to windows!
Anything above 1ghz should run it fine, so long as they have a TV tuner card that supports hardware mpeg 2 encoding. A very popular card is the Hauppauge PVR 250. It retails for about $150. Just to give it some credibility here at/. this card is reccommended by the people at MythTV.
lots of people say that it "runs slow" or "sucks", but in my experience, its usually that people dont have adequate hardware. A lot of people use ATI's All In Wonder cards with this program. While they are great cards, they offer no kind of hardware encoding. thus, anytime you are recording a show, cpu usage skyrockets. Combine this with the fact that people are often VIEWING the show while it is being encoded, you can understand why the cpu gets bogged down and the recording "sucks". A hardware encoding card fixes most peoples problems. The Hauppauge PVR 250 is a common choice, and retails for about $125. It brings cpu usage (while recording) down to about 5% on my 1.2ghz machine.
1. As long as the PC was a cable connection coming into it, it can record, it requires no TV. If you wanted to, you could put the PC, lets say in the basement, and run cables for video, and one for the IR remote (most IR remotes use common 1/8th audio jacks, so you could get an extension cord rather easily).
2. BTV3 CAN be run as a service. It can also be run in a window, or fullscreen, and can be configured to open on startup as such.
A few years ago (97,98) I used to hang around in a Virtual World called Active Worlds (http://www.activeworlds.com/) quite a lot. It had everything that SecondLife has back then (including bad VRML graphics). It also wasn't terribly uncommon for big companies to buy whole servers/worlds. When the Godzilla movie came out (the NEW even worse one) there was a whole world for that. I believe there was also a whole world for the movie The Thirteenth Floor. I dont see why everyone thinks it's so outrageous for this guy to use a virtual world for advertising means, advertising is almost as prevalent as oxygen in the 'real world', why cant it have the sameyyyyetration in a virtual world?
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Is this one of their machines? Google Search Appliance I wonder if all of them have that fancy yellow paint job?
that is quite expensive, considering the software is free..perhaps you are paying for the installation on Linux + Myth, as most people arent well versed in Linux. Anyone have any idea what cpu/clock speed this thing has? Anyoen know anything aboubt any specs for that matter?
"the HMC uses state of the art laser technology to read standard optical storage discs....yes...thats right...lasrs...like ones on saceships"
really...the HMC is truly ahead of its time....
Next Ask Slashdot: Im sick of paying Microsoft for their OS and/or Apple for their software/hardware. Is there some sort of free replacement operating system available? It would be great to find one with some sort of source code available. I know this is kind of a weird request, but has anyone heard of such a thing?
so iChatAV is the reason people buy Macs? I always thought it was the colors and the users club....
"Step 1. Connect firewire cam into Mac. Thats it - iMovie will open up and you can watch the video live or record it and start editing. " I have to say that the Mac kicks the arse of everything when it comes to video editing. The reason? Standard hardware and good software. " Hmm...odd...I worked at my town's TV studio for two years, and under the guidance of people like you (and I mean Mac/Multimedia zealots) Bought a set of three IMacs for video editing. It was weird, because despite their "standard hardware" and "good software", IMovie would usually freeze halfway through a simple editing session, corrupt the project file and some video files, and force us to reboot. It was hard to nail down the problem (we never did) as it was a CLOSED SYSTEM. Now you may argue that an IMac isn't appropriate for video editing? Well doesn't that just throw your notion of standard hardware out the window then?
I suppose the cover article in Wired a couple months ago was also hype? Inherently, any article praising anything can be considered hype. While there have been many articlesing lauding Google as the second cmoing of sliced bread, many articles have been written that criticize their AdSense system. I assume that because Google is such a widely used and accepted service, it would be difficult for any large news source to out-and-out criticize them.
a slight exageration, but it was still troublesome...
maybe I should be clearer, its not the install of the software that was the biggest pain, it was configuring everything to work with my hardware (1.2ghz Athlon on an Epox 8KTA3+, GeForce MX440 for video out and a Hauppauge 250)
you say that you've installed it...but how well does it work? Personally, I had a horrible time trying to get everything to work right, it wasn't worth the effort. Tinkering is only fun for so long, after a while you realize that while Open Source may be good in many respects, often for immediate, reliable functionality, with minimal set up time, it is a bad choice. BUT MythTV does make things a helluva lot easier, but still too many problems.
i'll second this...PVR 250 all the way. You can buy the PVR 250 bundled with BTV3 for $170..pretty good deal when you consider the software is usually $80 and the PVR250 usualt goes for around $150.
First person who succesfully installs MythTV with full functionality in under 16 hours gets the Nobel prize. Note: Contest excludes KnoppMyth (still a pain in the ass though)
yeah, and spend 16 hours just to get fucking XMLtv working right. MYthTV is only designed for uberLinux geeks, its the Holy Grail of impossible installations. Even with KnoppMyth I couldn't get it working...
how fast was is your processor? You should be able to get it running OK on anything above 1ghz.
Many people argue that MythTV is better, but I say to them "How many hours did you spend installing and configuring it?" MythTV could effectively ruin companies like SageTV and Snapstream if they A.) Made it very easy to instal...and I mean easier than KnoppMyth (still a pain in the ass) or B.) GASP ported it to windows!
Anything above 1ghz should run it fine, so long as they have a TV tuner card that supports hardware mpeg 2 encoding. A very popular card is the Hauppauge PVR 250. It retails for about $150. Just to give it some credibility here at /. this card is reccommended by the people at MythTV.
http://www.bit-tech.net/images/review/117/3.jpg and here
http://www.bit-tech.net/images/review/117/6.jpg
lots of people say that it "runs slow" or "sucks", but in my experience, its usually that people dont have adequate hardware. A lot of people use ATI's All In Wonder cards with this program. While they are great cards, they offer no kind of hardware encoding. thus, anytime you are recording a show, cpu usage skyrockets. Combine this with the fact that people are often VIEWING the show while it is being encoded, you can understand why the cpu gets bogged down and the recording "sucks". A hardware encoding card fixes most peoples problems. The Hauppauge PVR 250 is a common choice, and retails for about $125. It brings cpu usage (while recording) down to about 5% on my 1.2ghz machine.
1. As long as the PC was a cable connection coming into it, it can record, it requires no TV. If you wanted to, you could put the PC, lets say in the basement, and run cables for video, and one for the IR remote (most IR remotes use common 1/8th audio jacks, so you could get an extension cord rather easily).
2. BTV3 CAN be run as a service. It can also be run in a window, or fullscreen, and can be configured to open on startup as such.
*last line should read "why cant it have the same penetration in a virtual world?"* this is what I get for using a wireless keyboard...
A few years ago (97,98) I used to hang around in a Virtual World called Active Worlds (http://www.activeworlds.com/) quite a lot. It had everything that SecondLife has back then (including bad VRML graphics). It also wasn't terribly uncommon for big companies to buy whole servers/worlds. When the Godzilla movie came out (the NEW even worse one) there was a whole world for that. I believe there was also a whole world for the movie The Thirteenth Floor. I dont see why everyone thinks it's so outrageous for this guy to use a virtual world for advertising means, advertising is almost as prevalent as oxygen in the 'real world', why cant it have the sameyyyyetration in a virtual world?
Server's down already....perhaps they are serving their site from an OQO??
the movie tie ins were horrible...but it saddens me to see mindstorms go....