I took a photo every 2 minutes while driving across the US (I velcroed a piece of wood with a bolt of the right size mounted in it to my dashboard, and screwed my camera onto it.) That resulted in 1456 JPG images, equating to 48 hours of driving time (this is not strictly accurate; [...]
Big Buck Bunny is the second open film project headed up by the Blender Foundation, an open film being one created entirely with open source software and with all production materials being made freely available to the public upon completion. The first project, “Orange,” produced Elephant’s Dream, a dark, trippy short, heavy on dialogue [...]
I’m lazy, so I scripted the moving parts from the howto that I wrote which described how to build a dvd from youtube videos.
The script is easy as pie to use.
Ingredients
youtube2dvd
tovid
youtube-dl.py (mirror; rename to youtube-dl.py)
Recipe
Initial setup
Make the script executable (chmod +x youtube2dvd)
Edit the script, and change the first line to point to the location [...]
Ingredients
tovid
youtube-dl.py (mirror; rename to youtube-dl.py)
Recipe
First, create a script that’ll download all the videos you want, e.g.
mkdir youtubevids
cd youtubevids
../youtube-dl.py http://youtube.com/watch?v=m2W5MjMGa14
../youtube-dl.py http://youtube.com/watch?v=TN6KYhIfSqw
../youtube-dl.py http://youtube.com/watch?v=DuMmSYSKuwA
../youtube-dl.py http://youtube.com/watch?v=HTdZzkb8n7E
Make it executable (chmod +x getvids) and run it (./getvids). It’ll do its thing, and when it’s done, you’ll have a folder full of flv files. Flv is the Flash Video format; we need [...]
This is part of my ongoing series comparing Main Actor with Cinelerra. In this article, I will run through the same exercise with Cinelerra that I did using Main Actor last week: I will produce a movie consisting of two clips and a fade transition. For background, installation instructions, etc, please refer to earlier articles [...]
I’ve been writing a series of articles comparing the two strongest non linear video editors on the Linux platform. Cinelerra is free and Open Source; MainActor is a commercial product. So far I’ve covered generalities, installation, and first impressions. Now I’m going to move into more useful territory: editing. Part 1 of this article will [...]
This is the third part in my series comparing MainActor and Cinelerra. In this article I’ll focus on initial impressions. What is Joe User going to notice when he initially opens each app?
Cinelerra
Here’s a screenshot of Cinelerra when it first starts up (click the image for a zoomed in view). As you can see, it [...]
This is the second in my series comparing MainActor to Cinelerra. If you’d like to play along at home, here are instructions for installing on your Linux desktop. These instructions are tailored to Ubuntu Dapper, but I’ll give references for users of other distros.
Cinelerra
Edit your /etc/apt/sources.list, and add the following repository:
deb http://www.kiberpipa.org/~gandalf/ubuntu/dapper/mjpegtools ./
deb http://www.kiberpipa.org/~gandalf/ubuntu/dapper/cinelerra/i686/ ./
On [...]
I’m going to write a series of posts comparing MainActor to Cinelerra. Along the way I’ll provide howtos on various common tasks. I’ve used Premiere and IMovie on and off, so where applicable I’ll draw parallels to those systems. By the end of the series you’ll be set to edit video on your Linux desktop.
This [...]
MainConcept shut down the support forums for MainActor on their site, because users “were abusing them” (i.e., I suspect, finding bugs). Unfortunately, the forums contained lots of good information. Therefore, I set up a new forum for unofficial MainActor support.
Access the forums here
The article claims 10, but the first one is just the intro.
[Improvise A Dolly -> http://digitalliving.cnet.co.uk/specials/0,39030785,49280337-2,00.htm]
[Use A Reflector -> http://digitalliving.cnet.co.uk/specials/0,39030785,49280337-3,00.htm]
[Balance The White On Your Camera-> http://digitalliving.cnet.co.uk/specials/0,39030785,49280337-4,00.htm]
[Make A Boom For Your Mic -> http://digitalliving.cnet.co.uk/specials/0,39030785,49280337-5,00.htm]
[Use Color Wisely -> http://digitalliving.cnet.co.uk/specials/0,39030785,49280337-6,00.htm]
[Make It Cinema -> http://digitalliving.cnet.co.uk/specials/0,39030785,49280337-7,00.htm]
[Burn To DVD -> http://digitalliving.cnet.co.uk/specials/0,39030785,49280337-8,00.htm]
[Promote It -> http://digitalliving.cnet.co.uk/specials/0,39030785,49280337-9,00.htm]
[Keep Practising -> http://digitalliving.cnet.co.uk/specials/0,39030785,49280337-10,00.htm]
This is great. Build your own movie projector for around $1000.
1. Order the Mega Kit from lumenlab.com, which includes everything except the enclosure and the LCD.
2. Consult Lumenlab’s forums for a list of the best 15-inch LCD panels for the project. Find deals at froogle.com.
3. Build [...]
[UPDATE - check out my newer howto on this subject]
Sure, you’ve been able to do this by fiddling around with arcane stuff for ages. But now it’s EASY.
Tovid is the tool to use — download it here, and install it. There is a UI, which I haven’t played with; the command line options are so [...]
To change the region encoding byte from your region to region 0 (the all region code), compile this c program, cd to VIDEO_TS, and execute it:
/* compile me: */
/* [...]
Nothing to it. Build your own blue screen and get creative!
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