Linux Based Systems

[cdanddvdpublisher]

Anyone know of media tools that work well with a linux based system? Planning to do some experimenting but want to be sure that it stays light and quick

[Sharktooth]

what kind of media tools?

[dat720]

mplayer mencoder and ffmpeg, if it can't be done with these it's probably not worth doing!

[Blue_MiSfit]

mplayer mencoder and ffmpeg, if it can't be done with these it's probably not worth doing!

So MCBob, fft3dgpu, and MVDegrain aren't worth doing? ;)

AviSynth does work on Linux through WINE, but it sounds like a real headache for workflow...

In all honesty though, the libavcodec based tools are excellent :)

~MiSfit

[dat720]

So MCBob, fft3dgpu, and MVDegrain aren't worth doing? ;)

Not what i meant :P

What i meant is those 3 apps cover just about anything you need to do!

[shakey]

avidemux?

[dat720]

Yeah good point shakey, cross platform open source software rocks!!!

I use mencoder for most of my work, but if i need to work on interlaced or badly cropped content then i will use AVIDemux, Terminator 2 Ultimate DVD is a great example, the borders change from scene to scene, particulary the left border.... AVIDemux let's me check the cropping all through the movie before i encode.

[cdanddvdpublisher]

thanks all - totally forgot i'd put in the request (no joke, death in the family less than an hour after i posted) - i appreciate the feedback

[Gerard V]

Under Wine I have recently used DVLab pro, Tmpgenc and Avisynth. Clunky but workable. Like Blue_Misfit says - workflow is untidy with these.

[cdanddvdpublisher]

Under Wine I have recently used DVLab pro, Tmpgenc and Avisynth. Clunky but workable. Like Blue_Misfit says - workflow is untidy with these.

i'm not entirely looking for tidy, just experimentation ;)