[TriLUG] DVD Editing in Linux

[Neil L. Little]

Seems to me I was reading on the ubuntu multimedia forum that using the 
blender NLE and another application... Cine something or other and you 
have a
half way decent package....

Neil, WA4AZL
JARS Forever!!


Shawn Hartsock wrote:
> On 7/10/07, Roy Vestal <rvestal at trilug.org> wrote:
>   
>> Ok, so I'd like to start editing my Home DVD's in Linux. Why? Cause I
>> want to. :D
>>
>> With that said, anyone have any suggested hardware for getting data from
>> VHS/Hi8/MiniDV (currently, I have the cables that came with my camera's)
>> and software for editing?
>>     
>
> I use this at home for video editing in Linux... I've produced a grand
> total of 1 dvd...
>
> Hardware:
> * Firewire card
> * Firewire miniDV camcorder
> * DVD+/-R burner
>
> Software:
> * kino - for capture
> * kdenlive - for edits
> * dvdauthor - for making the dvd
>
> Obviously there are a lot of dependencies underneath those three
> software packages.
>
> If firewire doesn't work out for you I've found that the hauppauge
> cards are easy to set up and you capture from them by using this
> command:
>
> $ cat /dev/video0 > ~/caputure.mpg
>
> Hauppauge cards are nice because they produce mpeg2 video in card
> without using your CPU. There are also other brands that do the same
> thing but I haven't used them. I also advise against video on USB I've
> had trouble with that.
>
>