GalaxyKid789 Posted September 1, 2008 Author Share Posted September 1, 2008 I dont not care about moblity all I was goning to use the latop was for a desktop rerplacment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Can you plug in a firewire DV cam and dump the contents into a non-linear video editor? i'm actually doing it now. i'm dumping it into kino, but i could also dump it into avidemux or cinelerra but i really just want to transcode it so its a relatively small file size so kino is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 If your concentration is on: Art subjects: Then go for Mac. It is better graphically and visually. Science subject: Then go for PC. You may need to install many programs hence having a PC enables you to be sure that it can installed. At times, some programs cannot be installed on Mac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bascule Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 and this may just be my inexperience with a lot of other OS's talking, but lord forbid I come across ANYTHING on a server but Windows. Yes, that's probably your inexperience with operating systems talking. I can't stand servers (or computers in general) without a *IX operating system... preferably Linux in the case of servers. i'm actually doing it now. i'm dumping it into kino, but i could also dump it into avidemux or cinelerra but i really just want to transcode it so its a relatively small file size so kino is fine. The interfaces of all those programs look abhorrent. But hey, at least they can interface with DV cams at all, I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 the interfaces do take a bit of getting used to but they are very functional. and i'd pick functional but ugly over pretty but crap any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bascule Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 the interfaces do take a bit of getting used to but they are very functional. and i'd pick functional but ugly over pretty but crap any day. I think you'll be hard pressed to find a non-linear editor with an interface that doesn't take some getting used to. Are you calling best-in-class programs like Avid Xpress DV and Final Cut Pro "pretty but crap"? Or for that matter, iMovie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 i'm sure they can do the exact same things but i've never been able to achieve the results i can get from cinelerra in any of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudde Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Yes, that's probably your inexperience with operating systems talking. I can't stand servers (or computers in general) without a *IX operating system... preferably Linux in the case of servers. I've actually been meaning to get a new system here soon to test multi platforming and Linux OS. It's probably best to start with one new thing and go from there to be safe - but what the hey, I might as well! Any suggestions for an IX operating system for someone who's been stuck with Windows and MAC OS his whole life? Learning curve doesn't matter - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bascule Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 Any suggestions for an IX operating system for someone who's been stuck with Windows and MAC OS his whole life? Learning curve doesn't matter - Ubuntu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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