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For audio track work for video, I have found xjadeo to work well, but you need to convert the file to the correct format and size.. not really a big deal. <BR>
As for the codec question you ask, comparing stories with my friends, I have less troubles with video codecs than my friends on windows, I can't see that it would be a problem on mac though. <BR>
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Your main choice here will be dependant on hardware and then personal preference. Mac has better audio hardware support, but if your device is supported by linux, the only thing I can say is that linux is a touch faster... (especially when using a light window manager e.g fluxbox or xfce, only enabling necessary services, compiling audio software with optimisation flags and if possible compile the whole OS with optimisation flags.. e.g. Gentoo) <BR>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">On Mon Dec 22 19:38 , "Ben Powers" <bennyp@out-of-order.ca> sent:<BR>
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</bennyp@out-of-order.ca></span><blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(245, 245, 245); margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 0px;"><div dir="ltr">I'm going to be upgrading soon, and I'm deciding beween an apple and a dell/linux laptop. I do lots of movie sound tracking etc, so key considerations are format and codec compatibility. Is there a major lack of compatibility for various esoteric codecs, etc on linux nowadays?<BR>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 2:40 AM, Joe Kokosa <span dir="ltr"><<a href="javascript:top.opencompose('hotguac@comcast.net','','','')">hotguac@comcast.net</a>></span> wrote:<BR>
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I think the future of multimedia production using open source software<BR>
is indeed bright. I've been dabbling with Ardour, Jack, Hydrogen, and<BR>
other open source audio software for a few years and I am amazed at the<BR>
progress in both functionality and stability. All the contributors and<BR>
especially the lead developers deserve nothing but respect and<BR>
appreciation for their time and hard work.<BR>
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I started on four and then eight track analog reel-to-reel tape machines<BR>
in the early 1990's for five years when I owned and engineered a small<BR>
for-hire project studio in my basement.<BR>
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Now, with Ardour and other open source software and good techniques and<BR>
sub-mixing, I've been able to produce some fairly decent (with my<BR>
amateurish playing) tracks on some pretty modest gear - a 2.4G P4<BR>
machine with a Delta 66 interface.<BR>
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I also have 20+ years supporting myself doing programming and other IT<BR>
support. In my IT role I know not to upgrade a production software<BR>
system without thorough testing first. If a new release doesn't work,<BR>
you should be prepared to roll it back or reinstall - open source or<BR>
paid-for proprietary.<BR>
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Is anyone on the list using Ardour and other open source software in a<BR>
commercial for-hire studio? If so, what kind of hardware are you using<BR>
and how many inputs and tracks?<BR>
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Also, how do others handle upgrading to new releases?<BR>
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Joe Kokosa (recently joined the list)<BR>
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