mikolune
14 posts
Dec 23, 2009
9:05 PM
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I know some of you use Linux (isaacullah ?) - do you actually make your harp videos you post up here with Linux ? I am using Ubuntu Linux most of the time, and I am having a hard time getting my hands in software that will do both sound and video from a webcam. Any particular advice ?
Thanks and cheers!
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mikolune
15 posts
Dec 24, 2009
9:15 AM
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gorignak, thanks for your suggestion. I've already tried cheese, but never managed to get it working well enough to use for harp recording. However, if you or someone tells me he's been using cheese successfully, then I will put some more effort into getting it to work... So - do you actually use cheese for harp videos ?
If all else fails, I was thinking of writing an application myself using G-streamer (cheese is based on this framework if I understand correctly), but that would be a pretty big project.
cheers
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gorignak
62 posts
Dec 24, 2009
12:57 PM
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I don't record harp videos. I use a mic I plug into Audacity and record my harp amp that way. Then I put the audio file through Cinelerra and make it a video so I can upload it to youtube.
The main thing I use my webcam for is communicating, and Ekiga does the job just fine.
I used Cheese a while ago to record some non-harmonica videos and it worked great. But that was way back when Hardy was just officially released. I am not sure how well Cheese works in Jaunty.
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isaacullah
515 posts
Dec 24, 2009
2:17 PM
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mikolune: I don't have my linux box with me (I'm on vacation with family atm). I must admit, I don't usually make my vids on linux, per se (because I use linux at work mainly), but I do use open source tools. The ones I use are Kino and pitivi (do a google for them), and they work well. They are GNU, and will run natively on any *nix. I've installed them on Ubuntu (9.10), but haven;t used them widely on this platform... I have never tried to use a webcam with Linux though... You might have to search for proprietary drivers. Many hardware manufacturers will have linux drivers on their websites (but not on the disks that come with the hardware). Also, try to open the "restricted extras" repository in your package manager, which will give you access to proprietary software (non-gnu) that will run on your linux OS.
Sorry I can't be more assistance than that ATM. Let me know If i can help with anything else!
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Bb
114 posts
Dec 24, 2009
3:13 PM
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Why on GAWD'S Earth don't y'all just get a Mac? :^)
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jonsparrow
1479 posts
Dec 24, 2009
3:13 PM
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linux is dope. iv ran a few differnt versions of it in my time. but im on windows now.
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mikolune
16 posts
Dec 24, 2009
4:45 PM
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Thanks for feedback guys. Well, I pretty much like Linux and the free software spirit. I use it mainly for work and it has proven very effective - and totally free. In practice, it saves my research institute tens of thousands of dollars per year on technical software, which is pretty significant.
I also started to fiddle with Linux music software, like Rose Garden (MIDI stuff) and H2 (beat box), pretty good so far, working almost without a scratch althoug setting it up was an effort.
Re- webcam, video&audio recording on Linux, strangely this seems non-trivial, at least with my hardware setup, even though the setup itself is pretty standard. I know it can work since skype video calls work perfectly.
Well - I am still looking to see a first harp vid made with Linux and a standard webcam. Speak up!
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liping
5 posts
Dec 24, 2009
4:46 PM
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6 posts
Dec 24, 2009
4:47 PM
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mikolune
17 posts
Dec 24, 2009
4:48 PM
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liping
7 posts
Dec 24, 2009
4:48 PM
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jonsparrow
1480 posts
Dec 24, 2009
5:53 PM
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liping
8 posts
Dec 24, 2009
8:41 PM
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