[ubuntu-za] Triple barrel question... (which should be 3 threads I guess, but they concern each other)

[Hilton Gibson]

Tim Johnson wrote:
> Hi Reenen,
> 
> I have an Acecad Graphics tablet working under Intrepid after some  
> xorg.conf fiddling.  Wacom Tablets are far better supported out of the box  
> and are of high quality... along with a high price, but definitely go for  
> Wacom if possible.
> 
> What does he want to do?  Inkpad and The GIMP both work very well with the  
> tablet and it can also replace the mouse as a general movement device.
> 
> I don't use video editing software myself, but a friend is evaluating  
> various packages at present.... contact him at claxton at polka.co.za for an  
> informed recommendation.
Hi

Regarding software, check out these web pages.
http://www.ubuntu.sun.ac.za/wiki/index.php/Multimedia
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Movie_Making_Manual/Tools_and_Equipment/Linux_in_film_production

Cheers

hg.

> 
> Cheers
> 
> Tim
> 
> On Sun, 08 Mar 2009 23:35:44 +0200, Reenen Laurie <rlaurie at gmail.com>  
> wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have a friend who is interested in buying a "sketchpad" (those pen  
>> input
>> devices).  I remember a guy at the intrepid launch who was trying to get  
>> one
>> working, and I am hoping that someone could point me to the best ones (in
>> terms of quality as well as ubuntu support etc.)
>>
>> The next question is regarding software for using these devices... What  
>> is
>> available for ubuntu, and what would you guys recommend?
>>
>> The next one is regarding movie editing.  Which movie editing software is
>> available in ubuntu?  And specifically, would there be a movie software
>> package that would take the input from such a sketchpad and "record" it  
>> into
>> a movie?  Sorta like that cartoon where that guy walks on a line... (
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Linea_(TV_series)<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Linea_%28TV_series%29>
>> )
>>
>> Regards,
>> -Reenen
>>
> 
> 
> 

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