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Subject: Re: [CinCV] Lumiera / gstreamer
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Date: Thu, 08 May 2008 15:22:07 +0200
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Hi,

Bernd Porr schrieb:
> Hi Guys,
> 
> naive question (if not already asked here): what would be the pros and 
> cons to use gstreamer for rendering?

Cons:
Missing support for frame strides, proper interlacing, chroma placement
and higher accuracy colormodels. In short: gstreamer lacks things needed
for professional workflow ;)

> And then a general comment from a person who actually worked in the 
> industry:
> Please don't get carried away with funny effects. The only video 
> transition which is needed is crossfade (if any). The only audio 
> transition which is needed is also crossfade (if any). ;-) 
 > I really would love to see an editor which copes with a professional
 > workflow and is not becoming overloaded with geeky features.

If transitions are implemented as plugins (and I'm sure they will be),
you can simply uninstall the geeky stuff you don't want (or one puts
the "not so common" transitions and effects in an extra package).
The application core cannot be overloaded this way (if the plugin system is
well implemented).

> Obviously, Linux programmers don't make films (in 
> terms of scripting, rehearsal, filming). 

And film makers don't program under Linux ;)

> Consequence: Linux NLEs are not 
> usable for any serious project (which involves actors, story, etc).

Might be true, yes.

Burkhard

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