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Allan Gottlieb wrote: |
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> I have received a "flip video, ultra series (records 60 minutes)" |
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> digital camcorder for a present. |
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> This works fine on windows, but I would naturally much prefer to use |
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> gentoo. The windows software can presumably do a bunch of stuff but |
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> I would be very happy to simply |
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> * Copy video from the camera to the computer. * Show, on the |
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> computer, video that has been copied on to the computer. * Delete |
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> video from the computer. |
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> I am reasonably experienced with gentoo, quite experienced with |
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> linux, but a complete novice with digital video. |
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> A google search suggests strongly that there is support on gentoo, |
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> but I have yet to find a HOWTO and would greatly appreciate a |
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> pointer. |
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> thanks, allan |
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"The Flip Video Ultra works great in linux. The device is mounted as a |
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USB mass storage device. The videos are avi files encoded in mpeg4. Just |
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drag and drop. Use Totem or mplayer to play. Very nice." |
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<http://jamesguske.blogspot.com/2007/10/flip-video-ultra-works-in-ubuntu.html> |
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Once you copy your files to HD, I'd guess that linux video editing |
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software will do anything windows can do. :-) |
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HTH |
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