evieg wrote:
> I have been playing with Linux for a long-time. For whatever reason
> nothing made sense to me until I obtained a distro of Mini-Linux on a
> two-set floppy. Then it clicked as it was brought down to my level of
> understanding - that being DOS. I could see the beauty of Linux at the
> true level - just like DOS (in my mind) and then the rest was easy.
>
>
> A GUI basically compiles things that a person needs to do by typing in a
> command in a way that translates the mouse into keystrokes. I bought an
> optical mouse for an XT machine and the pad then was a series of blue
> lines that crisscrossed so the mouse could determine its map location on
> the screen.
>
> Anyway - I feel like Linux is in a state of development maybe equal to
> Win 3.1 or to be charitable maybe even 95 - which is great. But at the
> moment I am running and doing things equal to XP and/or MAC - probably
> closer to MAC as Windows plays catch-up with MAC for Graphics.
>
> I capture mainly video and then edit it. I have heard and I know there
> are basic programs within Linux that do things - about like DOS did (heck
> if you have ever used Trumpet Newsreader - it just downloaded the news in
> a raw fashion - then you needed to use UUdecode, Mime64, Base64, etc -
> but without a GUI to tie all that stuff together - I have already went
> through the days when I thought it was just fun in itself to decode a
> newsmessage - PAN not being equal to Xnews for that matter as it does not
> Post.
>
> I found GIMP and GIMP is a real treat - it works in LINUX and Windows -
> and is a pretty good Clone of PhotoShop unless one really sophisticated.
> I was wondering if there was a LINUX equivalent of VirtualDub?
>
> I can run Xnews under WINE - but VirtualDub does not work well - and
> really if those or make or break apps - why put the pressure on your
> processor - just run them native.
>
> Any apps out there - any thoughts of apps out there? Any thoughts. And
> you realize I guess that this is important for LINUX if it wishes to
> equal or exceed Windows as more and more Windows boxes have TV-Cards and
> folks will want to edit them easily.
>
> So if you could point to something beside MYTH which is a good capture
> program - heck even KDE has a basic capture TV-device - I mean once
> captured - you need an editor with just a basic interface like VirtualDub
> that is also sophisticated enough o one does not need to type commands
> all day - so the mouse takes the place of things.
>
> thanks.
>
> bye
>
> I am thankful if you have taken the time to read this whether you could
> be of assistance or not. Thanks.
>

You might want to check out the equivalents table at
http://linuxshop.ru/linuxbegin/win-l...en/index.shtml

If you're coming from a windows background, it will get you started. I
won't vouch for the apps listed in the table but you will find some good
programs.

Doug

evieg wrote:

> So if you could point to something beside MYTH which is a good capture
> program - heck even KDE has a basic capture TV-device - I mean once
> captured - you need an editor with just a basic interface like VirtualDub
> that is also sophisticated enough o one does not need to type commands
> all day - so the mouse takes the place of things.

Freshmeat.net has some links to video programs here:
http://unix.freshmeat.net/browse/125/

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CDA