LinuxDevCenter: Linux for Video Production

“The terms ‘Linux’ and ‘multimedia’ have traditionally sat
rather uncomfortably together in a sentence. As open source
communities have produced a prominent and capable offering, the
focus has largely been on the day-to-day meat and potatoes of the
consumer and corporate desktop. Although the efforts towards these
word processors, desktop environments, spreadsheets, and business
applications have moved steadily, the multimedia side of Linux has
traditionally been less focused and more sporadic. This multimedia
support has manifested itself in a range of specific projects to
play and encode specific formats. The challenge facing both users
and developers has been that of consistency. Developers would
struggle to create applications, as the nitty-gritty details of
managing codecs and multimedia algorithms stood in the way of
creating a simple and effective tool. This inconsistency has
resulted in users suffering in many aspects of common multimedia
creation…”

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