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Registered: 2009-03-05

Posts: 15

Guidance needed for how to animate on linux

Hello,

For some rather long time I have been trying to figure out how I can make an animation in Linux and doing so through material obtained with a framegrabbing device. Captured from a camera of course. But how longer I try to find software and howto's the more I find myself lost. At this point Im about to resort to Windows because then I can be busy in doing stuff this same day.
Perhaps Im seeing things more difficult than they are, but I could use some help in how to
-setup my camera to work
-get some sort of framegrabbing software
-make an avi out of the pictures
-editing software

Sorry if the answer is very obvious, but I find myself being very irritated for not finding a way or by using unstable editing software etc etc If anyone has some howto to point to you, you are welcome in sharing.

Thanks.

ngoonee

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From: Between Thailand and Singapore

Registered: 2009-03-17

Posts: 7,356

Re: Guidance needed for how to animate on linux

You haven't even mentioned what you have tried/used before. FWIW ffmpeg settles the first 3, and cinelerra the fourth. Video isn't exactly mature on Linux but there's still plenty of choice.

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