[Bradford] Video talk discussion thread

[hudsonjr at ntlworld.com]

The first, for me. What are the options and hardware requirements as well as how do you do it?

John

---- Martyn Ranyard <ranyardm at gmail.com> wrote: 
> So as I don't hijack the other thread on media, and as video is such a big
> topic, can I have some input from those who intend to attend the next
> non-pub meeting as to what direction you want my talk to go in :
> 
> Off the top of my head I could talk (and demo) for hours on the following :
> 
> 
>    - Taking video from handheld recorders (DV, DVD-r and even phone-type
>    camcorders for example), editing it, adding effects etc.
>    - Taking video from one format to another (e.g. DVD to AVI and back
>    again; AVI to flash video, youtube to DVD, DVD to ipod format)
>    - Blu-ray under linux (pretty hard core and awkward to demo)
>    - Creating animations and slideshows using various tools, still images
>    etc.
> 
> If there's a particular process you would like me to talk about with regard
> to video, feel free to suggest that as well, there's a pretty good chance I
> have at least touched upon it.
> 
> On a side note, a lot of video stuff gets very technical and often buts you
> at the mercy of the commandline, I appreciate and anticipate that there may
> be a lot of questions asked, so I'll try and leave some time available for
> Q&A at the end of the talk/demo whichever direction it goes in.
> 
> Okay, let the suggestions fly, I'll do my best to make a talk that you'll
> all get something from.
> 
> --
> Martyn Ranyard