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Blender’s Cycles Will Be Production-Ready Sooner Than You Think

Tyson O'Ham — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:48:42 +0000

Blender has one of the most active, enthusiastic communities of any piece of 3d software out there. There is a lot to love about Blender, especially recently, with the increased pace of development and industry investment. That said, the free and open 3d suite's biggest weakness has always been viability in professional environments. This site [...]

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Painless Linux Video Production Part 3: Organization and Workflow

Tyson O'Ham — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 19:49:24 +0000

So far, you should have a working CentOS creative workstation, and know the pros and cons of building one. Maybe you're not sure how to get started with it, though. That's fine. It's a new environment and things are going to work differently here. In this installment of the Linux video production guide, we'll be [...]

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Painless Linux Video Production Pt. 2: Installation & Setup

Tyson O'Ham — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 02:00:32 +0000

If you've read through the first post, and you're wondering how the information presented there fits together, that's what this installment is for. We'll be covering system setup, order of operations, and some tips and best practices for different hardware/software configurations. If you're used to a different distro or you're not very experienced with Linux [...]

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The Definitive (and Painless) Linux Video Production Guide: Getting Started

Tyson O'Ham — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 00:38:51 +0000

Let's be frank: Linux has never been a leading environment for creative work. It's just fine for render farm nodes on high end productions, or A/V appliances that the user never has to interact with in the same way they would a desktop, but it's hard to justify as a primary workstation OS outside of [...]

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The Magewell USB Capture 2 is Great on Linux

Tyson O'Ham — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 02:21:27 +0000

Those of us who work in video production have a hard time of it when transitioning from VFX and 3d to broadcast. While both sectors of the field have Linux options, finding them can be problematic. As far as mid-range capture cards go, support is especially spotty. Please read our Affiliate Link Disclaimer Elgato Cards [...]

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