WHAT IS MEDIA ORIENTED KNOPPIX?
knoppix.media oriented distribution can have different goals and therfore vary significantly in content, as it can be focused on:
- playing media (like freevo does)
- for popular formats of media delivery
- for all formats available (maybe even emulating different platforms)
- for specific use (gallery, kiosk, jukebox setup)
- authoring media (audio/video editing, 3D modeling/rendering, composing...)
- for high end studio production environment (powerfull dedicated computers)
- for educational/enthusiast use (workshops to designers, kids, art students...)
- performing real-time media (DJ/VJing, interactive AV perforamnces...)
- for regular profesional performances (specialy optimised setups to give muximum efficiency)
- for prosumers (occasional use and experimenation)
- serving media
- net client/server with streaming capabilities
- net server with all kinds of dedicated software (multiple streaming servers, media database, flash server - swift, v2v, OpenMetaArchive... )
WHAT ARE KNOWN ISSUES ?
- a lot of software in this field is unstable or experimental
- a lot of codecs and drivers needed are propertary and in binaries
- some software might be hard to distribute (Flash player) due to licencing
- there is a high need for optimisations due to heavy load on performance as most gfx and sound drivers on Linux are not as good as those on
- a lot of media designers work on PPC hardware also
- a lot of hardware for multimedia has closed spec (especially video digitasing cards)
- there is occasional need to use Win or Mac software
- due to lack of free software in all areas of media authoring (video composing, DVD authoring...)
- need for testing media products in different operating systems
Existing KNOPPIX distros:
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I think ideal multimedia mix would be:
Knoppix -OpenOffice -6differentWindowManagers
+MUSIC (+PD/Gem +jMax +CSound)
+VIDEO (+Cinarrela +freeJ/VeeJay +OpenMash +VideoLAN +Mpeg4IP +MjpegTools)
+3D (+blender ..not sure about renderers in terms of licencing)
+2D (there was some flash/svg authoring thing???)
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