This is the general contents of all Cinelerra packages.
Foreign language translations - These go into “`/usr/share/locale’”
Cinelerra executable - This goes into “`/usr/bin’”
Cinelerra plugins - These go into “`/usr/lib/cinelerra’” in 32 bit systems and “`/usr/lib64/cinelerra’” in 64 bit systems.
soundtest - Utility for determining sound card buffer size.
mplexlo - Multiplexing of MPEG elementary streams without standards conformance but more efficiently.
mpeg3cat - Utility for reading an MPEG file from a certain standard and outputting it to stdout.
mpeg3toc, mpeg3cat, mpeg3dump - Utilities for indexing and reading MPEG files.
mpeg3peek - Utility for displaying the byte offset of a frame in an MPEG file.
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Cinelerra is demanding on all PC subsystems, as reading, decoding and playing video can be quite taxing. Thus, performance and usability of Cinelerra are directly proportional to the video format (SVCD/DV/HDV/HD/etc) used and the CPU and I/O bus speeds and video and memory bus architecture of your hardware. Therefore, it stands to reason that a less powerful system will be sufficient for users working with audio only or lower resolution video formats. However, that same system may slow down considerably when playing back a higher resolution format, such as DV video. Effects and several tracks of audio will compound these problems. Given these constraints, here are some suggestions for running Cinelerra:
CPU speed
At least 500 MHz CPU speed, anything less would be useless. Dual-core and SMP processors greatly improve Cinelerra speed.
Memory
When working with video, a large amount of free memory available can help speed up operations by avoiding unnecessary disk swaps and keeping material ready accessible. Have at least 256 Megabytes of memory. To really use Cinelerra for higher resolution video formats and larger projects, greater than 1 Gb memory space is suggested.
Storage
Video editing can be quite I/O intensive. Storage requirements are based on your particular video editing needs. If you expect to produce long pieces in uncompressed or larger resolution formats, you should have large (>200 Gb) and fast (<10ms) disk drives. For example, DV uses about 3.5 Megs per second, or 12 Gigs per hour. For smaller projects you might get away with 1 Gb. RAID0 (stripe set), RAID1+0 (striped/mirrored) or RAID5 (stripe set with parity) will also speed playback
Video adapters
Since version 2.1, Cinelerra benefits from OpenGL hardware acceleration. Make sure the video card you use supports OpenGL 2.0 in order to benefit from that acceleration. Nvidia series 7 (ie. 7600GS) are known to work well. Unfortunately, ATI’s Linux drivers do not support a complete implementation of OpenGL 2.0. If you are going to send a composite signal directly to a TV or video recorder, make sure your video card supports it.
Multiple monitors
You can use XFree86’s Xinerama features to work on multiple monitor heads. This feature can be a very effective way of increasing productivity.
TV-Out
If your Adapter supports a TV-Out option, connecting a TV or S-Video monitor to it is a great way to view your material as it will be seen on TV screen.
Video grabbers
If you have an analog video camera, or want to grab video from a trusty old VCR, you need some sort of video grabber. Video grabbers are supported through Video4Linux in Cinelerra.
Firewire
Firewire is the fastest way to download material into your system. Unless you will be importing your media from a CD, any other pre-captured format or use an analog video grabber, you will need firewire on your system.
DV cameras
There is an large variety of DV cameras that can be used with Cinelerra. Almost any camera that can connect using firewire will work. Be sure to set the appropriate parameters on the video grabbing system to match your particular camera.