X-Git-Url: http://shamusworld.gotdns.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=include%2Fvideo-timeline-setup.html;h=c2d88ec53f1769367808d686758deff7d0b62b92;hb=d28fa29291b40f709f5f792649ef5bd5f838956b;hp=9898c29ae1f4b048067fec66620994e4a623247f;hpb=7a4c28bd8605e90876ebee619de364ab7001e405;p=ardour-manual diff --git a/include/video-timeline-setup.html b/include/video-timeline-setup.html index 9898c29..c2d88ec 100644 --- a/include/video-timeline-setup.html +++ b/include/video-timeline-setup.html @@ -1,45 +1,62 @@

- No configuration is required if you intend to run everything on a single machine, and if you acquired Ardour from http://www.ardour.org. Everything is pre-configured and included with the download/install. + No configuration is required if everything is to meant be run on a single + machine, and the version of Ardour comes from http://www.ardour.org. Everything is + pre-configured and included with the download/install.

Single Machine

- If you compile Ardour from source, or have installed it from a 3rd party repository, three additional tools will need to be installed manually, which are used by Ardour to provide video features: + If Ardour is compiled from source, or installed from a 3rd party + repository, three additional tools will need to be installed manually, which are + used by Ardour to provide video features:

- Ardour requires xjadeo ≥ version 0.6.4, harvid ≥ version 0.7.0 and ffmpeg (known to work versions: 1.2, 2.8.2) + Ardour requires xjadeo ≥ version 0.6.4, harvid ≥ version 0.7.0 and + ffmpeg (known to work versions: 1.2, 2.8.2, 5.0)

- The Ardour development team is in control of the first two applications. ffmpeg however can be a bit of a problem. To avoid conflicts with distribution packages, Ardour looks for ffmpeg_harvid and ffprobe_harvid. + The Ardour development team is in control of the first two applications. + ffmpeg however can be a bit of a problem. To avoid conflicts with distribution + packages, Ardour looks for ffmpeg_harvid and + ffprobe_harvid.

All four applications need to be found in $PATH (e.g. $HOME/bin or /usr/local/bin). For convenience the - binary releases of harvid include ffmpeg_harvid and ffprobe_harvid, but if - your distribution provides suitable ffmpeg commands you can also just create - symbolic links: + binary releases of harvid include ffmpeg_harvid and ffprobe_harvid. + Ardour binaries from ardour.org do include all relevant tools and most + GNU/Linux distributions also provide those.

-sudo ln -s /usr/bin/ffmpeg /usr/bin/ffmpeg_harvid -sudo ln -s /usr/bin/ffprobe /usr/bin/ffprobe_harvid -

- Binary releases are available from ardour.org as well as an installer script: install_video_tools.sh. + Binary releases of the video-tools are available from ardour.org via a dedicated installer script: + install_video_tools.sh.

- The easiest way to install the video-utilities is by running the following line in a terminal: + The easiest way to install the video-utilities on Linux is by running the following + line in a terminal:

sh -c "$(curl -s -L http://git.io/tVUCkw)" @@ -47,16 +64,39 @@

Studio Setup

- Please read the info in the previous section to familiarize yourself with the tools involved first. Setting up a proper A/V post-production studio can be a complicated task. As much as we streamline and simplify the single machine setup, the studio setup is focused on modularity. + As Setting up a proper A/V post-production studio can be a complicated task, it + is advised to read the info in the previous section to get familiar with + the tools involved first. As much as the Ardour team streamlines and simplifies + the single machine setup, the studio setup is focused on + modularity.

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