J.O. Aho wrote:
> Beowulf wrote:
>> On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 08:07:19 +0000, Christopher Hunter wrote:
>>> You're wasting disk space installing XP - there isn't any 64-bit
>>> Windows yet
>>> (despite the marketing nonsense from MS). A 64-bit Linux install /will/
>>> run 32-bit applications, so there's no compatibility issue.
>>
>> I will need XP for some special effects software-- I just have not seen
>> anything comparible for linux that can do easy and incredible special
>> effects-- thermal distortions, jedi light saber stuff, particle effects
>> like realistic fire and flocks of birds/bees, etc. There is some really
>> nice stuff out there for Windows, lacking sad to say in linux. But I
>> think I can do most of what I need to do in linux-- non linear video
>> editing, audio; then run the special effects on selected clips in
>> Windows.
>>
>
> A funny thing you mention light saber, Yoda and his light saber in SWII
> was generated on a Linux machine. Of the better video effect programs
> seems to be closed source (think you got a link in another thread where
> many of them are listed), OpenEXR can be used for some effects, if I
> have understood it right, you can take a look at www.openexr.com if you
> haven't already been there.

Here is a link I don't know if you have already stumbled over or not
http://linuxmovies.org/software.html

//Aho


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//Aho