Blender’s Cycles Will Be Production-Ready Sooner Than You Think
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 [...]
Meet Olive: The First Open Source Video Editor Worth Talking About
We've talked at length about building a creative Linux workstation before. We've also discussed what viable alternatives to subscription-only Adobe and Autodesk products exist out there. You may have noticed that open source projects tend to be sparse in both [...]
Painless Linux Video Production Part 3: Organization and Workflow
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 [...]
Painless Linux Video Production Pt. 2: Installation & Setup
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 [...]
The Definitive (and Painless) Linux Video Production Guide: Getting Started
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 [...]