TuxRunner

I just discovered Kino (yes, I moved the rock I’ve been living under).  Since I’ve been home resting and recovering from a surgery, the wife had an idea for me to transfer all our digital video from an old Canon video camera over to the Drobo.  I’ve only done this once in the past with a Windows laptop and a Firewire card using the built-in tools in Windows.  So I set out on a mission to find something that would do the same under Linux.

Turns out there’s actually a handful of good applications out there for Linux that can be used for video editing.  Since I’m no pro, I found Kino to have a very good basic interface that’s easy to learn, and it out of the box supports the ability to capture video from any Firewire-connected video device.  Even has the ability to control your camera using on-screen buttons for rewind, play, pause, fast-forward, and more. (continue reading…)