[wellylug] Fwd: Re: Linux Installfest

[Jonathan Harker]

On Saturday, 26 April 2003 18:53, Colin & Edith Klenner wrote:
> >Here is what I would like to be able to do with Linux:
> >
> >· Editing photos (with titling)

The Gimp, PixiePlus, GPhoto, etc.

> >· Money manager

gnucash, KBudget, KMyMoney2

> >· Web page creator

Quanta, Mozilla composer

> >· Video editing

kino, cinerella, kmencoder

> >· Transferring LP's to CD's

audacity
NB: Transferring from LP can be problematic with a PC, even in Windows. 
It will appear work fine, you grab the audio from the Line In on your 
soundcard and record a .wav file, which you then burn to CD; but don't 
expect it to sound all that great. Cheap soundcards may be 16 bit, but 
often there are internal clipping and reprocessing algorithms that give 
you effectively a 12 bit resolution. Also, you will need run the output 
of your turntable through a decent RIAA preamp first, and both the 
turntable and computer will also need to be properly earthed to 
eliminate hum. You may find that you need to normalise the wav file 
before burning it as it will be too quiet, which will further reduce 
resolution. To do it properly without losing audio fidelity requires 
shielded cables and expensive hardware...

arson or k3b to burn CDs

> >· Encyclopaedia

www.wikipedia.org

> >· Publishing

openoffice

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Jonathan Harker
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