Agenda:

Keynote presentation by Dale Schouten: "Kino: Digital video for Linux"

Dale will demonstrate Kino, a tool that enables you to manipulate and edit digital video on Linux.

Dale started his career in Computer Science by spending entirely too long in graduate school at the University of Illinois where he eventually earned a PhD, specializing in Optimizing and Parallelizing compilers. Since that time he has spent his on-hours working on optimizations of various sorts for Intel's compiler group. Unfortunately, none of this has done anything to prepare him to speak intelligently on digital video of any sort.

The arrival of his first child, some 6 years ago, complete with the requisite purchase of a camcorder has led him to the sense that he really ought to do something with all those precious tapes collecting dust before they degrade any further. This, along with a steady interest in all things Linux, has driven him to develop some minimal familiarity with digital video editing on Linux. After many hours poring over various websites and FAQ's, he is happy to share some of this hard-won information in the form of a simple demo of kino, demonstrating how to put pieces together, trim things out and add a few simple transitions between scenes.

Members' Minutes

Members will have an opportunity to take a few minutes to...

• Describe their latest Linux discovery
• Ask questions and get help from other members
• Discuss Linux projects

You can just stand up and talk, or give a short demo or presentation. If you need audio/visual support for your Members' Minute, please contact Bill in advance to arrange for your needs.

• kino.tgz: Slides from Dale Schouten's Kino Presentation at PenLUG