12-29-2011
Video capture and editing on Solaris vs Debian vs Ubuntu
I am interested in doing some heavy video work. I have a ADVC 110 Video capture device, which I am using to capture VHS video tapes, which I will convert on the server to DVD format and burn to DVD's using DVD production software. I will also take the captured video file and split it up in parts and convert to other formats.
I will have a need to rip DVD video and encoding.
My question is for these tasks what setup do you suggest for the following.
The server that will be doing this work is:
HP Proliant DL-380 G4
Dual CPU's 3.20 ghz / 800 mhz / 1MB L2
5120 MB RAM
6 hard disks on HP Smart Array 6i controller (36.4 GB Ultra320 SCSI HD each)
RAID set to RAID 5 (5 discs) with one spare (6th disk)
USB, 2 Ethernet ports, 1 ILO port, 1 SCSI port
When it comes to the 6 disk raid I am setting up I was planning to use RAID-5 on 5 disks using the 6th disk as a spare. Do you think this will be to slow (due to the parity) since I will be doing so much video editing?
My other choice was RAID 1+0 (RAID 10). This would not allow me to have that extra spare. Which do you think would be best? I have at least 50 - 2 hour VHS tapes to capture and DVD's not included.
As far as the operating system I am still considering the one to use. I am concerned about security, so I am undecided as to how much proprietary software I will install on this machine. Flash etc, make me a little wary.
I have used Ubuntu on my laptop and have been very satisfied, especially with the community support. However I am looking to try something new and not sure what to expect as far as support and available software necessary to perform the above requirements (and others not mentioned).
I am deciding between Debian 6 (squeeze) and Solaris. I am probably going to install Debian on another laptop I have, and was thinking about Solaris for this server.
The video requirements are one of the major functions this server must perform, and I do not know to much about Solaris. What recommendations do you have concerning the video requirements, and how Solaris will work on this server hardware. Thank you.
Last edited by Marcus Aurelius; 12-29-2011 at 12:21 PM..
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sdl::video
SDL::Video(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation SDL::Video(3)
NAME
SDL::Video - a SDL perl extension
SYNOPSIS
$video = new SDL::Video ( -name => 'pr0n.mpg' );
DESCRIPTION
"SDL::Video" adds support for MPEG video to your SDL Perl application. Videos are objects bound to surfaces, whose playback is controled
through the object's interface.
METHODS
o "SDL::Video::error()" returns any error messages associated with playback
o "SDL::Video::audio(bool)" enables or disables audio playback, (on by default)
o "SDL::Video::video(bool)" enables or disable video playback, (on by default)
o "SDL::Video::loop(bool)" enables or disable playback looping (off by default)
o "SDL::Video::volume(int)" set the volume as per the mixer volume
o "SDL::Video:display(surface)" binds the clip to a display surface
o "SDL::Video::scale([x,y]|[surface]|int)" scales the clip by either x,y factors, scales to the image dimensions, or a single scalar.
o "SDL::Video::play()" plays the video clip, call "SDL::Video::display()" before playing
o "SDL::Video::pause()" pauses video playback
o "SDL::Video::stop()" stops video playback
o "SDL::Video::rewind()" resets the clip to the beginning
o "SDL::Video::seek(offset)" seeks to a particular byte offset
o "SDL::Video::skip(time)" skips to a particular time
o "SDL::Video::region(rect)" takes a SDL::Rect and defines the display area
o "SDL::Video::frame(int)" renders a specific frame to the screen
o "SDL::Video::info()" returns a new "SDL::MPEG" object reflecting the current status
o "SDL::Video::status()" returns either SMPEG_PLAYING or SMPEG_STOPPED or SMPEG_ERROR
AUTHOR
David J. Goehrig
SEE ALSO
perl(1) SDL::Surface(3) SDL::MPEG(3)
perl v5.12.1 2010-07-05 SDL::Video(3)