Needs:
--plan for adoption (who's the audience)?
--5 main functions to highlight?
--documentation?
--videoblog from Brazil?
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Testimonials:
Eliete Lima writes:
well, I am Eliete Lima, I am 19 years old, and I am also part of the NGO
Encine, which is also a Ponto de Cultura. At the end of June this year I
took part in the Free Software course organised by the Ministry of
Culture. There I got to know the group, including Salsaman, who is a
programmer, and who showed us "LiVES", which is a program to edit video
clips and for VJing. In particular, I use LiVES to edit clips, and I like
to explore the various effects which the program will let me use. But also
the program can be used for VJing, and the program will allow various
other things, like encoding with the effects I put on my own images. I can
edit all kinds of material, clips, video, etc.
I work with a TV program supported by the NGO, called Megafone. I am part
of the technical team - I work with video editing and I am a camera
operator. I am also a representative for Free Software in the NGO. I work
with various programs: gimp, ardour, audacity, k3b, LiVES and others.
LiVES has many cool effects and this makes a big difference to my work.
Jean Habib, estudiolivre.org writes:
Here in Brazil we have some politicians in the government who support the
use of Free Software in order to promote digital inclusion and social
emancipation. As I see it, a big difference in digital inclusion here in
Brazil is the use of tools to produce interactive multimedia using code
which is open - this implicitly gives an experimental character to the
work. This is all happening through groups of artists, programmers and
other interested people who come together to realise a series of workshops
on these issues. LiVES was one of the first tools which was used thanks to
its incredible stability, even at that time (2005).
Request for funding - the LiVES Project
Background
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The LiVES project was begun in 2002 by Gabriel "salsaman" Finch. The
project aims to promote free and open standards in multimedia, and as
part of this there is the LiVES software, which can be used both for
real time video performance and non-linear editing, and can also be
run remotely as a video server. The application is unique in providing
all of these features in one package.
The program will run on the Linux and BSD operating systems, and is
used by many thousands of people around the world.
Salsaman is also involved in developing free standards for video
processing - having attended the last four Piksel meetings of European
free software video developers in Bergen, Norway.
Salsaman also uses his own software to produce video art and for VJ
performances.
Reason for funding
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After almost five years of development, the software is almost ready
for the 1.0 release. Only some small features remain, mainly:
- support for mixing multiple audio tracks
- support for mixing foreground and background generators
(i.e. non-clip sources)
- support for non-realtime generators
- some enhancements to the encoder plugins to make them more
intelligent
- some cleanup of the install process
after the 1.0 release, it will be possible for other developers to get
involved with maintaining and improving the code. This will in turn
make LiVES a very good tool for creating videoblogs using free
software and free standards.
Some of the projected funds will also go towards production of a
manual, creation of a 10 part videoblog, and new graphics and design
for the software.
It is hoped that all of this can be done within a timeframe of 3
months.
The amount required
-------------------
Salsaman will try to raise $1000 for the project, through sale of 1.0
DVDs (containing the 1.0 code, a full set of videoblogs, and a pdf of
the manual).
havemoneywillvlog can attempt to raise a further $3000.
The money will be spent as follows:
- 3 months development of LiVES : $2500
- production of manual : $750
- production of 10 part videoblog (6 minutes X 10) : $500
- new grpahics and tshirt design : $250
Since salsaman is currently touring Brazil and working with various
community groups, the costs are much lower than they would be
otherwise. This should also make for a very interesting videoblog.
The LiVES software will be used exclusively to make the vlog, thus any
deficiencies in the featureset can be addressed during this time.
A further note about Brazil
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As mentioned above, this work will be done in Brazil, where salsaman
is currently touring. Free software is very important in developing
countries, because it allows local communities to form around software
projects. There is very little existing computing structure, so there
are no false pre-assumptions about free software. Free software which
is also free in price (like LiVES) is also very important economically
in such countries. Salsaman aims to form a growing community around
LiVES, and this funding will help to initiate that process.
The subject of the vlog will be twofold - partly about the LiVES
project and ongoing development, and partly about my travels and
experiences in Brazil (for example, interviewing local musicians and
artists).
I will employ somebody local to work the camera
and edit the footage, I will also employ somebody to produce the
manual (in English !) and somebody else to design graphics. So at
least 4 people will benefit directly from this funding !
Salsaman says
"> I am from the UK originally, although at present I am in Brazil, working
> with some community groups and promoting free software and free standards
> here. I recently attended and presented my work at the FISL conference
> (http://fisl.softwarelivre.org/8.0/www/), and before that I gave a
> lighting talk at FOSDEM (http://www.fosdem.org/2007/). I have also
> presented at several Linux User Groups.
>
> I am also the main developer currently of videojack (a new framework for
> passing realtime video between different clients), and I am and have been
> involved with the development of common standards for video effects. (You
> can read more about these projects at http://www.piksel.org/)
"
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