[Olpc-open] Video Editing + OLPC

[Adam Holt]

On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 12:21 PM, Jonathan Thomas <jonathan at openshot.org>wrote:

> Hi Adam,
> Thanks for the info. The biggest difference between OpenShot and Mike's
> project, is that OpenShot is already a widely used video editing
> application, and is being used by educators all over the world to teach
> kids the basics of video editing. For example, in India, somewhere between
> 500,000 and 1,000,000 students are taught OpenShot in schools each year. In
> fact, at SCALE 12x, a 12 year old girl gave a presentation on how to use
> OpenShot. =)  It's simple and fun for kids.
>
> I think OpenShot would be a great fit for the OLPC project... and I'm
> willing to donate my time and support to the project if you guys are
> interested.
>
> I don't know very much about the hardware, so please excuse my ignorance.
> =) But, whichever model is the most widely used would probably be a great
> starting point. Also, getting a refurbished one as part of your
> Contributors program sounds like a great idea. I can ship it back to you
> once things are working nicely.
>
> Thanks!
> -Jonathan
>

Sounds great Jonathan:

Plz just apply to borrow a refurb'd XO-1 from
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributors_program and make sure to cover the
shipping costs (around $10).  Your project sounds like it will very likely
be approved.  Of course, please review XO-1 specs first, as the challenge
of 6-year-old hardware can be severe when those driving under the influence
of iPad/Samsung set their ambitions too high :)

The advantage of the XO-1 platform is that the roughly 2 million such
laptops in circulation far outnumber XO-1.5s, XO-1.75s and XO-4 Touch
laptops to date.  If it's a borderline case where you're not sure XO-1 will
work out, consult with Jon Nettleton, whose recent graphics work for
XO-1.75 and XO-4 Touch laptops is expected in March:

   MX6 desktop graphics
   http://youtu.be/xXhzkrwxYwU

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> On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 10:36 AM, Adam Holt <holt at laptop.org> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 11:22 AM, Jonathan Thomas <jonathan at openshot.org>wrote:
>>
>>> Greetings! I spoke to a nice gentleman at SCALE 12x (sorry, can't
>>> remember his name) about bringing OpenShot Video Editor<http://www.openshot.org/>to OLPC, and making some improvements so kids are able to edit videos that
>>> are taken with the built-in video camera on the laptops.
>>>
>>> I am the lead developer for OpenShot, and just wanted to officially
>>> offer my support and time to OLPC. Running a video editor on a low memory
>>> laptop is a challenge, but I feel confident that we could add a "low
>>> memory" setting to OpenShot, or something similar, so kids could
>>> effectively run it and edit their videos.
>>>
>>> The only thing I need to get started, is a OLPC laptop, so I can debug
>>> OpenShot on it and see what changes need to be made. Anyway, I would love
>>> to help out OLPC if this is something that you feel would be a good fit.
>>> Just let me know what the next step is. =)
>>>
>>
>> Hi Jonathan,
>>
>> Plz review Mike Jutan's very similar work @
>> http://jutanclan.blogspot.com/search/label/OLPC and consider whether you
>> want an XO-1 or XO-4 Touch laptop?
>>
>> XO-1 laptops are available for about $100+ on eBay; whereas if you need
>> the latest XO-4 Touch laptops contact me privately.
>>
>> Finally, in some special situations, XO-1 laptops are available free from
>> our volunteer-run Contributors Program here:
>> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Contributors
>>
>> Cheers & Thanks!
>> Adam
>>
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>>
>>
>>>  Thanks again!
>>>
>>> --
>>> *-Jonathan Thomas*
>>> OpenShot Studios, LLC
>>> www.openshotstudios.com
>>>
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>>
>
>
> --
> *-Jonathan Thomas*
> OpenShot Studios, LLC
> www.openshotstudios.com
>
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