Robin Gareus
linuxaudio.org
CiTu, Université Paris
Introduction to Ardour
JACK-Transport & video-sync
News in A3
Video-timeline & Monitor
A3
video-integration & icsd
Video file import & A/V export
Advanced settings
Demonstration & examples
http://ardour.org
Digital Audio Workstation
record
edit
mix / master
collaborate
Ardour is available for OS X, Linux, (Win32 planned) and there are also commercial spinoffs:
Unlimited audio tracks and buses
Non-destructive, non-linear editing with unlimited undo
Anything-to-anywhere signal routing
Unlimited pre- and post-fader plugins
MIDI CC control with 1 click
MIDI Timecode (MTC) Master or Slave
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Open
XML session file format
No copy-protection
Q: What is JACK-Transport?
A: JACK-Transport provides a mechanism for starting, stopping and repositioning a set of clients.
IOW. Inter-Application synchronization.
IYOW: The Play/Pause/Skip Buttons in QJackCTL
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JACK-transport provides:
But it does not support:
variable speed
reverse play
looping
Netjack supports JACK-transport and can be used to sync remote machines over a network.
Jack-transport SMPTE can be used to sync video.
xjadeo
blender
open-movie-editor
lives
…
Note: Ardour3 is not yet released!
VTL: Easily accessible video-track and video-monitor.
execute xjadeo
external video monitor window
remote controlled settings (seek, win size/pos,..)
connect to icsd
request video-frames for timeline
request video-file info (fps, duration, geometry, etc)
invoke ffmpeg/ffprobe
Instructions are currently at http://rg42.org/wiki/a3vtl (will move to ardour.org).
icsd
, xjadeo
and ffmpeg
binaries are available for OSX, GNU/Linux (and Win32).
Ardour3 is not yet officially available as binary (it will be once it's in beta).
All functions are available from the menu:
Menu→View→Rulers→Video (or right-click the ruler/marker bar → Video)
Menu→View→Video Monitor (xjadeo)
Menu→Edit→Preferences→Video
Menu→Session→Properties→Sync
Menu→Session→Video maintenance→ … (manual video server interaction)
remote icsd, docroot: Menu→Edit→Preferences→Video
Video-monitor restore settings: enable in Menu→Edit→Preferences→Video
Pull-up/down, FPS: Menu→Session→Properties
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