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Programs on Unix OS

That's great so I can install Suse 9.2 when it comes out then I can use Linux on other system for video editing.
 
Originally posted by: Rottie
That's great so I can install Suse 9.2 when it comes out then I can use Linux on other system for video editing.
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Well, SuSE is a Linux distro, Linux is the kernel, SuSE is the distro which uses, the Linux kernel.
And I don't know about those two programs, but I imagine if they're video editing programs, you don't exactly have a the source available?
In which case you'd be stuck with whatever platforms they support.
Of course, for some platforms there's emulation, but since HP-UX runs on either PA-RISC or IA-64, emulating it on an IA-32 box would be dog slow in any case.
 
Ya, if their propriatory programs you'd have to check out to see if they support Linux themselves.

For instance Oracle database is a propriatory program that has been traditionally used in big Unix stuff. Now I can get Oracle to run perfectly well on specific Linux distros that they certify for them, like Redhat Enterprise Edition and I can probably make it work perfectly well on a Debian Linux OS with some extra work, but I couldn't take the Solaris (Sun's Unix) version of the program and make it work properly in linux.

I expect those programs to be in the same boat. If there is a demand for them in Linux, then they are probably ported. But if they are higher end stuff, then it would probably have restrictive requirements on the hardware and the Linux version even then.

It does take some work to port programs, most programs can be ported without too much effort. Nothing like going from Windows to Linux, though. Unix and Linux are very similar, but there are enough differences to make running straight binaries. You generally have to take the source code and compile it yourself or find versions specificly compiled for Linux.


Got any links?
 
Here, I knew I seen shake before.

Apple Shake

They do have a Linux version aviable. However their pricing model suggests that it may just be cheaper to buy a Mac. 3000 dollars for the Apple, 5000 dollars for Linux....

Although the render-only may be interesting if you want to use a small cluster to render jobs in batches to make things much more quicker.
 
Well I found Matador 64. It's a product created by Softimage, and they are traditional Irix place.

I once downloaded a free trial of their XSI software for my Debian Distro. Never quite got it to work, almost. It was originally designed to run on redhat systems.

So they have a few Linux software stuff, and SGI are the makers of Irix and SGI and the rest of the industry is moving towards Linux for workstations. At least it seems that way.

If you are not familar with Linux it would probably be best if you play around with it before plopping down any big money on software for it. Linux can be a b1tch to learn and get used to for some people. If you work with somebody that does know linux that cna be a big help.

As for Matador, I'd just contact Softimage and ask them about it. When I found a link originally to softimage's website it directed me to Avid, and Matador isn't something they advertise on their webpage, I had to search thru it in order to find it. So I have no idea how that works out.

Considuring the expense of Apple shake's Linux version combined with the difficulty that new users have with linux sometimes, it may be best to stick with Apple hardware. But I don't want that to put you off from Linux, I just don't want you to get stuck with a 7000 dollars worth of software on a computer that will take a several months to get comfortable using. Linux can be a very stable and high quality OS if you pick your hardware wisely and learn about how it works.

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Also Softimage has XSI EXP software free for a trial download in Windows and Linux versions, if you want to give that a try. (also if your thinking about running a 64bit native version of Linux, I don't know if those people offer 64bit versions of their software for linux... so I don't know how exactly that works out.)
 
Originally posted by: drag
Well I found Matador 64. It's a product created by Softimage, and they are traditional Irix place.

I once downloaded a free trial of their XSI software for my Debian Distro. Never quite got it to work, almost. It was originally designed to run on redhat systems.

So they have a few Linux software stuff, and SGI are the makers of Irix and SGI and the rest of the industry is moving towards Linux for workstations. At least it seems that way.

If you are not familar with Linux it would probably be best if you play around with it before plopping down any big money on software for it. Linux can be a b1tch to learn and get used to for some people. If you work with somebody that does know linux that cna be a big help.

As for Matador, I'd just contact Softimage and ask them about it. When I found a link originally to softimage's website it directed me to Avid, and Matador isn't something they advertise on their webpage, I had to search thru it in order to find it. So I have no idea how that works out.

Considuring the expense of Apple shake's Linux version combined with the difficulty that new users have with linux sometimes, it may be best to stick with Apple hardware. But I don't want that to put you off from Linux, I just don't want you to get stuck with a 7000 dollars worth of software on a computer that will take a several months to get comfortable using. Linux can be a very stable and high quality OS if you pick your hardware wisely and learn about how it works.

edit:

Also Softimage has XSI EXP software free for a trial download in Windows and Linux versions, if you want to give that a try. (also if your thinking about running a 64bit native version of Linux, I don't know if those people offer 64bit versions of their software for linux... so I don't know how exactly that works out.)
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Matador 64 from Softimage? I am suprised. I have been looking for this from Google nothing comes up. So thank so much.
 
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