UbuntuStudio 11.04 Natty Screenshots tour

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Ubuntu Studio is  a multimedia creation flavor of Ubuntu. Ubuntu Studio is aimed at the GNU/Linux audio, video and graphic enthusiast as well as professional.

The latest release is Ubuntu Studio  11.04 ‘Natty Narwhal’, a 1.5 GB DVD ISO image that comes with Numerous improvements , but here are some of the more notable ones. The task selections during installation have been updated; the audio tasks have been parsed into two groups: generation and recording. The ‘generation’ task selection is focused more on synthesizers and sequencers and the ‘recording’ task focuses on recording live musician performances. Currently, Ubuntu Studio is shipping the -generic kernel; we are working with the Ubuntu kernel team to get a -lowlatency kernel into the archive.

Whats  new  in This  version?

Some  Audio  tasks:

Recording and Editing

Workflow (Audacity)

• start Audacity
• setup Audacity to use the right inputs and the right filename
• click “record”

Workflow (GNOME Sound Recorder)

• start GNOME Sound Recorder
• select desired Record As quality and file type from drop-down
• select File, Open Volume Control to set correct Hardware and Input settings
• select Control, Record
• select File, Save

Record Live Instruments with Effects

Workflow #1 – plugins in Ardour

• start JACK with qjackctl
• start Ardour
• using qjackctl route line level signal from computer input to Ardour
• add LADSPA/LV2 effect in the mixer pre-channel or post-channel plugin regions in Ardour
• record live instrument with applied effects in Ardour

Workflow #2 – plugins in JackRack/LV2Rack/CALF plugin rack

• start JACK with qjackctl
• start Ardour

• start JackRack or LV2rack or CALF plugin rack

• using qjackctl route line level signal from computer input to JackRack or LV2rack or CALF plugin rack

• using qjackctl route signal from JackRack or LV2rack or CALF plugin rack to Ardour

• record live instrument with applied effects in Ardour

Some  Video Tasks

Create Video for Web

Workflow

• import video to computer (many camcorders can be accessed as mass storage devices and files can simply be copied to computer)
• Kino might be needed to import DV video (this needs qualifying)
• start Blender
• select Sequence layout from layout menu
• make sure frames per second is set to match your camcorder/video recorder
• add video clip and anchor it in desired track
• add additional video clips and anchor as required to other tracks
• trim tracks as required
• add music track (if desired)
• add other sound effects (if desired)
• reposition tracks as required
• add transitions
• playback video and make any revision as needed
• select export format
• moderate export settings
• select video and audio codecs
• moderate video and audio settings
• select “Do Sequence”
• change export name (unless you like the default)
• adjust “start” and “end” frame range
• pick the “Animate” button to export (render) the movie

Create DVD of Home Movies

Workflow

• import video to computer (many camcorders can be accessed as mass storage devices and files can simply be copied to computer)

• start OpenShot

• add clips
• trim clips
• position clips
• add transitions
• render video
• start QDVDAuthor
• add menu image
• create menu buttons (text or images)
• bring video clips into QDVDAuthor
• associate video clips with menu buttons
• add transition effects
• export DVD file structure
• start K3b
• burn DVD from exported file structure

Some Graphics Tasks

Sketching Images

Workflow

• Open Inkscape
• Enable presure sensitivity
• Zoom in to acceptable level
• Select the caligraphy tool
• Select your desired preset option (i.e. brush)
• Draw using your graphics tablet
• Select the document properties and resize to fit to your art’s size.
• Save the svg of your finished drawing.
• Export as a png for upload into online galleries.

Making a music publication

Workflow

• Open Scribus
• Start making content (text)
• Insert ‘renderframe’ on your page, edit code, choose lilypond option, and write sheet music or choose external editor, which opens frescobaldi if it is installed.
• Save often
• Use Inkscape, Gimp or Mypaint to create or edit images (see related workflows)
• When finished, export the song to PDF for printing

Useful Links: http://www,ubuntustudio.org

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