<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Following previous
threads on this list about using open-source software for video post
production I'd like to draw your attention to the new version
of <a href="http://openartisthq.org/" target="_blank">openArtist</a>, <b>an artist friendly Linux distro</b> based on the latest
Ubuntu KarmicKoala.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">openArtist
tries to provide all apps that an artist might need:</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">- in one package</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">- with at least a
short help text to get you started</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">- while making
sure that everything works out of the box</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">“openArtist
features a streamlined interface (gnomebased), with <b>integrated
mousegestures</b>, custom menus, reorganized and extended system
configuration tools, terminal-on-desktop integration (guake,
ctrl+esc), dropbox for collaboration between artists, <b>extended
tooltips for the program launchers</b>, <b>documentation for (nearly)
every program</b> (...)"</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">For a <b>full list
of included 2D, 3D, Audio, Video, VJ</b> etc. software see the <a href="http://openartisthq.org/" target="_blank">openArtist website</a>.<b><br></b></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Download is <b>3.47 GB</b>, you will need about <b>12 GB of hard disc space</b>.<b><br>
</b></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><b>Download (directly):</b><br></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://openartist.murspace.net/openArtist.iso" target="_blank">MKL Graz</a></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://openartist.openmaterials.org/openArtist.iso" target="_blank">openMaterials</a></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://openartist.groundhogmedia.ca/openArtist.iso" target="_blank">groundhog media</a><br></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Or download the
<a href="http://dl.dropbox.com/u/308096/openArtist.iso.torrent" target="_blank">torrent</a>.</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Always make
back-ups before testing new software! And<b> make sure to read the
readme before/after installation files</b> that are on the openArtist
desktop!
</p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Disclaimer: this
latest version of openArtist now <b>includes my own Blender
title/video editing presets </b>(see the "Vid" menu) to help everyone get started with
open-source video editing using Blender.</p>