OT: vegas 8 on linux (please vote)

riredale wrote on 10/22/2008, 9:41 AM

Yes, I'd like to see Vegas run on Linux, for several reasons.

First, I want to get off the MS merry-go-round of planned obsolescence. I'm currently running 7d (very stable, no AVCHD but I shoot HDV) on XPproSP2. Everything works great, even though this system is running numerous apps including a kitchen sink or two. But MS has made it very clear that they have moved on. It may turn out, however, that because XP works so well, there will always be a significant installed base of XP and it is not obsoleted by new software minimum requirements for a very long time.

Secondly, I think there is a dearth of video-related software in the Linux environment. It might be a brilliant marketing move to be the first of the major brands to be introduced to that space. Certainly SCS would be a hero in the eyes of Linux fans, which might actually be a significant benefit long-term.

Ultimately, I think it comes down to how much benefit to SCS versus how much work to port it over.

John_Cline wrote on 10/22/2008, 1:09 PM

As dreamix pointed out, the purpose of this thread was not to get SCS to port Vegas to Linux, it was to get the developers of WINE (the Windows emulator for Linux) to add the calls necessary to run an unmodified Windows version of Vegas under Linux. This has nothing to do with SCS porting Vegas to Linux (which will never happen.)

video777 wrote on 10/22/2008, 10:28 PM

These kind of threads seem to come up on a regular basis and they really don't accomplish much other than to get Linux users to tell us how much better, faster, etc. Linux is (not really true in my experience). Then you have the Macophants who think it is the greatest OS on the planet. Interestingly I was in the graphic artist's office today where I work and he was talking about how his version of OSX was so buggy that he needs to upgrade. I remember when the previous person in that position was so thrilled about the version before that and said, "Finally, a stable version!" Also, the Linux software out there is lacking any good video software. The graphic stuff is okay if you like Gimp, et al. The audio stuff on UbuntuStudio is truly amazing. So if you are into audio then I would definitely suggest using this as it is actually better than anything I'm using on Windows. Not that that type of software doesn't exist for Windows but that I can't afford it. :-)

I've had Linux crash more times than I can count (same with Windows). It also fails on the updates about half the time. Usually I have to install a new distro; wiping out my old system. However, my current Windows XP with SP3 is rock-solid. I have around 80 major applications installed on it and they run great (well Liquid isn't all that good but that's because it has problems). So why would I ever change when my system is blazing fast and can run some of the most amazing graphics, video and audio software.