Practical Uses of Desktop Effects

[osmorphyus666]

this video was made in at LEAST winxp with windows movie maker.

linux still has no proper video editing software.

we're still waiting. and the one thats out there - no text overlays or transitions - so its merely a splitter/joiner.

stfu or gtfo if you dont agree.

[puttabutta]

@osmorphyus666 No, this video was made in Kdenlive in Linux, without Windows. In fact, I didn't have a copy of Windows at the time. When I made this video kdenlive was relatively buggy but it has improved. There are much better options out there now. The text was done in Kdenlive as well (I didn't splice GIMP images or anything).

[puttabutta]

@osmorphyus666 Also, given that the title font is not an MS font, but rather the defautlt font in Ubuntu, Sans, which is not installed in Windows, it's pretty obvious the titles were made in Linux.

[M5000thesdgversion]

@osmorphyus666 VLMC will be out soon, it's more than legit. Just as good as any professional wares.

[destillegast]

download link ???

[alesbythepint]

thanks for the video, BUT how do you do any of it? there ae too many show off videos not enough walkthrough.

[rekcaHrepyH]

Compiz is very useful for things besides fancy effects if you configure it properly. Desktop Wall and Expo are great for managing multiple workspaces. It's certainly not all eye candy.

Also, WMG can eat me.

[albinapa]

which effect is used to see all 60 widows at once?

[JeyPeyy]

Scale

[stayelusive]

spinnan' cubez

[pepi560]

can you add a video tutorial for this? i cant seem to insttall those things...

[RandomNinjaOfEvil]

Ahhhhh yeahhhh. Funky.

This is some awesome Compiz!

[vallhalla80]

what was the prog you used to switch the picture around please? thanx in advance :)

[puttabutta]

Well, linux is all about user choice, so we can have our useless eyecandy, and you can have a simple, elegant setup :)

[shinji2001xyz]

Defenite proof that your comment is 100% useless :)

[hellomynameisjack]

check your spelling.

[calrogman]

Check wether you are a Windows fanboy, I think you are.

[s0l1dsnak3123]

He aint, trust me ;)

[sheep41]

LOL

[triniclemist90]

for whatever reason the water one won't work correctly on my computer. when i activate the raindrops it turns the screen black and then adds the water effects. Does anyone know a solution to this?

thanks,

alex

[thelnior]

LEOPARD IS THE BETS

[MJGrindboy]

But sadly it can't help you spell.

[topsyandpip56]

On my Ubuntu 8.04, when I close a Window I dont get the fire. I get the effect that Vista has when you close a window instead!

[G1an4r1x]

You just have to install CompizConfig Settings Manager (search it with synaptic) and setup the plugin "Animations"

[Daninkorea]

Dude, that was hilarious! Just as well you can see your 61 windows at once, just so you can distribute them onto your 964 desktops. Great video!

[factual1actual1]

can you post up a screen shot of all your compiz settings please i messed something up on my setings

[cwmetzner]

this is a good video. we linux users do it all! and we do it free of charge

[AdanVV]

Its good!!!

[zknn93]

bwahahahah

[AndreCbrito]

can you tell me what is the name of the plugin that shows all the 60 windows on the screen at once, when i upgrade to ubuntu 7.10 i lost that plugin...

[Dapperlinx]

I supose it's the scale plugin, it should be on compiz by default, but you can activate it on System/Preferences/Advanced desktop settings (or CompizConfig Settings Manager).

[AndreCbrito]

i found it :D tnks ;) it wasnt on when i update, all whent off for some reason :S

[acempdc]

Being a total Linux newbie, I installed Ubuntu after seeing what you can do with it. Not only the eye-candy (which is superior to vista and runs in my old 1 GHz 512 RAM notebook!!!!)

I have the feeling that it is all more logical and structured, I realized Microsoft software was a pile of fossilized code with new code on top released to cope with the sales targets of Microsoft!!

[khlymore]

lmaoooooooo

[khlymore]

great great great we have all to learn linux put in our head those crazy commands o my god after 15 years fooling with the damn dos now we have to do this well at least this is pro like mac and not a stupid operating system like windows crap ultimate the ultimate crap lmao

[puttabutta]

With ubuntu, you don't really need too many commands. They've tried to make it as easy as possible for the new user.

[acempdc]

Khlymore :Google "vista problems" and you will see. No wonder the newest computers can hardly handle Vista effects (just tried a NEW Duo Core laptop in a shop and guess what .. the windows got stuck!

Back to Ubuntu... Installing software is very easy: Find it in the "library" and click. That's all.

Documents are not in " C:/Documents and Settings/User/User's Documents/ Doc" but in "Documents". Temp files are not stored in a crazy aajshuil3949876alksjhasjdghasd­g8783s.tmp file name.

[acempdc]

Now the bad's of Ubuntu: Still you need to type some code, not everything can be done by clicking (especially installing). But, it is much, much less than I had expected.

There is a chat in IRC (remember?), they give you free instant quite professional support!! This is amazing, little mentioned.

Games you can play in Ubuntu are few (I am not a gamer but I've seen lots of complaints about that). However Flight Gear (a real FlightSim) is available, and has amazing features.

[ugashia]

Great music, I love the red hot chilli peppers.

And great video, I find that a lot of the desktop effects are kinda handy. woot for ubuntu

[toru0129]

good

[hybridowns]

first view! first comment! yay nice vid man. keep up the good work.

[DarkX1079]

Wow, I didn't know some of those features existed.

[puttabutta]

Some of them are _very_ new, as in the last few weeks :D . Compiz Fusion keeps improving!

[onefrozenheart]

the fact that it camp run on this paper weig- i mean computer is jsut amazing :P compiz fusion by far beats vista, it slays it cuts off its head pisses on it, burns it at the stake on a cross....and it can run on old computers!