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Ben Goodger wrote: > On 05/07/06, *Rob Beard* <rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > <mailto:rob@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote: > > Aren't they working on an Open Source video codec? > > > They mentioned using Theora but until there's a plugin for Windows it > won't be all of it. Still, at least their podcasts are available for > Linux. > > Still eventually we may see the BBC News reporting on Linux as an > alternative. I bet the people in the news room have Macs on their > desks! > > > The presenters have Dells whose screens, I bet, are entirely blank > (redundant at least.) The live graphics are done by a similar program > to After Effects (on a Mac, I'm betting.) The prerendered ones are > done by a Quantel machine or similar. The weather is done by a > standard PC, Linux and a Geforce 7800 or some such thing as I recall > the program used is floss. (Connected to a gigantic Met Office > supercomputer, obviously.) It has abysmal anisotropic filtration. I > wouldn't be surprised if the whole of the BBC was Mac-based. I > wouldn't run eight UK channels and some international ones on Windows, > certainly. > > -- > Ben Goodger > #391382 Ahh, if that Met office computer is in Exeter it won't be far from where I work. From what I've seen of the news on the 9 o'clock news, they look like they have Dell Lattitude notebooks. I have one for work, unfortunately it's got WIndows XP installed. Luckily we do have SOME open source stuff where I work. Our fax server is Debian based for instance. I do wish the media would recognise the alternatives. Okay its easy for them to say 'buy a Mac' but not everyone can afford a new shiney Mac, even the Mac Mini is pricey. Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html