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The login screen of ubuntu studio 8.04
Ubuntu Studio is an officially recognized derivative[1] of the Ubuntu Linux distribution, which is explicitly geared to general multimedia production. The original version, based on Ubuntu 7.04, was released on May 10, 2007.
[edit] Features
The real-time kernel included with Ubuntu Studio 8.04 is modified for intensive audio, video or graphics work. The scheduler allows applications to request immediate CPU time, which can drastically reduce audio latency[citation needed]. The 8.10 release lacks this real-time kernel.
Ubuntu Studio also includes custom artwork, a blue-on-black theme as opposed to Ubuntu's default brown and orange.
[edit] Installation
There is currently no live version available of Ubuntu Studio, and consequently, no graphical installer. In addition, the disk image is 1.1 GB, too large to fit on a standard CD, and as a result, Ubuntu Studio is often installed from a DVD. Ubuntu Studio can also be installed via the Internet from an existing Ubuntu installation via APT.[citation needed]
[edit] Packages
- Ardour - a hard disk recorder and digital audio workstation application
- Audacity - a digital audio editor application
- Hydrogen - an advanced drum machine
- JACK Audio Connection Kit - a sound server daemon that provides low latency connections between applications for both audio and MIDI data
- JAMin - the JACK Audio Connection Kit Audio Mastering interface
- LilyPond - a program for engraving sheet music
- Mixxx - a digital DJ-style mixing program
- MusE - a MIDI/Audio sequencer using JACK and ALSA
- Rosegarden - a digital audio workstation program
- TiMidity++ - a software synthesizer that is able to convert from MIDI to various formats
[edit] Graphics
- Agave - a color scheme generator
- Blender - a 3D animation program
- Enblend - an image compositing program
- FontForge - a typeface (font) editor program
- GIMP - a raster graphics editor
- Inkscape - a vector graphics editor
- Scribus - a desktop publishing application
- Synfig - a 2D vector graphics and timeline-based animation program
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