Ubuntu Studio. A Multimedia editing flavor of Ubuntu, currently being planned. This page is the starting point for these plans.

Ubuntu Studio is aimed at the linux audio, video and graphic enthusiast as well as professional. Someone who is already familiar with the Ubuntu-Gnome environment.

Ultimate Goal

To build a solid multimedia editing distro based on Ubuntu-Gnome by Feisty Fawn.

Get Involved

• We need you! Come talk with us on #ubuntustudio on Freenode and look at our [wiki:UbuntuStudio/ProjectGoals "Project Goals"] page to see if you can help. The IRC channel is STRICTLY for development of Ubuntu Studio. DO NOT come there to ask support questions for audio hardware/software.BR

• Our spec page is [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuStudioSpec HERE] and our Launchpad page is [https://features.launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/ubuntustudio HERE].

NOTICE!

• Our new main URL is: http://ubuntustudio.org This will eventually become the main source for info on Ubuntu Studio

• We need help getting a proper spec written for a Ubuntu Studio kernel. Please look [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MultimediaProductionKernel HERE] to add to the spec.

• Please try to sign your comments. Though, with the addition of concrete info, it isnt needed.

Status

The plan at the moment is:

• Use only packages in official Ubuntu repositories
• Use the best kernel Feisty Fawn provides.
• Use Gnome
• Build "Alt" DVD

Test Disks & New Repo

We now have a TESTING repo up with our metas based on Edgy. We will soon have our metas in the Feisty repos. You MUST open up your Universe and Multiverse repos.

Heres the lines for your sources.list:BR {{{deb http://archive.ubuntustudio.org/ubuntustudio edgy main deb-src http://archive.ubuntustudio.org/ubuntustudio edgy main}}}

The packages are: ubuntustudio-audio, ubuntustudio-plugins, ubuntustudio-video and ubuntustudio-graphics.

These packages are just metas. The actual packages for the apps come right from Ubuntu repos.

Current Screenshots:

None Currently

Comments on current disk

Contributors

UbuntuStudio/TeamStructure

Polls for User Opinions

• [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=266678 Poll 1 - ISO format: CD or DVD]

• [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=266709 Poll 2 - System arch: x86, AMD64, or PPC]

• [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=266736 Poll 3 - Kernel]

• [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=267220 Poll 4 - Desktop environment]

• [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=267317 Poll 5 - Home dir as Desktop]

Project Goals

UbuntuStudio/ProjectGoals is the pace to go to see what we need help with.

Art & Themes

UbuntuStudio/ArtProposal - Guide and info on the "look and feel" for Ubuntu Studio.

Ubuntu Studio Metapackages Breakdown

UbuntuStudio/MetapackagesBreakdown - A page for the structure of the metapackages and disks.

Latest ALSA driver install

Some pages are beeing writen at the moment to help install some hardware, like soundcards, etc... You will more and more useful links here :

• UbuntuStudio/HowToInstallTheLastAlsaDriverForProSoundCard <-How to install the latest alsa drivers for "pro" soundcards

As said above we are currently on #ubuntustudio on Freenode if you want help with THIS ALSA FAQ.

Shouldn't that be posted in the community docs section, with the rest of the sound help documentation? https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Sound

Current Questions

Comments

- I will put a quotation of one of my sound engineer friend : "no matter what it looks, if you can work a day on, if it is fonctionnal, and if it sounds great". Do you think it is possible with Ubuntu (or Ubuntu Studio)? - ttoineBR

What is your stance on including non-free software with Ubuntu Studio? Are you going to violate Ubuntu's ethical guidelines? - NoahSlater

• - Hop on IRC to chat with us about it. - C.Kontros

What's the current state for the amd64 architecture? I believe there's no metapackage yet; do you plan to support this arch. ? - rdoursenaud