64 Studio ?
Though I swore to myself a while ago that I would cease to hop from one distro to another faster than Steve Ballmer can say “patent”, I have just started downloading 64 Studio 2.0 which I intend to install alongside my Debian sid system. Though, in general, I don't mind the “instability” of Debian GNU/Linux unstable—in fact, I quite like how new software flows in and creates tiny problems every few weeks instead of ripping apart the system every release—, but lately, and especially today, I have become fed up of a certain consequence: video editing software is constantly broken. A while ago, the Debian kernel team included the new Firewire stack in the distribution, a change which has a habit of breaking nearly everything to do with Firewire (well, firewire network (not many use it AFAIK, but I do), some devices like (I think) iPods, and, most importantly, DV), and the fact that Cinelerra isn't included in Debian-proper doesn't go too well with the rapid software rotation either. In effect, I cannot get video onto my drive with an upstream kernel (there are alternative kernels by Holger Levsen, which do the job), and cannot edit video at all.
So, when I have a problem with digital multimedia processing, on a 64-bit Debian system, why not try a 64-bit Debian-based probably-stable distribution tailored towards digital multimedia production, eh ? I also briefly contemplated getting arch linux (NO: unstable as well, and cinelerra, in a comunity repository, might disintegrate after a few updates there too...) or Ubuntu hardy (NO: pulseaudio etc), but 64 Studio just seamed a lot more lovable. Well, we'll see. I'll probably install it tomorrow and spam you all with a boring update on whether it does what I want or not.
If all goes well, you will be able to see a very confusing film by me from roughly this Sunday, 18:00z.