[MsBriscow]

Hi - I'm a Linux newbie and am liking it so far. I'm also considering doing a piece-by-piece upgrade on my desktop tower, and while I could buy Win7 for a reasonable amount of money when I get to the point of having to install a new operating system, I'm tempted to use Linux instead. The catch is that I need to stream a lot of video for my work, some of it on proprietary players, so I need to know two things before I ditch the Windows. Tried searching the forums, but didn't really come up with an answer for either question.

1.) Is there a Linux distro that's better for video streaming and playing than another?
2.) I've heard a little about WINE, which supposedly creates a Windows environment. Would that make a proprietary video player work? I've got one source that plays really well in Firefox (both XP and Win7), and another that only plays in Explorer in XP, but does fine in Win7.

I can and probably will experiment with some live boots before actually making any decisions, but it would be nice to have a few places to look first.

Many thanks,
Anne B.

[KingOfGeeks]

MsBriscow, on 29 September 2010 - 01:34 PM, said:

Hi - I'm a Linux newbie and am liking it so far. I'm also considering doing a piece-by-piece upgrade on my desktop tower, and while I could buy Win7 for a reasonable amount of money when I get to the point of having to install a new operating system, I'm tempted to use Linux instead. The catch is that I need to stream a lot of video for my work, some of it on proprietary players, so I need to know two things before I ditch the Windows. Tried searching the forums, but didn't really come up with an answer for either question.

1.) Is there a Linux distro that's better for video streaming and playing than another?
2.) I've heard a little about WINE, which supposedly creates a Windows environment. Would that make a proprietary video player work? I've got one source that plays really well in Firefox (both XP and Win7), and another that only plays in Explorer in XP, but does fine in Win7.

I can and probably will experiment with some live boots before actually making any decisions, but it would be nice to have a few places to look first.

Many thanks,
Anne B.

Dynebolic is especially made for video editing. If you really need proprietary software, Ubuntu is a good a choice as any.

Wine and PlayOnLinux are good choices. However, some proprietary programs don't work very well on Wine. I would suggest keeping a copy of Windows on your computer, if you really need the programs, and can't find a good enough free alternative.

[Watcher426]

That's the way most do it and I find that's a smart way to play the ones that either won't work at all or play horribly on Linux but do fine on Windows. Perhaps dual boot both to keep it all on one machine as well.

[srroom]

Hi, I am looking for a linux version that would emulate a windows environment. Have you tested this WNE out? does it really work like that? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[globaltrade]

Thanks for sharing!

[Rommel]

Watcher426, on 06 May 2011 - 12:06 PM, said:

That's the way most do it and I find that's a smart way to play the ones that either won't work at all or play horribly on Linux but do fine on Windows. Perhaps dual boot both to keep it all on one machine as well.

This would had been my reply.
Dual boot both. Linux will offer to partition the drive then install.
You could remove the Linux OS for another as you look into what works best for you.

[Rommel]

srroom, on 13 December 2011 - 05:17 AM, said:

Hi, I am looking for a linux version that would emulate a windows environment. Have you tested this WNE out? does it really work like that? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

You shouldn't jump on some else's thread, plus you'll have a better chance for an answer if you start your own topic.