Video Editing System Planning

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Motherboard: Abit NV7m (240013) $92
CPU: AMD Duron 1.1GHz retail (80273-R) $55
Memory: 256MB PC2100 DDR $36
Floppy: $11
HD: 60GB 7.2K $80
CD:
CDRW (NEC NR7900A or Sony CRX175A1) $60
CDROM: NEC CD3200A $25 or Sony CDU5211 (black) $36
DVD / CDRW: $80
DVD: $42 (Sony, Toshiba, or Samsung)
DVD+R/RW (Kano Technologies, HP DVD200)
Low profile desktop cases
Baber.com
Aopen H340D case $46, KM930R wireless kybd&mouse $35
IEEE-1394 Linux1394
Firewire Direct $50
SIIG LP-N21011 low profile PCI Firewire card ($50 buy.com or thenerds.net)
Software
Broadcast-2000, use with Suse Linux
Main Actor $99
Kino
Film GIMP
Pinnacle (not Linux)

Other useful links:

YoLinux Tutorials - Video Editing
LinuxHardwareDatabase
Linux1394 Project
SimplyDV - tutorials & reviews
Linux on NV7m notes
Abit NV7m BIOS, drivers, and manual
Nvidia graphics drivers for Linux
Nvidia network drivers
LM-Sensors - motherboard monitoring drivers
SensorsWatch - motherboard monitoring daemon
Gentoo Linux distribution
DVD Burners
DVD Burning under Linux
DVD writing fundamentals
CDRecord utility
DVDRecord utility