Windows/Linux/Mac, Android/iThing/other are near religious discussions and justifications.

I love the idea of Linux, I love the idea of choice. I think that you can do most things you want on Linux, however it is not what many businesses, and business oriented software use.
Linux is fun as a hobbyist, but it is not currently 'the standard'. I need windows for work, and as a parent I no longer have the time for 'hobbies' like linux I used to.

This leaves the choice between Mac and Windows, and as much as I or anyone may 'hate' what Windows stands for, the name Apple represents Anti-Choice. (which makes the choice easy for me)

Phones/tablets/handheld devices are an easier choice, iThing or Android. (dig deep enough both have roots in linux)
Again, Apple represents Anti-Choice while Android is designed by google to be open for anyone and everyone, this is demonstrated in the variety of devices as well as variety of developers and apps.

While I prefer Android and the choice I feel it brings me, I also understand the advantages the structure of an all Apple household can bring.

If you own a Mac, Iphone, Ipad, and AppleTV (or whatever their smartTV stuff is called these days), chances are they will all work together easily with no effort by you. (ideal for todays uneducated youth and non-tech savvy ancients)

In a perfect world, there would be standards held by all for ease of interchangeability of devices, hardware, applications, and data. But there isnt..... so we do what each of us feels best suits our needs.

For me it is a high end Windows Laptop I can use for Work and gaming alike, an android Phone, an android tablet, and an android watch, while my wife has a near identical laptop, phone and tablet, and my son has a large screen Kindle Fire Tablet which is Android (and I have enabled the google play store for full Android functionality in addition to Amazons included app store)

For a lot of people the ease of Mac + IOS devices is best for them.

For hobbyists and diehards such as yourself Linux is the best and should be the best for your PC, phone, tablet and smartTV needs. (I have been in this position in the past, but just dont have the time for such a hobby now)

Because of my past love affair with linux, and because of my love for choice, I search for cross-platform products whenever I can. Which is why I use VLC (besides it works better than other players).

A lot of words to say nothing other than it isn't a perfect world, and it wont be anytime soon.


I think for something as groundbreaking as your 650hp flight videos, they deserve better resolution than cut down 3-5mb videos that can be included in an email.
A good video uploaded to youtube, or a file sharing site, or hosted on your own site with a link in the email would be better for such a deserving and ground breaking video.

Follow up rant: Google, youtube, etc.... are commercial operations who share an immense amount of their work with the world, and to the benefit of the world. Just because they are doing it for profit in one way or another does not make their products bad or evil, they have to make money just like you or me. (they could be completely closed off like Apple is, or extremely eclectic and piece mealed together like Linux, but I feel they are the best middle of the road option for the sorts of services they offer)

I am not an expert, however if you are using a 3rd party program to change formats and reduce resolution, the settings in that program are likely the problem.

Again, I am not an expert but after a few quick google searches it seems that you should be using the H.264 codec when converting to .mp4

Narfi Willem


They always work on the 3 different computers I have and for many people out there
using their computers as opposed to their cell phones. I have Windows 7, Windows XT
and Linux Mint.

There probably are a million users out there using Linux Open Shot.

More people in the rest of the world use Linux. I  the Chinese
government out lawed the use of Windows for governed purposes.


Years ago something like that happened in Europe.

I remember the joke. It went something this: Europe was going to fine
Microsoft for some reason or another.

The board meeting responding at Microsoft went something like this. "Are we going to
pay the fine or are we just going to buy Europa" :-)


It is a cell phone problem.

I am not advocating using Linux to replace every computer out there.

I am just suggesting that they replace android with Linux on cell phones and tablets.

In fact some  cell phones and tablet already have Linux  available.

One of the things I hate about this Google Android I have right now  is most
of the aps have incessant pop up ads.  Even solitaire.

I never get pop up ads on any of the other computers I have.

This version of Android sucks big time. I hate it.

As soon as I get Linux on a Phablet I like I will never look back.

If you can come up with a converter that runs on Widows XT I will try it.
It must have a low res option and run on my Phablet, my Windows XT
my Windows 7 and my Linux Mint.

As far as youtube is concerned any moron can comment. I have no desire to
spend the rest of my life defending something I put on youtube. What I have on
there now is all there  will  ever be. Some moron with no rotary experiences says
the rotary will never work because one side is hot and the other side
is cool. What does he say about a cylinder head with the exact same
characteristics?,

I am thinking of putting the TTC videos on the rotaryeng.net  web site.
Then you can down load them with a Firefox.

Paul Lamar

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