eXtra ordinary Art tools

May 22, 2009 10:28 GMT  ·  By

Marco Ghirlanda, ArtistX developer, announced on May 21st the immediate availability of version 0.7, now created using the popular Remastersys Live CD creation program. Being powered by the Linux kernel 2.6.27, ArtistX 0.7 is still based on the Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) operating system and features the GNOME 2.24 and KDE 4.2 desktop environments. ArtistX 0.7 comes packed as a Live DVD and it includes over 2500 free multimedia (audio/video) applications. Without further introduction, here are the main highlights of ArtistX 0.7:

· Based on Ubuntu 8.10; · Linux kernel 2.6.27; · GNOME 2.24; · KDE 4.2; · 3D desktop effects powered by Compiz Fusion; · Ubuntu multimedia packages; · Ubuntu installer.

"ArtistX 0.7 is based on the great Remastersys software for creating live cd's (http://www.remastersys.klikit-linux.com/ ) and includes the 2.6.27 Kernel, Gnome 2.24 and KDE 4.2, Compiz Fusion and about 2500 free multimedia software, nearly everything that exists for the GNU/Linux operating system." - said Marco Ghirlanda on the ArtistX website.

Among the applications included in ArtistX 0.7, we can mention: GIMP, InkScape, Krita, Nip2, Cinepaint, Rawstudio, Synfig, Hugin, Skencil, Blender, Kpovmodeler + Povray 3.6, Wings3D, K3D, Cinelerra, Openmovieeditor, Kino, Kdenlive, AviDemux, Pitivi, Devede, Mplayer, Videolan, Helix Player, Xine, KMPlayer, Kaffeine, LastFM, Rosegarden, TerminatorX, Ardour, Cecilia/Csound, Mixxx, Gnusound and many more!

About ArtistX

ArtistX Linux Live DVD, an Ubuntu-based distribution, transforms a normal computer into a full-featured multimedia production machine. Containing almost all available free audio, video and 2D/3D graphics tools, ArtistX is a good choice for multimedia enthusiasts, professionals and amateurs alike. Being a Live DVD, there is no need to install ArtistX on the hard disk, thus leaving your partitions untouched. All the created files can easily be saved on USB drives and even burned on CDs or DVDs.

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