Robert Scheibe

Diplom Mediensystemwissenschaftler

OpenSource programs

This is a list of opensource programs I use. I'm working with a Thinkpad T40p and Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft Thinkpad T61p and Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon 8.10 Intrepid Ibex. Sometimes I'm forced to use Windows XP, since some programs are not available for GNU/Linux Systems.

desktop publishing systems

• Scribus

graphic related

• GIMP GNU Image Manipulation Program
• Inkscape svg Editor
• Blender 3D modeling, animation, rendering
• djvu nice for spreading documents over the net
• wink a Tutorial and Presentation creation software
• latex beamer LaTeX class for beamer presentations
• potrace free tracer
• graphviz generate graphs
• pdf with movies creating pdf with embedded movies
• pdf toolkit manipulate pdfs

sound/video

• audacity multiple track sound editor
• lives video editor *and* a VJ tool

fun

• text to speach not opensource, but nevertheless impressive
• mouse scanner scanning with the ccd chip on a standard usb mouse
• finger's world crazy electronic projects