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I don't usually write book reviews, but this one is special. My friend and colleague Daniel James has written an introduction to the world of media production with Linux, or as the subtitle describes it, "A manual for creative media on a modest budget".

I'll put the spoiler right up front: This book is wonderful and is an essential read for all artistically-inclined Linux users.

Read on to find out why I think so.

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My GNU/Linux: "Manipulating subtitles was for many years a difficult task to perform in GNU/Linux Operating Systems.

Many steps in the process of ripping, editing and embedding subtitles on a video file were and still are quite complicated."