With Sony being the proprietary fools that they are, I have explained how to set up VirtualBox on your Linux OS so you can run Windows, so you can access files on your Sony MiniDisc Walkman. Now I am going to tell you about another, more attractive solution: The linux-minidisc project. From their website:
Welcome to the linux-minidisc Wiki, dedicated to collecting as much information as possible regarding NetMD/HiMD hardware in order to get it to work on Linux, MacOS X and *BSD.
The linux-minidisc project offers an open-source software package called QHiMDTransfer. It has an interface similar to SonicStage, without all the bloating that SonicStage has. Here is a screenshot:
Screenshot of QHiMDTransfer
It is still a work in progress, but it is exciting to see what Adrian Glaubitz and others have accomplished so far. There are several ways to get involved with the project. Just check out their list of tasks.
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- Video editing in Linux
- VirtualBox setup complete
- Fun with Kdenlive
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- Windows inside VirtualBox
