Media is sound, video, pictures, and anything else you see or hear in an electronic format. This tag is for questions pertaining to media.
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Can an Android phone control Ubuntu like a remote?
I am looking at making a budget media centre. I am new to Linux and have not yet installed it but think I can manage. I want to use Ubuntu and would like to use my Android phones to control or work as ...
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Getting photos and music on/off samsung/google galaxy nexus (ice cream sandwich) phone
I am having trouble to access the filesystem on my phone. It just worked in previous version of Ubuntu, but now it appears empty whether it is mounted with MTP or PTP. I have followed a few guides ...
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GUI-less music player with auto-updating library
I've reached the point where I want to write my own music player (it comes to us all). However, all the things I want to do are UI-based; it would be daft for me to have to reimplement managing a ...
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Is there an IRC client for Ubuntu with inline media?
Does any IRC client exist for Ubuntu which displays media inline (perhaps via plugin)?
A few IRC clients for Mac OS X (e.g. Textual and LimeChat) support inline media and will auto-embed linked ...
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Simulate media keys in terminal
I have a new android phone that has a number of apps for communicating though an ssh connection. I would like to know if I can use ssh commands if I can simulate key pressed, specifically the media ...
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How can I get a ubuntu box to appear on the network as a streaming device for a iPad
We're creating a solution which is basically a ubuntu desktop connected to a projector and managed by a iPad, is there something I can install on the ubuntu box so that I could play a video from ...
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Help finding good players that would display music library as folder structure
I have a big music library. Nothing special there.
But I very much dislike the way usually music library is displayed in most recommended players, according to Artist/Album/Year/Genre tags, ignoring ...
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How do I write articles without infringing on OSS project's logos and brands?
I am sorry if this is not the place where to ask and if so, I would appreciate any of the moderators move this question to the right place in order to get the proper answer.
I am the webmaster and IT ...
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Locally stream media files
Is there any easy way to locally stream media files over a network (to other Ubuntu machines)? I tried using ssh, but that's too slow for anything, and I can't figure out anything that would allow me ...
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How to install all existing media codecs?
How to install all possible media codecs from console?
Is there a way to load and save them for some cases without Internet connection?
Thanks in Advance!
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Ubuntu 12.10 / media playing problem
I recently upgraded my OS and I have now Ubuntu 12.10 ( the Gnome 3 version ).
Since I installed this OS, I have a problem in playing media files or video/audio in general. At random times, ( usually ...
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How to get/edit EXIF meta-data of multiple images?
I ran into big problem yesterday night.
I took out my old digital camera, and started using it without setting current date and time.
All photos clicked now have date as Jan 01, 2009
I want to ...
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What music player for Ubuntu is *most* like Cog?
Cog is, far and away, my favourite music player. File browser on the left panel, pull a folder into the right panel, it plays the files you pull into the main box. Simple! Easy! Nice! Especially since ...
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DVD-RW does not mount in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
I try to use CDs and DVDs in my Ubuntu Precise Pangolin (12.04 LTS), but the system doesn't mount the DVD-Recorder when the DVD or CD is ready to use. What is the solution for this problem? How Ubuntu ...
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“Play All” option in Ubuntu that's similar to Windows 7?
Is there any GUI(gnome3,kde,xfce etc.) or PPA with an addition to Unity or other GUI userland to have the same functionality as Windows 7? For example- in Windows 7 you can go to a folder with movie ...
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Nautilus and file command in 11.04 don't show metadata for WebM files [closed]
The file-name extension .webm is used for media files using the WebM multimedia format, which consists of the WebM container (a subset of the Matroska container) and audio and video streams with ...
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What's the best way to burn a video file to a DVD?
I have a few high quality video files in a number of formats.
I'd like to burn them so I can watch them on my DVD player.
I'd like a program similar to Nero, which can transcode the files and burn ...
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choppy streaming audio
I could use some help troubleshooting choppy streaming audio. The problem is jerky playback regardless of audio or video with audio. Both Chromium and Firefox have the problem, however files played ...
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convert video file to .ogg
I've been having trouble with this because I'm new to Linux:
I would like to convert different video formats to ogv. I found some terminal commands like this: ffmpeg -i input.avi -acodec libvorbis ...
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How to add “Add to VLC playlist” to the right click menu of Nautilus?
The Problem
While you are playing any song or other media file on VLC and open another such file, then another instance of VLC opens. (You aren't going to hear and understand anything until you are a ...
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How can one control Quodlibet through media keys?
The last time I used Quodlibet I found out that one had to enable 2 plugins for the media keys to work with it. One had something to do with DBus and the other one with an MPRIS thing.
I enabled ...
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Image viewer with mousewheel scrolling
Is there an image viewer which allows the user to scroll the zoomed image using mouse wheel?
It's a crucial functionality, which I miss in EOG, gThumb etc...
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My WD 1TB external HDD is not mounting
I am getting this error when I click on devices list:
DBus error org.gtk.Private.RemoteVolumeMonitor.Failed: An operation is already pending
and when I remove the device, it says:
Error mounting: ...
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Media buttons on keyboard with spotify
I've added spotify preview as my defualt music program, by doing this.
As doug suggested, simply add this line to your >~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list file in two places, like so:
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How to install latest version of Totem Movie Player? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where can I get the latest version of Totem?
The one thing I've found in Ubuntu is how the default apps are not usually or easily updated. Apps like Rhythmbox and Totem ...
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How can I install codecs on my Ubuntu iso?
I would like to install codecs and all the restricted media jazz for all my non internet connected Ubuntu users who would like to upgrade. How can I best do this?
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Sound Not Working Until Manually Enabled/Disabled
Alright, so I'm running Xubuntu 12.10, and whenever I close the lid to my laptop, or turn it off, I have to go into my sound settings-> Configuration-> then manually switch it from Analog Stereo, to a ...
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Setting up Ushare (Xbox 360 File Sharing)
I recently tried installing Ushare so I could share media between my laptop and Xbox. Could someone direct me as to how to change the settings so it can be recognized by my xbox.
Ushare.conf file:
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Movie player to play unrared .rar files
I have a ubuntu server with transmission set up. I download most of my movies and series in .rar format. I have to unrar the movie and then look at it. Do anyone know about a movie player who can play ...
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How can I play “.msv” audio file?
.msv is a Sony audio file type.
How can I play this file on 12.04?
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How to buy videos, ebooks, music at ubuntu?
What's the solution for that? The Amazon Kindle Reader is only for Windows and Mac, für Linux there's only a MP3 downloader from amazon, but only for older systems and 32-Bit.
Is there something ...
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Is there a media center application that uses the native gui?
I've tried a fair number of media center apps like Boxee or XBMC. They all seem to use their own UI. Is there one that uses the native UI, more like rhythmbox or banshee?
I'm looking for something ...
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Simple audio/mp3 player for small files
I have a new voicemail system that attaches mp3s to emails and sends them to me. I'm using Thunderbird for IMAP email.
When I try to open them with Rythmbox, I run into trouble because of the ...
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iPhone 3G does not see transferred songs
Please help! Ive transferred a few songs to my iPhone 3G 8GB phone using a variety of apps. Rhythmbox and also gtkpod. Both transfer the songs to my cell just fine, but when I try to view them on the ...
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What (input) types of files can ffmpeg convert and to what (output) files?
I like to use simple commands (added to Thunar custom actions), like ffmpeg -i %f %f.mp3.
I can replace mp3 with flac for example - but what other output extensions can be used?
Also, in Thunar ...
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how to download “rtsp” flow
I could download a conference from this link (rtsp://real2.infn.it/webcast/2012-esploratori-invisibile/esploratori-dell-invisibile.rm).
How can I do it?
Thank you previuosly..
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How do I enable extended attributes support on a wubi install?
I am trying to install the netflix-desktop app and when I start the app up, it shows me the error:
"Unable to set extended attribute: Operation not supported."
Ok, so I see the answer to this ...
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Sony e-reader opens Shotwell and displays content of /Media/Setting
When I connect my Sony PRS-T1 e-reader Ubuntu 12.04 opens the Removable Media's default photo app (Shotwell) and then displays the contents of one of the two drives: /Media/Setting. The other drive is ...
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Maximum sound level differs between Ubuntu and Windows
Recently I've been watching lots of .mkv or .avi files in my Ubuntu and I realize that the maximum sound level is lower than what is in the Windows with KM Player. This difference is very noticeable ...
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data transfer to portable media freezes
Myself and my friends using Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit LTS are experiencing a common problem.
The data transfer to the portable media such as pendrive freezes in the middle or at the very end in ubuntu.If we ...
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Media keys disable external monitor
Recently on my Dell XPS M1330 with Ubuntu 12.10, after some updates (I could not figure out which one caused the problem), if I press the media keys on the keyboard or the remote control, they turn ...
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Ubuntu 12.04 Can't Play DVDs with Libdvdcss installed
I've installed VLC, libdvdread4, libdvdcss, Medibuntu and Ubuntu restricted extras AND ran this line of code...
sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh
...on my Ubuntu 12.04 but whenever I ...
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Media Player folder path to Ubuntu server issue
I just installed my first Ubuntu server as my main media hub. I have Samba installed. My problem is that I am not able to browse my folders in the server from my media player (popcorn-a110 find the ...
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How do I make music and videos from an external hard drive show up on the lens filters?
Using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with Unity. I keep all my music and movies on an external hdd and I was wondering if there was a way to make the media on the hdd show up on the dash and its lens filters.
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User interface navigable via game controller
I am repurposing an old desktop as a media center PC using Ubuntu(for the time being)but I am also interested in adding some capabilities more typically attributed to a game console to the machine. ...
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Media videos not loading after installing 12.04 and running 32bit
I've successfully downloaded and upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04 from 10.04.
Everything else is working smoothly, except for my media files such as YouTube. However there are no blue screens, it simply ...
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Software center not downloading anything?
It is simply stuck as "Enabling component of distribution" and "updating cache" in the waiting mode? The download never starts. Kind of let down as I was expecting an easier interface.
I am ...
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video file to .ogg
Ok So I have raw video file and a audio track that I want to put in container, as far as I know .ogg is an Container format so I want to know if there is a way to put my media files in this Container ...
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How do I get the Ultimate Ubuntu Home System?
Good Day,
I am relatively new the Ubuntu world but I am loving it. I am a huge supporter of open source software, open access, and anything that can relate to these concepts. I am tired of paying big ...
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Can I use Ubuntu as a wireless media server which performs all decoding/processing server-side?
I want to setup UBUNTU 12.04 desktop as Home media server. I have window 7 netbook and UBUNTU 12.04lts laptop even a samsun galaxy note tablet (android). Two desktop in other room with dualboot win7 ...
