Questions tagged [media]
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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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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How can I convert audio from MP4 or FLV video files to mp3?
Is there an application that allows me to extract the audio from a MP4 or FLV video file and store it as an MP3 file for use in a portable media player?
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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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Getting files to/from android phone
I am having trouble to access the filesystem on my phone (it's a samsung / google galaxy nexus). It just worked in previous version of Ubuntu, but now it appears empty whether it is mounted with MTP ...
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How to access windows files in Ubuntu
I am running Ubuntu 14.04 on LEGACY and Windows 8.1 on UEFI . I have my media ( movie songs and video songs) in "MY MUSIC" and "MY VIDEOS" folders in windows.
I am able to access different hard ...
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unable to play HEVC files on ubuntu 14.04 LTE
I have tried VLC and totem players but they are not working.
I then searched and re-installed the VLC with latest version available, this time I am getting a green layer on the video.
Any help?
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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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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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Headphone volume button to control ubuntu volume?
Background
I am using bluetooth audio a lot at work to play music to my wireless headphones. It could be spotify or other tools such as youtube, local video playback, etc. As headphones goes as a much ...
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Plex Media Manager sees external NTFS drive but doesn't see directories
I'm running Plex Media Server. All my media files are on an external NTFS drive. The external drive mounts, I can browse the files in it, Plex Media Manager can see the external USB drive, but Plex ...
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Is it possible to add an option to the context menu in nautilus to open media in an existing VLC instance?
I've unchecked VLC's option - 'only allow one instance', since it would help simultaneous playbacks. But sometimes it is desirable to just open a new file in the already running one. Is it possible to ...
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Add support for media keys (play, stop, previous and next buttons) in Lubuntu
How one may add support for media keys (play, stop, previous and next buttons) in Lubuntu? Solution provided at http://wiki.lxde.org/en/LXDE:Questions#What_about_the_Play.2C_Stop....
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Permission problem on /media/user folder prevents me from accessing external media
When I plug in my external Hard drive, insert a DVD, or try to see what I've got on my USB drive, peculiar behavior is the usual outcome.
The filesystems mount fine. When I log in as root through ...
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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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Audio players that access music library as file browser (and see 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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Command to get list of all media playing
I want to get a list of all media playing. Somewhat like the notification bar shows you. Is there a command to do the same?
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Can a Deja Dup backup from Ubuntu be restored on Windows?
My laptop got broken recently (I had Ubuntu on it), and I've backups of my files on external HDD. The problem is that my new laptop has Windows 8 on it and I don't feel like switching to Ubuntu on it ...
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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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Trigger play/pause event
One can configure the play/pause key on his/her keyboard to start/pause music of any music player that supports this function.
I'm writing a program that should trigger these events. Currently the ...
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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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How to extract details from an mp3 file?
How to extract details like the location of the song,artist,album,bitrate,year,genre.. etc using linux command?
I have tried mp3info, but it didn't give much information.
Please Help. Thank you!
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Opening a terminal by default when USB is inserted
By default, when removable media is inserted Ubuntu will open Nautilus in the mount directory. I disabled this feature, but was wondering if I could configure Gnome to open a terminal in the mount ...
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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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Mobile Media Converter stoped conversion
I love this super handy and versatile tool Mobile Media Converter but after the last upgrade to mmc_1.8.2_amd64.deb, it fails to convert any video formats. I tried to reinstall it several times but ...
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Media keys not registered
I just installed Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS. I am using a Creative Sound BlasterX Vanguard K08 keyboard. I have issue that media keys not working for me. It worked before with windows and manjaro.
I want to ...