Questions tagged [multimedia]

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Why the audio jack(s) sink is not available?

I use ROG STRIX H370-I GAMING mini-itx motherboard with this spec: Back I/O Ports ... 1 x Optical S/PDIF out 5 x Audio jack(s) I now use only the optical (i.e. 1 x Optical S/PDIF out) as one can see ...
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What PipeWire Combine Stream module combine.mode's values mean?

According to official PipeWire Combine Stream docs combine.mode = capture | playback | sink | source, default sink; what capture | playback | sink | source mean? please post links to their docs (if ...
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Mic device not working on Ubuntu 18.04

I already installed pavucontrol and checked alsamixer for further verification, but I don't see an end to my problem. This is my Alsa Info I already reinstalled alsa-pulseaudio, and force-realod. ...
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How to convert a terminal recording to a GIF?

I made a terminal record with the script tool. mediainfo video General Complete name : video File size : 1.29 KiB I can play it with ...
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How to install the MPEG-4 AAC decoder and the H.264 decoder?

Where do I get the MPEG-4 AAC decoder, and the H.264 decoder. How to install them and play the multimedia?
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How to install VLC 3.0.20 on 22.04 without snap?

Is there a way to install the latest VLC 3.0.20 as a native package?
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Sub/center shifted on 5.1 sound

Hi I bought "Device 002: ID 0d8c:0102 C-Media Electronics, Inc. CM106 Like Sound Device" and it works, except that center go to sub and wise versa. I have Logitech z906 as speakersystem. I ...
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Sound is not working in Ubuntu Linux 22.04.3 LTS system

Suddenly my sound system has stopped working since this morning. I tried all the available options available in the Internet from checking the sound option in the settings section followed by ...
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Command to see media file info in terminal?

I need a command to quickly see in terminal essential information about an audio or video file. (Then I'll consider adding that to Thunar's custom actions, etc.)
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VLC Crashes when attempting to open any video

I open VLC, and then open the file as I would normally, but ever since I updated to 18.04 last week, VLC and Ubuntu's totem video player just crash on any attempt to open and play a video of any ...
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Map media keys (Volume up/down) to custom actions

I have just upgraded to 20.04. When I try to assign a media key to a Custom Shortcut or any shortcut except in the group Sound and Media, the settings window does not register the key press, and ...
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How to set xbindkey separately for Trackpoint, Trackpad and Mouse?

I have configured my Logitech MX-Revolution Mouse via xbindkeys on kUbuntu 18.04. I set up the extrabuttons on the scrollwheel (left/right swipe) to play the next/previous song. My problem is, that ...
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Multimedia keyboard remapping

I have a G7BTS remote controller, which has both keyboard and multimedia buttons. Most of its buttons work well except "OK" button. The OK button has a keycode 353, which means KEY_SELECT. ...
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ERROR mp4parse : Found 2 nul bytes in "\0\0" error while running Firefox on Ubuntu 22.10 freezes any youtube videos

I've just upgraded ubuntu 22.04 to 22.10. Everything seems to work great except for Firefox. Infact this is what happens when I run it : ziomario@Z390-AORUS-PRO-DEST:~/Scrivania$ firefox [GFX1-]: ...
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How to unmap Explorer key opening Nautilus window?

Help! I am trying to map a custom command to the Explorer key on my keyboard, but my system seems to have the key mapped to open a Nautilus window somewhere other than Settings > Keyboard > ...
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How to play VOB files that were inside a DVD disc?

I just downloaded a DVD which is for a movie. After uncompressing the DVD file I see .VOB, .IFO and .BUP files. If I open the first .VOB file it shows me the DVD menu but I can't interact with it. So, ...
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"Codecs" are marked as orphaned packages by APT after fresh OS install

After installing Ubuntu 22.04 with enabled "Install third-party software for graphics and Wi-Fi hardware and additional media formats" option in Ubiquity APT telling me (apt autopurge) these ...
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Prevent mpv from opening maximised

Is there a setting I can add to ~/.config/mpv/scripts to prevent mpv from opening in a maximised window?
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EasyTag and freedb

I'm running Kubuntu 21.10 and I'm using the EasyTag program for processing the ID tags on CDs. It has a facility for looking up CD information online, but it can't get started because the URL for ...
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android smartfon as a loudspeaker for my dektop pc

I want to use my android smartfon as a loudspeaker for my dektop pc I found this instruction ( Install SoundWire in Ubuntu 18.10 (Cosmic Cuttlefish) in the net. unfortunately, the soundwireserver isn ...
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Multimedia keys sometimes stop working

I'm using Ubuntu with Gnome. My multimedia keys (play/pause, stop, etc) were working fine and then all of a sudden they stopped working. In particular I'd like for them to work with Spotify.
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Install Media Player Classic on Ubuntu?

How can I install Media Player Classic on Ubuntu? I want to do this because VLC doesn't read high resolution videos.
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Media players & KDE Connect multimedia control

What Linux players can be controlled through KDE Connect from an Android phone? I have tested some - VLC, SMPlayer, Cantata - that work, I know that Amarok works too. Other media players that I use, ...
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I can't show movies on my NEC projector

I recently installed Ubuntu on my Sony VAIO. Since then, I can't show movies on my NEC projector. Although it displays the default picture of the lap top screen through the projector, it does not show ...
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Is there a media player that maintains watched / unwatched / progress status for video files?

For example, if I have a TV show series with files for episodes S01E01 through S01E10, I'd like to be able to see what I have watched, what I have not watched, and for anything partially watched be ...
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How do I rip a dvd including menus and extras to a menu driven divx file (or any lossy format that supports menus)?

I am asking exactly this question for the same reason, but would like to archive dvds as small, low quality video, while preserving the menu choosing experience. I would like to rip my dvds to ...
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Audio starts playing 3-5 seconds after video does

I've installed Ubuntu Studio 16.04.1 LTS on my pc (ASRock X99 Taichi, i7 6800k, GTX 970, DisplayPort to iMac as monitor), my first experience with Ubuntu/Linux. I haven't installed any third party ...
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Update 20.04.01 to 20.04.02 and this version its slow

Upgrade 20.04.01 to 20.04.02, I start a call (google-meet, zoom, microsoft teams), I can not do anything behind because it is very slow, another case, I start youtube or twitch in google chrome, I ...
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Why won't the mute key LED light go out at all?

After i upgraded from 20.10 to 21.04 on my Thinkpad X1 Carbon 7th the mute key LED light is on at all times. The key work just fine and mutes the sound with the normal OSD icon, but the LED light is ...
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VLC player is not opening in my ubuntu 18.04?

~ $ vlc VLC media player 3.0.6 Vetinari (revision 3.0.6-0-g5803e85) Qt: Session management error: None of the authentication protocols specified are supported [0000000001174be0] skins2 interface error:...
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Why does DVD playback still not work after installing libdvdcss2?

I have installed libdvdcss2, but I still get this error when trying to play DVDs: libdvdread4 was installed by default (This is a new System76 Pangolin Performance). I ran the install-css.sh script, ...
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Multimedia next/previous keys don't work with Chrome

Multimedia play/pause key does work with Chrome (actually - Chromium), Gnome & Ubuntu. System volume up/down also do. But next/previous don't. How do I make them work? I've tried setting System ...
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How do I get H.264 support in Opera in 20.10 installed via .deb from official site?

How do I make Opera in Ubuntu 20.10 to support H.264? How to install the MPEG-4 AAC decoder and the H.264 decoder? I tried following but H.264 videos on Opera still not playing: $ sudo apt install ...
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Clementine/Gnome multimedia keys don't stick

My keyboard has the multimedia keys on the function keys, with Fn + F6 to play/pause etc. The problem is these don't work in my music player (Clementine) after rebooting. If I go into the Preferences -...
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Define additional shortcut keys without overwriting existing shortcuts

My laptop keyboard does not have media shortcut keys (e.g. "Next Track", etc). I frequently use the laptop connected to an external keyboard, which does. I go to Settings->Keyboard->Shortcuts tab, ...
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converting images to pdf without quality loss

I am converting images to PDFs. I use following command convert page.jpg page.pdf and then combine multiple PDFs generated accordingly by command pdftk 1.pdf 2.pdf output result.pdf but I noticed ...
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20.04 ubuntu video player says, "H.264" not supported

20.04 ubuntu video player says, "H.264" not supported. How can I fix ? I got the error when I try mpeg2 format. wemb format was ok.
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How to install QtMultimedia source?

I need QtMultimedia to compile an open-source project. But it wasn't installed with qt. I've tried sudo apt-get build-dep qtmultimedia5-dev But it doesn't find such a package. I've downloaded it ...
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How to decode play Blu Ray .mkv video format file? [duplicate]

System OS version & player media:Ubuntu 20.04 TLS amd64 of VLC&Kodi ;Windows 10x64 of PotPlayer e.g:Rick and Morty S01 1080p BluRay DD5.1 x264-NTb How to play blu ray .mkv files on ubuntu 20....
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Logitech Quickcam Express not working with most programs

I'm trying to get this old webcam working with Ubuntu. Cheese says "No Device Found". The Zoom application only shows "camera" as a video device, but no picture. The Camorama program is able to get a ...
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Ubuntu Plex and Amazon Firestick

I'm new to this plex software media center stuff. I have a desktop w Ubuntu which gets internet via an ethernet port in a wifi router (from the cable tv company). Plex is installed on the desktop. I ...
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Multimedia Keys not working?

I have tried out Keytouch and successfully created a new keyboard file and also successfully applied it. But still my multimedia keys are not working. I am using lubuntu 14.04 and audacious for audio ...
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How to open .movie file in Ubuntu?

I am trying to open a .movie file in Ubuntu 18.04. When I double click I get a message saying Could not display [filename].movie. Can you please point me to some applications to install that will ...
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short summary about video files (resolution, size, duration, codec)

I use mediainfo at the moment. It's too detailed $ mediainfo vine.mp4 | wc -l 66 I wish a command with only short summary. 6 lines of output.
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Cast to Kodi-solution

I have a 16.04 box running Kodi (15.2+dfsg1-3ubuntu1), and would like to have a cast to Kodi-option. I'm aware that Kodi supports AirPlay, but support for this on Android phones, Windows and ...
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Rhythmbox displays tracks out of order

screenshot of rhythmbox displaying tracks out of order Really messes up my album-listening experience. I just wanna play some ICP. WHOOP WHOOP! Thanks in advance!
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Is there a way to restore/format an iPod under Linux?

I have an iPod Classic, and it's full of duplicates and it's a complete mess and would like to start anew, and I was curious if there was a way to restore an iPod like you could under Windows/Mac?
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Opening mp4 file with videos shows a green screen with audio

I have an .mp4 file that I'm trying to play with videos (the preinstalled video player on Ubuntu 18). I get the audio and a green screen. No video. The closest thing I could find relating to this ...
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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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Multimedia keys not working in Ubuntu 19.10

I recently updated from Ubuntu 19.04 to 19.10 and noticed the multimedia keys such as Play and Stop stopped working in Kodi. Whenever I press a multimedia key, it only shows a big crossed circle icon (...

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