Questions tagged [multimedia]
Related to video and sound and the interactivity between them with the user.
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Use volume and playback keys without waking the monitor?
Often my laptop is just standing around and just playing music and for the below mentioned actions I don't need to see wat's going on on my desktop.
Is it possible to use the volume and playback keys ...
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Is there a VR virtual desktop app for GNU/Linux?
I'm planning to get a HTC VIVE for watching movies in virtual reality, but the virtual desktop for steam is only for Windows.
Is there any virtual desktop app for GNU/Linux?
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Is there such a thing as an 'audio browser' for managing audio files?
I use gThumb for managing photos and video, because it's the only manager I've found that quickly loads thumbnails for both photos and videos. But I also have a lot of raw field recordings I want to ...
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PS2 Eyetoy Recording Quality
I have Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and a PS2 eyetoy "Namtai". Don't worry - this is not the sterotypical " how do I get my eyetoy working" question.
My eyetoy works fine on Cheese, gucview and various other ...
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Multimedia running very slow & weird ( In Virtualbox )
i've got Ubuntu Precise ( 12.04.2 ) running via VirtualBox on Windows 7 host machine ( both 64 bit systems ) - intel i3 2350m with 4GB of RAM - 1.5 GB allocated to Virtualbox.
All multimedia played ...
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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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How to sort Banshee by track order?
I have several playlists containing only one artist, but multiple albums by that artist. I would like to sort these playlists so that the albums are grouped together and ordered by track number.
For ...
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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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DLNA-client for Ubuntu Touch
Is there a DLNA client for Ubuntu touch? Or can there be one installed for the 'Desktop Apps'?
Thanks for suggestions. :-)
Peter
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how to make multimedia keys work on dell studio 1555
all my function keys work fine except the play/pause,previous and next keys.I have been looking for a solution but its not working.
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Is there some plugin for gnome-screensaver to control Banshee or another media player from the lock screen?
Is there some way to control a media player and the system volume from the lock screen (e.g. after waking from sleep)?
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How do I get my volume keys working?
My laptop's media keys (volume up/down/mute) are detected via xev and showkey. I can go into System Settings > Keyboard > Shortcuts and set the volume controls with the media keys. However when I try ...
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VLC and other Multi Media Problems
I've tried numerous free multimedia applications on Ubuntu and I get the same result when I watch one of my movies off my other hard drive. It always ends up full screening with a stuck image in the ...
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fast forward/reverse or jump to specific time in video minidlna streamed content to TV
I am successfully using minidlna to stream content between my Ubuntu 12.04 laptop and a Samsung SMART TV with AllShare system. The only problem I see is that there is no way to jump to a specific ...
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How to read ANSI encoded .srt files in the right way?
Is there anyway of any media player that I can view Arabic ANSI encoded .srt files in the right way without converting them to UTF-8 encoding ?
I tried VLC, Gnome mplayer and the default Movie player ...
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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
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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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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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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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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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Airmedia on Ubuntu
Hi i am using Ubuntu 18 and need Airmedia to connect to a monitor at our office, I can't seem to find a Linux client, is there anything that will suit this need?
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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 use keyboard keys without ending IDLE_MODE_BLANK?
I want to change the volume without waking my laptop display up.
This question wants to accomplish the same but has no usable answer (turning it off again is not an option as the environment is light-...
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How to alternate between multimedia keys and actual keys in Ubuntu 16.04?
My Inspiron 5547 has its multimedia keys mapped on top of F1 to F12. SO, I can't use these keys normally.
Is there a way to alternate between multimedia function and normal function in the same ...
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Multimedia/codecs issue
After upgrading my 16.04LTS to 16.10 last night, neither videos nor music is playing with standard players (rhythmbox, etc). It is definitely a codec issue b/c vlc player works fine.
I reinstalled ...
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Wondering if its possible to send audio output of VLC/Viber to headphones and output of Clementine/Amarok to laptop speakers
I am using Kubuntu 16.04 on a HP Envy 15 with the following specs:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor DRAM Controller (rev 06)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel ...
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Videos Play with twice the normal speed, no sound
I just installed Ubuntu 14.04 on my Lenovo Ideapad 500 laptop, and I have the problem that all my multimedia files( YouTube, VLC , RhythmBox) are playing at twice the normal speed, with no sound. What ...
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No video shown in Ubuntu Touch QML app video player
I'm trying to play a video in an Ubuntu Touch QML app. The audio plays, but no video is shown.
A minimalistic version:
import QtQuick 2.4
import Ubuntu.Components 1.2
import QtMultimedia 5.5
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How can I look for a smart radio player that automatically restart when the buffer gets empty?
I am tired to have the streaming broken. I tried rhythmbox, totem, audacious, even vlc where I configured 5 seconds of cache.
The sound stops for a while then continue, most of times from the same ...
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Advice needed for running Linux distro for both server and desktop purposes
My environment:
PC:
CPU: Intel 2500K
RAM: Corsair 16GB 1600Mhz (4x4GB)
VGA: Sapphire ATI 5570 1GB DDR3
2 Monitors (Dell 24" & Samsung 26")
Network:
Static IP
Net Down/Up speed: ~90Mbps/30Mbps
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CPU Usage on Asus 1015BX using VAAPI (Lubuntu 12.10)
I installed and configured VAAPI support and mplayer-vaapi on my Asus 1015BX.
Now when watching 1080p HD movies the average CPU usage is around 25%.
Is it a correct usage?
Or it is still too much?
My ...
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Is there a program out there that will adjust audio volume to a certain level system wide?
Is there a program out there that will adjust audio volume to a certain level system wide?
I have a HTPC and its driving me nuts with different apps playing audio at different levels. XMBC plays at ...
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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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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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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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"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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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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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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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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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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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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RTSP stream to RTMP through Nginx-RTMP ffmpeg stream not working
I'm trying to convert a RTSP stream to RTMP through exec_pull inside RTMP application block. there are no errors but the stream doesn't work when I try to access it from VLC network stream.
Gihtub ...
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Ubuntu media playing become slow
Recently I did a presentation. So I used Mirror option to display my desktop on the projector screen using HDMI port. After the presentation(after removing HDMI) when I tried to watch a YouTube video ...
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Stuttering at playback
I use UbuntuStudio 18.04.1 LTS in an HP 250 G5 notebook (laptop), with Intel Pentium N3710 (4 cores, at 1,6 GHz, 64 bit), 8 GB RAM and a 1 TB har disk drive.
Since I installed the system, I have ...
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Miro for Ubuntu 16 +
Is there a way to install Miro for Ubuntu 16?
the latest version is only compatible with ubuntu 15.
I know it has many alternatives but imo, any of them comes close when it comes to GUI. TomaHawk as ...
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Ubuntu freezes while playing any type of multimedia
I'm currently running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on a Lenovo Z510. When playing multimedia, the screen freezes, but the sound goes on. It happens with VLC video, Image Viewer, and Skype. Does anybody know what ...
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QML MediaPlayer on Ubuntu Touch
Has anyone tried to play movie link (MP4) using QML MediaPlayer on Ubuntu Touch?
Currently I can only get audio but without any video.
Any help would be appreciated.
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File manager with media information?
So I've been using Ubuntu for like 5 years now but I was really unhelpful when one of my juniors asked me if there was a file manager which for media containing directories can show the media ...
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sound problem (the left speaker doesn't working)
I have a problem with the speakers hardware and the left speaker doesn't working... how can i make the whole sound be in the right speaker? some videos have sound just in the left speaker so changing ...
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Problem with download multimedia plugin
When I try to play audio file then needs to install multimedia plugin, I also try to install multimedia plugin then it shows "download fail- check your internet connection. my connection speed is good,...
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Installing media codecs without Internet connection
I have a dual boot system with Windows 7 and Ubuntu installed. I want to install the multimedia codecs but I do not have an Internet connection in Ubuntu. I do have a connection in Windows, instead.
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