Questions tagged [multimedia]
Related to video and sound and the interactivity between them with the user.
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Whereare the shortcut settings for audio/video actions stored?
I'm trying to find the file where gnome stores the configuration for keybindings, such as Volume Up, Volume Down, in order to get their actions.
I know I can find SOME shortcuts in $HOME/.gconf/apps/...
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How to open all video files with VLC
I'm using VLC, which can open all kinds of files without problem, but how can I associate all video files (avi, mpg, wmv, flv, etc.) to be opened with VLC by default?
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Minitube not playing nor downloading: is it an Ubuntu-specific issue?
The title says it all. I downloaded and installed Minitube from repositories. The program's unable to play or download any video.
Secretly though it did play one video the first time for the length ...
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When can't I play an MP3 file in Banshee?
I wanted to play media files on Banshee but it seems there is a huge problem in it. All the music gets loaded but when I select a song and press play button nothing happens. More than that when I try ...
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How to split a large mp3 into the different tracks (also in mp3) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I split a mp3 file?
I've got this huge mp3 file of the recording of a concert and I want to split each music into it's track so that when I burn into a cd audio it can ...
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Program for downloading MMS/RTMP files
For RTMP, I already tried RTMPDump. It's very difficult and complicated to use in the terminal. Is there a GUI-based alternative?
For MMS, I already tried Firefox's plugin, and some download manager. ...
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Can't Mount a not copy protected DVD Video?
I'm trying to mount a DVD video that has no kind of copy protection on it. It plays just fine in Windows and in DVD players. If I insert a regular data DVD it automounts just fine and I can browse it. ...
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How to get Diamond Extreme 7.1 in Natty working
I am trying to set up the Diamond Extreme 7.1 DDL in Natty. The only thing that works are the analog outputs.
But in order to enjoy movies with DD 5.1 or DTS I need the optical out to function. ...
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How to make the keyboard media keys to work with VLC globally?
My keyboard has media keys and they work globally on Unity with Banshee but don't with VLC when another app is focused.
How would I fix that?
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How can I enable autoplay to work even when the screen is locked? [closed]
I have been setting up my machine to automatically rip a CD upon insertion and create a bunch of different formats.
So far this works great but I have noticed that the autoplay only works if I am ...
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Has anyone managed to configure Nautilus to show EXIF data?
I followed instructions on the Ubuntu Forums to configure Nautilus to display additional information about image files - specifically, the EXIF data:
[SOLVED] Adding mp3 info columns (e.g. bitrate, ...
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How do I play mov files in Chrome?
I am trying to play the videos on this site: http://ipa.group.shef.ac.uk/symbols.php But the screen is just black. When I try to open them in Movie Player it buffers from 0%-100% seven or eight times ...
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FN keys not working on an HP G62 laptop. Xev show nothing
From the just beginning my FN keys doesn't work. First i was using 10.10, than upgraded to 11.04 (clean install), but not answer from FN keys. Xev output nothing, when i press any of FN+key, also i ...
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Windows media center alternatives [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Media Centre options?
Hello, anyone know about Windows Media Center alternative for ubuntu? I want to play my all video, music and show my images with just one app.
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Multimedia keys (XF86Audio*) not shown by xev, even though still working
I'm using a Lenovo SL400 laptop, and even though the audio multimedia keys (XF86AudioPlay, XF86AudioStop, XF86AudioPrev and XF86AudioNext) are not shown with xev, they work anyway with Gmusicbrowser, ...
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How to increase speaker volume?
I have an ubuntu laptop, and can control the speaker volume with the built in keys.
However, the max volume is still pretty low in some applications.
Can I amplify the voice output further somehow?
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How do I get embedded MIDI files to play in Chrome?
When I click play on this site (http://tones.wolfram.com/), nothing happens. If I download the file to disk, there are several applications installed that play just fine. How do I get chrome to act as ...
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Play 2 videos in sync on a loop in Ubuntu
I have 2 videos I want to run synchronously besides each other.
I'm currently going to create 1 video file and span that over 2 monitors, but that requires some "video hacking" of getting everything ...
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Music player incorrectly identifies downloaded music as "streaming"
I am playing some music that I got from youtube. On both movie player and Rhythmbox music player at the bottom of the movie player it says "streaming".
It doesn't let me control it -- I can't drag ...
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Drag & Drop Files and Items in Unity !
How can I drag and drop files (media files specifically) in my Unity. While playing videos or music, if I like to drop another file in the totem/vlc media player, how to do it ?
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why my Ubuntu 10.10 CD player can not read CD files copies from WinXP
Before installing Ubuntu 10.10 I made four Verbatim DVD CD copies of all my files in WindowsXP.Laptop Fujitsu Simens Amilo.
After installation of Ubuntu 10.10 the CD player managed to read and show ...
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How to install the most common plugins?
How can I install the most used plugins like flash player and mp3 in Ubuntu?
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Integrate a media-player into Nautilus file browser
I wish to integrate Gnome MPlayer with Nautilus file browser.
You know, add:
"Play with MPlayer"
"Enqueue to MPlayer"
Couldn't find how to do this.
I just want for MP3 and other relevant music files ...
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Connect to NFS on availability
What would be a good way to automatically mount an NFS when it gets/is available?
I have the following:
Media server at home, running Ubuntu, 10.10 with GUI *)
Laptop often at home, often on the ...
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Video freezes every few seconds
I have problems playing videos on my Ubuntu 10.10 machine. The video FREEZES every 20-25 seconds, while I could still hear the audio. I use Totem Movie Player (GStreamer) & have nVidia on-board ...
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What Flash button generators are there?
I have a client that wants to have Flash buttons on their website. As much as I hate Flash, I am trying to comply with their request.
I have not been able to find a single Flash button generator for ...
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Exclude folders from being scanned by shotwell
I have a phone (an HTC Hero) and when I plug it into my computer, Shotwell shows me my photos and some other files that are on some applications folders that I don't want to import.
Everytime I ...
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"Unable to mount Audio Disc Location is unmountable" error [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Unable to mount Audio Disc
I've lost use of my cdrom player in Ubuntu 10.10. The message is "Unable to mount Audio Disc Location is unmountable". How can I correct this?
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Has anyone got "Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Pro" - (usb Interface) installed?
Has anyone tried this external usb sound blaster on ubuntu.
http://us.store.creative.com/Sound-Blaster-XFi-Surround-5.1-Pro/M/B0044DEDCA.htm.
I have bought M-Audio Bx5a deluxe Studio Monitors for my ...
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How to archive/play DVD with menus and all to disk?
I'd really like to copy all my DVDs to disk for convenience access, since I prefer browsing my filesystem to fiddling with disks. All solutions I've found yet (like dvd::rip) re-encode the contents ...
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How to play wmv3 videos
Is there any way to play wmv3 videos on Ubuntu? Tried using VLC player but it says it cannot play the video and there is no way to fix this.
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How can I play mp3 files or videos?
I've just installed Ubuntu on my Lenovo g460 with Windows 7. I am not able to play any movie or mp3 file. When I click on a file I'm asked to install a plugin. When I click on the install button ...
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How to edit together split-screen videos?
with what software i can split the screen of a video? putting like 3 videos at the same time in one video....here is an example of what i want to do
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JynWHMAQrHQ
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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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How do Nautilus media handlers work?
Nautilus has options for what to do when media devices are added.
How does Nautilus know what applications to make available in these drop-down menus?
How do applications plug themselves in to this ...
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Adjust volume via commandline so that volume notify pops up
is there a way to adjust the system volume via commandline so that the default volume popup (the one that pops up when pressing the media keys on notebooks) is still shown.
I need this for my remote ...
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Application for slicing video [duplicate]
I'm using PiTiVi to edit a long lecture, and I'd like to split it into manageable chunks, then rearrange the pieces. However, I don't see a good way to do that in PiTiVi; apparently, I would have to ...
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Built in media card reader not working
I have a HP pavilion dv4 laptop and the card reader just doesn't work :o it used to work in 10.04 though... but it doesn't seem to be working here. Went through many other threads but everybody is ...
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How do I remote control a DVD player without a remote?
We have a proto-media centre, which is just a box in the corner, running Ubuntu,
and connected to a projector.
What is the best way to control a DVD player running on that box, without
a remote ...
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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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How to edit an . avi file's metadata?
I have been looking for a solution for this little problem since Intrepid (2 years ago) and still haven't found any. EasyTag works great editing the metadata of .mp3's and I'm hoping for a similar ...
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How can I watch Blu-ray discs?
I've got a Blu-ray drive and I'd like to be able to use it to watch movies under Ubuntu.
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How can I enable video and audio codecs?
I would like to know how can I enable video and audio codecs not included by default on Ubuntu. Thanks!
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How do I set up an mp3 alarm clock?
I want to switch from Windows XP to Ubuntu and there is one thing that I'm heavily using in XP—an MP3 alarm clock. In the evening I turn the PC to hibernated mode. In the morning it wakes up (...
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How to install windows media player plugin on chromium?
There is a website that streams local TV and it requires windows media player plugin. I have LUbuntu freshly installed, but it simply says "Missing Plug-in". It doesn't say anything about what ...
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How can I get ffserver to work?
I have a mp4 file which I wish to compress, resize and stream via RTSP.
My ffserver.conf file looks like this:
Port 9091
RTSPPort 5454
BindAddress 0.0.0.0
MaxHTTPConnections 2000
MaxClients 1000
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Video editing software options? [closed]
What video editing software would you recommend on Ubuntu (or Linux in general)
and why? It can be for either beginners or experienced users.
Please only place one piece of software per response and ...
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Playing drm encrypted wmv files in Linux
How do I play drm encrypted wmv files in Ubuntu? If it is possible, how do I do it. I've tried playing it with vlc and MPlayer media player but does not work. I am getting a scrambled picture when I ...
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MagiX export project to AVI
The whole day I struggled hard for a presentation of a video that I need it for tomorrow. When I am trying to export that project to AVI format, its throwing me an error message stating:
During ...
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How to set up video and audio players to use realtime (or close) priority?
I use raw mplayer to play video, DeaDBeeF to play audio and Skype for VoIP. Heavy CPU-consuming processes (like rendering a website in Firefox, redrawing a Java IDE window or compilation) cause ...