Linux Multimedia Hacks

It may come as a surprise to many consumers, but Linux users have more multimedia application choices than Mac OS X and Windows users combined. Thousands of free programs exist for Linux that do everything from connect an iPod, rip DVDs, mix a music track or podcast and stream live media over the Internet. Open source software can be used to create powerful multimedia desktop and server solutions, and this book shows not only how to get basic multimedia features working on Linux, but also how to use the most popular open source multimedia programs. Author Kyle Rankin is a system administrator for The Green Sheet, Inc., the current president of the North Bay Linux Users Group, and the author of 'Knoppix Hacks' and 'Knoppix Pocket Reference'. Kyle has been using Linux in one form or another since early 1998.

Kyle Rankin is a system administrator for The Green Sheet, Inc., the current president of the North Bay Linux Users Group, and the author of "Knoppix Hacks" and "Knoppix Pocket Reference". Kyle has been using Linux in one form or another since early 1998. In his free time he does pretty much the same thing he does at work--works with Linux.

Credits

ix

Preface

xiii

Images

1

(32)

Take a Screenshot

2

(1)

Convert from One Image Format to Another

3

(2)

Make Image Thumbnails

5

(1)

Animate Images

6

(1)

Leave a Watermark

7

(2)

Pull Images from a Digital Camera

9

(2)

Manage Photos with f-spot

11

(5)

Edit Images

16

(2)

Remove Red Eye from Photos

18

(2)

Create a Slideshow

20

(2)

Automatically Synchronize Your Camera and Computer

22

(5)

Make a Screen-Capture Movie

27

(6)

Audio

33

(103)

Mix Your Audio for Perfect Sound

34

(3)

Surround Yourself with Sound

37

(5)

Play Multiple Sounds at the Same Time

42

(3)

Get MP3 Libraries for Red Hat--Based Distributions

45

(2)

Configure Network Sound

47

(1)

Manage Your Audio with XMMS

48

(3)

Shuffle Your Music the Smart Way

51

(3)

Try Rhythmbox

54

(2)

Let amaroK Rock Your Music Collection

56

(6)

Store amaroK Data in MySQL

62

(1)

Enable Your Multimedia Keyboard

63

(3)

Rip CDs from the Command Line

66

(4)

Rip CDs Straight from Konqueror

70

(1)

Get a Grip on CD Ripping

71

(5)

Edit ID3v2 Tags from the Command Line

76

(2)

Add Album Art to ID3 Tags

78

(2)

Automate Music File Tagging

80

(7)

Correct Music Metadata with MusicBrainz

87

(2)

Clean Music Metadata at the Command Line

89

(4)

Clean Music Metadata with a GUI

93

(3)

Pass the Mic and Record Audio

96

(1)

Edit Audio with Audacity

97

(2)

Convert from One Audio Format to Another

99

(4)

Normalize the Volume of Your Audio Files

103

(2)

Make Your Computer Talk to You

105

(2)

Search Audio for Hidden Messages

107

(1)

Burn Audio CDs from the Command Line

108

(2)

Automate Audio CD Burning with K3b

110

(2)

Turn Your Computer into a Turntable

112

(6)

Use an iPod with Linux

118

(7)

Sync Your iRiver with Linux

125

(2)

Use Other Portable Audio Players

127

(3)

Use a Bluetooth Headset with Linux

130

(3)

Find All Your Media Files

133

(3)

Video

136

(77)

Master Video Output Options

137

(3)

Use MPlayer

140

(4)

Advanced MPlayer Tweaks

144

(2)

Create Family-Friendly Edits of Movies

146

(2)

Crop Video During Playback

148

(2)

Add Custom Subtitles to Video

150

(3)

Play Restricted Media Formats

153

(3)

Watch Videos in ASCII Art

156

(2)

Try xine-Based Video Players

158

(3)

View VLC, the Cross-Platform Video Player

161

(2)

Probe Video Settings

163

(1)

Rip a VCD

164

(1)

Rip a DVD

165

(2)

Encode a DVD to MPEG4 from the Command Line

167

(2)

Rip and Encode DVDs with a mencoder Frontend

169

(3)

Rip and Encode DVDs with K3b

172

(2)

Convert from One Video Format to Another

174

(5)

Create Archos-Compatible Video

179

(2)

Convert Dual-Layer DVD to Single-Layer DVD

181

(4)

Use a Digital Video Camcorder with Linux

185

(4)

Edit Video

189

(2)

Resize a Video

191

(3)

Create a VCD

194

(5)

Create a DVD

199

(4)

Customize a DVD Menu

203

(3)

Create Self-Booting Movies

206

(7)

Broadcast Media

213

(53)

Install a TV Tuner

213

(2)

Watch TV on Your Computer

215

(3)

Output to a TV with NVIDIA Cards

218

(3)

Cut Commercials

221

(2)

Create a DVR with MythTV

223

(18)

MythTV as a Digital Hub

241

(3)

Take (Remote) Control

244

(2)

Browse Streaming Radio Stations

246

(3)

Rip Streaming Audio

249

(3)

Rip Streaming Video

252

(1)

Command-Line Streaming MP3 Player

253

(1)

Build a Linux Jukebox with Jinzora

254

(3)

Stream Video with VLC

257

(1)

Grab Podcasts from the Command Line

258

(2)

Get Podcasts with a GUI

260

(3)

Broadcast Sound to AM with a Monitor

263

(3)

Web

266

(25)

Install the Macromedia Plug-in in a Flash

266

(1)

Use the Real RealPlayer

267

(1)

Watch Videos Within Firefox

268

(2)

Kaffeinate Konqueror

270

(1)

Install the Acrobat Reader Plug-in

271

(1)

Control Your Media Player with Firefox

272

(1)

Grab Color Profiles from Other Web Sites

273

(2)

Browse Graphical Sites from an xterm

275

(2)

Star in Your Own Reality TV Show

277

(4)

Make Internet Phone Calls with Skype

281

(2)

Turn Your Linux Box into a PBX

283

(3)

Host a Photo Gallery

286

(5)

Index

291

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Linux Multimedia Hacks

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