Linux Multimedia Hacks - Tips & Tools for Taming Images, Audio, and Video

The fact that Linux has more multimedia application choices than Mac OS X and Windows combined may come as a surprise to many, but not to those who know Linux well. In Linux Multimedia Hacks, author Kyle Rankin showcases the best available multimedia tools so you can maximize the entertainment capabilities of your favorite OS. Included are tips and tricks for connecting to iPods, creating MP3s and Oggs, watching and making DVDs, turning your Linux box into a Tivo ala MythTV, and much more.
You don't have to be a Linux server guru to make use of this book. Linux Multimedia Hacks takes the best of Linux's multimedia tools and with step-by-step instructions shows even novice users how to do cool and useful things with images, audio, and video. It includes entry level hacks that nearly all Linux users will want, such as installing codecs for audio and video playback and managing thousands of photographs. Later, you'll find hacks that cover a variety of advanced projects, from ripping and organizing media files with metatags, to editing video and audio tracks, to creating your own DVDs. Basic or advanced, each hack stands on its own, so you can feel free to jump around to only the sections that interest you.
The book is divided into five easy-to-understand chapters:
Images: tips range from basic image edits to automated image manipulation
Audio: hacks include audio format conversion and tweaking metadata within audio files
Video: learn how to covert between video formats, plus how to create your own VCDs and DVDs
Broadcast Media: tips include how to access and create you own web broadcasts as well as watch and record TV
Web: learn how to make your multimedia creations available to the world
As one of the most powerful multimedia platforms around, Linux has far more capabilities and features than meets the eye. This latest Hacks book gives you the technical chops to enjoy them all.

List of contents

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Credits
Preface
Chapter 1. Images
1. Take a Screenshot
2. Convert from One Image Format to Another
3. Make Image Thumbnails
4. Animate Images
5. Leave a Watermark
6. Pull Images from a Digital Camera
7. Manage Photos with f-spot
8. Edit Images
9. Remove Red Eye from Photos
10. Create a Slideshow
11. Automatically Synchronize Your Camera and Computer
12. Make a Screen-Capture Movie
Chapter 2. Audio
13. Mix Your Audio for Perfect Sound
14. Surround Yourself with Sound
15. Play Multiple Sounds at the Same Time
16. Get MP3 Libraries for Red Hat-Based Distributions
17. Configure Network Sound
18. Manage Your Audio with XMMS
19. Shuffle Your Music the Smart Way
20. Try Rhythmbox
21. Let amaroK Rock Your Music Collection
22. Store amaroK Data in MySQL
23. Enable Your Multimedia Keyboard
24. Rip CDs from the Command Line
25. Rip CDs Straight from Konqueror
26. Get a Grip on CD Ripping
27. Edit ID3v2 Tags from the Command Line
28. Add Album Art to ID3 Tags
29. Automate Music File Tagging
30. Correct Music Metadata with MusicBrainz
31. Clean Music Metadata at the Command Line
32. Clean Music Metadata with a GUI
33. Pass the Mic and Record Audio
34. Edit Audio with Audacity
35. Convert from One Audio Format to Another
36. Normalize the Volume of Your Audio Files
37. Make Your Computer Talk to You
38. Search Audio for Hidden Messages
39. Burn Audio CDs from the Command Line
40. Automate Audio CD Burning with K3b
41. Turn Your Computer into a Turntable
42. Use an iPod with Linux
43. Sync Your iRiver with Linux
44. Use Other Portable Audio Players
45. Use a Bluetooth Headset with Linux
46. Find All Your Media Files
Chapter 3. Video
47. Master Video Output Options
48. Use MPlayer
49. Advanced MPlayer Tweaks
50. Create Family-Friendly Edits of Movies
51. Crop Video During Playback
52. Add Custom Subtitles to Video
53. Play Restricted Media Formats
54. Watch Videos in ASCII Art
55. Try xine-Based Video Players
56. View VLC, the Cross-Platform Video Player
57. Probe Video Settings
58. Rip a VCD
59. Rip a DVD
60. Encode a DVD to MPEG4 from the Command Line
61. Rip and Encode DVDs with a mencoder Frontend
62. Rip and Encode DVDs with K3b
63. Convert from One Video Format to Another
64. Create Archos-Compatible Video
65. Convert Dual-Layer DVD to Single-Layer DVD
66. Use a Digital Video Camcorder with Linux
67. Edit Video
68. Resize a Video
69. Create a VCD
70. Create a DVD
71. Customize a DVD Menu
72. Create Self-Booting Movies
Chapter 4. Broadcast Media
73. Install a TV Tuner
74. Watch TV on Your Computer
75. Output to a TV with NVIDIA Cards
76. Cut Commercials
77. Create a DVR with MythTV
78. MythTV as a Digital Hub
79. Take (Remote) Control
80. Browse Streaming Radio Stations
81. Rip Streaming Audio
82. Rip Streaming Video
83. Command-Line Streaming MP3 Player
84. Build a Linux Jukebox with Jinzora
85. Stream Video with VLC
86. Grab Podcasts from the Command Line
87. Get Podcasts with a GUI
88. Broadcast Sound to AM with a Monitor
Chapter 5. Web
89. Install the Macromedia Plug-in in a Flash
90. Use the Real RealPlayer
91. Watch Videos Within Firefox
92. Kaffeinate Konqueror
93. Install the Acrobat Reader Plug-in
94. Control Your Media Player with Firefox
95. Grab Color Profiles from Other Web Sites
96. Browse Graphical Sites from an xterm
97. Star in Your Own Reality TV Show
98. Make Internet Phone Calls with Skype
99. Turn Your Linux Box into a PBX
100. Host a Photo Gallery
Index

About the author

Kyle Rankin is a system administrator for Quinstreet, 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.

Summary

Gives you the technical chops to enjoy the considerable multimedia options on the Linux platform. This book enables you to learn step-by-step how to do cool things with images, audio, and video. It also includes tips and tricks for connecting to iPods, creating MP3s and Oggs and watching and making DVDs.

Product details

• Authors: Kyle Rankin
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2005
• EAN: 9780596100766
• ISBN: 978-0-596-10076-6
• No. of pages: 336
• Weight: 455 g
• Series: Hacks; Hacks
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Operating systems, user interfaces; Linux, HOUSE & HOME / General, COMPUTERS / Operating Systems / Linux, Digital Lifestyle and online world: consumer and user guides, Linux, Linux Multimedia Hacks, MythTV, Audacity, ffmpeg