Questions tagged [multimedia]

Related to video and sound and the interactivity between them with the user.

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How to add an audio file (aac or mp3) to a mp4 video file?

I have an mp4 video file created from images and would like to add mp3 sound to it. I am not familiar with video editing at all, but read somewhwere that aac sound is preferred, so I got sound in aac form as well. The preferred form of the result is…
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"No Parking" sign in the middle of the screen

Possible Duplicate: Black area with stroked circle on the screen I've just installed Ubuntu 11.10, and an annoying No Parking sign doesn't stop to appear and disappear in the middle of the screen all the time, totally randomly! It was on the…
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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 play it through vlc. Any ideas?
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What is a cross-platform alternative to iBooks Author?

This is pretty important. My school is currently in a stage of digitalisation that wants to get rid of textbooks and replace them with tablets in class. They are, however, contemplating on using iBooks Author to allow teachers to create content for…
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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 application to edit .avi files.
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How can I enable autoplay to work even when the screen is locked?

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 logged into the desktop and the screen is…
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Codec Support to play mp3

I have installed ubuntu-restricted-extras but still mp3 format can't be played through rhythmbox The error coming is: REQUIRED PLUGIN IS NOT FOUND :: Rhythmbox requires to install plugins to play media files of the following type: MPEG-1 Layer 3…
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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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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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Music play which can convert audio

Is there any player using which i can play and (or) convert music? I mean something like foobar2000 for windows.
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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 Laptop: Asus 1015BX CPU: AMD C-60 Dual Core 1.00…
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What should I use Ubuntu for?

I need some of your precious advice co-Ubuntu users. I have been a full Ubuntu user for a few months now and our old 2005 model PC just broke down and so my parents gave me a new PC (notebook). I have installed Windows 7 Ultimate for some…
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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 of the video, but never afterwards. So what could…
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Hibernation/Suspend effects on encoding process

What if I suspend or hibernate my PC while encoding a video using HandBrake? Does it somehow affect the result? (ex: suspended at 33,06%, get a defective B frame in that place) And what if I "Pause" the process before suspending/hibernating?
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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 starting out of the folder. Can anybody help me…
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