Multimedia
From Maties Ubuntu
The campus IT department does not officially support Ubuntu
Please refer to the Ubuntu campus community for support
The Ubuntu campus community only supports LTS releases
The latest LTS version of Ubuntu is 12.04 (Precise Pangolin)
Visit: https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/ubuntu-help/media.html for official Multimedia help
- Legal
Due to legal restrictions Ubuntu does not install copyrighted and patented multimedia software.
Check the following link.
Then follow the simple steps below to install the restricted multimedia software when you are on-campus.
- Step 1
Setup the campus software repositories.
- Step 2
- Step 3
Type CTL+ALT+t on the keyboard. A terminal will open. Move it to a handy corner of your screen.
- Step 4
Select all of the text below by holding down the left-button of your mouse and dragging along all of the following text.
sudo apt-get install ubuntu-restricted-extras
- Release the left-button and then right-click on the selection.
- Select the "Copy" function from the drop down menu.
- Right-click on the blinking cursor in the open terminal and select "Paste".
- Now press the "Enter" key on the keyboard.
- You will be asked for your password and permission to install software.
- Follow the instructions.
- Step 5 (Optional) Playing encrypted video DVD's
Perform the following as you did in step 3 and step 4 above.
sudo apt-get install libdvdcss2 non-free-codecs
- Step 6 (Optional) Change default multimedia applications for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
There are better multimedia applications than the default, to change them to "Clementine" for music and "VLC" for video follow the instructions below in a terminal.
First, type the following in a terminal to remove the defaults
sudo apt-get remove rhythmbox totem
Then, type the following in a terminal to install Clementine and VLC.
sudo apt-get install clementine vlc
Done. Logout and login to make sure the new defaults are picked up.
- Step 7 (Optional) Other Media
- Music software
- Play CD - clementine
- Play files - clementine
- Save CD to files - http://help.ubuntu.com/community/CDRipping
- Convert files - clementine
- Backup CD - brasero
- Restore CD - brasero
- Record from mixer - ardour
- Create/Compose - lmms / http://bitwig.com
- DJ Mixer - mixxx
- Internet DJ - idjc
- Video Software
- Play DVD - vlc
- Play files - vlc
- Save DVD to file - http://help.ubuntu.com/community/RestrictedFormats/RippingDVDs
- Convert files - arista / winff / avidemux
- Backup DVD - brasero
- Restore DVD - brasero
- Create DVD - devede
- Record from camera - kino
- Edit Video - http://www.lwks.com / http://code.google.com/p/flowblade / https://launchpad.net/novacut
- Media Servers
- https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MiniDLNA
- https://help.ubuntu.com/community/MediaTomb
- https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ps3MediaServer
- Camera Software
- Graphic Design Image Software
- Edit - GIMP / Pinta / Inkscape / Blender
- Manage - http://damonlynch.net/rapid/index.html / https://launchpad.net/darktable / http://lightzoneproject.org
- Learn about the GIMP - http://gimpmagazine.org / http://www.gimpedtutorials.com
- Convert formats - http://converseen.sourceforge.net
- YouTube
- References
- http://www.medibuntu.org
- http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Precise_Audio_Video_Conversion
- http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/10/how-to-enable-dvd-playback-in-ubuntu
Disclaimer
The authors/editors of this wiki accept no responsibility in any way whatsoever for the infringement of any intellectual property rights, arising from the use of any information or software provided by the use of this wiki, to enable any sort of multimedia capabilities for Ubuntu.
You use this wiki entirely at your own risk.