Archives: Audio_Visual(MP3)
Screen Recording in Linux; Is it possible?
Xvidcap; The most classic screen recorder for Linux. Xvidcap records both video and audio. It uses the ffmeg tool for video recording while the audio is taken from the system’s interface(need a working microphone).
Xvidcap is very easy to use. It records everything that occurs in that little red box. By clicking on lock button the red box can be unlocked, resized and repositioned anywhere you want.
To change the default settings right-click the movie-counter and choose Preferences. There you can change many default settings including the output format, say from MPEG4 to Flash.
Xvidcap gets your job done even though you could find a few bugs and still needs some improvements. Contact the developer if you have good solutions to propose.
Xvidcap is available for download in Debian and Source code. It is released under the GNU General Public License
Another worth mentioning screen recording tool is the vnc2swf for ShockWave Flash (swf) format. The VNC server transfers the graphic content of an X-Windows session through a TCP/IP connection. vnc2swf is usually used in remote maintenance. Since vnc2swf is also capable of recording screen images that it compiles into the flash format, it can also be used for creating screen videos.
vnc2swf has one advantage; it is platform independent. You can record a video on any platform that has the VNC Server. The tools does not necessarily need to be active on the computer whose screen recorded.
vnc2swf is available for download in a Python and C versions(disadvantage) and it is released under the GNU General Public License.
Other Linux Alternatives
Wink Output format:Flash and Windows-EXE ; License: Freeware
DemoRecoder Output format:Flash, AVI, MPEG 1, 2, 4; License: Commercial($49)
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JackLab Audio Distribution 1.0 for media creators
Linux media lovers have always desired a distribution like JAD - Jacklab Audio Distribution. Now it is out. JAD 1.0 contains a full production environment for media production, primarily music but not only, video and imaging also.
JAD is based on the stable openSUSE 10.2 which uses a real time kernel suitable for multimedia applications and software. More»
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Audacity removes vocals from mp3
If you’re interested in transforming you’re favourite mp3 songs into a ringtone for your cell phone or newly hacked iPhone then make use of this video provided by video maker Jimmycron. Using the Open Source sound editor Audacity, Jimmycron explicitly explains how to get rid of vocals on Mp3 tracks, that then become instrumentals. Could also be an easy way to make a Karaoke.
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RealPlayer for Linux
With RealPlayer you can listen to streaming music from internet radios around the world. Install Real Player from Canonical’s Commercial Repositories (6.06 LTS Dapper only). Add Canonical’s Commercial Repositories to your apt/etc/sources.list
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu dapper-commercial main
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GStreamer for Ubuntu,Debian Mp3
Gnu/Linux Ubuntu does not riproduce MP3 files, this means you’ve got to install it yourself, if not you would not be able to play you’re mp3 files. Ubuntu simply wants to avoid legal problems in countries where mp3 licence is needed. In the “Synaptic Package Manager” in System/Administration move over to “Settings” then “Repositories”. On the “Ubuntu Software” flap choose all the servers you want to use to download packages. Make sure you select “universe” e/o “multiverse”. Then Close.
In the Synaptic Package Manager click on Search and write down gstreamer0.8-mad package, Then click Search to start searching on the web. At the end of the search select the package and click Apply. You’re done.
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XMMS for Linux Mp3
XMMS is so far the fastest and easiest way to get your Mp3 tracks playing. It is available in the repositries of many Linux distributions like Ubuntu, thus very practical to install.
First update and control you’re repositories in sources.list /etc/apt/source.list then do
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list To uncomment a line just take off the # sign at the beginning of that line. Save and close.
From the Terminal write down
sudo aptitude update
sudo apt-get install xmms
On xmms you can also import an equalizer for winamp files
Enjoy!!!
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