X-Git-Url: https://feistymeow.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=walrus%2Futilities%2Fmultimedia%2Fmultimedia_tools.txt;h=5efa691bb0c9d77d1bd9d1672071b702c93d4956;hb=refs%2Fheads%2Fmain;hp=66f7a32df4107ac188fd16becc2c4c1347b39f31;hpb=40687d8531c0bd2f850dfeb7304fc6d1f8deabc0;p=feisty_meow.git diff --git a/walrus/utilities/multimedia/multimedia_tools.txt b/walrus/utilities/multimedia/multimedia_tools.txt index 66f7a32d..5efa691b 100644 --- a/walrus/utilities/multimedia/multimedia_tools.txt +++ b/walrus/utilities/multimedia/multimedia_tools.txt @@ -9,25 +9,28 @@ audio tools + asunder is a great ripper for CDs and supports a lot of output formats. + for lossless music compression, the flac and shorten (shn) formats are -very nice. there are some canonical tools for each platform for these. + very nice. there are some canonical tools for each platform for these. + for converting from ogg and such to mp3 and m4a and such, use the -gnome tool called 'soundconverter'. + gnome tool called 'soundconverter'. + musicbrainz provides a freedb style gateway for looking up albums, artists and songs... https://wiki.musicbrainz.org/History:FreeDB_Gateway use this instead of the old freedb URL: http://freedb.musicbrainz.org:80/~cddb/cddb.cgi ++ gnudb: works in apps that need exact old freedb format, had more success + in asunder with gnudb + => gnudb.gnudb.org 8880 -------------------------------- music library manager and player -------------------------------- + lollypop is our current choice for managing a large music library and -playing back songs in it. + playing back songs in it. + banshee used to be our app of choice for managing our music library, but it -seems to no longer be updated. + seems to no longer be updated. --------------------------------- @@ -41,8 +44,8 @@ dvd burner and dvd player support + for dvd processing, vobcopy is a must. + for dvd playing and ripping in general, decss is needed. -it's available in the restricted packages on ubuntu. -lots of articles describe how to set that up. + it's available in the restricted packages on ubuntu. + lots of articles describe how to set that up. + vlc is a good player for dvds. @@ -52,47 +55,50 @@ ripping music using a turntable audacity is the go-to tool for ripping music from vinyl records and many other audio toaster processes: -http://www.audacityteam.org/ + http://www.audacityteam.org/ this article helps a lot to get the music off of vinyl records using a usb turntable: -https://www.linux.com/news/using-usb-turntable-linux + https://www.linux.com/news/using-usb-turntable-linux ---------------- movie processing ---------------- +devede: + super great dvd creator for playable dvds. + +kdenlive: + this is an awesome tool that lets you manage multiple tracks of audio and video, apply + effects to both, edit and remove pieces, insert tracks, etc. it's great. + avidemux: -if you need to manipulate a video, for example to rotate it or transcode it to a different -format, then avidemux works great. + if you need to manipulate a video, for example to rotate it or transcode it to a different + format, then avidemux works great. openshot: -if you need to jam a bunch of videos together, crossfade them, and that kind of stuff, -then try openshot. it also supports simple saving with different quality levels, which -lets you drop a bunch of size at the expense of the picture. sometimes needed. + if you need to jam a bunch of videos together, crossfade them, and that kind of stuff, + then try openshot. it also supports simple saving with different quality levels, which + lets you drop a bunch of size at the expense of the picture. sometimes needed. --------------------------- music collection management --------------------------- dupeguru: -found this to be pretty helpful in finding my duplicate songs. it is able to analyze -when the files are the same, even if their names don't match. -check: did it even compare by metadata? not remembering currently. + found this to be pretty helpful in finding my duplicate songs. it is able to analyze + when the files are the same, even if their names don't match. + check: did it even compare by metadata? not remembering currently. fdupes: -another useful tool for finding duplicate tracks in a music collection, but relies on exact -matches in the names(?). was not so powerful as dupeguru, but still useful. - + another useful tool for finding duplicate tracks in a music collection, but relies on exact + matches in the names(?). was not so powerful as dupeguru, but still useful. ----------------------------- picture collection management ----------------------------- shotwell: -currently the top picture manipulation and manager tool i use at home. -the imaginations folder is based on the date management in shotwell. - - - + currently the top picture manipulation and manager tool i use at home. + the imaginations folder is based on the date management in shotwell.