X-Git-Url: https://feistymeow.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=walrus%2Futilities%2Fmultimedia%2Fmultimedia_tools.txt;h=e3dbb7942720a7749dcc00c0165ff2ca02a45dc6;hb=e6ce0aa508c3ad1beb167fdf20732b24f383c651;hp=275bbde0bb51d77b7639dbda413290158d12f082;hpb=782dfbaab6896769ac98ea43c18299b774d445d0;p=feisty_meow.git diff --git a/walrus/utilities/multimedia/multimedia_tools.txt b/walrus/utilities/multimedia/multimedia_tools.txt index 275bbde0..e3dbb794 100644 --- a/walrus/utilities/multimedia/multimedia_tools.txt +++ b/walrus/utilities/multimedia/multimedia_tools.txt @@ -6,16 +6,36 @@ audio tools + k3b is good for ripping+converting cd audio to mp3 or other formats. ++ 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. ++ banshee used to be our app of choice for managing our music library, but it + seems to no longer be updated. -------------------------- -burner and player support -------------------------- + +--------------------------------- +dvd burner and dvd player support +--------------------------------- + k3b is a pretty great and versatile cd and dvd burner. @@ -24,8 +44,8 @@ burner and 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. @@ -35,10 +55,10 @@ 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 ---------------- @@ -46,27 +66,35 @@ movie processing ---------------- 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.