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Totem is Ubuntu's default video application. It has a nice user interface and can be used to play DVDs, DivX/Xvid, Quicktime and Realplayer videos with the Totem is Ubuntu's default video application. It has a nice user interface and can be used to play DVDs, DivX/Xvid, Quicktime and Realplayer videos.

To install programs listed first follow these instructions:

  • RestrictedFormats - adding support for MP3, DVD and other multimedia formats

  • AddingRepositoriesHowto - enabling installation of the extra software for your computer, in the "universe" and "multiverse" repositories

Included

Audio Applications

Rhythmbox

This is the default music player in Ubuntu. It has a very simple layout and is quite easy to use, but still can meet most needs. Rhythmbox has a browser window with a list of Artists on the left and a list of Albums on the right (this window can be minimized). It also has a search function. This allows users to search for songs based on Artist, Album and track name simultaneously. In addition, Rhythmbox can integrate with an ipod. For more information visit the [http://rhythmbox.sourceforge.net/ Rhythmbox Website].

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Sound Juicer

Sound Juicer is a simple and clean CD ripping tool. It allows you to extract the audio from audio compact discs and convert them into audio files that your computer can understand and play. Sound Juicer is designed to be easy to use and to work with little user intervention. For example, if your computer is connected to the Internet, it will automatically attempt to retrieve track information from the freely-available MusicBrainz service. For more information, visit [http://www.burtonini.com/blog/computers/sound-juicer Sound Juicer's website].

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Sound Recorder

Sound Recorder enables you to record and play .flac, .ogg, and .wav sound files.

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Video Applications

Totem

Totem is Ubuntu's default video application. It has a nice user interface and can be used to play DVDs, DivX/Xvid, Quicktime and Realplayer videos.

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Extra

Audio Applications

Amarok

This is KDE's premiere music player. It has all the bells and whistles one could want. It supports several visualizations and can be used like Rhythmbox with a single player window and playlist or like XMMS/Beep Media Player (think Winamp) with a seperate playlist and player windows. Amarok has an included database which will keep track of what songs you listen to most and least and rate them for you. It'll download CD covers, allow you to download lyrics from within the player and even burn tracks to CD. For more information visit [http://amarok.kde.org/ Amarok's webiste].

Installation

See ["Amarok"] for more information on installation.

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Beep Media Player

Beep Media Player (BMP) is very similar to Winamp. If you like Winamp, you're likely to enjoy this player. Ubuntu also includes tons of skins that can be used to make the player look any way you want.

For more information visit [http://www.sosdg.org/~larne/w/BMP_Homepage Beep Media Player's home page].

Details on Installation and other instructions can be found on the [:BeepMediaPlayer:separate BMP page]

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Muine

Features:

  • A simple, intuitive user interface
  • Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, AAC and MP3 music playback support
  • Automatic album-cover fetching
  • Support for embedded ID3v2 album images
  • ReplayGain support

  • Support for multiple artist and performer tags per song
  • Plug-in support
  • Translations into many languages

For more information visit [http://muine.gooeylinux.org/ Muine's website].

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Streamtuner

Streamtuner allows you to browse streaming internet radio stations, and play them in your favorite media player. The program includes support for SHOUTcast, Live365 and Xiph and allows you to add custom stations. For more information visit the [http://www.nongnu.org/streamtuner/ Streamtuner Webpage].

Installation

From Terminal

sudo apt-get install streamtuner

From Package Manager

System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager

Search for and install the following packages:

  • streamtuner

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Video Applications

Mplayer

Mplayer is quite simply the most comprehensive and customisable video program around for linux. It's website is [http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/design7/news.html here].

Information on installing and setting up mplayer can be found on our wiki on the [:MplayerInstallHowto:mplayer] page.

totem-xine

DVD support includes menus and subtitles. In addition, totem can be used to play MP3s, Ogg Vorbis and other music files as well as streaming media with its nice visualizations. For more information visit the [http://www.gnome.org/projects/totem/ Totem Website].

Installation

From Terminal

sudo apt-get install totem-xine

From Package Manager

System -> Administration -> Synaptic Package Manager

Search for and install the following package(s):

  • totem-xine

xine-ui

Xine doesn't have the most attractive interface but it's powerful and gets the job done. I personally find it to be the best DVD player. It allows you to fine tune keyboard shortcuts and has an excellent default set to make the program easy to use without a mouse. In addition, it has numerous options for DVD menus and subtitles. It also has a small footprint, and starts up in seconds. For more information visit the [http://www.xinehq.de/ Xine Website].

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VLC

VLC (initially VideoLAN Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network. For more information visit the [http://www.videolan.org/ VLC Website].

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