Ubuntu Multimedia :: Which Remotes Are Good For HTPC
Apr 19, 2010Tell me what remote you have found works great running Mythbuntu, Boxee, etc.
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Ubuntu Multimedia :: Getting Better Performance Out Of HTPC?
Mar 1, 2010I have a custom built PC with a AMD 9650 2.3ghz quad core, 4gig of ram, nvidia geforce 9500gt graphics card. With windows 7 my movies look immaculate but I want that from Linux. My first problem consists of lines in my players. To test out the performance I am playing Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children Complete Blu-Ray. The video file has been ripped and placed on the HD. MPlayer has lines everywhere, VLC is very good but line every once in a while, XBMC plays bout as well as VLC. The first part that confused me was how MPlayer was worse off. I have followed all the stickies and this is a fresh install of ubuntu 9.10. The Second problem I am having is getting my onboard audio to work. My board comes with 8 channel audio support but my 2 side/back speakers wont work. I have messed with the application settings and the actual settings in Sound Preferences.
Here is a link to my board specs
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Ubuntu Multimedia :: Getting Direct TV / HTPC Setup?
Jun 11, 2010I'm in the process of building a PC to run Ubuntu 10.04 and I want to use it (eventually) to with Direct TV. I just want to be able to use the PC as the DVR if possible. I'll accept the limitations, but I'm trying to do my homework to make it as easy as possible to use for my family.
I've started out with a BioStar M32 Micro ATX board and an Intel E5300 Dual Core Pentium 2.6Ghz processor, with 2Gigs of Kingston RAM. It runs pretty well, but I've got nothing installed yet (I'm dual booting with Windows Server 2003). Right now it's just in an old E Machines case with a new 500Gig toshiba SATA drive.
Is there a guide to what hardware I could get to work with Direct TV? Also, I'm not sure of what all is possible as far as integrating the two. If there is a guide, please let me know. Also, I would love to hear from anyone who is able to network or use Ubuntu with Direct TV.
Ubuntu Multimedia :: Unable To Get Audio Through HDMI On HTPC?
May 16, 2010I am currently running Intel DG45fc Mobo. works great with Ubuntu thus far. However when connecting to my LCD through HDMI I can not receive any sound.
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Dec 12, 2010I have an HTPC with an onboard ATI video chipset but for hardware acceleration's sake, I installed a GeForce 9500GT video card. Everything works quite well, except for the overscan issue. I've installed the latest nvidia binary drivers (manually) but I don't see any options in nvidia-settings to solve this overscan issue.
Here is my xorg.conf file:
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# nvidia-xconfig: X configuration file generated by nvidia-xconfig
# nvidia-xconfig: version 260.19.21 (buildmeister@builder103.nvidia.com) Thu Nov 4 20:57:26 PDT 2010
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Layout0"
Screen 0 "Screen0"
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I tried adding that ModeLine line myself (using xrandr and gtf) but that fails too. I've scoured the web and these forums, and I've seen some overscan issues reported but with no solution in sight.
Ubuntu Multimedia :: Audio No Longer Works After Switch Htpc From Windows Xp To 10.10
Apr 12, 2011I switched my htpc from windows xp to ubuntu 10.10 and since i switched my audio no longer works. these are my current stats. Please help im new to Linux so im not sure quite what to do. [URL]
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Jul 13, 2011I would like to know how can I have remote desktop to a Linux Box without any disturbance of local user or others who logged in like me .I mean exactly like remote desktop in windows 2003 or 2008 which every users who logged in remotely has it's own desktop without any disturbance of others. and is this possible to do it from fedora to ubuntu and vice versa .
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Mar 11, 2010I am building a Home Theater PC. I know for sure I'm using Ubuntu, but what version?For one I have never put any type of Linux based anything on a computer. I have been told by countless friends that Ubuntu is my best choice for this and have used it on a pals pc. I like it.I did my research and came up with 3 main choices: Ubuntu Desktop, Xubuntu and Ubuntu Netbook Remix. (but not limited to those)The only reason I added the UNR is that I need something with a easy interface.
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Mar 1, 2010Does any one know of a good claymation software that will allow me to take pictures and add them as one frame at a time, edit them, add in an audio track, and then export it?
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Jun 19, 2010I was just wondering if you have found any good screen recorders for ubuntu- I've tried using gtk-recordmydesktop, and it's super laggy.
View 3 Replies View RelatedUbuntu Multimedia :: Streaming Video Is No Good
Nov 1, 2010I am elevating this thread up a level from [url] . Ubuntu 9.10 no longer streams without the screen pausing and going black every 2 minutes! Our product was just going into production and now we need to hopefully find a version of Ubuntu that streams video! We couldn't go with Unbuntu 10.04 because the video streaming was 30% slower than 9.10.
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Dec 7, 2010Can anyone suggest me a good DVD authoring software.
View 9 Replies View RelatedUbuntu Multimedia :: Some Good Skype Alternatives For 10.04?
Dec 14, 2010anyone of you know some good skype alternatives for ubuntu 10.04 ?by alternatives i don't mean something like gtalk where i can only use google account.some alternative where i can log in with my skype account like amsn, emesene, pidgin can log in using my msn account..
View 1 Replies View RelatedUbuntu Multimedia :: Get Good Video Converter?
Apr 30, 2011You may all know about Total Video Converter, Any Video Converter and such used in Windows, where you chose codecs, like i want to convert to mp4 for my phone.
But.. there's one specific thing I'm looking for that most don't seem to have. Cutting.
I need for example, to cut from 24:00 to 30:00, that is the only part i want cut and converted to mp4 ready for my phone.
Ubuntu Multimedia :: Good Software / Can Download / Can Play DVD
May 27, 2010Whats a good software i can download so i can play my DVD disks?
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Jun 26, 2010I have been trying to get Cinelerra, but keep getting errors like bash and stuff like that. Is there a good substitute video editor that is on par with Cinelerra? I had it before and like it, and would like something that is as straight forward to use as that.
View 2 Replies View RelatedUbuntu Multimedia :: Any Good Replacement For Foobar 2000?
Oct 7, 2010I love foobar 2000 but I'm always trying to shy away from windows apps. What are your recommendations as "good" replacements for foobar 2000? So far I have tried:
Amarok - Crashes all the time, and keeps saying it can't play mp3s. Used to love this app, but seems broken for me now. Even if I reinstall it.
Rhythmbox - Great, but reports the wrong bitrate on all my songs. It is very important for me to know the correct bitrate for uploading to certain sites.
Audacious - Way to simple and winamp like.
Bangarang - No.
Ubuntu Multimedia :: Finding A Good Screen Recorder?
Nov 7, 2010i am in the videos business and have been for a while[url] and i need a good screen recorder for the task. fraps worked fine in windows, now i need something similar. i should also mention that i have tried using recordmyscreen and it just fails to render, sticking at 0%.
View 1 Replies View RelatedUbuntu Multimedia :: Good Xfce Based Dvd Ripper?
May 15, 2011I am looking for a decent easy to use DVD ripper (Like K9copy) but want it to be xfce native application has anyone got any ideas on this?
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Sep 1, 2011Does anyone know of any good open webinar solutions? Linux based? "Web" based?Ability to password protect content is a must.
View 3 Replies View RelatedUbuntu Multimedia :: Recommend Good Id3tag Batch?
Sep 1, 2011I am missing in my natty some good tool to operate on id3 tags of my mp3. - Could you recommend one that you are/were using ? I don't use Rhythmbox or Banshee and need other, an "external" tool. Alternatively, it could be plugin for Audacious (v2.5) but it needs to have at least elements of batch processing as I have large and messy and hairy and greasy music collection to be sorted out
View 1 Replies View RelatedUbuntu :: Build An HTPC Using Clustering?
Jun 16, 2011I'm trying to get an HTPC going, but I don't have any money to purchase a new computer. I have 2 desktops in my possession that I am trying to use: 1 is a 2.4 GHz with a 128 MB Radeon 9800 PRO video card (I think) and 1.5 GB RAM (the system is about 8 years old, but I built it top of the line for back then). The second system is a 3.2 GHz dual core with on board video and 2 GB RAM.The problem is, neither system will run 1080p video's without dropping hundreds of packets producing very choppy audio/video. I was wondering if it is possible to cluster these two systems together to harness both their processing power to run 1080p video? I would just jump in and attempt it, but as I have been reading, it looks like processes aren't actually shared across PC's, but auto determined which PC it will run on based on load, which is an issue since neither can cleanly run the 1080p video.
View 6 Replies View RelatedUbuntu Multimedia :: Recommend Good Program For Editing MP3 Files?
Apr 30, 2010Can someone recommend a good program for editing MP3 files? I need to shorten/fade in/fade out some tracks. Cool Edit Pro does nothing via VirtualBox!
View 4 Replies View RelatedUbuntu Multimedia :: Finding A Good OpenGL Screen Recorder?
Aug 9, 2010Anyone know a good screen recorder than can record OpenGL games with little or no lag? All the ones I've come across are old and won't compile on newer versions of Ubuntu.
View 1 Replies View RelatedUbuntu Multimedia :: What May Be Good CD / DVD Label Printing Program Or Utility
Aug 20, 2010I am in need of some input as to what may be a good cd/dvd label printing program or utility.I have used nero and surething on windows. I already tried glabel, the only template it has is for doulble sheet cd/dvds.I am looking for a single template or instructions for making labels in gimp or inkscape.
View 1 Replies View RelatedDebian Multimedia :: Any Good Link To Install A Web Cam?
Apr 21, 2010I have a web cam made by a company called trust. This is the first time I am trying to install a web cam on Debian or Linux as a matter of fact. I am running Squeeze. After doing some google search it seems a lot people are using a program called "gspca". I downloaded it but I came here to see if someone has a better idea on how to have a web cam working.
View 4 Replies View RelatedUbuntu :: One PC, Two Monitors: Desktop And HTPC At The Same Time?
Jan 24, 2011I wonder if this is possible/easy/practical to do in Ubuntu: I want to have one computer serve two sets of monitors and inputs in two different (adjacent) rooms. The computer and one monitor will be in my office for desktop use, and a HDMI cable to my TV on the opposite site of the wall (I already have a hole for the cable) will serve HTPC content.
I assume I will need two videocards. But other than that, is this fairly straight forward, or is it difficult?
Ubuntu :: Two-way Sync Between HTPC And Windows Laptop
Jan 28, 2011I am building an HTPC based on Mythbuntu and will also have a laptop running Windows.
I need some software that will provide two-way syncing between these machines:
1) Sync folders from HTPC to the laptop
As the laptop is new, all the media content I want to have on the laptop (music and photos) will be on the HTPC.
2) Backing up content from laptop to HTPC
New content (purchased music and photos) is likely to be added on the laptop initially so I'd therefore like to sync (instantly/automatically if possible) this back to the HTPC to make it available there as well.
Does anyone know of any good software to do this?
I'd originally been thinking of DropBox but, as I understand it, you have to use a DropBox folder however, on the HTPC, music and photos will be on different drives and it seems that putting symlinks inside the DropBox folder is not recommended.
This post also talks about using Ubuntu One. I think there's a Windows beta version available but does this sync between machines on a local network as I thought it was a cloud storage solution and I'm not looking to upload any content to the internet at this stage.
Ubuntu Multimedia :: Webcam - Video And Pictures Actually Works Good - No Sound
Jan 7, 2011I have a vx-6000 and the video and pictures actually works good but there is no sound can you get sound to work and how?
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Oct 8, 2009Is anyone using the video editor Openshot?
OpenShot Video Editor
