CHAPTER 6

Multimedia Applications

IN THIS CHAPTER

Sound   and Music

Graphics    Manipulation

Using   Digital Cameras with    Ubuntu

Burning CDs and DVDs    in  Ubuntu

Viewing Video

References

The twenty-first century has become the century of the digital lifestyle, with

millions of computer users around the world embracing new technologies,
such as digital cameras, MP3 players, and other assorted multimedia gadgets.
Fifteen years ago you might have had a small collection of WAV files
scattered about your Windows installation, and ten years ago you were more
likely to have hundreds, if not thousands, of MP3 files scattered across
various computers. Today, most people enjoy music and video via their web
browser, consuming from sites like YouTube and Spotify.

If you are a media creator or collector, however, you may have a large
collection of audio files, video clips, animations, and other graphics. In this
case, organizing and maintaining these vast libraries is not a problem.

This chapter provides an overview of some of the basic multimedia tools
included with Ubuntu. In this chapter, you discover how to create your own
CDs, watch TV, rip audio CDs into the open source Ogg audio format for
playback, and manage your media library. You also find out about how
Ubuntu handles graphics and pictures and more.

Sound and Music