Linux Multimedia Hacks: Tips & Tools for Taming Images, Audio, and Video Contributor(s): Rankin, Kyle (Author) |
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ISBN: 0596100760 ISBN-13: 9780596100766 Publisher: O'Reilly Media OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2005 Annotation: Rip, mix, and burn in style with this latest Linux book from the leading Linux publisher. Readers will find hacks that cover a variety of advanced projects, from setting up a TiVo-like TV recording system to ripping and organizing media files and editing video and audio tracks. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Computers | Operating Systems - Linux - Computers | Interactive & Multimedia - Computers | Computer Graphics |
Dewey: 006.7 |
Series: Hacks |
Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.1" W x 8.92" (0.98 lbs) 330 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The fact that Linux has more multimedia application choices than Mac OS X and Windows combined may come as a surprise to many, but not to those who know Linux well. In Linux Multimedia Hacks, author Kyle Rankin showcases the best available multimedia tools so you can maximize the entertainment capabilities of your favorite OS. Included are tips and tricks for connecting to iPods, creating MP3s and Oggs, watching and making DVDs, turning your Linux box into a Tivo ala MythTV, and much more. You don't have to be a Linux server guru to make use of this book. Linux Multimedia Hacks takes the best of Linux's multimedia tools and with step-by-step instructions shows even novice users how to do cool and useful things with images, audio, and video. It includes entry level hacks that nearly all Linux users will want, such as installing codecs for audio and video playback and managing thousands of photographs. Later, you'll find hacks that cover a variety of advanced projects, from ripping and organizing media files with metatags, to editing video and audio tracks, to creating your own DVDs. Basic or advanced, each hack stands on its own, so you can feel free to jump around to only the sections that interest you. The book is divided into five easy-to-understand chapters:
As one of the most powerful multimedia platforms around, Linux has far more capabilities and features than meets the eye. This latest Hacks book gives you the technical chops to enjoy them all. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rankin, Kyle: - Kyle Rankin is a system administrator for The Green Sheet, Inc., the current president of the North Bay Linux Users Group, and the author of "Knoppix Hacks" and "Knoppix Pocket Reference". Kyle has been using Linux in one form or another since early 1998. In his free time he does pretty much the same thing he does at work--works with Linux. |