I am the author of the book Linux Multimedia Guide, published by O'Reilly & Associates in 1996. The book was quite well received but is now becoming somewhat dated, so I am investigating what should go into a second edition. I am looking for input from people who have read the book and/or are knowledgeable about Linux and multimedia development. I would be interested in hearing your opinions on how to make this a better book -- what should be added, changed, or removed. Some of the additional topics I have in mind for the revision include: - discussion of newer technologies such as CD-RW, DVD, MP3, and new sound cards - detailed information on mastering CD-ROMs - more in-depth coverage of low-level sound programming, including the MIDI devices (external and on-board FM and wavetable) and the new modular sound driver - discussion of recent toolkits such as Gtk and Qt and graphical environments like KDE and GNOME - alternate sound drivers (e.g. OSS and ALSA) - digital cameras, scanners, and frame grabbers (including SANE) - an updated list of multimedia applications and tools - new example applications using more up-to-date toolkits (probably Qt and Gtk) - possibly a companion CD-ROM of multimedia applications, sample media files, and documentation If you haven't read the book, there is information at http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/multilinux/ that may give you enough idea of what the book attempts to cover to allow you to suggest some topics that should be included. Again, if you have any comments, they would be greatly appreciated (and will be acknowledged in the revised edition). Jeff -- Jeff Tranter (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pobox.com/~tranter) Running Linux 2.2.5 Find out more at http://www.linux.org
