Re: is anyone using the gnome media player
Burt some commands for help in the console $ vlc --help $ vlc --longhelp | less $ vlc --longhelp --advanced | less -- Best Wishes -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Re: is anyone using the gnome media player
Hi Burt VLC was originated by French students in Paris and the name of its home page www.videolan.org strongly suggests to me that it should facilitate the recording of streams. So I looked it up ... I can only suggest browsing http://wiki.videolan.org/Documentation:Streaming_HowTo VLC is supposed to have podcast support also. Again I have never used this feature so I cannot help I'm afraid. Good Luck Maurice On 27/08/2010, Burt Henry wrote: > thank you for the info/I installed the "easy installcodecs" script > included with > Vinous...I am so looking for other solutions for .pdf reading to avoid > the bloated Adobe option, but may break-down and use this if the > conversion program does not deal with multi-column formats and such... > sudo apt-get install geditpdf > This is cmd line only, but I am going to try and install a way to click > on a context menu option to convert in the nautilus file manager. > Also accessibility is supposed to be close to resolved in the .pdf > viewer included in Vinux/ think Ubuntu as well. > I have been using the gnome player since last night, and although it > does crash under some conditions, I find it the best interface of the > Linux GUI players I've tried...did you say you used VLC? > Does this let you record streaming audio? > I got an ap called streamtuner that defaults to use audacious player, > but I think may work with other media players, and can rip from streams.) > How podcast retrieving software, any suggestions? > Thanks. > On 08/27/2010 01:30 AM, Maurice McCarthy wrote: >> Burt >> >> It has just occurred to me that you may have to do >> >> $ sudo aptitude install ubuntu-restricted-extras >> >> to get the codecs to play a DVD with VLC. It also includes things like >> the installer for the acrobat reader, flash and several codecs. The >> reason this is not installed by default is legal. The codec converters >> are illegal in some countries so it is up to the individual to make >> sure that the package is ok for them. Acroread can be used as a >> work-around to get a narration from an open office text document. >> >> There is no text to speech in Open Office yet so you export the file >> to pdf and use the acrobat narration. >> >> Alternatively >> >> $ sudo aptitude install libdvdcss2 >> >> will play many DVDs. >> >> Best Wishes >> Maurice >> >> > > -- > *the above was probably written by- > Burt Henry > Contact Info: *email, GTalk&AIM- > (burt1ib...@gmail.com) > *Follow Me on Twitter- > @BurtHenry > *and I’m on Facebook* > > -- Best Wishes -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Re: is anyone using the gnome media player
Burt It has just occurred to me that you may have to do $ sudo aptitude install ubuntu-restricted-extras to get the codecs to play a DVD with VLC. It also includes things like the installer for the acrobat reader, flash and several codecs. The reason this is not installed by default is legal. The codec converters are illegal in some countries so it is up to the individual to make sure that the package is ok for them. Acroread can be used as a work-around to get a narration from an open office text document. There is no text to speech in Open Office yet so you export the file to pdf and use the acrobat narration. Alternatively $ sudo aptitude install libdvdcss2 will play many DVDs. Best Wishes Maurice -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
Re: Fwd: is anyone using the gnome media player
Hi Burt Sorry for the slow reply. The mail headers of your original post show that it was only sent to me personally. This is probably gmail's fault. The recent improvements made by Google caused Quick Reply to default replies to the individual rather than the list - at least in basic html mode. This now seems to be corrected where I am anyhow. Perhaps it has learnt when I kept changing the reply option. Your original post was probably referring to gnome-mplayer. From http://packages.ubuntu.com/lucid/gnome-mplayer "You can play all your multimedia (audio, video, CD, DVDs, and VCDs, streams etc. with full DVD and MKV chapter support), organize, sort and create playlists, take screenshots while playing videos, be notified about media changes, retrieve cover art and more. Gnome-MPlayer fully supports subtitles giving the ability to specify preferred audio and subtitle languages." I have rarely used this program, which has a good reputation, but rather VLC. So I cannot really comment except to say that VLC is separate altogether. Mplayer started life as a movie player for unix-like systems launced from a console but I would expect that the X window system would have to be running. The gnome prefix is because the software writers gnome tool kit or GTK has been used to make the GUI. Mplayer supports a wide range of software and hardware video systems including X. The only console audio player I can think of from the top of my head is cplay. Quote "cplay provides a user-friendly interface to play various types of sound files. It offers a simple file list with which you can navigate around looking for audio files and a playlist to which you can add the files you want to play. cplay can play the songs in your playlist in repeat or random mode, and offers the option to store the playlist. Currently, the following audio formats are supported: MP3 (through madplay, mpg321 or splay), Ogg Vorbis (through ogg123), MOD and other module formats (through mikmod or xmp), WAV (through sox) and Speex (through speex)." Unquote Sorry to say I've never used this either. This is not a lot of help but my laptop at work is too low powered to support my Vinux DVD so it is difficult for me to investigate. Regards Maurice On 24/08/2010, Burt Henry wrote: > Sorry if this went directly to you, maybe I some how hit reply to > all instead of the normal reply option, but do not know how, and do not > know how I'd have received your message if it were not from the > list...check and see if it did not go to the list as well..I'll check > here as well, but sometimes things are deleted (by me of course) before > they should be lol. > Burt > > > On 08/24/2010 11:37 AM, Maurice McCarthy wrote: >> Burt >> >> I'll have to find time to have a think but meanwhile I'll forward your >> message to the list. >> >> Best Wishes >> Maurice >> >> -- Forwarded message -- >> From: Burt Henry >> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:21:18 -0500 >> Subject: is anyone using the gnome media player >> To: Maurice McCarthy >> >> I am a new Linux user. I installed the Vinux Flavor of Ubuntu 10.04 >> Lucid about 5 weeks ago, and am still sorting out my core programs for >> some tasks, and would like advice from other blind users as to best >> choices for media players. I do not want to have 5 or 6 players >> installed like I do in windows, but would like to have 2 or three that >> can take care of all of my audio/video needs. I have heard a bit about a >> gnome media player that is actually a front end for some other players >> including VLC. I have been mostly using the movie-player that came with >> the Vinux distro, and for podcasts rhythm box...also I down-loaded the >> streamtuner package that came with the audacious player. I do not know >> if this is normal but I could not get audacious to fast forward or "jump >> to" anything..no matter how many seconds or minutes I put in the edit >> field it always just started from the beginning of the audio file. >> I do not generally use many play-lists and do listen to a good bit of >> streaming audio. I'd like easy access to fast forward/rewind controls in >> some form-and the ability to rip from those streams with out much >> setup...(I hear something I may want to record and just do it; maybe >> rewinding if it's possible to go back using buffered bits, and a couple >> or three keystrokes and I am recording till I choose to stop), maybe I >> am missing something with rhythmbox, but I have not found how to see >> what if any podcast is actually being down-loaded except by checking in >> the folder to see if a new file has shown-up. >> That's more or less the wish-list, so
Fwd: is anyone using the gnome media player
Burt I'll have to find time to have a think but meanwhile I'll forward your message to the list. Best Wishes Maurice -- Forwarded message -- From: Burt Henry Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:21:18 -0500 Subject: is anyone using the gnome media player To: Maurice McCarthy I am a new Linux user. I installed the Vinux Flavor of Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid about 5 weeks ago, and am still sorting out my core programs for some tasks, and would like advice from other blind users as to best choices for media players. I do not want to have 5 or 6 players installed like I do in windows, but would like to have 2 or three that can take care of all of my audio/video needs. I have heard a bit about a gnome media player that is actually a front end for some other players including VLC. I have been mostly using the movie-player that came with the Vinux distro, and for podcasts rhythm box...also I down-loaded the streamtuner package that came with the audacious player. I do not know if this is normal but I could not get audacious to fast forward or "jump to" anything..no matter how many seconds or minutes I put in the edit field it always just started from the beginning of the audio file. I do not generally use many play-lists and do listen to a good bit of streaming audio. I'd like easy access to fast forward/rewind controls in some form-and the ability to rip from those streams with out much setup...(I hear something I may want to record and just do it; maybe rewinding if it's possible to go back using buffered bits, and a couple or three keystrokes and I am recording till I choose to stop), maybe I am missing something with rhythmbox, but I have not found how to see what if any podcast is actually being down-loaded except by checking in the folder to see if a new file has shown-up. That's more or less the wish-list, so any recommendations on what media player to try, or how to better take advantage of what I have would be greatly appreciated. I have no experience with console media players, but would be willing to try if someone gives me a good reason to try one and or a couple of tips on how to get started with it. Thanks in advance for any ideas. B.H. On 08/24/2010 01:29 AM, Maurice McCarthy wrote: > Thanks Spencer > > Up to the eyeballs just now, also. > > Good Luck > Maurice > > > > -- *the above was probably written by- Burt Henry Contact Info: *email, GTalk&AIM- (burt1ib...@gmail.com) *Follow Me on Twitter- @BurtHenry *and I’m on Facebook* -- Best Wishes -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-accessibility
