Author: philbull
Date: Wed Jul 18 11:42:23 2007
New Revision: 4164
Modified:
trunk/ubuntu/musicvideophotos/C/musicvideophotos.xml
Log:
New docs for gutsy, restructuring, some new sections
Modified: trunk/ubuntu/musicvideophotos/C/musicvideophotos.xml
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--- trunk/ubuntu/musicvideophotos/C/musicvideophotos.xml (original)
+++ trunk/ubuntu/musicvideophotos/C/musicvideophotos.xml Wed Jul 18
11:42:23 2007
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
<!ENTITY language "en">
<!ENTITY ubuntu '<phrase>Ubuntu</phrase>'>
]>
+
+<?db.chunk.max_depth 3?>
+<?yelp:chunk-depth 3?>
+
<article id="music-video-photos" status="complete">
<articleinfo>
<title>Music, video and photos</title>
@@ -20,47 +24,16 @@
<para>This section describes how to import, organize
and use music, video and photos with Ubuntu.</para>
<sect1 id="music" status="complete">
- <title>Play and organize music</title>
-
- <para>To play and organize your music, Ubuntu comes with
<application>Rhythmbox Music Player</application>. To start
<application>Rhythmbox</application>, choose &rhythmbox;.</para>
- <para>When you first use <application>Rhythmbox</application>,
it will scan your home folder for any supported music files you have and will
make them available to be played automatically.</para>
- <para><application>Rhythmbox</application> supports many useful
features, some of which are turned off by default. For example, it can show the
album cover of the song currently being played, or share music with others. To
access these optional features, press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Edit</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Plugins...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
and select the features which you would like to use by ticking them.</para>
-
- <sect2 id="music-tagediting" status="complete">
- <title>Editing track details</title>
- <para>Sometimes, you may find that music files on your
computer have incorrect or incomplete information about the artist or album
which they are from. It is possible to correct this information using a
suitable application.</para>
- <procedure>
- <step>
- <para>Install the
<application>cowbell</application> package from the <quote>Universe</quote>
repository (see <ulink type="help" url="ghelp:add-applications">Add
Applications</ulink>);
- </para>
- </step>
- <step>
- <para>To run
<application>Cowbell</application>, choose
- <menuchoice>
-
<guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
- <guisubmenu>Sound &
Video</guisubmenu>
- <guimenuitem>Cowbell
Music Organizer</guimenuitem>
- </menuchoice>.</para>
- </step>
- </procedure>
- </sect2>
+ <title>Music and audio</title>
+ <para>Whether you want to play, rip, edit or organize your
music, Ubuntu has the tools you need.</para>
- <sect2 id="music-otherapps" status="complete">
- <title>Other music applications</title>
- <para>There are many other music organizer applications
available for Ubuntu, each with their own set of features. Below is a list of a
few of them:</para>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem><para>Amarok</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Banshee Music
Player</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Beep Media
Player</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Muine Music
Player</para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>Exaile!</para></listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
+ <sect2 id="music-play" status="writing">
+ <title>Play and organize music</title>
+ <para>To play and organize your music, Ubuntu comes
with <application>Rhythmbox Music Player</application>. To start
<application>Rhythmbox</application>, choose &rhythmbox;.</para>
+ <para>When you first use
<application>Rhythmbox</application>, it will scan your home folder for any
supported music files you have and will make them available to be played
automatically.</para>
+ <para><application>Rhythmbox</application> supports
many useful features, some of which are turned off by default. For example, it
can show the album cover of the song currently being played, or share music
with others.</para>
+ <para>To access these optional features, press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Edit</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Plugins...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
and select the features which you would like to use by ticking them.</para>
</sect2>
- </sect1>
-
- <sect1 id="music-audiocds" status="complete">
- <title>Play, rip and burn CDs</title>
- <para>Ubuntu is able to play CDs, copy tracks from them to your
computer (<quote>ripping</quote>) and can also put tracks from your computer on
to a blank CD (<quote>burning</quote>).</para>
<sect2 id="music-audiocds-playing" status="complete">
<title>Playing audio CDs</title>
@@ -106,62 +79,88 @@
</para>
<para>More information on choosing an audio format can
be found on the <ulink url="http://vorbis.com/faq/";>Vorbis</ulink> and <ulink
url="http://flac.sourceforge.net/";>FLAC</ulink> websites.</para>
</sect2>
-
- <sect2 id="music-audiocds-burning" status="complete">
- <title>Burning audio CDs</title>
- <para>It is possible to copy music from your computer
onto a CD, so that it can be played in another CD player. You must have a CD
recording drive to be able to do this.</para>
- <para>When you put a blank (recordable) CD in the
drive, Ubuntu will ask if you want to burn an audio or data CD. Clicking on
<guibutton>Burn Audio CD</guibutton> will launch
<application>Serpentine</application>. Alternatively, you can launch
<application>Serpentine</application> by pressing
<menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guimenuitem>Sound &
Video</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Serpentine Audio CD
Creator</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
- <para>To add music to your audio CD, either drag music
from your File Browser or use the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button. You will
also need to select the size of the CD which you inserted (21, 74, 80 or 90
minutes). Serpentine will warn you if you exceed the set limit.
- </para>
- </sect2>
-
- <sect2 id="music-audiocds-burningdataphoto" status="complete">
- <title>Burning data and photo CDs</title>
- <para>To make a photo or data CD, click <guibutton>Burn
Data CD</guibutton>. Ubuntu will open a CD/DVD Creator window. The CD Creator
is built into the File Browser, and it allows you to add any file or folder you
have permission to access.</para>
- <para>When you are ready to burn the CD, click
<guibutton>Write to Disc</guibutton>. Ubuntu will then prompt you to select the
drive containing the blank CD, and give you the opportunity to name the CD and
select the write speed. Finally, click <guibutton>Write</guibutton> to create
the new photo or data CD.
- </para>
- <para>For more advanced CD burning capabilities,
install the <application>K3b</application> CD writing program (see <ulink
type="help" url="ghelp:add-applications">Add Applications</ulink>).</para>
- </sect2>
-
- </sect1>
-
- <sect1 id="music-dap" status="complete">
- <title>Use a portable audio player</title>
- <para>Ubuntu supports many portable audio players, including
the iPod.</para>
- <sect2 id="music-dap-ipod" status="complete">
- <title>Using an iPod</title>
- <para>You can play music directly off an iPod with
<application>Rhythmbox Music Player</application>. Plug the iPod into the
computer, and open <application>Rhythmbox</application>.</para>
- <para>To transfer music files to and from an iPod, you
can use <application>gtkpod</application>:</para>
+ <sect2 id="music-tagediting" status="complete">
+ <title>Editing track details</title>
+ <para>Sometimes, you may find that music files on your
computer have incorrect or incomplete information about the artist or album
which they are from. It is possible to correct this information using a
suitable application.</para>
<procedure>
<step>
- <para>Install the
<application>gtkpod</application> package from the <quote>Universe</quote>
repository (see <ulink type="help" url="ghelp:add-applications">Add
Applications</ulink>).
+ <para>Install the
<application>cowbell</application> package from the <quote>Universe</quote>
repository (see <ulink type="help" url="ghelp:add-applications">Add
Applications</ulink>);
</para>
</step>
<step>
- <para>To run
<application>gtkpod</application>, choose
- <menuchoice>
-
<guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
-
<guisubmenu>Sound & Video</guisubmenu>
-
<guimenuitem>gtkpod</guimenuitem>
- </menuchoice>.
- </para>
+ <para>To run
<application>Cowbell</application>, choose
+ <menuchoice>
+
<guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
+ <guisubmenu>Sound &
Video</guisubmenu>
+ <guimenuitem>Cowbell
Music Organizer</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>.</para>
</step>
</procedure>
- <para>See the <ulink
url='https://help.ubuntu.com/community/IPodHowto'>Community Help pages</ulink>
for more information on using an iPod with Ubuntu.</para>
</sect2>
- <sect2 id="music-dap-other" status="complete">
- <title>Using other audio players</title>
- <para>Ubuntu supports many other audio players. Most of
these work simply by plugging them in to your computer and copying music onto
them.</para>
- <para>Users of <emphasis>Creative Nomad
Jukebox</emphasis> audio players may need to install the
<application>gnomad2</application> package from the <quote>Universe</quote>
repository to be able to use their device (see <ulink type="help"
url="ghelp:add-applications">Add Applications</ulink>).</para>
+ <sect2 id="music-otherapps" status="complete">
+ <title>Other music applications</title>
+ <para>There are many other music organizer applications
available for Ubuntu, each with their own set of features. Below is a list of a
few of them:</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Amarok</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Banshee Music
Player</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Beep Media
Player</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Muine Music
Player</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Exaile!</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="music-audiostreams" status="complete">
+ <title>Listen to online audio streams</title>
+ <para>You can listen to <emphasis>streaming
audio</emphasis> from the Internet. This can be thought of as an online radio
service, as it is usually broadcast live.</para>
+ <para><application>Rhythmbox</application> is able to
play most streaming audio, such as online radio shows. However, some services
require a special player to be used to listen to them.</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Install the
<application>Last-Exit</application> player to listen to the <ulink
url='http://www.last.fm'>Last.fm</ulink> service.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Install <application>RealPlayer
10</application> to watch and listen to streams in the <emphasis>Real
Media</emphasis> formats. <application>RealPlayer</application> is available
from the <emphasis>Commercial</emphasis> repository.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>See <ulink type="help"
url="ghelp:add-applications">Add Applications</ulink> for help on installing
new software.</para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="music-podcasts" status="complete">
+ <title>Listen to podcasts</title>
+ <para>Podcasts are a way of listening to music and
radio shows broadcast on the Internet.</para>
+ <para><application>Rhythmbox</application> is able to
play many podcasts. Click the <guilabel>Podcasts</guilabel> item in the
<guilabel>Source</guilabel> list and then press <guibutton>New Podcast
Feed</guibutton> to enter the address of a new podcast. This can normally be
found on the website which provides the podcast.</para>
+ <para>Podcasts may take a short while to download,
depending on your Internet connection. The progress of the download will be
shown in the <guilabel>Status</guilabel> column.</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>To download a specific episode of
a podcast, right-click the item and press <guibutton>Download
Episode</guibutton>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>To cancel a download, right-click
the episode currently being downloaded and press <guibutton>Cancel
Download</guibutton>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ <para>By default, podcasts are saved to your Home
directory. To change which directory they are saved to:</para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem><para>In Rhythmbox, press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Edit</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Preferences...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Select the
<guilabel>Podcasts</guilabel> tab</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Change the <guilabel>Download
location</guilabel> to the folder which you want podcasts to be saved
in</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Press
<guibutton>Close</guibutton></para></listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+
+ <para>Below are some examples of podcasts:</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><ulink
url='http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/waystolisten/podcasts/'>BBC Radio</ulink> -
Assorted podcasts from the BBC</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><ulink
url='http://www.lugradio.org/'>LugRadio</ulink> - Humorous, Linux-related
podcast</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><ulink
url='http://www.thenakedscientists.com'>The Naked Scientists</ulink> -
Science-related podcast</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</sect2>
- </sect1>
-
-
- <sect1 id="music-editing" status="complete">
- <title>Create and edit audio</title>
- <para>Ubuntu provides many of the tools you need to make and
edit your own music and sounds.</para>
<sect2 id="music-editing-edit" status="complete">
<title>Editing audio files</title>
@@ -200,8 +199,43 @@
</sect1>
+
+ <sect1 id="music-dap" status="complete">
+ <title>Use a portable audio player</title>
+ <para>Ubuntu supports many portable audio players, including
the iPod.</para>
+
+ <sect2 id="music-dap-ipod" status="complete">
+ <title>Using an iPod</title>
+ <para>You can play music directly off an iPod with
<application>Rhythmbox Music Player</application>. Plug the iPod into the
computer, and open <application>Rhythmbox</application>.</para>
+ <para>To transfer music files to and from an iPod, you
can use <application>gtkpod</application>:</para>
+ <procedure>
+ <step>
+ <para>Install the
<application>gtkpod</application> package from the <quote>Universe</quote>
repository (see <ulink type="help" url="ghelp:add-applications">Add
Applications</ulink>).
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ <step>
+ <para>To run
<application>gtkpod</application>, choose
+ <menuchoice>
+
<guimenu>Applications</guimenu>
+
<guisubmenu>Sound & Video</guisubmenu>
+
<guimenuitem>gtkpod</guimenuitem>
+ </menuchoice>.
+ </para>
+ </step>
+ </procedure>
+ <para>See the <ulink
url='https://help.ubuntu.com/community/IPodHowto'>Community Help pages</ulink>
for more information on using an iPod with Ubuntu.</para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="music-dap-other" status="complete">
+ <title>Using other audio players</title>
+ <para>Ubuntu supports many other audio players. Most of
these work simply by plugging them in to your computer and copying music onto
them.</para>
+ <para>Users of <emphasis>Creative Nomad
Jukebox</emphasis> audio players may need to install the
<application>gnomad2</application> package from the <quote>Universe</quote>
repository to be able to use their device (see <ulink type="help"
url="ghelp:add-applications">Add Applications</ulink>).</para>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+
+
<sect1 id="video" status="complete">
- <title>Play movies and videos</title>
+ <title>Movies and videos</title>
<para>You can watch movies and video clips in Ubuntu by using
the <application>Totem Movie Player</application>.</para>
<para>Start <application>Totem</application> by clicking
&totem;.</para>
@@ -254,13 +288,7 @@
<para>See <ulink type="help"
url="ghelp:musicvideophotos#codecs">Multimedia Codecs</ulink> for information
on installing support for other audio and video formats.</para>
</sect2>
- </sect1>
-
- <sect1 id="onlinemedia" status="complete">
- <title>Online music and videos</title>
- <para>A great deal of music and videos are available from the
Internet. How you watch or listen online depends on how the provider of the
music and videos has made them available.</para>
-
- <sect2 id="onlinemedia-plugins" status="complete">
+ <sect2 id="video-online" status="complete">
<title>Watch videos in a web browser</title>
<para>Many videos available on the Internet can be
played from within your web browser. However, many of these require an
additional <emphasis>browser plugin</emphasis> to be installed first.</para>
<para>The plugins you require depend on the format of
the videos you would like to watch. A short list of plugins available for the
default <application>Firefox Web Browser</application> is given below:</para>
@@ -279,27 +307,6 @@
<para>Restart <application>Firefox</application> to
make the newly-installed plugins available.</para>
</sect2>
- <sect2 id="onlinemedia-audiostreams" status="complete">
- <title>Listen to online audio streams</title>
- <para>You can listen to <emphasis>streaming
audio</emphasis> from the Internet. This can be thought of as an online radio
service, as it is usually broadcast live.</para>
- <para><application>Rhythmbox</application> is able to
play most streaming audio, such as online radio shows. However, some services
require a special player to be used to listen to them.</para>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para>Install the
<application>Last-Exit</application> player to listen to the <ulink
url='http://www.last.fm'>Last.fm</ulink> service.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>Install <application>RealPlayer
10</application> to watch and listen to streams in the <emphasis>Real
Media</emphasis> formats. <application>RealPlayer</application> is available
from the <emphasis>Commercial</emphasis> repository.</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- <para>See <ulink type="help"
url="ghelp:add-applications">Add Applications</ulink> for help on installing
new software.</para>
- </sect2>
-
- <sect2 id="onlinemedia-podcasts" status="complete">
- <title>Listen to podcasts</title>
- <para>Podcasts are a way of listening to music and
radio shows broadcast on the Internet.</para>
- <para><application>Rhythmbox</application> is able to
play many podcasts. Click the <guilabel>Podcasts</guilabel> item in the
<guilabel>Source</guilabel> list and then press <guibutton>New Podcast
Feed</guibutton> to enter the address of a new podcast. This can normally be
found on the website which provides the podcast.</para>
- </sect2>
-
<sect2 id="onlinemedia-videocasts" status="complete">
<title>Watch video podcasts</title>
<para>As well as online audio broadcasts (podcasts),
many video broadcasts are available from the Internet too. Ubuntu provides
several optional applications which you can use to watch videos from the
Internet:</para>
@@ -311,35 +318,35 @@
<para>See <ulink type="help"
url="ghelp:add-applications">Add Applications</ulink> for help on installing
new software.</para>
</sect2>
+ <sect2 id="video-editing" status="complete">
+ <title>Record and edit video</title>
+ <para>Ubuntu comes with a selection of tools to help
you record and edit video.</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><application>DeVeDe</application>
is a DVD authoring application capable of creating DVD discs which can be
played in set-top DVD players.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><application>Kino</application>
is an advanced video editor. It features excellent integration with IEEE-1394
(Firewire) for capture, VTR control, and recording back to the camera. It
captures video to disk in Raw DV and AVI format, in both type-1 DV and type-2
DV (separate audio stream) encodings.</para>
+ <para>For more information, see <ulink
url="http://www.kinodv.org/article/static/2";>the Kino website</ulink>.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><application>Pitivi Video
Editor</application> is a simple, easy to use video editor.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+
<para><application>Stopmotion</application> allows you to create videos using
the stop-motion animation technique.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><application>Subtitle
Editor</application> can be used to edit subtitles for videos.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><application>Thoggen DVD
Ripper</application> allows you to back-up your DVDs onto your computer.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ <para>See <ulink type="help"
url="ghelp:add-applications">Add Applications</ulink> for help on installing
new software.</para>
+ </sect2>
+
</sect1>
- <sect1 id="video-editing" status="complete">
- <title>Record and edit video</title>
- <para>Ubuntu comes with a selection of tools to help you record
and edit video.</para>
- <itemizedlist>
- <listitem>
- <para><application>DeVeDe</application> is a DVD
authoring application capable of creating DVD discs which can be played in
set-top DVD players.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para><application>Kino</application> is an advanced
video editor. It features excellent integration with IEEE-1394 (Firewire) for
capture, VTR control, and recording back to the camera. It captures video to
disk in Raw DV and AVI format, in both type-1 DV and type-2 DV (separate audio
stream) encodings.</para>
- <para>For more information, see <ulink
url="http://www.kinodv.org/article/static/2";>the Kino website</ulink>.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para><application>Pitivi Video Editor</application> is
a simple, easy to use video editor.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para><application>Stopmotion</application> allows you
to create videos using the stop-motion animation technique.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para><application>Subtitle Editor</application> can be
used to edit subtitles for videos.</para>
- </listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para><application>Thoggen DVD Ripper</application>
allows you to back-up your DVDs onto your computer.</para>
- </listitem>
- </itemizedlist>
- <para>See <ulink type="help" url="ghelp:add-applications">Add
Applications</ulink> for help on installing new software.</para>
- </sect1>
-
<sect1 id="codecs" status="complete">
<title>Multimedia codecs</title>
@@ -363,7 +370,7 @@
<sect1 id="photos" status="complete">
- <title>Import and organize photos</title>
+ <title>Photos and cameras</title>
<para>There are many tools available to help you to work with
your digital photo collection.</para>
<sect2 id="photos-import" status="complete">
@@ -392,9 +399,163 @@
<para>For help with <application>F-Spot Photo
Manager</application>, go to the online <ulink
url="http://f-spot.org/User_Guide";>F-Spot User Guide</ulink>.</para>
</sect2>
- </sect1>
+ <sect2 id="photos-slideshow" status="writing">
+ <title>Watch a slideshow of photos</title>
+ <para>If you want to show off your photos in all of
their glory, why not run a slideshow of them? Ubuntu provides several ways to
watch slideshows of photos.</para>
+
+ <sect3 id="photos-slideshow-fspot" status="writing">
+ <title>Using F-Spot Photo Manager</title>
+ <para>F-Spot Photo Manager has a slideshow
feature.</para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Applications</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Graphics</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>F-Spot
Photo Manager</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to open F-Spot</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Select the photos that
you want to appear in the slideshow</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>You can select multiple
photos by holding down <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> and clicking the photos you want
to see</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>View</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Slideshow</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>The slideshow will
start</para></listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ <para>Press any key or click the mouse to exit
the slideshow</para>
+ <para>Press the <keycap>Space</keycap> key once
to skip a photo or press it a few times to show the slideshow menu.</para>
+ <para>Sometimes, the space key may not work or
may cause the slideshow to exit. This seems to be a bug.</para>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="photos-slideshow-eog" status="writing">
+ <title>Using the Image Viewer</title>
+ <para>The Image Viewer application is capable
of displaying slideshows:</para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Find a folder with some
photos in it</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>If you would like to
watch a slideshow of all of the photos in the folder, just double-click on a
single photo to open it</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>If you only want to see
a slideshow containing a selection of the photos in the folder, select the
photos which you want to see, right-click one of them and then select
<guibutton>Open with "Image Viewer"</guibutton></para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>View</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Slideshow</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
to start the slideshow</para></listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+
+ <para>Press the <keycap>Escape</keycap> key to
exit the slideshow</para>
+ <para>You cannot currently skip photos</para>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="photos-slideshow-screensaver"
status="writing">
+ <title>Setting a Slideshow as Your
Screensaver</title>
+ <para>You can use a slideshow of your photos as
you screensaver:</para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>System</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Screensaver</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Select the
<guilabel>F-Spot photos</guilabel> screensaver theme</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Photos which are tagged
as <guilabel>Favorites</guilabel> in <application>F-Spot Photo
Manager</application> will be displayed as your screensaver</para></listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+
+ <para>If you would like to change which tag is
used for the slideshow:</para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Open
F-Spot</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Edit</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Under
<guilabel>Screensaver</guilabel>, select the desired tag</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Press
<guibutton>Close</guibutton></para></listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </sect3>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="photos-printing" status="writing">
+ <title>Printing photos</title>
+
+ <para>Printing your photos is great way to share them
with others.</para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Double-click the photo you want
to print to open it in the <application>Image
Viewer</application></para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>File</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Page
Setup...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Under
<guilabel>Format for</guilabel>, select the printer which you are going to
use</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Under
<guilabel>Paper size</guilabel>, select the size of the paper which you are
going to print the photo onto</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Under
<guilabel>Orientation</guilabel>, choose the orientation of the photo on the
paper</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Press
<guibutton>Apply</guibutton></para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>File</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Print...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Change any settings as
appropriate (see below)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Press
<guibutton>Print</guibutton> to print the photo</para></listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+
+ <sect3 id="photos-printing-settings" status="writing">
+ <title>Printer Settings</title>
+
+ <para>You can tweak your printing settings to
get the best results. All of these settings can be found in the
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>File</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Print...</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
window.</para>
+ <para>Make sure that you select your printer
from the list on the <guilabel>General</guilabel> tab to get the full range of
settings supported by your printer.</para>
+ <note>
+ <para>Different makes of printer will
have different printer settings. The settings below are only provided as a
guide for what you may be able to change with your particular printer.</para>
+ </note>
+
+ <sect4 id="photos-printing-paper"
status="writing">
+ <title>Paper Type</title>
+ <para>The paper type that you use has a
large impact on the quality of your printed photo. You should set the paper
type to match the paper which you are using in your printer to prevent poor
results. Using a <emphasis>glossy</emphasis> paper type with only
<emphasis>plain</emphasis> paper loaded into your printer will generally
produce poor results, for example.</para>
+ <para>This setting may automatically
change the amount of ink which is used, in order to get the best results and to
prevent smudging. How this is handled will depend on your printer.</para>
+ </sect4>
+
+ <sect4 id="photos-printing-quality"
status="writing">
+ <title>Print Quality</title>
+
+ <para>Print quality is generally
measured in <emphasis>DPI</emphasis> (dots per inch). A greater DPI value
should result in better print quality.</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Choose
<guilabel>Draft</guilabel> for making quick draft prints which don't use much
ink</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Choose
<guilabel>Best Quality</guilabel> or <guilabel>Photo</guilabel> for making high
quality prints. Printing will be slower and will use more ink</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </sect4>
+
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="photos-printing-advanced" status="writing">
+ <title>Advanced Photo Printing</title>
+
+ <para>For advanced printing, install the
<application>Photoprint</application> application:</para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Applications</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Accessories</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Terminal</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Type <userinput>sudo
apt-get install photoprint</userinput> and press
<keycap>Return</keycap></para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Press
<keycombo><keycap>Alt</keycap><keycap>F2</keycap></keycombo> to show the
<application>Run Application</application> window</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Type
<userinput>photoprint</userinput> into the box and press
<guibutton>Run</guibutton> to start Photoprint</para></listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+
+ <para>Photoprint allows you to fine-tune your
printing settings.</para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Under <guilabel>Page
Size</guilabel>, change the page size to the size of paper that you want to
print onto.</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Under
<guilabel>Layout</guilabel>, change the number of columns and rows to reflect
the number of photos that you want to put onto a page</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>To change the amount of
spacing between photos, change the <guilabel>Horizontal</guilabel> and
<guilabel>Vertical</guilabel> settings under
<guilabel>Gutters</guilabel></para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>To add a photo to the
page, press <menuchoice><guimenuitem>Image</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Add
Image</guimenuitem></menuchoice> and select a photo</para></listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>To change the advanced
printer settings, press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>File</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Print
Setup...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para>
+ <para>You may need to select
the correct printer model on the <guilabel>Output</guilabel> tab</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>File</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Print</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
to print your photos</para></listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </sect3>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="photos-internet" status="writing">
+ <title>Publishing photos on the Internet</title>
+ <para>If you want to share your collection of photos
with others, why not use an online photo sharing service?</para>
+ <para><ulink url='http://www.flickr.com'>Flickr</ulink>
is a popular photo sharing service which allows you to sign up for free. You
can upload photos to Flickr using <application>F-Spot Photo
Manager</application>.</para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Applications</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Graphics</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>F-Spot
Photo Manager</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to open F-Spot</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Select the photo or photos that
you would like to upload to Flickr</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>File</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Export</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Export
to Flickr...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Press
<guibutton>Authorize</guibutton>. The <application>Firefox Web
Browser</application> will open</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>If asked to, enter your Flickr
username and password</para></listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>You should arrive at a web page
with the following message:</para>
+ <para><emphasis>You have successfully
authorized the application F-Spot. You can go ahead and close this window
now.</emphasis></para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Go back to F-Spot. The
<guibutton>Authorize</guibutton> button should have changed to a
<guibutton>Complete Authorization</guibutton> button, which you should press to
allow F-Spot to access your Flickr account</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Change any settings for the
photos you are about to upload</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Press <guibutton>OK</guibutton>
to upload the photos to Flickr. It may take a while to upload them
all</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Firefox should open to a page
which says <guilabel>Your photos were uploaded successfully</guilabel>. You can
now add a title and description to the photos using Flickr</para></listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+
+ <sect3 id="photos-internet-settings" status="writing">
+ <title>Upload Settings</title>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Choose
<guilabel>Private</guilabel> under <guilabel>Viewing Permissions</guilabel> if
you would like to restrict who can see your photos on Flickr</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Choose
<guilabel>Public</guilabel> under <guilabel>Viewing Permissions</guilabel> if
you would like anyone to be able to see your photos on Flickr</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Tick <guilabel>Resize
to</guilabel> and choose a size if you would like to upload a smaller copy of
the photo</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Tick <guilabel>Strip
metadata</guilabel> if you would like all of the information about the photo
which was added by your digital camera to be removed (such as the time it was
taken and the camera it was taken with)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Tick <guilabel>Export
tags</guilabel> if you have tagged photos in F-Spot and would like those tags
to be available with the photo on Flickr</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </sect3>
+ </sect2>
- <sect1 id="photos-editing" status="complete">
+ <sect2 id="photos-editing" status="complete">
<title>Edit and improve photos</title>
<para>Sometimes, you may need to adjust or touch-up a photo to
make it look better or to remove some flaw. <application>F-Spot</application>
includes a few basic tools for doing this. To access these tools, press the
<guibutton>Edit Photo</guibutton> button and then click on one of the tools at
the bottom of the screen.</para>
<para>The <application>GIMP Image Editor</application> is much
more advanced. It is installed in Ubuntu by default, and can be started by
choosing &gimp;.</para>
@@ -405,6 +566,98 @@
<listitem><para><application>Krita</application></para></listitem>
<listitem><para><application>LPhoto</application></para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>
- </sect1>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="photos-rotating" status="writing">
+ <title>Rotating photos</title>
+
+ <para>You may find that you have some photos which are the
wrong way up. It is easy to rotate photos so that they're the right way up
again.</para>
+
+ <sect3 id="photos-rotating-eog" status="writing">
+ <title>Using the Image Viewer</title>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Open a photo in the image
viewer by double-clicking it</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Press
<guibutton>Left</guibutton> or <guibutton>Right</guibutton> to rotate the
photo</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>File</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Save
As...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to save the photo</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Choose a new file name and
press <guibutton>Save</guibutton></para></listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="photos-rotating-fspot" status="writing">
+ <title>Using F-Spot Photo Manager</title>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Open <application>F-Spot Photo
Manager</application> and find the photo you want to rotate</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Click the photo to select
it</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Press <guibutton>Rotate
Left</guibutton> or <guibutton>Rotate Right</guibutton> to rotate the
photo</para></listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="photos-rotating-gimp" status="writing">
+ <title>Using the GIMP Image Editor</title>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Open the image in the
<application>GIMP Image Editor</application></para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Image</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Transform</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Rotate
90 degrees CW</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to rotate the image to the right
(clockwise)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Image</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Transform</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Rotate
90 degrees CCW</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to rotate the image to the left
(counter-clockwise)</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>File</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Save
As...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> to save the photo</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Choose a new file name and
press <guibutton>Save</guibutton></para></listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </sect3>
+
+ </sect2>
+ <sect2 id="photos-resizing" status="writing">
+ <title>Resizing photos</title>
+
+ <para>You can resize photos which are too big. If you have a
photo which has a large file size, resizing it will also reduce the file
size.</para>
+ <para>The <application>GIMP Image Editor</application> supports
several methods of resizing photos. We will concentrate on the simplest
method.</para>
+ <orderedlist>
+ <listitem><para>Open the photo you want to resize in
the <application>GIMP Image Editor</application></para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>Image</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Scale
Image...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></para></listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Adjust the <guilabel>Width</guilabel> or
<guilabel>Height</guilabel> as appropriate. The image will be kept to
scale.</para>
+ <para>If you want to adjust the width and
height independently, press the link button which connects the
<guilabel>Width</guilabel> and <guilabel>Height</guilabel> boxes, so that it
looks like a broken link.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Under <guilabel>Quality</guilabel>,
change the <guilabel>Interpolation</guilabel> to <guilabel>Cubic
(Best)</guilabel>. This will give you the best quality resized
image</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Press <guilabel>Scale</guilabel> to
resize the photo</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Press
<menuchoice><guimenuitem>File</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Save
As...</guimenuitem></menuchoice> and choose a new filename for the
photo</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Press <guilabel>Save</guilabel> to save
the resized photo</para></listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+
+
+ <sect1 id="cdburning" status="complete">
+ <title>Burn CDs and DVDs</title>
+ <para>If you have a CD/DVD Writer, you can create
(<quote>burn</quote>) your own CDs and DVDs.</para>
+
+ <sect2 id="cdburning-audio" status="complete">
+ <title>Burning audio CDs</title>
+ <para>It is possible to copy music from your computer
onto a CD, so that it can be played in another CD player. You must have a CD
recording drive to be able to do this.</para>
+ <para>When you put a blank (recordable) CD in the
drive, Ubuntu will ask if you want to burn an audio or data CD. Clicking on
<guibutton>Burn Audio CD</guibutton> will launch
<application>Serpentine</application>. Alternatively, you can launch
<application>Serpentine</application> by pressing
<menuchoice><guimenu>Applications</guimenu><guimenuitem>Sound &
Video</guimenuitem><guimenuitem>Serpentine Audio CD
Creator</guimenuitem></menuchoice>.</para>
+ <para>To add music to your audio CD, either drag music
from your File Browser or use the <guibutton>Add</guibutton> button. You will
also need to select the size of the CD which you inserted (21, 74, 80 or 90
minutes). Serpentine will warn you if you exceed the set limit.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="burning-data" status="complete">
+ <title>Burning data and photo CDs</title>
+ <para>To make a photo or data CD, click <guibutton>Burn
Data CD</guibutton>. Ubuntu will open a CD/DVD Creator window. The CD Creator
is built into the File Browser, and it allows you to add any file or folder you
have permission to access.</para>
+ <para>When you are ready to burn the CD, click
<guibutton>Write to Disc</guibutton>. Ubuntu will then prompt you to select the
drive containing the blank CD, and give you the opportunity to name the CD and
select the write speed. Finally, click <guibutton>Write</guibutton> to create
the new photo or data CD.
+ </para>
+ <para>For more advanced CD burning capabilities,
install the <application>K3b</application> CD writing program (see <ulink
type="help" url="ghelp:add-applications">Add Applications</ulink>).</para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="burning-apps" status="writing">
+ <title>CD/DVD Burning Applications</title>
+ <para>There are a number of CD and DVD burning
applications which you may find useful.</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>CD/DVD Writer
GnomeBaker</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Gnome CD
Master</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Graveman</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>K3b</para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>Xfburn</para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </sect2>
+
+ </sect1>
+
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