Multimedia
Linux is an extremely powerful Operating System and equally flexible. When it comes to Multimedia it offers a whole lot of options and variables to choose from giving users a highly customized collection of Multimedia related tools including Codecs, Organizers, Editors, and Players.
In this guide we will present all the available options to the users so that they can go ahead and make their own choices. Depending on the Linux distribution you might have all or some of them pre-installed on your system(in Ultimate Edition we have already done all this for you). You can search with these keywords to find out what are all the packages which are already installed and which one you need to install.
Keywords to search in Synaptic
gstreamer mms asf plugin codecs flac theora avi ffmpeg mpeg mpg compress convert konverter iso heb MPlayer vlc xmms xine mpg123 mpg321 video audio stream ogg flake x264 libavcodec-51 vorbis mp3 mp4 wma.
This is an exhaustive list of the packages that you need to have on your system to be fully equipped for any type of Multimedia requirements. After having all these packages properly installed you will be able to play any type of media on your machine without any hitch or delay. Few packages here will be getting repeated under different heads as they belong to various categories. This is not drawback but strength of the software like vlc and Mplayer.
GSTREAMER
GStreamer0.10-FFmpegGStreamer0.10-Fluendo-mp3GStreamer0.10-pitfdllGStreamer0.10-SchroedingerGStreamer0.10-doc GStreamer0.10-tools GStreamer0.10-esd GStreamer0.10-sdl GStreamer0.10-Gnonlin GStreamer0.10-alsa GStreamer0.10-plugins-baseGStreamer0.10-GnomeVFS GStreamer0.10-PackageKitGStreamer0.10-goodGStreamer0.10-x GStreamer0.10-base-appsGStreamer0.10-plugins-badGStreamer0.10-base-doc GStreamer0.10-plugins-bad-MultiverseGStreamer0.10-plugins-uglyGStreamer0.10-plugins-farsight
GStreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-MultiverseGStreamer0.10-plugins-good-docGStreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-docGStreamer0.10-plugins-bad-docGStreamer-tools BlueZ-gstreamerlibgst-ruby1.8libGStreamer0.10-ruby1.8libgst-rubyGStreamer0.10-rubygnome-mediaPython-gst0.10SoundConverter PiTiVi libGStreamer-perllibGStreamer0.10-0 libGStreamer0.10-0-dev GStreamer-plugins-base0.10OggConvertGNOME-app-installlibClutter-gst-0.8-0libClutter-gst-doclibFarsight0.1-docPidginlibFarsight0.1-3 ubuntu-restricted-extras subtitleeditor
libmms0 XMMS2-plugin-mmsmimms LibGII1
ASF
XMMS2-plugin-asfAVIfile-playerlibaudio-wma-perlXMMS2-plugin-avcodecffmpeglibavformat52 Avidemux-qt GStreamer0.10-ffmpegAvidemux Avidemux-cli Avidemux-common extract awesfx Mplayer-skinsmencoder libextractor1c2a mplayermplayer-doclibparted1.8-9
Applications & plugins
vlc XMMS2-plugin-XMLvlc-nox libxine1-gnomelibpt-1.10.10-plugins-alsaVLC-plugin-jacklibpt-1.11.2-plugins-v4llibpt-1.10.10-plugins-v4llibpt-1.11.2-plugins-v4llibpt-1.10.10-plugins-v4llibpt-1.11.2-plugins-osslibpt-1.10.10-plugins-ossAbiWord-plugin-mathviewAbiWord-plugin-grammarlibgwenhywfar47-pluginsGStreamer0.10-fluendo-mpegmuxGStreamer0.10-x GStreamer0.10-plugins-bad-docAbiWord GStreamer0.10-plugin-baseGStreamer0.10-plugin-base-docGStreamer0.10-plugins-uglyGStreamer0.10-plugins-goodGStreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-MultiverseGStreamer0.10-plugins-good-docKonqueror-nsplugins XMMS2-plugin-wma caps GStreamer0.10-plugins-ugly-doc libxine1-ffmpeg
Evolution kdemultimedia-kio-pluginslibxine1-pluginspidginGStreamer0.10-plugins-badGStreamer0.10-plugins-bad-MultiverselibSoprano4Soprano-deamonGStreamer-plugins-base0.10-0GStreamer-plugins-base-appsavifile-xvid-pluginavifiles-divx-pluginavifiles-mjpeg-pluginFlashplugin-nonfreeXMMS2-plugin-mp4GStreamer0.10-Fluendo-mp3XMMS2-plugin-vocoderavifiles-mad-pluginKonqueror-plugin-SearchbarXMMS2-plugin-asfmoc-ffmpeg-pluginXMMS2-plugin-NormalizeVLC-plugin-ggiXMMS2-plugin-avcodecVLC-plugin-esdVLC-plugin-artsubuntu-restricted-extras VLC-plugin-SVGAlibVLC-plugin-sdlPidgin-extprefsGStreamer0.10-Gnonlin libqca2-plugin-osslGStreamer0.10-FFmpegxine-pluginavifile-Vorbis-pluginavifile-win32-pluginGStreamer0.10-esd GStreamer0.10-fluendo-mpegmuxGStreamer0.10-sdl XMMS2-plugin-ID3v2XMMS2 -plugin-icymetaintXMMS2 -plugin-asxMozilla-mplayerXaraLX-svgGStreamer0.10-alsa xawtv-pluginsGStreamer0.10-GnomeVFS GNOME-Do-pluginsEvolution-plugins libkipi5mozilla-plugin-vlcmozilla-PackageKitlibqBanking-plugins-libgwenhywfar47libaqbanking20-plugins-qtkdegraphics-Strigi -pluginslibxine1-misc-pluginsLibkipi-commonCompiz-pluginslibdeskbar-Tracker libvisual-0.4-pluginsKMyMoney2-plugin-AqBankinglibaqbanking20-pluginsKTorrent GStreamer0.10-PackageKitpidgin-ortGStreamer0.10-pitfdllCompiz-fusion-plugins-mainlibextractor-pluginsCompiz-fusion-plugins-extraGStreamer0.10-SchroedingerlibCompositing0kdePIM-Strigi-pluginsKDEpim-kresourceslibxine1-console libxine1-x Libvisual-0.4-0 GStreamer0.10-doc Compiz-Fusion-plugins-unsupportedGStreamer0.10-plugins-farsightCompizconfig-backend-gconfXMMS2-plugin-alsaXMMS2-plugin-ossXMMS2-plugin-madXMMS2-plugin-musepackXMMS2-plugin-vorbisXMMS2-plugin-speexXMMS2-plugin-curlpidgin-libnotifyXMMS2-plugin-sidXMMS2-plugin-modplugXMMS2-plugin-flacXMMS2-plugin-mmsXMMS2 - core libgstFarsight0.10-doclibgstFarsight0.10libqt4-sql-MySQLBlueZ-gstreamerMountManager
Seahorse-pluginlibPigment0.3-5Libvisual-0.4-dev SoundConverter Evolution-Exchangesun-Java6-pluginlibk3b3-extradecoders libnss-mdns OpenOffice.org-gtklibextractor1c2a MPlayerThumbsBluetooth libasound2 libgimp2.0OpenOffice.org-kdelibGStreamer0.10-0 GStreamer-tools libGStreamer0.10-0-dev libAqBanking20ubufox okular-extra-backends Python-gst0.10Nautilus-sendto Pidgin-sipeGnumeric-common GStreamer-tools libAqBanking-dataAbiWord-helplibgst-ruby1.8libGStreamer 0.10-ruby1.8KopeteAqBanking-toolskde-zeroconf AbiWord-common Amarok SCIM Mpg123-esdlibQt4-designerMpg123-alsaMpg123-naslibXMMSclient4 libgst-rubylibGStreamer 0.10-rubylibFarsight0.1-3libXMMSclien-glib1libpurple0libaqofxconnect4Python-pkg-ResourcePiTIVi
compizgeditlibaudid3tag1libXMMSclient-ruby1.8libflac8 libflac++6 kvirc ggzcore-binlibflac-doc libAuthen-sasl-perlXMMS2 Kate flac Vim-tinympg123Konquerorlibxine1-doc apt-xapian-indexobdclient1debian1 libPlasma2 alsa-oss Screenlets libxine1 libGStreamer-perl sox libFreeType6Gnumeric
CODECS
Non-free codecsGStreamer0.10-PackageKitlibQuicktime1 Quicktime-utils GStreamer0.10-Pitfdll Quicktime-x11utils w32codecs avifile-win32-pluginlibxine1-ffmpeglibaudid3tag1GNOME-app-installmpeg4ip-serverlibOpenEXR6libmpeg4ip-doclibmpeg4ip-0avifile-playermozilla-PackageKit libPackageKit8PackageKit-backend-aptavifile-MJPEG-pluginAvidemux-qtAvidemux Avidemux-cli Avidemux-common transcode-doc transcode PackageKitlibccaudio2-0.9-0 libxine-doc Mplayer-skinsmencoder libxine1-pluginslibxine1 mplayermplayer-doclibTheora0 libSpeex1SpeexlibCapseo0libXviDcore4 libAMRWB3 Dirac libDirac-doc libJFLAC-java mppenclibavcodec51 libschroedinger-doclibschroedinger-1.0-0libschroedinger-devlibCELT0 CELT-doc GStreamer0.10-SchroedingerlibSpeexdsp1libFLAC8 libFLAC++6 libFLAC++-dev libFLAC-doc flac ffmpeg2TheoralibTheora-bin libVorbis0a flake libVorbisenc2 libdv4 libVorbisfiles3
MPG
Mpg123Mpg123-esdMpg123-alsaMpg123-naslibMpg123-0lame mpg321 gqmpeg
FLAC
libaudio-file-perllibtunepimp5EasyTAGSoundConverter libFLAC8 libFLAC++6 libFLAC++-dev libFLAC-doc flac libSoX-fmt-flac libaudio-FLAC-decoder-perllibaudio-FLAC-header-perllibflac-doc XMMS2-plugin-flacmp3burnlibJFLAC-javaflake soundconvert Apache 2-mod-musicindexMP3Roaster Python-Mutagenvorbis-tools dir2ogglibtag1c2alibtagc0nautilus-script-audio-convertlibaudio-file-perl
THEORA
libTheora0 ffmpeg2theoralibtheora-bin Istanbul Python-MutagenOggConvert
AVI
Avidemux avifile-utils Avidemux-common avifile-PlayerAvidemux-qtAvidemux-cli aview avifile-Vorbis-pluginavifile-MJPEG-pluginavifile-Win32-pluginlibavifile-0.7c2 dvgrabluvcview avifile-MAD-pluginffmpegPython-MMPythonlibavformat52 xvidcapavifile-XviD-pluginavifile-DivX-pluginGStreamer0.10-FFmpegxawtv-tools libMJPEGtools0c2a MJPEGtools Transcode-doc Transcode extract CamStream libxine1-doc Mplayer-skinsmencoder libxine1-plugin xine-ui libextractor1c2a libxine1 mpeg4ip-serverlibmpeg4ip-doclibmpeg4ip-0mplayermplayer-doc
FFMPEG
FFmpegthumbnailerFFmpeg2TheoraFFmpegthumbnailer2FFmpeglibSoX-fmt-ffmpegGStreamer0.10-FFmpegphp5-ffmpegffmpeg-doclibavutil49 moc-ffmpg-pluginlibpostproc51libswscale0 libavcodec51 libavformat52 libxine1-ffmpegmpeg4ip-serverlibmpeg4ip-doclibmpeg4ip-0libk3b3-extracodecs avifile-MJPEG-pluginlibavifile-0.7c2 libDLNA0
MPEG
mpeg4ip-serverlibmpeg4ip-doclibmpeg4ip-0libsmpeg0mozilla-plugin-vlclibmpeg2-4vlc-data libvlccore0 libvlc2 VLC-plugin-GGI VLC-plugin-esdVLC-plugin-aRtsVLC-plugin-SVGAlibVLC-plugin-sdlVLC-plugin-jackffmpegvlc libavcodec51 vlc-nox libfame-0.9 libTwoLAME0 tooLAME libiec61883-0 TwoLAME libXviDcore4 libMAD0 gpaclibgpac0.4.4libMJPEGtools0c2a MJPEGtools avifile-MAD-pluginlibMPEG123-0 libFAAD0 libdvbpsi4libFAAC0
MP3
MP3Gain mp3burnmp3cdcheckmp3libMP3-Info-perllibMP3-tag-perllibSoX-fmt-mp3Mplinuxmanlame libmp3Lame0Libtunepimp5normalize-audio VBRfix libMP3SPI-javamp3infoMp3SpltMP3Roaster mpgtxlibaudio-FLAC-decoder-perl
ISO
isomd5sum Python-pyisomd5sumGmountiso libISO9660-5 nrg2isogenisoimagecdi2iso gISOMountpdi2isoB5I2ISO libarchive1 MountManagerlibFAAD0 ccd2iso libmp4v2-0FAAD libJasPer1 libMAD0 gpaclibgpac0.4.4k3b p7zip-full rar unrar unrar-free kArchiver
CONVERT:
cdi2iso pdi2isoMP32oggB5I2ISO SoundConverter ccd2iso transfigmdf2iso OggConvert
Happy listening and watching !!!
