Multimedia

Switching from mp3 to ogg

18.01.2009 5 minute read

When it comes to multimedia software most Linux distributions have one thing in common: no proprietary codecs - and this might include MP3 playback. I have n...

Debian with lame, mencoder, transcode, xvid & dvd::rip

14.10.2008 7 minute read

Debian has one of the largest software repositories around but also has a very strict policy (which I respect) when it comes to legal stuff concerning free s...

Multimedia in SUSE 10.1

13.11.2006 1 minute read

As for all major Linux distributions SUSE comes with almost no support for multimedia. At least mp3 playback is possible via Real Player or amaroK if you ins...