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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Chapter 19. Playing Music and Movies: Amarok, Kaffeine and More</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="susebooks.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="Documentation"><link rel="up" href="part.multimedia.html" title="Part VI. Multimedia"><link rel="prev" href="part.multimedia.html" title="Part VI. Multimedia"><link rel="next" href="cha.banshee.html" title="Chapter 20. Playing and Managing Your Music with Banshee"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header" border="0" class="bctable"><tr><td width="80%"><div class="breadcrumbs"><p><a href="index.html"> Documentation</a><span class="breadcrumbs-sep"> > </span><a href="book.apps.html">Application Guide</a><span class="breadcrumbs-sep"> > </span><a href="part.multimedia.html">Multimedia</a><span class="breadcrumbs-sep"> > </span><strong><a accesskey="p" title="Part VI. Multimedia" href="part.multimedia.html"><span>◀</span></a> <a accesskey="n" title="Chapter 20. Playing and Managing Your Music with Banshee" href="cha.banshee.html"><span>▶</span></a></strong></p></div></td></tr></table></div><div class="chapter" title="Chapter 19. Playing Music and Movies: Amarok, Kaffeine and More"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="cha.sound"></a>Chapter 19. Playing Music and Movies: Amarok, Kaffeine and More<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#cha.sound">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.sound.html#sec.sound.mixers">19.1. Mixers</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.sound.html#sec.sound.players">19.2. Playing Music Files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.sound.html#sec.sound.cd">19.3. Handling Audio CDs</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.sound.html#sec.sound.movie">19.4. Playing Movie Files</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cha.sound.html#sec.sound.trouble">19.5. Troubleshooting</a></span></dt></dl></div><div class="abstract" title="Abstract"><p class="title"><b>Abstract</b></p><p>
During installation, YaST normally identifies and configures the sound
cards of your computer automatically. Otherwise (or if you installed a
new sound card), start YaST and configure the sound card manually in
the <span class="guimenu">Sound</span> module. For details, refer to
Section “Setting Up Sound Cards” (Chapter 2, <i>Setting Up Hardware Components with YaST</i>, ↑Start-Up). When your sound card has been
configured, you can control the volume and balance with a mixer and start
other sound applications.
</p><p>
Linux includes a wide range of sound and multimedia applications. Some of
these applications are installed on your Linux system by default. With
the applications described here you can control the volume and balance of
playback and play CDs, music and movie files. <span>You
can also record and compress your own audio data.</span>
</p><p>
In case one of the listed applications is not installed by default on
your system, use YaST to install the missing packages. Use the search
function of the YaST package management tool to find the package names.
For details on installing software, see Chapter <i>Installing or Removing Software</i> (↑Reference).
</p></div><div class="sect1" title="19.1. Mixers"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.sound.mixers"></a>19.1. Mixers<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.sound.mixers">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id550200"></a><p>
Mixers provide a convenient means of controlling the volume and balance
of the sound output and input of computers.
</p><p>
The main difference between the various mixers is the outward appearance
of the user interface. However, there are a number of mixers that are
designed for specific hardware. From the mixers available, select the one
that best suits your needs.
</p><p>
The default KDE mixer application is KMix. If the mixer icon (a
loudspeaker symbol) is not visible in the panel of your desktop, press
<span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">F2</span> and
enter <span class="command"><strong>kmix</strong></span> or start the mixer from the main menu. By
default, clicking the KMix icon in the system tray shows the master
controller with which to control the overall volume. To fine-tune your
sound settings for several channels, right-click the KMix icon and select
<span class="guimenu">Show Mixer Window</span>.
</p><p>
You can mute and increase or decrease the volume for all of the channels
separately. If you need or want to change the channel to be used as
master channel, right-click the KMix icon and click <span class="guimenu">Select
Master Channel</span>. If you want more or less channels to appear in
the mixer window, select <span class="guimenu">Settings</span>+<span class="guimenu">Configure Channels</span> and select the ones you want to show.
</p><div class="figure"><a name="fig.sound.kmix"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 19.1. KMix Mixer Window</b><span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#fig.sound.kmix">¶</a></span></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="65%"><tr><td><img src="images/sound_kmix.png" width="100%" alt="KMix Mixer Window"></td></tr></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"><div class="tip"><table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%" summary="Tip: Starting the Mixer"><tr class="head"><td width="32"><img alt="[Tip]" src="admon/tip.png"></td><th align="left">Starting the Mixer</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
Generally, it is advisable to open a mixer application before opening
other sound applications. Use the mixer to test and adjust the control
settings for the input and output of the sound card.
</p></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="sect1" title="19.2. Playing Music Files"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.sound.players"></a>19.2. Playing Music Files<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.sound.players">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id550334"></a><p>
In Linux, find a variety of programs for playing music files, such as Ogg
Vorbis or WAV. Ogg Vorbis is a free audio compression format that is now
supported by the majority of audio players and even portable MP3 players.
The file types supported by the applications depend on the engine used.
</p><div class="note"><table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%" summary="Note: Playing MP3 Files"><tr class="head"><td width="32"><img alt="[Note]" src="admon/note.png"></td><th align="left">Playing MP3 Files</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
openSUSE currently does not benefit from a MP3 codec agreement.
However, community support for MP3 and alternatives is strong. For more
information and any options that might work for you legally and
technically, refer to
<a class="ulink" href="http://opensuse-community.org/Restricted_Formats" target="_top">http://opensuse-community.org/Restricted_Formats</a> and
<a class="ulink" href="http://en.opensuse.org/Restricted_Formats#Possible_Solutions_2" target="_top">http://en.opensuse.org/Restricted_Formats#Possible_Solutions_2</a>.
</p></td></tr></table></div><div class="sect2" title="19.2.1. Amarok Music Player"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.sound.players.amarok"></a>19.2.1. Amarok Music Player<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.sound.players.amarok">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id550384"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id550397"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id550401"></a><p>
The Amarok music player allows you to play various audio formats,
create playlists, and
to listen to streaming audio broadcasts of radio stations on the Internet.
The file types supported depend on the engine used.
</p><p>
To start Amarok, press <span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">F2</span> and enter <span class="command"><strong>amarok</strong></span>.
</p><div class="sect3" title="19.2.1.1. Amarok Main Window"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="sec.sound.players.amarok.main"></a>19.2.1.1. Amarok Main Window<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.sound.players.amarok.main">¶</a></span></h4></div></div></div><p>
By default, the Amarok main window is divided into three main parts:
the browser pane on the left, the context view in the middle and the
playlist on the right side. Both the browser pane and the context view
include several tabs. Click a tab to switch view and to access the
information available from there. Clicking a tab twice in the browser
pane hides the browser pane and expands the context view to the left.
</p><div class="figure"><a name="fig.sound.amarok.main"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 19.2. Amarok—Main Window</b><span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#fig.sound.amarok.main">¶</a></span></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="65%"><tr><td><img src="images/amarok_main.png" width="100%" alt="Amarok—Main Window"></td></tr></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">Browser Pane</span></dt><dd><p>
Includes the following tabs:
</p><p title="Collection:"><b>Collection: </b>
Shows your personal music collection. The search field on top
allows you to filter for certain artists or titles configure. Click
the wrench icon at the right of the browser pane if you want to
configure the way your collection is displayed, or to reorganize
the collection. For more information about customizing the
<span class="guimenu">Collection</span> tab, refer to
<a class="xref" href="cha.sound.html#pro.amarok.custom.collection" title="Procedure 19.8. Customizing the Collection Tab">Procedure 19.8, “Customizing the <span class="guimenu">Collection</span> Tab”</a>.
</p><p title="Internet:"><b>Internet: </b>
Shows the Internet services configured for Amarok. For details on
how to configure the services, refer to
<a class="xref" href="cha.sound.html#sec.sound.players.amarok.configure" title="19.2.1.5. Configuring Amarok">Section 19.2.1.5, “Configuring Amarok”</a>.
Click an entry to access the respective service. To get back to the
list of services, click the arrow icon in the top left corner.
</p><p title="Playlists:"><b>Playlists: </b>
Lets you generate <span class="guimenu">Dynamic Playlists</span> based on
certain criteria. To access and organize any playlists you have
saved before, click <span class="guimenu">My Playlist</span>. From the
playlist tab, you can also add or update
<span class="guimenu">Podcasts</span>. For more information about playlists,
refer to <a class="xref" href="cha.sound.html#pro.amarok.playlists" title="Procedure 19.3. Saving and Exporting Playlists">Procedure 19.3, “Saving and Exporting Playlists”</a>. To learn
more about podcasts, refer to
<a class="xref" href="cha.sound.html#pro.amarok.podcasts" title="Procedure 19.1. Subscribing and Listening to Podcasts">Procedure 19.1, “Subscribing and Listening to Podcasts”</a>.
</p><p title="Filelists:"><b>Filelists: </b>
Shows a file browser that corresponds to the standard KDE file
manager. This view is designed for finding audio files you want to
play, but not to add to your collection. Use the icons at the top
to navigate the file system, change the view or to create
bookmarks.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term">Context View</span></dt><dd><p>
Shows information about the currently played track. Depending on
your configuration of this view the follows tabs are available:
<span class="guimenu">Albums</span>, <span class="guimenu">Bookmarks</span>,
<span class="guimenu">Current Track</span>, <span class="guimenu">Lyrics</span>,
<span class="guimenu">Media Devices</span>, <span class="guimenu">Services</span>, and
<span class="guimenu">Wikipedia</span>. To change view, click one of the tabs.
To learn how to configure the context view, refer to
<a class="xref" href="cha.sound.html#pro.amarok.custom.context" title="Procedure 19.9. Customizing the Context View">Procedure 19.9, “Customizing the Context View”</a>.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term">Playlist</span></dt><dd><p>
Shows the list of tracks that has been added there to be played.
This can include tracks from your music collection, streams from the
Internet, or podcasts
. The currently played track is highlighted in the list. Use the
icons at the bottom of the playlist to clear, modify, save or export
the current playlist or click the wrench icon to configure the
playlist layout. For more information about playlists, refer to
<a class="xref" href="cha.sound.html#sec.sound.players.amarok.playlists" title="19.2.1.3. Using Playlists">Section 19.2.1.3, “Using Playlists”</a>.
</p></dd></dl></div></div><div class="sect3" title="19.2.1.2. Listening to Music and Podcasts"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="sec.sound.players.amarok.listen"></a>19.2.1.2. Listening to Music and Podcasts<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.sound.players.amarok.listen">¶</a></span></h4></div></div></div><p>
With Amarok, you can listen to music from various sources—be it
your music collection on hard disc
or streams from the Internet.
</p><p>
To fill the playlist area, just drag and drop items from the browser
pane on the left to the playlist pane on the right (or double-click to
move them to the playlist). This works for items on the
<span class="guimenu">Collection</span>, the <span class="guimenu">Internet</span> or the
<span class="guimenu">Files</span> tab. To select multiple items, keep
<span class="keycap">Shift</span> or <span class="keycap">Ctrl</span> pressed
while selecting the items. Alternatively, right-click an item on one of
the tabs and select if to append it to the playlist or if to replace
the current playlist with this item.
</p><p>
Double-click an item in the playlist to play it. Alternatively, use the
control buttons in the upper part of the Amarok main window to play,
pause, stop or skip items in the playlist.
</p><p>
For example, to listen to the music of your <span class="guimenu">Last.fm</span>
neighbors, select <span class="guimenu">Internet</span>+<span class="guimenu">Last.fm</span>+<span class="guimenu">My Neighborhood</span>, add this entry to the playlist and start playing.
</p><p>
Usually, Amarok plays all tracks displayed in the playlist pane from
top to bottom and stops after the last track. To modify play mode and
behavior, select <span class="guimenu">Playlist</span>+<span class="guimenu">Random</span> or <span class="guimenu">Playlist</span>+<span class="guimenu">Repeat</span> and
select the desired options. Instead of manually adding items to the
playlist and then playing them in random order, you can also let
Amarok create dynamic playlists as described in
<a class="xref" href="cha.sound.html#pro.amarok.playlists.dynamic" title="Procedure 19.4. Creating Dynamic Playlists">Procedure 19.4, “Creating Dynamic Playlists”</a>.
</p><div class="procedure" title="Procedure 19.1. Subscribing and Listening to Podcasts"><a name="pro.amarok.podcasts"></a><p class="title"><b>Procedure 19.1. Subscribing and Listening to Podcasts</b><span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#pro.amarok.podcasts">¶</a></span></p><p>
Podcasts are series of audio (or video) files that are released
periodically and can be downloaded automatically by subscribing to a
Web feed. You can add and manage podcasts on the
<span class="guimenu">Playlist</span> tab of the browser pane. If the
<span class="guimenu">Podcast Directory</span> Web service is configured for
Amarok, you can also access a huge number of podcasts from there.
</p><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li id="step.amarok.podcasts.1"><p>
To add a podcast channel that you already know the URL of, switch to
the <span class="guimenu">Playlists</span> tab and click <span class="guimenu">Add
Podcast</span>.
</p></li><li id="step.amarok.podcasts.2"><p>
Copy or enter the podcast URL into the next dialog and confirm with
<span class="guimenu">OK</span>.
</p></li><li id="step.amarok.podcasts.3"><p>
Right-click a podcast channel to open a context-menu allowing you to
append or load the podcast to the playlist, to download an episode,
to configure the podcast, to remove your subscription or to update
the podcast channel.
</p></li><li><p>
If you want Amarok to automatically scan for updates on this
podcast channel or to automatically download new episodes,
right-click the podcast channel and select
<span class="guimenu">Configure</span>. In the podcast configuration dialog you
can also define the location to where Amarok should save this
podcast or limit the number of episodes stored.
</p></li><li><p>
To use the integrated Web service to browse for available podcasts,
switch to the <span class="guimenu">Internet</span> tab and click
<span class="guimenu">Podcast Directory</span>. For more information about the
Amarok Web services, refer to
<a class="xref" href="cha.sound.html#pro.amarok.config.basic" title="Procedure 19.7. Defining Basic Amarok Settings">Procedure 19.7, “Defining Basic Amarok Settings”</a>.
</p><p>
When clicking <span class="guimenu">Podcast Directory</span> for the first
time, Amarok automatically fetches the list of podcasts, which
takes a few seconds. Otherwise click <span class="guimenu">Update</span> to
enforce a reload of the list. The available podcasts are sorted into
categories.
</p></li><li><p>
Browse the list of podcasts or enter a term in the search field to
filter for certain podcasts.
</p></li><li><p>
To get automatic updates for a podcast, select the podcast and click
<span class="guimenu">Subscribe</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
View and manage the podcasts that you have subscribed to as described
in steps <a class="xref" href="cha.sound.html#step.amarok.podcasts.1" title="Step 1">Step 1</a> to
<a class="xref" href="cha.sound.html#step.amarok.podcasts.1" title="Step 1">Step 1</a> above.
</p></li></ol></div><div class="procedure" title="Procedure 19.2. Listening to Web Radio"><a name="pro.amarok.radio"></a><p class="title"><b>Procedure 19.2. Listening to Web Radio</b><span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#pro.amarok.radio">¶</a></span></p><p>
When listening to Web radio streams, Amarok also displays the
current title and track played by the station.
</p><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
To listen to a certain stream (like for example, a Web radio
channel), select <span class="guimenu">Playlist</span>+<span class="guimenu">Add
Stream</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
Copy or enter the stream URL into the next dialog and confirm with
<span class="guimenu">OK</span>. The stream is automatically added to the
playlist pane on the right.
</p></li><li><p>
Double-click the stream entry in the playlist to start listening.
Alternatively, use the control buttons in the upper part of the
Amarok main window to play, pause, or stop the stream.
</p></li></ol></div></div><div class="sect3" title="19.2.1.3. Using Playlists"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="sec.sound.players.amarok.playlists"></a>19.2.1.3. Using Playlists<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.sound.players.amarok.playlists">¶</a></span></h4></div></div></div><p>
If you have added several items form your music collection to the
playlist pane on the right, you can also save and export the current
tracks as playlist for later reuse.
</p><p>
Instead of manually adding items to the playlist pane and setting a
certain play mode, Amarok can also make use of dynamic playlists.
Dynamic playlists allow you to play tracks from your collection in a
random order or to define how Amarok should mix the music an then
turn the dynamic mode on.
</p><div class="procedure" title="Procedure 19.3. Saving and Exporting Playlists"><a name="pro.amarok.playlists"></a><p class="title"><b>Procedure 19.3. Saving and Exporting Playlists</b><span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#pro.amarok.playlists">¶</a></span></p><p>
If you <span class="emphasis"><em>save</em></span> a playlist, it can be played again
later with Amarok by accessing it from the
<span class="guimenu">Playlists</span> tab. In contrast to this,
<span class="emphasis"><em>exporting</em></span> a playlist allows you to store and use
it also outside of Amarok.
</p><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
To save a playlist, either click the <span class="guimenu">Save Playlist</span>
icon at the bottom of the playlist pane.
</p><p>
The browser pane automatically switches to the
<span class="guimenu">Playlists</span> tab. It shows the newly added playlist
below <span class="guimenu">My Playlists</span> and prompts you to enter a name
for the playlist. If you do not enter a name, date and time of
creation are automatically set as name for the playlist.
</p></li><li><p>
To create folders in <span class="guimenu">My Playlists</span>, click the
<span class="guimenu">Add Folder</span> icon.
</p></li><li><p>
You can also modify an already saved playlist by dragging and
dropping new items from the playlist pane on the right onto the
playlist entry shown below <span class="guimenu">My Playlists</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
To load, rename or delete a playlist, right-click the playlist and
select the appropriate menu item from the context menu.
</p></li><li><p>
To use a playlist in players other than Amarok, click the
<span class="guimenu">Export Playlist</span> icon at the bottom of the playlist
pane.
</p><div class="note"><table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%" summary="Note: Sharing Playlists with Other Players"><tr class="head"><td width="32"><img alt="[Note]" src="admon/note.png"></td><th align="left">Sharing Playlists with Other Players</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
Save playlists in <code class="literal">m3u</code> format, so you can share
them with any other players using this format.
</p></td></tr></table></div></li><li><p>
Select or enter a location and filename for your playlist and click
<span class="guimenu">Save</span>.
</p></li></ol></div><div class="procedure" title="Procedure 19.4. Creating Dynamic Playlists"><a name="pro.amarok.playlists.dynamic"></a><p class="title"><b>Procedure 19.4. Creating Dynamic Playlists</b><span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#pro.amarok.playlists.dynamic">¶</a></span></p><p>
With dynamic playlists, Amarok lets you either play tracks from your
collection in a random order or lets you create biased playlists
according to probability-driven criteria (<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">biases</span>”</span>). You
can create weighted random playlists that adhere to certain criteria
exactly (<span class="guimenu">Proportional Bias</span>) and to certain criteria
approximately (<span class="guimenu">Fuzzy Bias</span>). It is possible to mix
both types of biases when configuring a dynamic playlist.
</p><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
Click the <span class="guimenu">Playlists</span> tab at the left side of the
Amarok main window and select <span class="guimenu">Dynamic Playlist</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
To create a random playlist without matching any criteria, set the
<span class="guimenu">Playlist</span> drop-down list to
<code class="literal">Random</code> (which is the default value) and activate
the <span class="guimenu">On</span> check-box. A randomly created list of
tracks appears in the playlist pane.
</p></li><li><p>
To add a criterion that should be matched exactly:
</p><ol type="a" class="substeps"><li><p>
Click the <span class="guimenu">Add</span> icon in the <span class="guimenu">Proportional
Bias</span> category.
</p></li><li><p>
Select the desired criterion from the <span class="guimenu">Match</span>
drop-down list.
</p></li><li><p>
From the <span class="guimenu">With</span> drop-down list, select the value
that you want to set for this criterion.
</p></li><li><p>
With the <span class="guimenu">Proportion</span> slider, define which portion
of the playlist should match this criterion.
</p></li></ol></li><li><p>
To add a criterion that should be matched approximately:
</p><ol type="a" class="substeps"><li><p>
Click the <span class="guimenu">Add</span> icon in the <span class="guimenu">Fuzzy
Bias</span> category.
</p></li><li><p>
Select the desired criterion from the <span class="guimenu">Match</span>
drop-down list.
</p></li><li><p>
From the <span class="guimenu">With</span> drop-down list, select the value
that you want to set for this criterion.
</p></li><li><p>
With the <span class="guimenu">Strictness</span> slider, define how strictly
to match this criterion.
</p><div class="informalfigure"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="65%"><tr><td><img src="images/amarok_dynamic_playlist.png" width="100%"></td></tr></table></div></div></li></ol></li><li><p>
Add further proportional or fuzzy biases as desired.
</p></li><li><p>
To remove a bias, click the <span class="guimenu">Remove</span> icon in front
of this bias.
</p></li><li><p>
To save the current configuration for the dynamic playlist, click the
<span class="guimenu">Save</span> icon at the upper right corner of the
<span class="guimenu">Dynamic Playlist</span> category and enter a name.
</p><p>
The saved dynamic playlist configuration can now be accessed from the
<span class="guimenu">Playlist</span> drop-down list at any time.
</p></li><li><p>
To use the selected dynamic playlist, activate the
<span class="guimenu">On</span> check-box.
</p></li><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Repopulate</span> if you want to replace the
current tracks in the playlist area with the newly generated dynamic
playlist.
</p></li></ol></div></div><div class="sect3" title="19.2.1.4. Managing your Music Collection"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="sec.sound.players.amarok.collection"></a>19.2.1.4. Managing your Music Collection<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.sound.players.amarok.collection">¶</a></span></h4></div></div></div><div class="note"><table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%" summary="Note: Many Services Depend on Proper Tagging"><tr class="head"><td width="32"><img alt="[Note]" src="admon/note.png"></td><th align="left">Many Services Depend on Proper Tagging</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
When compressing (ripping) your audio data, <code class="literal">tags</code>
are stored for each track, containing meta data like information about
the artist, the track, the album, or the music genre. Usually, the
tags are automatically assigned during the ripping process but
sometimes they need to be corrected manually as described in
<a class="xref" href="cha.sound.html#pro.amarok.edit" title="Procedure 19.6. Editing Tags, Statistics and Ratings">Procedure 19.6, “Editing Tags, Statistics and Ratings”</a>.
</p><p>
Many services (like retrieving covers from Amazon, or scrobbling your
music to <code class="literal">Last.fm</code>) depend on proper tagging of your
collection—otherwise they will fail or transfer incorrect data.
</p></td></tr></table></div><p>
Amarok offers a lot of options for managing your personal music
collection: For example, you can let Amarok scan for any changes to
your music collection, edit track information (like tags or ratings and
statistics) or automatically retrieve the cover artwork for each album.
</p><p>
After initial creation and basic configuration of your collection as
described in
<a class="xref" href="cha.sound.html#sec.sound.players.amarok.configure" title="19.2.1.5. Configuring Amarok">Section 19.2.1.5, “Configuring Amarok”</a>, you can at
any time trigger an update by selecting <span class="guimenu">Tools</span>+<span class="guimenu">Update Collection</span>. This reflects any changes done to your collection folder
on the <span class="guimenu">Collection</span> tab immediately, without waiting
for Amarok to update the collection automatically during the next
check.
</p><p>
Tracks of unknown artists or albums are grouped under
<span class="guimenu">Unknown</span> at the beginning of your collection.
Compilation albums appear under <span class="guimenu">Various Artists</span>. To
mark an album as compilation album, right-click the album and select
<span class="guimenu">Show Under Various Artists</span>.
</p><p>
To search or filter your collection for a certain track or album, enter
the title (or part of it) in the search field at the top. Each
character you enter narrows down the search and the selection in the
browser is adjusted as you type. To search for specific metadata such
as <span class="guimenu">Genre</span> or <span class="guimenu">Bitrate</span>, or to
combine several search options, click the <span class="guimenu">Edit
Filter</span> button to the right of the search field to open a
dialog that provides advanced filter options.
</p><p>
In the following, find examples for further common tasks you might want
to execute.
</p><div class="procedure" title="Procedure 19.5. Assigning Album Covers"><a name="pro.amarok.covers"></a><p class="title"><b>Procedure 19.5. Assigning Album Covers</b><span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#pro.amarok.covers">¶</a></span></p><p>
Amarok's <span class="guimenu">Cover Manager</span> lets you comfortably add,
correct or fetch any missing covers for your music collection. If
automatic cover retrieval is configured, Amarok tries to fetch any
album covers from an Amazon Web server. If Amarok cannot find an
album cover (which is sometimes the case if the collection is not
tagged properly or if the album is only available via a direct sales
channel), you can also manually assign a cover or custom picture.
</p><p>
If not configured otherwise, album covers are displayed on the
<span class="guimenu">Collection</span> tab, in the context view and on the
on-screen display (or on external widgets like PlayWolf).
</p><p>
Retrieval of covers relies on the tags of your music collection:
Amarok uses the <code class="literal">Artist - Album</code> query to
search Amazon for covers. The better your collection is tagged, the
better the hit rate when automatically retrieving covers.
</p><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
If you want Amarok to automatically retrieve cover artwork for each
album, select <span class="guimenu">Settings</span>+<span class="guimenu">Configure Amarok</span>+<span class="guimenu">General</span> and activate the respective option in the configuration
dialog.
</p></li><li><p>
Confirm your changes and close the configuration dialog.
</p></li><li><p>
To define from which Amazon Web server Amarok should get the
covers, click <span class="guimenu">Tools</span>+<span class="guimenu">Cover
Manager</span>.
</p><div class="figure"><a name="fig.sound.amarok.cover"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 19.3. Amarok—Cover Editor</b><span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#fig.sound.amarok.cover">¶</a></span></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="65%"><tr><td><img src="images/amarok_cover_editor.png" width="100%" alt="Amarok—Cover Editor"></td></tr></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"></li><li><p>
From the <span class="guimenu">Amazon Locale</span> drop-down list choose the
location of the Web server that suits your needs best.
</p></li><li><p>
If Amarok could not retrieve all covers automatically, you can
check for any missing covers by setting the <span class="guimenu">View </span>
to <span class="guimenu">Albums Without Cover</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
If necessary, change the <span class="guimenu">Amazon Locale</span>, then click
<span class="guimenu">Fetch Missing Covers</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
If retrieval is still not successful or if you are not satisfied with
a certain cover, right-click the cover and select <span class="guimenu">Fetch
Cover</span> to manually refine the search by editing the search
string.
</p></li><li><p>
To remove a cover, right-click the respective cover and select
<span class="guimenu">Unset Cover</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
If you already have your own cover images, you can assign them by
right-clicking an album cover and choosing <span class="guimenu">Set Custom
Cover</span>.
</p></li></ol></div><div class="procedure" title="Procedure 19.6. Editing Tags, Statistics and Ratings"><a name="pro.amarok.edit"></a><p class="title"><b>Procedure 19.6. Editing Tags, Statistics and Ratings</b><span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#pro.amarok.edit">¶</a></span></p><p>
Although tags are usually created automatically when ripping your
music, it is sometimes necessary to edit or correct tags. Apart from
editing tags, Amarok also lets you manually edit statistics for a
track like the rating or score. Amarok automatically assigns a score
to a song (ranging from <code class="literal">0-100</code>), based on how many
times you have played that song and if you have played it completely
(or skipped it). Every time the song finishes playing, the score is
changed.
</p><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
To edit or set tags for an artist, a complete album or individual
tracks, right-click the respective entry on the
<span class="guimenu">Collection</span> tab and select <span class="guimenu">Edit Track
Details</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
On the <span class="guimenu">Tags</span> tab, add or adjust the information as
desired.
</p></li><li><p>
To set a custom rating for a track or to change the score, switch to
the <span class="guimenu">Statistics</span> tab.
</p></li><li><p>
Move your mouse pointer over the star symbols until they change
color. The more stars appear in yellow, the higher the rating. Click
the mouse button to set the rating.
</p></li><li><p>
If desired, also adjust the track's <span class="guimenu">Score</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
Confirm your changes with <span class="guimenu">Save & Close</span>.
</p></li></ol></div></div><div class="sect3" title="19.2.1.5. Configuring Amarok"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="sec.sound.players.amarok.configure"></a>19.2.1.5. Configuring Amarok<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.sound.players.amarok.configure">¶</a></span></h4></div></div></div><p>
Amarok offers a variety of configuration options. At first start-up,
the most important settings to configure are the folders for your
personal music collection and which back-end and sound system to use
for playback. Although you can use Amarok without a music collection,
it is recommended to create a collection. Most of the powerful,
advanced features are only available with an existing collection.
</p><p>
Apart from that, Amarok comes with integrated Internet services that
you can activate or deactivate, like for example support for
<code class="literal">Last.fm</code>, a popular Internet radio and music
community Web site.
</p><div class="procedure" title="Procedure 19.7. Defining Basic Amarok Settings"><a name="pro.amarok.config.basic"></a><p class="title"><b>Procedure 19.7. Defining Basic Amarok Settings</b><span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#pro.amarok.config.basic">¶</a></span></p><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
Select <span class="guimenu">Settings</span>+<span class="guimenu">Configure
Amarok</span> to access the Amarok configuration
dialog.
</p><div class="informalfigure"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="65%"><tr><td><img src="images/amarok_configuration.png" width="100%"></td></tr></table></div></div></li><li><p>
Click <span class="guimenu">Collection</span> and in the tree view, select the
folder (or multiple folders) where Amarok should scan for your
music files.
</p></li><li><p>
Activate the respective options to make Amarok scan the folders
recursively or watch for changes in your music folders.
</p></li><li><p>
If you want to import an existing music collection (for example, from
an older Amarok version), click <span class="guimenu">Import
Collection</span> and follow the steps on the screen.
</p></li><li><p>
From the <span class="guimenu">Playback</span> category of the configuration
dialog, you can also adjust the back-end and the output device for
playing music, if necessary. To do so, click
<span class="guimenu">Configure</span> to open the <span class="guimenu">Sound and Video
Configuration</span> module (also accessible from the KDE
<span class="guimenu">Personal Settings</span>). For more details about the
output devices available from the list, hover your mouse pointer over
the respective entries.
</p></li><li><p>
To discover the Web services integrated with Amarok, click the
<span class="guimenu">Internet Services</span> category. From there, you can
activate, deactivate or configure access to several services like
<span class="guimenu">Ampache</span> Web media server,
<span class="guimenu">Jamendo</span> legal and free music download,
<span class="guimenu">Last.fm</span> music community, <span class="guimenu">Magnatune
Store</span>, <span class="guimenu">MP3tunes</span> music locker or podcasts
and shoutcasts directories.
</p><p>
Some of the services require registration. To sign up for a service
or to enter your data for an already existing account, click the
wrench icon next to the service.
</p></li><li><p>
To use and customize the appearance of an <span class="guimenu">On Screen
Display</span> showing information like cover and artist of the
currently played track, activate <span class="guimenu">Use On-Screen
Display</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
Set the appearance options as desired and drag the preview to the
desired place to define the position where the on-screen display
should appear.
</p></li><li><p>
Confirm your changes with <span class="guimenu">Apply </span>.
</p></li></ol></div><div class="tip"><table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%" summary="Tip: Using Amarok Widgets"><tr class="head"><td width="32"><img alt="[Tip]" src="admon/tip.png"></td><th align="left">Using Amarok Widgets</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
Instead of using the on-screen display to show information about the
current track, you can also add external widgets to your desktop for
displaying information or controlling Amarok, for example, the
<span class="guimenu">PlayWolf</span> widget. For details on how to add or
download widgets, refer to
Procedure “Adding Widgets to the Desktop” (↑KDE User Guide).
</p></td></tr></table></div><p>
Apart from configuring basic settings, Amarok also allows you to
customize most of the panels in the main window: you can define the way
your collection is displayed, which information to see in the context
view and how the tracks in the playlist on the right are shown.
</p><div class="procedure" title="Procedure 19.8. Customizing the Collection Tab"><a name="pro.amarok.custom.collection"></a><p class="title"><b>Procedure 19.8. Customizing the <span class="guimenu">Collection</span> Tab</b><span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#pro.amarok.custom.collection">¶</a></span></p><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
To change the criteria according to which your collection is sorted
and displayed, click the <span class="guimenu">Sort Options</span> icon at the
upper right corner of the <span class="guimenu">Collection</span> tab.
</p></li><li><p>
Select one of the predefined criteria that are displayed at the top
of the menu.
</p></li><li><p>
Alternatively, create your own sort options by using <span class="guimenu">First
Level</span>, <span class="guimenu">Second Level</span>, and <span class="guimenu">Third
Level</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
Define if you want publication year and cover art of the albums to be
displayed in the collection.
</p></li></ol></div><div class="procedure" title="Procedure 19.9. Customizing the Context View"><a name="pro.amarok.custom.context"></a><p class="title"><b>Procedure 19.9. Customizing the Context View</b><span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#pro.amarok.custom.context">¶</a></span></p><p>
You can choose from a number of applets to be displayed in the context
view. These allow you to access different types of information about
the currently played track by clicking the respective applet. For
example, the <span class="guimenu">Wikipedia</span> applet searches for the
artist's name and displays the corresponding Wikipedia article in the
context browser. <span class="guimenu">Current Track </span> shows the album
cover (if available) and the listening statistics related to the
current track. To automatically search for the
<span class="guimenu">Lyrics</span> of a track and display them in the context
view, add the <span class="guimenu">Lyrics</span> applet. This applet depends on
one or more lyrics scripts configured for Amarok. To add any
scripts, use the <span class="guimenu">Script Manager</span> that is available
from the <span class="guimenu">Tools</span> menu in the Amarok main window.
</p><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
To configure which applets should be displayed, click the wrench icon
at the bottom right corner of the context view. The panel at the
bottom of the context view changes and shows its configurations
options.
</p></li><li><p>
To add an applet, click any of the <span class="guimenu">Add</span> icons.
</p></li><li><p>
Use the arrow icons to scroll through the list of available applets.
</p></li><li><p>
Click an entry to add the respective applet.
</p></li><li><p>
To move applets to a different place within the panel, hover the
mouse pointer over the respective applet until the cursor turns into
a crosslines-like form. Move the cursor to the desired position in
the panel, then click again to insert the applet.
</p></li><li><p>
To remove an applet, click the applet's <span class="guimenu">Remove</span>
icon.
</p></li><li><p>
To leave the configuration mode and to lock the applets in their
position, click the wrench icon.
</p></li></ol></div><div class="procedure" title="Procedure 19.10. Customizing the Playlist"><a name="pro.amarok.custom.playlist"></a><p class="title"><b>Procedure 19.10. Customizing the Playlist</b><span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#pro.amarok.custom.playlist">¶</a></span></p><p>
Amarok comes with several predefined layout settings for the
playlist pane on the right, but you can also choose to create your own
layout from scratch (or based on one of the default layouts).
</p><p>
</p><ol class="procedure" type="1"><li><p>
To select one of the predefined layouts, click the wrench icon at the
bottom of the playlist and select <span class="guimenu">Default</span>,
<span class="guimenu">No Grouping</span> or <span class="guimenu">Verbose</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
To create your own layout, click the wrench icon and select
<span class="guimenu">Configure Playlist Layouts</span>.
</p></li><li><p>
Click the default layouts in <span class="guimenu">Available Layouts</span> to
see the options configured for each layout on the
<span class="guimenu">Head</span>, <span class="guimenu">Body</span> and
<span class="guimenu">Single</span> tabs on the right side.
</p></li><li><p>
Use the icons below <span class="guimenu">Available Layouts</span> to create a
new playlist layout from scratch or to copy an existing layout as a
basis for a new layout. Enter a name for the new layout.
</p></li><li><p>
On each of the tabs on the right, configure the elements Amarok
should display by dragging and dropping the desired elements from the
top row onto the respective tab.
</p><div class="informalfigure"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="65%"><tr><td><img src="images/amarok_configure_playlist.png" width="100%"></td></tr></table></div></div></li><li><p>
Change the position of an element on a tab by clicking it and moving
it around.
</p></li><li><p>
To set format options like <span class="guimenu">Italic</span> or
<span class="guimenu">Bold</span> or <span class="guimenu">Left</span>,
<span class="guimenu">Center</span>, or <span class="guimenu">Right</span>, right-click
an element and select the respective option.
</p></li><li><p>
To remove an element from a tab, drag it back to the top row.
</p></li><li><p>
If all options are set according to your wishes, leave the
<span class="guimenu">Playlist Layout Editor</span> with <span class="guimenu">OK</span>
to save the newly defined layout.
</p><p>
You can now switch to the new playlist layout at any time by clicking
the wrench icon and selecting the layout's name from the context
menu.
</p></li></ol></div></div><div class="sect3" title="19.2.1.6. The Amarok Tray Icon"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="sec.sound.players.amarok.tray"></a>19.2.1.6. The Amarok Tray Icon<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.sound.players.amarok.tray">¶</a></span></h4></div></div></div><p>
Like other KDE applications, Amarok adds an icon to the KDE system
tray. You can use this icon to control a large number of Amarok's
features. Hovering the mouse pointer over the icon displays information
about the track currently played. By scrolling the mouse wheel
simultaneously you can reduce or increase the playback volume. A single
left-click closes the application window without affecting playback.
Click again to reopen the window. Clicking with the middle mouse button
pauses playback—middle-click again to resume playback.
Right-clicking opens a context menu where you have access to the player
controls and can exit Amarok.
</p><p>
Using the <span class="keycap">Shift</span> and <span class="keycap">Ctrl</span>
keys together with the mouse gives you access to more advanced
features. Holding <span class="keycap">Shift</span> while scrolling the mouse
wheel seeks through the current track. Holding
<span class="keycap">Ctrl</span> while scrolling the mouse wheel skips
through tracks in the playlist.
</p><p>
You may also drag items and drop them on the tray icon to add them to
the current playlist. A pop-up menu opens, asking whether to append the
track to the playlist, append and play it, or queue it after the
current track.
</p></div><div class="sect3" title="19.2.1.7. For More Information"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="sec.sound.players.amarok.more"></a>19.2.1.7. For More Information<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.sound.players.amarok.more">¶</a></span></h4></div></div></div><p>
For more information about Amarok 2.x, refer to the following Web
sites:
</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="bullet"><li class="listitem" style="list-style-type: disc"><p>
<a class="ulink" href="http://amarok.kde.org/" target="_top">http://amarok.kde.org/</a>
</p></li><li class="listitem" style="list-style-type: disc"><p>
<a class="ulink" href="http://userbase.kde.org/Amarok" target="_top">http://userbase.kde.org/Amarok</a>
</p></li><li class="listitem" style="list-style-type: disc"><p>
<a class="ulink" href="http://amarok.kde.org/wiki/FAQ" target="_top">http://amarok.kde.org/wiki/FAQ</a>
</p></li><li class="listitem" style="list-style-type: disc"><p>
<a class="ulink" href="http://introducingkde4.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html" target="_top">http://introducingkde4.blogspot.com/2009/01/blog-post.html</a>
</p></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="sect2" title="19.2.2. JuK Jukebox"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.sound.players.juk"></a>19.2.2. JuK Jukebox<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.sound.players.juk">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><p>
JuK is a jukebox application that lets you manage your music file
collection and playlists. JuK maintains a list of all files it knows
about. This is called the collection list. The list is specific to JuK
and is not shared with other applications. Independent of the collection
list are playlists. You can have as many playlists as you want and you
can share your JuK playlists with other media players. You can also edit
the tags of your music files.
</p><p>
JuK is included in the <code class="systemitem">juk</code>
package. If JuK is installed, start it from the main menu or press
<span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">F2</span> and
enter <span class="command"><strong>juk</strong></span>. On initial start-up you are prompted for
the folders Juk should scan for your music collection. Find more
information about JuK in the online help.
</p></div></div><div class="sect1" title="19.3. Handling Audio CDs"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.sound.cd"></a>19.3. Handling Audio CDs<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.sound.cd">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="idx.cds.playing"></a><a class="indexterm" name="idx.cds.ripping"></a><p>
There are many ways to listen to your favorite music tracks. Either play
a CD or play digitized versions of them. The following section features
CD player applications as well as some applications that can be used for
digitizing audio CDs.
</p><p>
For information about how to create your own CDs, refer to
<a class="xref" href="cha.k3b.html" title="Chapter 22. K3b: Burning CDs and DVDs">Chapter 22, <i>K3b: Burning CDs and DVDs</i></a>.
</p><div class="important"><table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%" summary="Important: CDDA and Analog CD Playback"><tr class="head"><td width="32"><img alt="[Important]" src="admon/important.png"></td><th align="left">CDDA and Analog CD Playback</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="left" valign="top"><p>
There are two different ways of playing audio CDs. CD and DVD drives
capable of analog CD playback read the audio data and send it to the
sound output device. Some external drives connected via PCMCIA,
FireWire, or USB need to use CDDA (Compact Disk Digital Audio) to
extract the audio data first then play it as digital PCM. The players
featured in the following sections do not support CDDA. Use XMMS if you
need CDDA support.
</p></td></tr></table></div><div class="sect2" title="19.3.1. KsCD—Audio CD Player"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.sound.players.kscd"></a>19.3.1. KsCD—Audio CD Player<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.sound.players.kscd">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id552930"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id552942"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id552951"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id552956"></a><p>
KsCD is an easy-to-use audio CD player included in the
<code class="systemitem">skscd</code> package. If it is
installed, press <span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">F2</span> and enter <span class="command"><strong>kscd</strong></span> to start the application.
</p><div class="figure"><a name="fig.sound.kscd"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 19.4. KsCD User Interface</b><span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#fig.sound.kscd">¶</a></span></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="75%"><tr><td><img src="images/kscd_main.png" width="100%" alt="KsCD User Interface"></td></tr></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"></div><div class="sect2" title="19.3.2. Compressing Audio Data: Ripping"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="sec.sound.oggsect"></a>19.3.2. Compressing Audio Data: Ripping<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.sound.oggsect">¶</a></span></h3></div></div></div><p>
Audio compression can be handled by various tools. The following
sections feature a command line approach to encoding and playing audio
data as well as some graphical applications capable of audio
compression.
</p><div class="sect3" title="19.3.2.1. Compressing Audio CDs with Konqueror"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="sec.sound.cd.rip.konqui"></a>19.3.2.1. Compressing Audio CDs with Konqueror<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.sound.cd.rip.konqui">¶</a></span></h4></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id553065"></a><p>
Konqueror is not only a browser and a file manager, it also allows you
to rip audio CDs. Before you start the actual ripping process with
Konqueror, configure the handling of audio CDs and the Ogg Vorbis
encoder in the <span class="guimenu">Personal Settings</span>. From the main menu
select <span class="guimenu">Configure Desktop</span>, then click
<span class="guimenu">Advanced</span>+<span class="guimenu">Audio CDs</span>. The configuration module is divided into three tabs:
<span class="guimenu">General</span>, <span class="guimenu">Names</span>, and <span class="guimenu">Ogg
Vorbis Encoder</span>. Normally, a suitable CD device is detected
automatically. Do not change this default setting unless the
autodetection fails and you need to set the CD device manually. Error
correction and encoder priority can also be set here. The <span class="guimenu">Ogg
Vorbis Encoder</span> tab determines the quality of the encoding. To
configure online lookup of album, track, and artist information for
your ripped audio data, select <span class="guimenu">Add Track
Information</span>.
</p><p>
To start Konqueror, press <span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">F2</span> and enter <span class="command"><strong>konqueror</strong></span>.
Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive and enter
<code class="literal">audiocd:/</code> in the <span class="guimenu">Location</span> bar.
Konqueror then lists the tracks of the CD, and some folders.
</p><p>
To keep uncompressed audio data on your disk, just select the
<code class="filename">.wav</code> files and drag them into another Konqueror
window to copy them to their final destination. To start the Ogg Vorbis
encoding, drag the <code class="filename">Ogg Vorbis</code> folder or files from
this folder to another Konqueror window. The encoding starts as soon as
you drop the Ogg Vorbis folder at its destination.
</p><div class="figure"><a name="fig.sound.konqui"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 19.5. Ripping Audio CDs with Konqueror</b><span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#fig.sound.konqui">¶</a></span></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="75%"><tr><td><img src="images/konqueror_ripping_cd.png" width="100%" alt="Ripping Audio CDs with Konqueror"></td></tr></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"><a class="indexterm" name="id553210"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id553216"></a></div><div class="sect3" title="19.3.2.2. Command Line Tools for Encoding and Playback of Audio Data"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h4 class="title"><a name="sec.sound.oggsect.cmdl"></a>19.3.2.2. Command Line Tools for Encoding and Playback of Audio Data<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.sound.oggsect.cmdl">¶</a></span></h4></div></div></div><a class="indexterm" name="id553232"></a><a class="indexterm" name="id553244"></a><p>
Ogg Vorbis (package <code class="systemitem">vorbis-tools</code>) is a free
audio compression format that is now supported by the majority of audio
players and even portable MP3 players. The Web page of the project is
<a class="ulink" href="http://www.xiph.org/vorbis" target="_top">http://www.xiph.org/vorbis</a>.
</p><p>
<a class="indexterm" name="id553267"></a> <a class="indexterm" name="id553282"></a> Your system comes with several tools supporting Ogg
Vorbis. <span class="command"><strong>oggenc</strong></span> is a command line tool used for
encoding WAV files to Ogg. Just run <span class="command"><strong>oggenc
<code class="option"> <em class="replaceable"><code>myfile.wav</code></em></code></strong></span>
to transform a given <code class="filename">.wav</code> file into Ogg Vorbis.
The <code class="option">-h</code> option displays an overview of the other
parameters. Oggenc supports encoding with a variable bit rate. In this
way, an even higher degree of compression can be achieved. Instead of
the bit rate, specify the desired quality with the parameter
<code class="option">-q</code>. <code class="option">-b</code> determines the average bit
rate. <code class="option">-m</code> and <code class="option">-M</code> specify the minimum
and maximum bit rate.
</p><p>
ogg123 is a command line Ogg player. Start it with a command like
<span class="command"><strong>ogg123 <em class="replaceable"><code>mysong.ogg</code></em></strong></span>.
</p></div></div></div><div class="sect1" title="19.4. Playing Movie Files"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.sound.movie"></a>19.4. Playing Movie Files<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.sound.movie">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
You can choose between several movie players shipped with your
openSUSE. Kaffeine, for example, can be run with several back-ends,
such as Xine and MPlayer.
</p><p>
To start Kaffeine, press <span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">F2</span> and enter <span class="command"><strong>kaffeine</strong></span>.
</p><p>
The formats you can view with Kaffeine depends on the back-end (by
default, Xine is used). Xine interprets many of the most common
multimedia formats available. For more information, refer to
<a class="ulink" href="http://www.xine-project.org/" target="_top">http://www.xine-project.org/</a>.
</p><p>
In case the format is not supported by the player's engine, openSUSE
offers to search for a suitable codec which you can then install with
YaST.
</p><div class="figure"><a name="fig.sound.kaffeine"></a><p class="title"><b>Figure 19.6. Kaffeine Main Window</b><span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#fig.sound.kaffeine">¶</a></span></p><div class="figure-contents"><div class="mediaobject"><table border="0" summary="manufactured viewport for HTML img" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="60%"><tr><td><img src="images/kaffeine_main.png" width="100%" alt="Kaffeine Main Window"></td></tr></table></div></div></div><br class="figure-break"><p>
Kaffeine can also play multimedia streamed over the Internet, and can be
used as a plug-in for Konqueror. It provides the usual options for
playing files in full screen mode, navigating through files, and more.
You can also take a snapshot of the video and save it as an image.
</p><p>
KDE 4 also ships with Dragon Player, included in the
<code class="systemitem">dragonplayer</code>) package.
Dragon Player uses the Phonon, which is a multimedia API that connects to
any of several multimedia frameworks. If Dragon Player is installed,
start it by pressing <span class="keycap">Alt</span>+<span class="keycap">F2</span> and entering <span class="command"><strong>dragon</strong></span>.
For more information on using Dragon Player, refer to the online help.
</p></div><div class="sect1" title="19.5. Troubleshooting"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="sec.sound.trouble"></a>19.5. Troubleshooting<span class="permalink"><a alt="Permalink" title="Copy Permalink" href="#sec.sound.trouble">¶</a></span></h2></div></div></div><p>
In case you do not get any audio output, check the following:
</p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">Sound Card Configured?</span></dt><dd><p>
Check if your sound card is properly configured with YaST. For more
information, see Section “Setting Up Sound Cards” (Chapter 2, <i>Setting Up Hardware Components with YaST</i>, ↑Start-Up).
</p></dd><dt><span class="term">Volume Control in Mixer Application?</span></dt><dd><p>
Check the volume control of the master channel and the other channels
available in a mixer application. For more information, see
<a class="xref" href="cha.sound.html#sec.sound.mixers" title="19.1. Mixers">Section 19.1, “Mixers”</a>.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term">Volume Control via Keyboard?</span></dt><dd><p>
Many keyboards also have keys for controlling the volume. Check the
volume control keys of your keyboard.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term">Volume Control of the Application?</span></dt><dd><p>
Most multimedia applications also provide volume controls. Check the
volume control in the application that you use to play music or movie
files.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term">Sound Configuration in <span class="guimenu">Personal Settings</span>?</span></dt><dd><p>
Check the defaults for the sound system configuration in the
<span class="guimenu">Personal Settings</span>. Access them from the main menu
by selecting <span class="guimenu">Configure Desktop</span>. In the
<span class="guimenu">Personal Settings</span>, click
<span class="guimenu">Multimedia</span> to open the <span class="guimenu">Sound and Video
Configuration</span>.
</p></dd><dt><span class="term">External Devices Plugged In Properly?</span></dt><dd><p>
In case you have external devices like loudspeaker or headphones
connected to your machine, check that they are plugged in properly and
that they are connected to the right ports.
</p></dd></dl></div><p>For more information, also refer to
<a class="ulink" href="http://en.opensuse.org/SDB:AudioTroubleshooting" target="_top"> which provides an overview of many common problems and possible solutions.</a></p></div></div><div class="navfooter"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer" border="0" class="bctable"><tr><td width="80%"><div class="breadcrumbs"><p><a href="index.html"> Documentation</a><span class="breadcrumbs-sep"> > </span><a href="book.apps.html">Application Guide</a><span class="breadcrumbs-sep"> > </span><a href="part.multimedia.html">Multimedia</a><span class="breadcrumbs-sep"> > </span><strong><a accesskey="p" title="Part VI. Multimedia" href="part.multimedia.html"><span>◀</span></a> <a accesskey="n" title="Chapter 20. Playing and Managing Your Music with Banshee" href="cha.banshee.html"><span>▶</span></a></strong></p></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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