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| Fedora includes several tools for listening to audio and viewing video. You can access sound and video applications through the ''Applications > Sound & Video'' menu.
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| By default, Fedora provides the following applications for audio and video:
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| * '''CD Player''' is an application for listening to audio CDs in GNOME.
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| * '''KsCD''' is an application for listening to audio CDs in KDE.
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| * '''Sound Juicer''' is an application for converting CDs to music files (also known as ''ripping'') in GNOME.
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| * '''Rhythmbox''' is a music player that features tools for organizing music, CDs, Internet radio stations, and more, and is included in GNOME by default.
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| * '''Amarok''' is a music player that features tools for organizing music, CDs, Internet radio stations, and more, and is included in KDE by default.
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| * '''Totem Movie Player''' is an application for viewing videos in GNOME.
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| * '''Kaffeine''' is an application for viewing videos in KDE.
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| {{Admon/tip | Media formats not supported by default in Fedora | Because of licensing and patent encumbrances, Fedora cannot ship with certain audio and video playing capabilities, known as ''codecs''. An example is the ''MP3'' codec. Refer to the section ''Fedora Project's Approach to Multimedia Support'', located below, for more information.}}
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| == Fedora Project's Approach to Multimedia Support ==
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| In short, the Fedora Project encourages the use of open formats in place of restricted ones.
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| Fedora includes complete support for many freely-distributable formats. These include the Ogg media, Vorbis audio, Theora video, Speex audio, and FLAC audio formats. These freely-distributable formats are not encumbered by patent or license restrictions, and provide powerful and flexible alternatives to popular yet restricted formats such as MP3 that are not legally distributable with Fedora. For more information, refer to the [[Multimedia| Fedora Multimedia wiki]].
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| == Playing Audio CDs (CD Player) ==
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| [[Image:Docs_Drafts_DesktopUserGuide_Multimedia_cdplayer.png]] '''CD Player''' is the default application for playing CDs in GNOME. Audio CDs begin playing automatically when the disc is inserted into the CD-ROM drive.
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| In GNOME, this program can be launched by clicking on the menu entry ''Applications > Sound & Video > CD Player''. In KDE, this program can be launched by clicking on the menu entry ''KMenu > Applications > Multimedia > CD Player''.
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| == Playing Audio CDs (KsCD) ==
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| [[Image:Docs_Drafts_DesktopUserGuide_Multimedia_ksCD.png]] '''KsCD''' is the default application for playing CDs in KDE. Audio CDs begin playing automatically when the disc is inserted into the CD-ROM drive.
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| In KDE, this program can be started by clicking on the menu entry ''KMenu > Applications > Multimedia > CD Player''. In GNOME, this program can be started by clicking on the menu entry ''Applications > Sound & Video > KsCD''.
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| == Converting Audio CDs to Music Files ==
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| [[Image:Docs_Drafts_DesktopUserGuide_Multimedia_soundjuicericon.png]] '''Sound Juicer''' is an application in GNOME that ''rips'' the CD into audio files on your hard disk. ''Ripping'' is the word for converting audio files from CD to an audio file, with each music track on the CD being saved as a single file. The default file format is ''Ogg Vorbis'', a free and open alternative to the ''MP3'' format; [http://www.vorbis.com/ Vorbis] often offers better sound quality in a smaller file than MP3. While ripping from a commercially produced CD, '''Sound Juicer''' displays the music track names by downloading the information from a free database on an available Internet connection.
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| {{Admon/note | Vorbis is a lossy format | Similar to ''MP3'', ''Vorbis'' compresses the music track to a smaller file with very little loss of musical range or quality; converting from one lossy file format to another results in a degradation of quality. Files can also be saved in the lossless ''WAV'' or ''FLAC'' formats, however, the resulting files are much larger.}}
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| The ''Sound Juicer'' Manual is available within the application under the menu entry ''Help > Contents''.
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| == Organizing your Multimedia Files (Rhythmbox) ==
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| [[Image:Docs_Drafts_DesktopUserGuide_Multimedia_rhythmbox.png]] To organize multimedia files, you can use '''Rhythmbox'''. It is accessed by clicking on ''Applications > Sound & Video > Rhythmbox Music Player'' in GNOME.
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| '''Rhythmbox''' provides a front-end for music services, Internet radio stations, podcasts, and your own library of multimedia.
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| To learn more about using ''Rhythmbox'', you can access the ''Rhythmbox Music Player Manual'' through the ''Help > Contents'' menu entry.
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| == Organizing your Multimedia Files (Amarok) ==
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| [[Image:Docs_Drafts_DesktopUserGuide_Multimedia_amarok.png]] To organize multimedia files, you can use '''Amarok''', accessible in KDE by clicking ''KMenu > Applications > Sound & Video > Amarok''.
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| '''Amarok''' provides a front-end for music services, Internet radio stations, podcasts, and your own library of multimedia including any videos you have.
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| To learn more about using '''Amarok''', you can access the ''Amarok Manual'' through the ''Help > Amarok Handbook'' menu entry within the program.
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| == Playing Videos (Totem) ==
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| [[Image:Docs_Drafts_DesktopUserGuide_Multimedia_totem.png]] The '''Totem Movie Player''' can play a variety of videos. Found at ''Applications > Sound & Video > Movie Player'', '''Totem''' plays any format that can be legally supplied with Fedora. For help with '''Totem''', click on the ''Totem Movie Player Manual'', accessible through the ''Help > Contents'' menu.
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| == Playing Videos (Kaffeine) ==
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| [[Image:Docs_Drafts_DesktopUserGuide_Multimedia_kaffeine.png]] The '''Kaffeine Movie Player''' can play a variety of videos. Found at ''Applications > Sound & Video > Kaffeine'', '''Kaffeine''' plays any format that can be legally supplied with Fedora. For usage help, the ''Kaffeine Player Manual'' is accessed through the ''Help > Kaffeing Player Handbook'' menu.
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| == iPod Connectivity ==
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| [[Image:Docs_Drafts_DesktopUserGuide_Multimedia_gtkpod.png]] The Fedora Project does not by default offer the ability to connect your iPod. To install the program required to do so, select ''Applications -> Add/Remove Software''. Next, click on the ''Search'' panel and enter '''Gtkpod'''. Check the box next to the program name that appears, and then click the '''[Apply] ''' box at the bottom of the window. After completing the installation, '''Gtkpod''' will enable you to connect your iPod to your Fedora system.
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| Alternatively, you may install '''Gtkpod''' using the console. To do so, type the following into the console:
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| <pre>su -c 'yum install gtkpod'
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| == Further Information ==
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| For more information on freely-distributable formats and how to use them, refer to the Xiph.Org Foundation's web site [http://www.xiph.org/ here.]
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| For further help on iPod support, you can go to the [http://www.gtkpod.org/about.html ''Gtkpod'' website.]
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