Multimedia; C.3 Multimedia - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP1 - GNOME 23-05-2007 Manual

Mozilla Thunderbird
Thunderbird is an e-mail client application that comes as part of the Mozilla suite. It is also
available for Microsoft Windows and MacOS, which facilitates the transition from one of these
operating systems to Linux. Find more information about Mozilla Thunderbird at
www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/
Opera
Opera is a powerful Web browser with neat add-ons like an optional e-mail client and a chat
module. Opera offers pop-up blocking, RSS feeds, built-in and customizable searches, a
password manager, and tabbed browsing. The main functionalities are easily reached through
their respective panels. Because this tool is also available for Windows, it allows a much easier
transition to Linux for those who have been using it under Windows. Find more information
about Opera at http://www.opera.com/
Skype
Skype is an application for several platforms (Linux, Windows, MacOs X) that can be used for
phone calls over the Internet with a good sound quality and with end-to-end encryption. When
using Skype, configuring the firewall or router is not necessary. For more information, refer to
http://www.skype.com/products/
XChat
XChat is an IRC client that runs on most Linux and UNIX platforms as well as under Windows
and MacOS X. Find more information about XChat at
www.xchat.org/).

C.3 Multimedia

The following section introduces the most popular multimedia applications for Linux. Get to know
media players, sound editing solutions, and video editing tools.
Multimedia Software for Windows and Linux
Table C-3
Task Windows Application
Audio CD Player CD Player, Winamp, Windows Media
Player
CD Burner Nero, Roxio Easy CD Creator
CD Ripper WMPlayer
Audio Player Winamp, Windows Media Player,
iTunes
Video Player Winamp, Windows Media Player
Audio Editor SoundForge, Cooledit, Audacity
Sound Mixer sndvol32
Music Notation Finale, SmartScore, Sibelius
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Linux Application
KsCD, Grip, Helix Banshee
K3b
kaudiocreator, Sound Juicer, Helix
Banshee
amaroK, XMMS, Rhythmbox, Helix
Banshee
Kaffeine, MPlayer, Xine, XMMS,
Totem, RealPlayer
Audacity
alsamixer, Kmix
LilyPond, MusE, Noteedit,
Rosegarden
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