Linux Multimedia Guide - Softcover

Tranter, Jeff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565922190 ISBN 13: 9781565922198

Publisher: O'Reilly Media, 1996

Synopsis

Linux is increasingly popular among computer enthusiasts of all types, and one of the applications where it is flourishing is multimedia. Take a low-cost hardware platform and add the Linux operating system, which really exploits its speed, and you have a great host for developing multimedia applications. These often can be ported to other UNIX systems, increasing their value. Another attraction comes in the form of a great variety of free software packages that support manipulation of graphics, audio, and video, the best of which are described in this book.But it's not simple to put multimedia together on Linux, and there are few packages that integrate everything for you. Instead, you are handed programming interfaces and stand-alone utilities that are each suited for a particular job. In this book, Jeff Tranter offers the guidance you need to fit the pieces together, concentrating on how to program each kind of device.Part of the book is aimed at C programmers. Handling sound cards and CD-ROMS is not too difficult if you understand the standard interfaces. The book also describes tools that nonprogrammers can use. Sample multimedia applications are also shown.Contents include:

• Introduction to multimedia and the devices that Linux supports
• Configuration and use of sound cards, CD-ROMs, and joysticks
• Applications for sound and music, graphics, video, and games
• Programming devices such as sound cards and CD-ROMs
• Overview of graphical toolkits and APIs

About this title

From the Back Cover

Linux is increasingly popular among computer enthusiasts of all types, and one of the applications where it is flourishing is multimedia. Take a low-cost hardware platform and add the Linux operating system, which really exploits its speed, and you have a great host for developing multimedia applications. And there's a great variety of free software packages that support manipulation of graphics, audio, and video. But it's not simple to put multimedia together on Linux, and there are few packages that integrate everything for you. Instead, you are handed a bunch of programming interfaces and stand-alone utilities that are each suited for a particular job. In this book, Jeff Tranter offers the guidance you need to fit the pieces together, concentrating on how to program each kind of device.

About the Author

When Jeff Tranter was first exposed to UNIX-based workstations about ten years ago, he dreamed of being able to afford a system with similar capabilities for home use. Today, he sees Linux as the realization of that dream, with the added bonus of being able to examine and modify all of the source code and even contribute to its development. He's been using Linux since 1992 and is the author of the freely available Linux Sound and CD-ROM HOWTO guides. Jeff has also written a number of Linux utilities and several Linux related magazine articles. Jeff received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Western Ontario. He currently works as a software designer for a high-tech telecommunications company in Kanata, Ontario, Canada's Silicon Valley North.

Edition details

• Publisher: O'Reilly Media
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1565922190
• ISBN 13: 9781565922198
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 363