release-notes/devel/en_US Multimedia.xml,1.14,1.15
Murray McAllister (mdious)
fedora-docs-commits at redhat.com
Mon Mar 17 04:08:21 UTC 2008
Author: mdious
Update of /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US
In directory cvs-int.fedora.redhat.com:/tmp/cvs-serv30042/en_US
Modified Files:
Multimedia.xml
Log Message:
revising content as per Beats/Multimedia 0408 2008-03-17
Index: Multimedia.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/docs/release-notes/devel/en_US/Multimedia.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.14
retrieving revision 1.15
diff -u -r1.14 -r1.15
--- Multimedia.xml 18 May 2007 00:40:19 -0000 1.14
+++ Multimedia.xml 17 Mar 2008 04:08:18 -0000 1.15
@@ -13,12 +13,7 @@
</tip>
<para>
- Fedora includes applications for assorted multimedia functions,
- including playback, recording, and editing. Additional packages are
- available through the Fedora Package Collection software repository.
- For additional information about multimedia in Fedora, refer to the
- Multimedia section of the Fedora Project website at <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia'/>.
+ Fedora includes applications for assorted multimedia functions, including playback, recording, and editing. Additional packages are available through the Fedora Package Collection software repository. For additional information about multimedia in Fedora, refer to the Multimedia section of the Fedora Project website at <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia'/>.
</para>
<section id="sn-Multimedia-Players">
@@ -31,106 +26,68 @@
<application>amaroK</application>. Both GNOME and KDE have a selection of
players that can be used with a variety of formats. Third parties may
offer additional programs to handle other formats.
- </para>
- <para>
- Fedora also takes full advantage of the Advanced Linux Sound
- Architecture (ALSA) sound system. Many programs can play sound
- simultaneously, which was once difficult on Linux systems. When
- all multimedia software is configured to use ALSA for sound
- support, this limitation disappears. For more information about
- ALSA, visit the project website at
- <ulink url='http://www.alsa-project.org/'>http://www.alsa-project.org/</ulink>.
- Users may still experience issues when multiple users log into the
- system. Depending upon hardware and software configurations,
- multiple users may not be able to use the sound hardware
- simultaneously.
- </para>
+</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-Ogg-and-Xiph-Foundation-Formats">
<title>Ogg and Xiph.Org Foundation Formats</title>
<para>
- Fedora includes complete support for the Ogg media container
- format and the Vorbis audio, Theora video, Speex audio, and FLAC
- lossless audio formats. These freely-distributable formats are not
- encumbered by patent or license restrictions. They provide
- powerful and flexible alternatives to more popular, restricted
- formats. The Fedora Project encourages the use of open formats in
- place of restricted ones. For more information on these formats
- and how to use them, refer to the Xiph.Org Foundation's web site
- at <ulink url='http://www.xiph.org/'>http://www.xiph.org/</ulink>.
+ Fedora includes complete support for the Ogg media container format and the Vorbis audio, Theora video, Speex audio and FLAC lossless audio formats. These freely-distributable formats are not encumbered by patent or license restrictions. They provide powerful and flexible alternatives to more popular, restricted formats. The Fedora Project encourages the use of open source formats in place of restricted ones. For more information on these formats and how to use them, refer to the Xiph.Org Foundation's web site at <ulink url='http://www.xiph.org/'>http://www.xiph.org/</ulink>.
</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia/Xiph">Xiph.Org Formats</ulink>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</section>
<section id="sn-MP3-DVD-and-Other-Excluded-Multimedia-Formats">
<title>MP3, DVD, and Other Excluded Multimedia Formats</title>
<para>
- Fedora software repositories cannot include support for MP3 or DVD
- video playback or recording. The MP3 formats are patented, and the
- patent holders have not provided the necessary patent licenses.
- DVD video formats are patented and equipped with an encryption
- scheme. The patent holders have not provided the necessary patent
- licenses, and the code needed to decrypt CSS-encrypted discs may
- violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a copyright law of
- the United States. Fedora also excludes other multimedia software
- due to patent, copyright, or license restrictions, including
- Adobe's Flash Player and Real Media's Real Player. For more on
- this subject, please refer to
- <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ForbiddenItems'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ForbiddenItems</ulink>.
- </para>
- <para>
- While other MP3 options may be available for Fedora, Fluendo now
- offers a free MP3 plugin for GStreamer that has the necessary
- patent license for end users. This plugin enables MP3 support in
- applications that use the GStreamer framework as a backend. Fedora
- does not include this plugin since we prefer to support and
- encourage the use of patent unrestricted open formats instead. For
- more information about the MP3 plugin, visit Fluendo's website at
- <ulink url='http://www.fluendo.com/'>http://www.fluendo.com/</ulink>.
+ Fedora cannot include support for MP3 or DVD video playback or recording. The MP3 formats are patented, and the patent holders have not provided the necessary licenses. DVD video formats are patented and equipped with an encryption scheme. The patent holders have not provided the necessary licenses, and the code needed to decrypt CSS-encrypted discs may violate the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a copyright law of the United States. Fedora also excludes other multimedia software due to patent, copyright, or license restrictions, including Adobe's Flash Player and Real Media's Real Player. For more on this subject, please refer to <ulink url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ForbiddenItems'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ForbiddenItems</ulink>.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ While other MP3 options may be available for Fedora, Fluendo now offers an MP3 plugin for GStreamer that has the related patents licensed for end users. This plugin enables MP3 support in applications that use the GStreamer framework as a backend. We cannot distribute this plugin in Fedora for licensing reasons, but it offers a new solution for an old problem. For more information, refer to the <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia/fluendo-mp3">Installing Fluendo MP3 Plug-in</ulink> or <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia/Codeina">Installing MP3 Plug-in with Codeina</ulink> pages.
</para>
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia/MP3">MP3 Support</ulink>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia/DVD">DVD Support</ulink>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Multimedia/Flash">Flash Support</ulink>
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
</section>
<section id="sn-CD-DVD-Authoring-and-Burning">
<title>CD and DVD Authoring and Burning</title>
<para>
- Fedora software repositories includes a variety of tools for
- easily mastering and burning CDs and DVDs. GNOME users can burn
- directly from the Nautilus file manager, choose the
- <package>gnomebaker</package> or <package>graveman</package>
- packages, or utilize the older <package>xcdroast</package> package
- from Fedora. KDE users can use the robust <package>k3b</package>
- package for these tasks. Console tools include
- <package>cdrecord</package>, <package>readcd</package>,
- <package>mkisofs</package>, and other popular applications.
+ Fedora include a variety of tools for easily mastering and burning CDs and DVDs. GNOME users can burn directly from the Nautilus file manager. The Fedora software repositories also contain additional software, such as <package>brasero</package>, <package>gnomebaker</package>, or <package>k3b</package>, for these tasks. Console tools include <command>wodim</command>, <command>readom</command>, <command>genisoimage</command>, and other popular applications.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-Screencasts">
<title>Screencasts</title>
<para>
- You can use Fedora to create and play back
- <firstterm>screencasts</firstterm>, which are recorded desktop
- sessions, using open technologies. Fedora Package Collection
- software repository includes <package>istanbul</package>, which
- creates screencasts using the Theora video format. These videos
- can be played back using one of several players included in
- Fedora. This is the preferred way to submit screencasts to the
- Fedora Project for either developer or end-user use. For a more
- comprehensive how-to, refer to <ulink
- url='http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ScreenCasting'>http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ScreenCasting</ulink>.
+ You can use Fedora to create and play back screencasts, which are recorded desktop sessions, using open technologies. Fedora includes <package>istanbul</package>, which creates screencasts using the Theora video format, and 'byzanz', which creates screencasts as animated GIF files. You can play back these videos using one of several players included in Fedora. This is the preferred way to submit screencasts to the Fedora Project for either developers or end-users. For more comprehensive instructions, refer to the <ulink url="http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/ScreenCasting">ScreenCasting</ulink> page.
</para>
</section>
<section id="sn-Extended-Support-through-Plugins">
<title>Extended Support through Plugins</title>
<para>
- Most of the media players in Fedora software repositories can use
- plugins to add support for additional media formats and sound
- output systems. Some use powerful multimedia frameworks, like the
- <package>gstreamer</package> package, to handle media format support and
- sound output. Fedora software repositories offer plugin packages
- for these backends and for individual applications. Third parties
- may provide additional plugins to add even greater capabilities.
+ Most of the media players in Fedora support the use of plugins to add support for additional media formats and sound output systems. Some use powerful backends like the <package>gstreamer</package> package to handle media format support and sound output. Fedora offers plugin packages for these backends and for individual applications, and third parties may offer additional plugins to add even greater capabilities.
</para>
</section>
</section>
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