Vulnerabilities in Xine-Lib and Mplayer
Feb 06, 2008Vulnerabilities have been discovered in two major media players for Linux. A Xine-Lib vulnerability also affects Mplayer.
more »Command-Line Tools Sound, Video, and News at the Command Line
Dec 18, 2007Learn more about Linux text-based multimedia utilities for playing streams, editing images, and reading CDs or DVDs from the command-line.
more »64 Studio and JAD Tuning up with the 64 Studio and JAD audio Linux distros
Nov 28, 2007The 64 Studio and JAD Linux distributions specialize in tools for the audiophile.
more »Perl Audio Converter Extends Choice of Formats
Nov 12, 2007Version 4.0.0 of the Perl Audio Converter (PAC) has just been released; the program can now handle a wider variety of file types.
more »Security Issue with FLAC Audio Codec
Oct 15, 2007Loss free audio codecs are gaining in popularity with device manufacturers; right now, a vulnerability in the Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) spoils users listening pleasure.
more »Jacklab Audio Distribution 1.0 for Media Artists
Sep 18, 2007The Jacklab Audio Distribution (JAD) 1.0 aims to offer what the media artist's heart desires, audio, video and imaging. And it aims to help users migrate from Windows.
more »Burning with Brasero Gnome’s Brasero burning tool
Jul 31, 2007Gnome’s integrated burning tool is fine for simple tasks, but if you need to do more than just back up a couple of documents on a CD, you might prefer a more powerful program like Brasero.
more »Firefly Audio Streaming Firefly Music Server
Mar 31, 2007The Firefly Media Server makes streaming music and Internet radio onto your home network for iTunes or Banshee clients as easy as pie.
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