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<!ENTITY xubuntu '<phrase>Xubuntu</phrase>'>
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<section id="video" status="review">
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<title>Movies, DVDs and Videos</title>
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You can watch movies and video clips with the
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<application>Parole Media Player</application> (&parole;).
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<section id="video-dvd" status="review">
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<title>Playing DVDs</title>
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In order to play DVDs you must install some additional software.
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Unfortunately, DVD support cannot be provided by default in Xubuntu due
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to legal restrictions in some countries.
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Read about <link linkend="restricted-software">restricted formats</link>
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before following the instructions below. There are some legal issues
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that you should be aware of.
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<ulink url='apt:libdvdnav4'>libdvdnav4</ulink>,
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<ulink url='apt:libdvdread4'>libdvdread4</ulink> and
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<ulink url='apt:gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly'>
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gstreamer0.10-plugins-ugly</ulink> packages.
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If you would like to play encrypted DVDs, click &terminal; and type
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the following into the <application>Terminal</application> followed
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by the <keycap>Enter</keycap> key:
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<screen>sudo /usr/share/doc/libdvdread4/install-css.sh</screen>
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Enter your password if prompted. The
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<application>libdvdcss2</application> package will be downloaded
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and installed from a website.
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Insert a DVD into your drive. It should open automatically in the
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<!--Parole Media Player can display DVD menus>
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<section id="video-dvdmenus" status="review">
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<title>Where have the menus on my DVDs gone?</title>
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DVD menus are not currently supported by Parole Media Player. To
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be able to use the menus on a disc, you must install an alternative
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movie player such as <ulink url="apt:gxine">gxine</ulink> or
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<ulink url="apt:vlc">VLC</ulink>.
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To make DVDs automatically play in the alternative movie player when
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inserted, open &home-folder;, click
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<guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
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<guimenuitem>Preferences</guimenuitem>
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</menuchoice> and then click the <guilabel>Media</guilabel> tab.
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Select the alternative player from the <guibutton>DVD Video</guibutton>
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<section id="video-playback" status="review">
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<title>How can I get my videos to play?</title>
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Some video formats, such as <trademark class='registered'>Adobe</trademark>
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<trademark class='registered'>Flash</trademark>, <trademark class='registered'>QuickTime</trademark>
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and <trademark class='registered'>Windows Media</trademark> Video,
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are proprietary and so support for them cannot be included in Xubuntu by
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default. You must install some extra software to allow playback.
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<para>In order to play the most common proprietary formats in the
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<application>Parole Media Player</application> or <application>
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<trademark class='registered'>Firefox</trademark> Web Browser</application>,
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<ulink url='apt:xubuntu-restricted-extras'>install the
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xubuntu-restricted-extras package</ulink> (see
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<link linkend="restricted-software">Restricted Software</link> for more information).
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<section id="video-playback-file" status="review">
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<title>Video Files</title>
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<emphasis>(e.g. QuickTime, Windows Media)</emphasis>
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If you try to play an unsupported video file, you will be asked if you
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would like to <guilabel>search for a suitable codec</guilabel>. Click
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<guibutton>Search</guibutton> and, when the <guilabel>Install
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multimedia codecs</guilabel> window appears, select one of the codecs
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displayed in the list and click <guibutton>Install</guibutton>.
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If you are asked to <guilabel>confirm installation of restricted
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software</guilabel>, the codec required to play your video may have
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some <link linkend="restricted-software">legal restrictions</link> which
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you should be aware of. If you think that the restrictions do not apply
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to you, press <guibutton>Confirm</guibutton> to continue with the installation.
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Once installation is complete, the video should begin to play. If not,
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try closing and then re-opening the video.
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<section id="video-playback-flash" status="review">
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<title>Flash Videos</title>
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<emphasis>(e.g. Youtube, iPlayer)</emphasis>
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When you first try to play a <trademark class='registered'>Flash</trademark>
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video in the <application>Firefox Web Browser</application>, a bar will
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appear at the top of the window saying that <guilabel>additional plugins
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are required</guilabel>. Press the <guibutton>Install Missing Plugins</guibutton>
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button and follow the instructions on-screen to install a Flash player.
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You will be offered the choice of several players. The
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<guilabel>Adobe Flash Player</guilabel> is the official plugin, which
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should offer the best support for videos. Unfortunately, it is
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proprietary software and so cannot be supported directly by Xubuntu.
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The <application>Swfdec</application> and <application>Gnash</application>
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players are not proprietary and so are supported. You may also find them
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to be more stable (cause fewer problems) than the official player.
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<section id="video-playback-streaming" status="review">
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<title>Streaming Video</title>
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<emphasis>(e.g. RealVideo)</emphasis>
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The most reliable way of playing <trademark class='registered'>RealVideo</trademark>
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videos is to install the official <trademark class='registered'>RealPlayer</trademark> software.
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See <link linkend="video-realplayer">Installing and Configuring RealPlayer</link>
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for full instructions.
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Support for most other types of streaming video can be added by
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following the instructions for
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<link linkend="video-playback-file">Video Files</link> or
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<link linkend="video-playback-flash">Flash Videos</link>. If you are
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having difficulties getting a video to stream in your web browser,
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right-click the video and select <guilabel>Open with "Parole Media Player"</guilabel>
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if that option is available.
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<section id="video-playback-unsupported" status="review">
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<title>Videos That Are Otherwise Unsupported</title>
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If none of the other instructions in this section work with a
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particular video, try using a different media player.
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<ulink url='apt:vlc'>VLC</ulink> and
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<ulink url='apt:mplayer'>MPlayer</ulink> support a wide range of
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formats; it is recommended that you try one of these.
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<section id="video-realplayer" status="complete">
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<title>Installing and Configuring RealPlayer</title>
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<application><trademark class='registered'>RealPlayer</trademark></application>
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is a proprietary application, and by default is not available in the Xubuntu
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repositories. The following are instructions to download and install
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<application>RealPlayer</application>:
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Click on the following link to go to the <ulink url='&realplayer-download;'>
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RealPlayer website</ulink>.
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Click on the <quote>Download the
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<guilabel>DEB</guilabel> Installer</quote> link.
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<para>If you are using <application>Firefox Web Browser</application>
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to view the RealPlayer website, a window will open asking what to
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do with the <filename>RealPlayer11GOLD.deb</filename> file.
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Select <guilabel>Open with GDebi Package Installer (default)</guilabel>
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and press <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.
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The <application>GDebi Package Installer</application> window
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will open, press <guibutton>Install Package</guibutton>.
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If prompted to enter your password, do so and press <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.
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<application>GDebi Package Installer</application> will begin to
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download and install any dependent packages, if necessary, and
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finally install the <application>RealPlayer</application> package.
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When the <guilabel>gdebi-gtk</guilabel> window indictates that
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the installation has finished, press <guibutton>Close</guibutton>.
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Click <menuchoice><guimenu>File</guimenu><guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem>
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</menuchoice> to close the <application>GDebi Package Installer</application> window.
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Click &realplayer; and follow the instructions on the screen to complete set-up.
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For more in-depth instructions, see the <ulink
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url='https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RealPlayerInstallationMethods'>
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community help wiki</ulink>.
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<section id="video-editing" status="complete">
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<title>Recording and Editing Video</title>
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<para>Xubuntu offers numerous programs for recording and editing video.</para>
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Use <ulink url="apt:istanbul"><application>Istanbul</application>
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</ulink> or <ulink url="apt:gtk-recordmydesktop"><application>
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gtk-recordMyDesktop</application></ulink> to create screencasts
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(recordings of desktop sessions).
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Use <ulink url="apt:cheese"><application>Cheese</application>
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</ulink> to record video using a webcam.
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To backup DVD's, use <ulink url="apt:thoggen"><application>
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Thoggen DVD Ripper</application></ulink> which rips video
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DVD files into patent-free, royalty-free, Ogg/Theora video
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files, or <ulink url="apt:acidrip"><application>AcidRip
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</application></ulink> which provides a bit more flexibilty
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by encoding video DVD files into other video formats.
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<ulink url="apt:kdenlive"><application>Kdenlive</application>
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</ulink>, <ulink url="apt:kino"><application>Kino</application>
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</ulink>, and <ulink url="apt:pitivi"><application>PiTiVi
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Video Editor</application></ulink> are some of the programs
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available to edit video.
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<application>Kdenlive</application> is multi-track
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video editor that offers support for a range of
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camcorders and cameras. It includes guides and
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markers to organize timelines, support for a wide
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range of codecs and formats, and the capability
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to use different media types such as video, audio
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<application>Kino</application> is a video editor
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that features excellent integration with IEEE-1394
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(Firewire) for capture, VTR control, and recording
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back to the camera. It captures video to disk in
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Raw DV and AVI format, in both type-1 DV and type-2
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DV (separate audio stream) encodings.
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<application>PiTiVi Video Editor</application> is
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a simple, easy to use video editor.
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<ulink url="apt:devede"><application>DeVeDe</application></ulink>
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is a DVD authoring application capable of creating DVD discs
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which can be played in set-top DVD players.
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Some other interesting recording and video editing programs
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include <ulink url="apt:stopmotion"><application>Stopmotion</application>
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</ulink> that creates videos using the stop-motion animation technique,
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and <ulink url="apt:subtitleeditor"><application>Subtitle Editor</application>
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</ulink> that edits subtitles for videos.
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More recording and video editing program options are available in the
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<application>Ubuntu Software Center</application> or <application>Synaptic Package Manager</application>.
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See the <ulink type="help" url="ghelp:add-applications">Add Applications</ulink>
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section for help on installing new software.
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<!--<section id="codecs" status="review">
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<title>What is a codec?</title>
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A <emphasis>multimedia codec</emphasis> is a small piece of software which
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allows you to watch videos or listen to music of a specific format. There
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are many different multimedia formats and so you may need to install
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several codecs. Xubuntu includes many codecs by default.
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Many applications in Xubuntu use the <application>GStreamer</application>
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open source multimedia framework. The codec plugins for
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<application>GStreamer</application> are organised in different packages
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depending on the licensing that applies to the various codecs. You can see
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which codecs are contained in which plugin on the
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<ulink url="http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/documentation/plugins.html">
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GStreamer website</ulink>.
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In some countries, the use of certain codecs may be prohibited by law.
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You should verify that you are permitted to use them before installing