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For example, the "CD quality, MP3" preset gives me 128kbps MP3s. Nowhere near CD quality, so I decided to try and change it. There's no easy GUI option; you have to change the command line parameters! All the help you are given is this:

audio/x-raw-int,rate=44100,channels=2 ! lame name=enc mode=0 vbr-quality=6 ! id3v2mux

I figured out you had to change the vbr-quality to around 2 to get what I wanted. Not intuitive at all. On the other hand, the SoundConverter interface was intuitive and easy.

I propose Sound Juicer switches to Sound Converter's format choosing layout.

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Update: Perhaps a device that ships with Ubuntu MID(kindly pointed out to me be Neon Lights from the Forum) or a modified version of it.


http://www.ubuntu.com/products/mobile

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If the user is in the US, they might also get this:

"The Digital Millennium Copyright Act prevents unlicensed decryption of CSS in most cases, however, it also provides exemptions for software interoperability, and in this case, libdvdcss is legal to use in the US."

Or perhaps something similar to the above? Anyway, I would like the user to have the option for easy installation of libdvdcss3, as well as being informed of the current laws.

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this small button will do a great job

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http://www.spotify.com/

Spotify has ask the community if they would like a native linux client:

http://getsatisfaction.com/spotify/topics/native_linux_support_would_be_great?utm_medium=widget&utm_source=widget_spotify

Vote both here and on their page and make them do it!

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when i want to use my infrared remote, i have to buy a special receiver

there are many phones (like siemens s55 or SE k750i) that has built in irda port

why not use it?

ubuntu will communicate with the phone via USB, or bluetooth (really sweet)

this way, you will have a free infrared receiver

and if it would be connected via bluetooth - whole new opportunities will emerge - like controlling your computer form the other room with your favourite infrared remote

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- I believe that it would be nice if for every application in volume control you could see the sound bar. Similar to vista's sound bar. While this is not functional i believe that adds an aesthetic to the mixer.
- For every application running at least for the ones that have an icon there should be visible near the application title. These adds to a better aesthetic and its much more practical to search visual what you want by comparing the icons and not reading the application titles
- My last idea is more like a function request. Im watching films sometimes that have very bad quality sound and low volume. While im having everything maxed it still isnt enough(i have a laptop). It would be nice if desibels could go higher than 0.

Some vista's sound mixer screenshots i found on images.google.com:
http://news.softpedia.com/images/news2/The-Windows-Vista-Volume-Mixer-3.png
http://cybernetnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/vista-volume-mixer.gif
http://www.shivaranjan.com/shivaupload/windowslivewriter/WindowsVistaHowtoControlVolumeApplicatio_1303E/vista_volume_mixer.jpg

Remember we dont have to make it exactly like vista. We can make it ubuntu style. This screenshots provide just some basic guidelines on what this graphical improvement might be.

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No attachments. ]]> Tue, 06-Jan-2009 00:00:00 UTC http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/16708/ http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/16672/ I have loaded my computer (downloading torrent + encoding video + uncompressing archive) and tested the following DVD players by playing a PAL ISO DVD:
Totem - has terrible lags
Mplayer - has buffer errors
Xine - no demuxer error here
Ogle - perfect

So, better use Ogle than something else for DVD decoding.

The test DVD is (search on trackers):
JCVD.2008.PAL.CUSTOM.ROSUB.DVDR-iAPULA

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1) A separate section so that they have their own organization as well as not in the shuffle queue of music files.

2) Save the current play location for each of the files so you can return to your location in the book even after listening to something else.

3) Extending Ogg Vorbis media files so they support audio book specific meta-data. For example the time stamp location for each chapter in the book, Read by, etc)

4) Ripping into a single file, or perhaps treating a series of audio files as a single source.

Perhaps some of this applies to audiobooks as well.

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