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Ubuntu should be able to automatically stream audio from wireless devices  
Written by starleaf1 the 26 Apr 12 at 17:50. Global category: Multimedia. New
I believe there are a good number of users who want to stream music or other audio from their bluetooth (or other wireless) devices and play it on their computers' speakers. In operating systems with Pulse Audio, this can be done by loading the module-loopback. There's no way of doing so that I know of, other than manually via command-line. This is impractical for casual users. To make matters worse, forgetting to unload this module before disconnecting will result in it hooking any other input device it can find. If it hooks a microphone that's located near the speaker, this can cause a feedback.
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Solution #1: PulseAudio should automatically load/unload module-loopback
Written by starleaf1 the 26 Apr 12 at 17:50.
I propose an idea that when a wireless audio source is connected, PulseAudio automatically designates the device as the input device, then load the module-loopback. The module should also be automatically unloaded when user disconnects the device or choose another audio input device manually.
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Solution #2: Add an option for the user to manually pipe audio from input to output
Written by starleaf1 the 28 Apr 12 at 06:22.
There could also be an option (may be a checkbox or a button) in the sound settings called 'Listen to this input'. If user clicks/enable it, the audio will be piped from input to output. Disable it, and the piping stops.

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Bring back effectv to work with video loopback instead of empathy cheese efects.  
Written by Dark Sneasel FP the 23 Dec 11 at 01:27. Global category: Multimedia. New
one of the problems of chease, was that you can apply effects, but the onlything you could with then was record as an ogv file.

now you can use those effects on a webcam chat if you use empathy and empathy suport webcam on that protocol , but this only works for empathy.

effectv on the other hand, was a software with more cool effects that 'export' the generated image as virtual webcams (with some help of video loopback) so you can apply effects and use in any program with webcam support.

but 2 problems happens:

1) with the new video 4 linux, this program stop works, but i still was able to launch it until ubuntu 11.04 with the following comand:
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libv4l/v4l1compat.so effectv

2)the new video loopback is incompatible with the old one, so i can't export this program output as an webcam.
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Solution #1: make cheese effects compatible with video loopback devices
Written by Dark Sneasel FP the 23 Dec 11 at 01:27.
Instead join efforts to embed cheese effects with empathy, make those effects 'exportable' to 'video loopback 2' devices (if at least one device isn't set, those devices will be auto generated)

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Progress adjuster in Sound Menu  
Written by mackuz the 16 May 12 at 07:26. Related project: Unity. New
Everytime the user wants to see remaining time for the song, he must open an audioplayer.

Sound menu already contains:
*song name,
*band name,
*album name,
*album art,
*volume control,
*play/pause/previous/next buttons.

But some information is missing:
*Song duration and remaining song time,
*Progress adjuster.
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Solution #1: Progress adjuster
Written by mackuz the 16 May 12 at 07:26.
Progress adjuster would be convenient.
then users could see song's progress and scroll through song.
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Solution #2: Song duration and remaining time
Written by mackuz the 17 May 12 at 06:49.
With #1, it would be useful.

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Music and chat/twitter apps on the Unity Launcher for default  
Written by Cont3mpo the 9 Mar 12 at 22:54. Global category: Multimedia. New
The apps on the launcher are good, but not a great or cool experience.

Users need great and "cool" apps on the launcher; Music, Chat and Twitter (Rhythmbox, Empathy, Gwibber). LibreOffice it's lame to see on the launcher. Users need social and cool apps on the launcher for default. The first thing they see is the Launcher.
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Solution #1: Put Rhythmbox, Empathy, Gwibber on the Unity Launcher for default
Written by Cont3mpo the 9 Mar 12 at 22:54.
Chat, Twitter and Music on the Laucher, for a cool first time experience with Ubuntu.

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