Sound and Video

Ubuntu installs an assortment of multimedia applications for sound recording and playback and viewing of videos.

CD Player

CD Player Main Window

The CD Player playa audio Compact Discs (CDs) on your computer. You can use CD Player to:

  • Play, pause, stop, or eject a CD.

  • Move through the tracks on the CD.

  • Adjust the output volume from the CD Player.

  • Edit the track information.

To access the online help for this application, right-click anywhere on the main status window and select help from the pop-up menu.

Music Player

Music Player Main Window

Music Player is an ID3 organized music library and player for your MP3, FLAC or Ogg/Vorbis music files.

Current Music Player features include:

  • Play MP3, FLAC or Ogg/Vorbis music files from your ID3 organized Library.

  • Display information on the songs through meta-data reading.

  • Display songs in an organized view.

  • Create playlist by dragging and dropping from the Library view.

  • Search for entries in the Library.

  • Listen to Internet radio stations.

Recording level monitor

Recording level monitor Main Window

The Recording Level Monitor application provides a dynamic display of the audio input level in real time.

Sound Juicer CD Ripper

Sound Juicer CD Ripper Main Window

Sound Juicer allows you to rip CDs. It looks up the titles and artists of the tracks on your CD from the Internet, using the freely available MusicBrainz service.

Sound Recorder

Sound Recorder Main Window

The Sound Recorder application records microphone audio, and can also play it back. It saves the recording in Ogg Vorbis audio format (.ogg file extension), and can play .ogg, .flac, and .wav audio files.

Totem Movie Player

Totem Movie Player Main Window

The Totem Movie Player enables you to play movies or songs.

Totem Movie Player has the following features:

  • Support for a variety of video and audio files.

  • A variety of zoom levels and aspect ratios, and a full screen view.

  • Seek and Volume controls.

  • A playlist.

  • Keyboard navigation.

Volume Control

 Main Window

The GNOME Volume Control application is an audio mixer that enables you to mix audio for two-channel sound cards.

Volume Monitor

Volume Monitor Main Window

The Volume Monitor application provides a dynamic display of the audio output level.