I obtained a rather small nice little machine the other day, and having never heard one of my DVDs in full surround sound, I decided to turn this box into a DVD player. I do have a DVD player, but it only has DTS output for surround sound and my speaker system has 3 jacks. So, first of all the easy bit. Modify pulse audio.

I've finally managed to get it running. FullHD videos with only 30 % cpu on an Atom netbook. Here is what I had to do...

After six months of our new accelerated development schedule, MythTV 0.23 is now available. MythTV 0.23 brings a new event system, brand new python bindings, the beta MythNetvision internet video plugin, new audio code and surround sound upmixer, several new themes (Arclight and Childish), newly resynced ffmpeg libraries, and fixes for analog scanning, among many others.

The main problem I had with the sound setup in linux was getting it to work so that i can use all my speakers.

In an attempt to get Ubuntu working on any ARM based device (as long as there is hardware available), Ubuntu Netbook Edition (UNE) 10.04 will ship with a new 2D launcher which is a direct clone of the UI found in the Ubuntu 9.10 Netbook Remix, although this one is based on EFL (Enlightenment Foundation Libraries) meaning that its fast on non-accelerated platforms.

By default, PulseAudio in Ubuntu up to Jaunty is set to work with 2 speakers (front channels). This tutorial will explain how to enable multiple sound channels (5.1, 7.1, etc) in Pulseaudio.

Novell is using a surround-and-conquer strategy to compete against RHEV, which is still a fledgling virtualization option.

I am personally a big proponent behind the idea of the Creative Commons movement, which tries to create a free-er multimedia society where listeners, users and remixers build upon original works and freely exchange that information.

"Yet another open source software provider has signed a licensing and patent agreement with Microsoft. The VAR Guy wonders: Is Microsoft moving a few strategic pieces into place before launching a legal showdown against Red Hat?"