On 12/10/24 7:01 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
On 12/10/24 11:30 AM, ghe2001 wrote:
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I'm using Debian 12.8 with MATE 1.26.0
I date back to days of Z80 systems using CPM.
Never had need for audio.
Now have lectures I want to listen to and was referred to audacious.
Install and initial trial went well.
Its man-page - terse!
I'm looking for documentation for optimal use of the GUI.
My initial problems revolved around pause/resume.
You might want to take a look at VLC. Lots of docs:
https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ftsa&q=vlc+documentation&ia=web
A large collection of information by VLC implementors and users.
Suggested starting point would be:
https://wiki.videolan.org/Documentation:Documentation/
and/or
https://vlc-user-documentation.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html
[ both over use menu pictures when explanatory text would be better ]
I did an install and a quick test run.
I noticed that cntrl-t allows going to exact time in file. I like.
Browsing the menus was intriguing.
Will spend time reading in the morning.
Thanks
For context, as far as media is concerned, I went from CPM-80 to Debian
in a single step [the little media contact was occasionally using
browser to play short clips min a web page].
I've spent time exploring links about Audacious, VLC, posts on user
experiences with media in general.
[ One post described a user with a lecture in mp3 format to slide show
synced with the audio. This could be useful for a current project.]
I need a newbie oriented intro to media players in general and VLC in
particular.
A particular problem is terminology which have specialized meaning in
media context - for example:
title
chapter
bookmark
subtitles
Sub track
I have decided to focus on VLC.
Suggestions/comments?
TIA
