Chapter 16. COUCH PENGUINS

Video and DVD Playback in Ubuntu

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Now that I've covered much of what Ubuntu can do in terms of audio, it's time to turn your attention to what is arguably the second most important of its talents in the CNN/MTV-era world: video. Ubuntu is quite capable in terms of video playback, allowing you to view video files you download from the Internet or from your digital movie camera, video CDs (VCDs), DVDs, and some Internet video streams. It even allows you to download movies from your digital video camera and then edit them.

DVDs

Your system allows you to play DVDs; however, due to licensing concerns, playback is limited to unencrypted ...

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