Linphone : An audio and video Internet phone with GTK+ and console interfaces

Linphone is an audio and video Internet phone with GTK+ and console interfaces. It uses the SIP protocol, and is compatible with most SIP clients and gateways. It can use various audio and video codecs such as Speex, GSM, G711, ilbc, amr, Theora, H263-1998, MPEG4, H264, and snow.

• Licenses : GPL
• Operating Systems : POSIX, Linux, BSD, FreeBSD, Windows, Mac OS X, iPhoneOS, Android
• Implementation : C

Arista : An easy-to-use multimedia transcoder for the GNOME desktop

Arista is an easy-to-use multimedia transcoder for the GNOME desktop. It focuses on the goal of transcoding media, namely the devices you wish to play the media on. It is designed for use by people who are not familiar with audio and video encoding and want an easy way to get multimedia to their devices. It supports input from DVD and V4L devices as well as regular files.

• Licenses : LGPLv2.1
• Operating Systems : OS Independent
• Implementation : GTK, GDK, GConf, GIO, Cairo, Gstreamer, Python, udev

TV-Viewer : A frontend to watch and record TV

TV-Viewer is a frontend to watch and record TV. It is designed for analog TV cards working with the ivtv, pvrusb2, or cx18 driver and others with a built-in hardware MPEG-2 encoder. It uses the Tk toolkit. DVB support is planned in the future.

• Licenses : GPLv2
• Operating Systems : Linux
• Implementation : Tcl/Tk, MPlayer, ivtv, pvrusb2, cx18

Video Contact Sheet *NIX (vcs for short) : A script that creates a contact sheet (preview) from videos

Video Contact Sheet *NIX (vcs for short) is a script that creates a contact sheet (preview) from videos by taking still captures distributed over the length of the video. The output image contains useful information on the video such as codecs, file size, screen size, frame rate, and length. It requires MPlayer or FFmpeg and ImageMagick. It is confirmed to work on Linux and FreeBSD, and possibly other POSIX/UNIX systems.

• Licenses : LGPL
• Operating Systems : POSIX, Linux, FreeBSD
• Implementation : Unix Shell, bash

Minitube : A native YouTube client

Minitube is a native YouTube client. With it, you can watch YouTube videos in a new way: you type a keyword, and Minitube gives you an endless video stream. Minitube does not require the Flash Player. It is not about cloning the original YouTube Web interface, but strives to create a new TV-like experience.

• Licenses : GPLv3
• Operating Systems : Linux, Mac OS X
• Implementation : C++, Qt, phonon

Linphone : An audio and video Internet phone with GTK+ and console interfaces

Linphone is an audio and video Internet phone with GTK+ and console interfaces. It uses the SIP protocol, and is compatible with most SIP clients and gateways. It can use various audio and video codecs such as Speex, GSM, G711, ilbc, Theora, H263-1998, MPEG4, H264, and snow.

• Licenses : GPL
• Operating Systems : POSIX, Linux, BSD, FreeBSD, Windows
• Implementation : C

Minitube is a native YouTube client. With it, you can watch YouTube videos in a new way: you type a keyword, and Minitube gives you an endless video stream. Minitube does not require the Flash Player. It is not about cloning the original YouTube Web interface, but strives to create a new TV-like experience.

• Licenses : GPLv3
• Operating Systems : Linux, Mac OS X
• Implementation : C++, Qt, phonon

GNOME DVB Daemon : A daemon written in Vala and based on GStreamer

GNOME DVB Daemon is a daemon written in Vala and based on GStreamer that sets up your DVB devices, records and watches TV shows, and browses EPG. It can be controlled via its D-Bus interface.

• Licenses : GPLv3
• Operating Systems : POSIX Linux
• Implementation : Other, Python, Vala, C

FxMovieManager : A file manager which can display thumbnails of movie files

FxMovieManager is a file manager which can display thumbnails of movie files. It can also manage a playlist of movies and act as a simple front-end to MPlayer.

• Licenses : Public Domain
• Operating Systems : POSIX, Linux

'Q' DVD-Author : A GUI frontent for dvdauthor and related tools

'Q' DVD-Author is a GUI frontent for dvdauthor and related tools. The goal is to provide an easy-to-use, yet powerful and complete interface to generate DVD menus, slideshows, and videos to burn on a DVD under Linux.

• Licenses : GPL
• Implementation : C++

FxMovieManager : A file manager which can display thumbnails of movie files

FxMovieManager is a file manager which can display thumbnails of movie files. It can also manage a playlist of movies and act as a simple front-end to MPlayer.

• Licenses : Public Domain
• Operating Systems : POSIX, Linux
• Implementation : C++