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LAME (LAME Ain't an MP3 Encoder) is a research project for learning about and improving MP3 encoding technology. LAME includes an MP3 encoding library, simple frontend application, a much-improved psycho-acoustic model (GPSYCHO), and a graphical
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frame analyzer (MP3x). Please note that any commercial use (including distributing the LAME encoding engine in a free encoder) may require a patent license from Thomson Multimedia. [Less]
Rhythmbox is an integrated music management application, originally inspired by Apple's iTunes. It is free software, designed to work well under the GNOME Desktop, and based on the powerful GStreamer media framework.
Rhythmbox has a number of
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features, including:
* Easy to use music browser
* Searching and sorting
* Comprehensive audio format support through GStreamer
* Internet Radio support
* Playlists [Less]
Import, organize, play, and share your music using Banshee's simple, powerful interface.
Rip CDs, play and sync your iPod, create playlists, and burn audio and MP3 CDs. Most portable music devices are supported.
Banshee also has support for podcasting, smart playlists, music recommendations, and much more.
HandBrake is an open-source, GPL-licensed, cross-platform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 converter, available for MacOS X, Linux and Windows.
gtkpod is a platform-independent GUI for Apple's iPod using GTK 2. It allows you to import your existing iTunes database, add/delete songs/playlists, edit ID3 tags, modify the iTunes database without having the iPod connected, and synchronize at a
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later time. It also features international charset support for ID3 tags, detects when adding already existing songs, and more. [Less]
iTunesFS allows you to mount the "iTunes Music Library.xml" file as a file
system, using the excellent MacFUSE (http://code.google.com/p/macfuse/).
As of version 1.1, all local iPods will also be mounted in the similar
fashion. All playlists of either iTunes or the iPods are exposed as
directories, with their respective entries.
This is an automator action using ffmpeg to encode the video passed as input into an mp4.h264 format compatible with iTunes and iPod videos.
Just provide video files (from a finder actions, etc...) and the new mp4 files will be created. This might
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take a while as the video encoding is long. You can pass all the format supported by FFmpeg (including flv, real media, etc.. etc..).
It mainly puts together the ffmpeg decoder/encoder from: http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu/
with tweaking of the parameters described here:
http://rob.opendot.cl/index.php/useful-stuff/ipod-video-guide/
to create an easy to use Automator action.
This project is distributed under the terms of the GPL version 3 [Less]
CastCluster is an evolving project that aims to provide access to additional content on iTunes, Apple TV, iPod or Random Podcast Viewer.
The current sources of content are YouTube, Google Video, Revver, local disk and RSS feeds.
When the source
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updates, CastCluster updates your local podcasts, which makes it very easy to keep up with your favorite content creators. [Less]
Wi-tunes is a Ruby on Rails application you run at home to provide remote control of your music from anywhere in the house or grounds via a web browser, with a special focus on the client for the iphone and ipod touch.