Chapter 11. Sound and Video

Table of Contents

1. Audio Basics
1.1. Installation
1.2. Drivers and Architecture
2. Sound and video playing
2.1. CD playing and copying
2.2. Playing music files
2.3. Recording
3. Video playing, streams and television watching
4. Internet Telephony
4.1. What is it?
4.2. What do you need?
5. Summary
6. Exercises

Abstract

This chapter addresses the following tasks (briefly, as the field of sound and video is very wide):

  • Sound card configuration

  • Playing CDs, copying CDs,

  • Playing music files

  • Volume control

  • Video and television

  • Recording sound