There are various softwares that can do audio/video capture and processing. Following table lists them.
| Package | Type of capture and processing | Comments | Available in repositories? |
|---|---|---|---|
| audacity | Audio | Exports default to wav or Vorbis/Ogg format. You need to install liblame0 to enable MP3 exporting. | universe |
| jokosher | Audio | Jokosher is a simple yet powerful multi-track studio. With it you can create and record music, podcasts and more, all from an integrated simple environment. | universe (as of edgy) |
| avidemux | Audio/Video | With avidemux you can open divx, process the audio track with the included
filters and save a part of the avi (i.e. split). | multiverse |
| devede | Audio/Video | Convert any mplayer/mencoder supported files to create VCD, SVCD, DVD | multiverse (as of edgy) |
| thoggen | Audio/Video | Rip your DVDs to Theora/Ogg video. Very simple and usable UI. No subtitles support yet. A little bit slow since theora implementation in in early stages and not optimized yet. | universe |
| dvdrip | Audio/Video | Rip your DVDs to DivX, XviD. Uses transcode as backend. Works pretty well. Very complex UI using GTK+ 1.2. | universe |
| kino | Audio/Video | Record, create, edit, and play movies recorded with DV camcorders. Exports to various formats. May require ffmpeg, lame, vorbis-tools for some functionality. | main |
| pitivi | Audio/Video | Uses GStreamer as backend. | universe |
| diva | Audio/Video | Developed using Mono. Uses GStreamer as backend. | No.http://www.diva-project.org/ |
| gqcam | Audio/Video from webcam, capture only | Works with any V4L1 device. | universe |
| motion | Video | Motion detector using one or more video signals. | universe |
| mythtv | Audio/Video, from TV tuner card, capture and record | A PVR application. | multiverse |
| tvtime | Audio/Video, capture only | Television application | universe |
| xawtv | Audio/Video, from TV tuner card, capture only | TV application for X11. Works with any V4L device. | universe |
| istanbul | Video | Desktop session recorder. Saved to Theora/Ogg format. Ideal as tool to make video tutorials. WARNING: The package in dapper repositories is not usable at all. Get source fromhttp://live.gnome.org/Istanbul | universe |
- V4L - Video capture/overlay API of the linux kernel.
