Jellyfin 10.10 released with enhanced transcoding, new Media Segments, FFmpeg 7.0, keyframe extraction to improve image generation time, software tonemapping support for HDR10, HLG, and DoVi, initial support for DoVi Profile 10, and Dolby AC-4 audio, option to choose plugin for providing lyrics, support for CBT and CB7 books etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/10/jellyfin-10-10-released-with-enhanced-transcoding-new-media-segments-ffmpeg-7-0-and-more/

Audacity 3.7 released with some AppImage issues addressed, improved contrast in light theme, improved non-standard character handling for cloud saving, improved importing of Opus files using libopus library, "Insane" option renamed to "Excessive" in MP3 exports etc:
https://9to5linux.com/audacity-3-7-open-source-audio-editor-is-out-to-improve-linux-compatibility

Shotcut 24.10 released with new AI powered speech-to-text system powered by whisper.cpp (a port of OpenAI's Whisper) for adding automatic subtitles, new "Ripple Delete" and "Lift" transitions, FFmpeg 7.1 etc.:
https://news.itsfoss.com/shotcut-24-10-release/

3/3

#WeeklyNews #FOSS #OpenSource #Multimedia #Jellyfin #MediaServer #Audacity #DAW #Shotcut #VideoEditor #AudioEditor #SoundEditor #SoundRecorder #ContentCreation #FosseryTech

Rlxos (independent, immutable distro with customized Xfce desktop) 2.0 ("Sankalpa") released with updated build system, desktop animations, default theme, new font family, grid-based app menu, preconfigured Zsh as default shell, preinstalled GNOME Software, new sysroot system management tool etc.:
https://blog.rlxos.dev/introducing-rlxos-20-sankalpa
(It's a pretty unique distro, there aren't many immutable distros which ship a DE other than GNOME or KDE Plasma)

Nitrux 3.6.1 ("lp") released with updated software, performance improvements, preinstalled Pipx, desktop shortcuts to install LibreOffice and Bauh (now this one is a bit "Windows-y" lol):
https://betanews.com/2024/09/02/nitrux-3-6-1-switch-from-windows-11/

(more Linux news in original post)

FOSS NEWS

Firefox 130 released, with option to translate selected text on websites, over-scroll animation on Linux, new Firefox Labs page in settings to enable experimental features:
https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-130-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new

Firefox 131 beta released with improved webpage translate, temporary permissions, new Cookie Banner Blocker feature:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-131-beta-improves-translations-adds-temporary-site-permissions

QEMU 9.1 released with compression offload support, improved ARM and RISC-V support etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/qemu-9-1-improves-arm-and-risc-v-support-adds-compression-offload-support
(random normies be like: oh no you misspelled TEMU)

Audacity 3.6.2 released with a new legacy effects section, several bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/audacity-3-6-2-audio-editor-adds-legacy-effects-section-fixes-multiple-bugs

Thunderbird project shared their progress, they're working on Rust integration, Exchange support and revamped calendar:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/9/thunderbird-makes-progress-with-rust-integration-exchange-support-and-calendar-overhaul/

(This is the first week in a while without Proton news. C'mon Proton, how will you slay Google? lol)

#WeeklyNews #FOSS #OpenSource #Linux #Rlxos #Nitrux #Firefox #Firefox130 #Firefox131 #QEMU #Audacity #Thunderbird #Browser #WebBrowser #MozillaFirefox #VirtualMachine #Virtualization #DAW #AudioEditor #SoundRecorder #Email #EmailClient #FosseryTech

Also it was not a first time I thought of recording the sounds of nature. Is anyone here experienced in this matter and would tell me how much one needs to invest so the gear is good enough?

#soundRecording #sound #recording #soundRecorder

Master Your Sound Experience: How to Manage Audio Settings on Windows 11

https://techdirectarchive.com/2023/07/30/master-your-sound-experience-how-to-manage-audio-settings-on-windows-11/

#CustomizeWindows11, #MicrosoftWindows, #OptimizeWindows11, #SoundRecorder, #Windows, #Windows10, #Windows11, #WindowsServer, #WindowsServer2019, #WindowsServer2022, #WindowsSoundRecorder