Issue #237 / Aug 2020

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Figure 1: Creating a media player skin base using the selection and gradient tools.

Using Gimp to create a simple media player skin

LINUX VOICE: Picturesque

Forget the photos – Gimp is also a great tool for graphic design. This workshop shows how to use Gimp to create a simple visual image for a multimedia player application.

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Figure 2: The wizard guides you through the program in a few steps.

Convert multimedia files with MystiQ

LINUX VOICE: Fast Formatting

Working with multimedia files usually involves converting from one format to another. With MystiQ you can handle this task in next to no time.

Multimedia

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LINUX VOICE: FOSSPicks

The promised profusion of extra time has failed to materialize for Graham this month, leaving him with too many synth kits to build, a table littered with components, and a leaking toilet.

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Figure 1: A PNG image of a mine you can overlay on a circular physical object.

Detecting collisions in LÖVE games

To create an action-packed game with LÖVE, these are a few last things you should learn how to do – overlay fancy images to "physical" objects, detect collisions, and get input from the keyboard or mouse.

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