Multimedia

This category covers video/audio players, graphics tools, and streaming software.

Audio Players

SoX

SoX is a sample rate converter for audio files.

Installation

environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.sox ];

Verified Usage

# Create 1 kHz tone (10 seconds)
sox -n test_1k.wav synth 10 sine 1000

# Create chord (multiple tones)
sox -n chord.wav synth 3 sine 261.63 synth 3 sine 329.63 synth 3 sine 392.00

# Create white noise (5 seconds)
sox -n noise.wav synth 5 whitenoise

# Convert audio format
sox input.wav output.flac

# Concatenate audio files
sox file1.wav file2.wav concatenated_output.wav

# Cut audio (from 10s to 40s)
sox input.wav output.wav trim 10 30

Graphics & Image Editing

ImageMagick

ImageMagick is a software suite to create, edit, compose, or convert bitmap images.

Installation

environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.imagemagick ];

Verified Usage

# Create colorful test image
magick -size 1000x600 xc:skyblue -fill white -draw "circle 250,150 250,200" -fill yellow -draw "circle 700,200 700,250" test.jpg

# Convert image format
magick input.jpg output.png

# Resize image
magick input.jpg -resize 800x600 output.jpg

# Crop image
magick input.jpg -crop 400x300+100+50 output.jpg

# Rotate image
magick input.jpg -rotate 90 output.jpg

Streaming & Recording

FFmpeg

FFmpeg is a complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video.

Installation

environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.ffmpeg ];

Verified Usage

# Create a 10-second blue test video
ffmpeg -f lavfi -i color=blue:duration=10:size=1280x720 -c:v libx264 test.mp4

# Convert to different format
ffmpeg -i test.mp4 test.avi

# Resize video to 640x360
ffmpeg -i test.mp4 -vf scale=640:360 small_test.mp4

# Compress video with lower quality
ffmpeg -i test.mp4 -b:v 500k compressed_test.mp4

# Extract first 5 seconds
ffmpeg -i test.mp4 -t 5 short_test.mp4